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Multifaith Vigil for Lewiston

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/multifaith-vigil-for-lewiston/

All are invited to a multifaith gathering to grieve, hope, and dream of a different world on Wednesday, November 1 at 6:30 p.m. This gathering of prayer and song will be led by the Greater...

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Hallowell Pride Parade

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/march-with-christ-church-in-the-hallowell-pride-parade/

March with Christ Church, Gardiner in the Hallowell Pride Parade! This year’s theme,“Don’t Stop Believin’,” powerfully reminds us of the resilience, hope, and unwavering spirit of the LGBTQIA+ community. 12-4 p.m. – FESTIVAL @ Granite...

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Seminar: The Challenges and Gifts Unique to Dementia Caregivers

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/dementia-caregiver-seminar/

Families and friends caring for loved ones with dementia are invited to a special seminar on successful caregiving strategies on April 9 in Yarmouth. he program will be led by Dr. Susan Wehry, a board-certified...

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Children’s Spirituality ~ An Introduction

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/childrens-spirituality-an-introduction/

  Understanding children’s spirituality is key to understanding how to create useful and compelling formation programs. Every compelling church program or engagement with children and families starts with an understanding of how children experience and...

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...

Blog Post

A pastoral word from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on the death of Tyre Nichols

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/a-pastoral-word-from-presiding-bishop-michael-curry-on-the-death-of-tyre-nichols/?mc_cid=eb3f1ce26a&mc_eid=a9ee3b300d

"Jesus once told a story to teach about what it looks like to love one’s neighbor, which Moses and Jesus both said is a commandment of God. It’s a story about a man beaten nearly to death and left on the side of the road to die by people who knew what Moses taught about love for God and neighbor—and what the prophet Micah taught when he said that God requires three things of us: to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God." Presiding Bishop Michael Curry

Resource

Model Safe Church Policies

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/tec-safe-church-model-policies/

1 Corinthians 12:12, 26-27 Christ is just like the human body—a body is a unit and has many parts; and all the parts of the body are one body, even though there are many.  If one...

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Economic and Social Impacts of Restrictions on the Applicability of Federal Indian Policies to the Wabanaki Nations in Maine

https://wabanakialliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-12-2-Economic-Social-Impacts-Fed-Indian-Policies-to-Wabanaki-Nations-final.pdf

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FAQs about Safe Church & Lay Licensing Policies

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L42nfE7LsnGiXgXHhFqQUcwcB-A7SgNj/view?usp=sharing

Resource

Customary for Retiring Deacons

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/customary-for-retiring-deacons/

The Canons of The Episcopal Church require the retirement of deacons from all positions of active service in the Church, on reaching the age of 72. Deacons are required to submit their resignations, and bishops are...