Event

Parish Administrators Collaborative Meeting

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/parish-administrators-collaborative-meeting/

The Parish Administrators Collaborative (PAC) is a community of professionals who share knowledge and resources to support the ministry of our congregations and the mission of the Church. Membership is open to the primary administrative...

Blog Post

Diocesan Creation Care Team Meeting Minutes – January 2025

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g2jb8cWBYKV0Sr1E0WBXxvX1BMpQdARn/view?usp=drive_link

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Audit Policy Task Force Meeting with Treasurers

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/audit-policy-task-force-meeting-with-treasurers/

Diocesan treasurers! The Audit Policy Task Force wants to hear your challenges and question to inform their work of revising our audit policy. Check your email for the Zoom link.

Event

Coming Together in Hope and Healing ~ Province I Winter Conference

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/coming-together-in-hope-and-healing-province-i-winter-conference/

Registration is open for “Coming Together in Hope and Healing”, the 2022 Province 1 Winter Conference and Budget Meeting, on December 17, 2022! The conference theme reflects the inspiration we’ve experienced seeing new seeds of...

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Clergy Formation Event: “Here I Stand With God”

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/clergy-formation-event-before-the-foundations-of-the-world/

“Here I Stand With God”, with the Rev. Dr. Sam Wells Thursday, November 16, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Online Hosted by the Clergy Formation Committee We are delighted to welcome the Rev. Dr. Sam...

Event

Retreat of Diocesan Governing Bodies

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/retreat-of-diocesan-governing-bodies/

The Trustees of Diocesan Funds, Diocesan Council, Standing Committee, and Diocesan Staff will meet in the Upper Hall of the Cathedral of St. Luke in Portland on Saturday, March 8 from 9 a.m. to approximately...

Event

Summer Finale at Bishopswood

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/summer-finale/

Families, individuals, and households from across the Episcopal Diocese of Maine are invited to celebrate the end of summer together for a weekend at Camp Bishopswood. There is free diocese-wide programming during the day on...

Blog Post

Diocese Working with Government Agencies to Address Current Homelessness Crisis

https://episcopalmaine.org/homeless-crisis-update/

Update February 20, 2023 Jane Field of the Maine Council of Churches and I participated in a call with state officials from the Governor’s office, the Department of Health and Human Services, Portland legislators, the...

Resource

Sabbaticals for Clergy

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/sabbaticals-for-clergy/

The sabbatical standard in the Diocese of Maine is set by canon, and it’s a generous one: four months every five years. See Canon22.4(2). The canonical benefit is time off with pay. Covering the financial costs for a sabbatical is the...

Blog Post

Episcopal Maine Youth invite diocese to celebrate International Pronouns Day

https://episcopalmaine.org/episcopal-maine-youth-invite-diocese-to-celebrate-international-pronouns-day/

Several years ago, our youth decided it was time to start introducing ourselves with our pronouns. At the time, we were meeting in person for full-weekend events. We’d put out plastic nametags, and youth could...