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Invitation for Province I Deacons to Check-In Online
Meet with your fellow deacons of Province I on Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. online. Let’s share and hear what all of us are up to specifically around the social and emotional health of children...
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Diocese Awards $33,200 in Grants for Parish Outreach Efforts
The following grants were recommended by the Grants Committee and approved for funding by the Diocesan Council at their June meeting. INTERNATIONAL POVERTY Christ Church, Gardiner was awarded $5,000 for the St. Jacques Parish school...
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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...
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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...
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Diocese Working with Government Agencies to Address Current Homelessness Crisis
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...
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Deacons Zoom Gathering
Join the meeting here.
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Bishops Beyond Borders: A Video Conversation
25 March 2025 A time of conversation, fellowship, and prayer among the Anglican/Episcopal bishops of Maine, Montreal, New Hampshire, Quebec, and Vermont, recorded last Friday during the annual meeting of the House of Bishops. ...
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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...
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Annual Congregation Reports
Help us keep in contact with, and providing resources to, members of congregational leadership! The Annual Congregational Report to the Bishop is the best tool we have to keep our contact information up to date and ready to use...
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Labyrinth Vigil for Peace in Portland
The “Walking Together” ministry will be hosting a weekly Labyrinth Vigil for Peace and for all those who live in danger and fear during these precarious times. Meet at the labyrinth of St. Luke’s Cathedral...