The greatest question I ever heard was this: “What would your life look like if you followed Jesus?” Well, Jesus has led me to a mysterious beauty about racial justice that I could never have...
The 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church (GC81) will take place June 23-28 in Louisville, Kentucky. The Maine deputation is excited to head to Louisville next month to represent our diocese. The group includes: the Rev. Joshua Hill, the Rev. Cn. Lisa Fry, the Rev. Kerry Mansir, the Rev. Lauren Kay, Mark Spahr, Christian Clough, Richard Rozene, and chair John Hennessy. The delegation also includes Catherine Mansir, one of two high school students representing Province 1 (the seven dioceses of New England). If you have any questions about GC81, please reach out to [email protected].
The Episcopal Church Executive Council is accepting nominations for a clergy member to fill an unexpired term that became vacant when the Rev. Lester Mackenzie, who was elected at the 2024 General Convention, resigned to join...
It’s been five years since Bishop Thomas Brown was elected in Bangor, Maine to serve as the Tenth Bishop of Maine. May God continue to bless our ministry together!
A sermon for the Episcopal Diocese of Maine preached by the bishop, Thomas J. Brown, in St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Newcastle for the Fall Clergy Day with the Bishop, Tuesday, 7 October 2025. Take...
Everyone is invited to join Election Night Virtual Prayers hosted by The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations from 8 to 10 p.m. Nov. 5. Bishop Sean Rowe, who will become presiding bishop on Nov....
In this Advent video, Bishop Brown says, “Let’s speak words and use sign language and every other tool we can to speak a word of hope and glory even if it feels out of place.”...
On Saturday, March 8, members of the Diocesan Council, Standing Committee, Trustees of Diocesan Funds, and diocesan staff gathered with Bishop Brown at St. Luke’s Cathedral for a Governance Retreat—the first retreat convened by the...
Canon 13 Of the Standing Committee Section 1. The Standing Committee shall at its first meeting choose a Chair and a Secretary, either Clerical or Lay. The Secretary shall record all proceedings in a book provided...
The Standing Committee is an elected body which serves as the Council of Advice to the Bishop and stands ready to be the Ecclesiastical Authority of the Diocese when a vacancy occurs in the Episcopate.
