Event

Marking the Memoryscape: Conversation and Luncheon

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/conversation-about-middle-passage-ceremonies-and-port-markers-project/

Join Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project (MPCPMP) founder Ann Chinn and award-winning civil rights historian and activist Danita Mason-Hogans of Bridging the Gap for a community luncheon and conversation facilitated by June Thornton-Marsh...

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Reading of the Passion for Palm Sunday on YouTube

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/reading-of-the-passion-for-palm-sunday/

The Passion According to St. Luke Thanks to several volunteers throughout the diocese, we are also delighted to share with you a Zoom reading of the Passion for Palm Sunday. The Passion will be made...

Resource

Lay Liturgical Ministry

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/lay-liturgical-ministry/

A communicant in good standing, may be licensed by the Bishop to serve as Worship Leader, Preacher, Eucharistic Minister, or Eucharistic Visitor. Requirements and guidelines for the selection, training, continuing education, and deployment of lay ministers, and the duration of licenses shall be established by the Bishop in consultation with the Commission on Ministry.

Event

De-escalation and Active Bystander Training for Faith Leaders

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/de-escalation-and-active-bystander-training-for-faith-leaders/2024-09-19/

This online training for faith leaders (clergy and lay) on de-escalation and active bystander skills is offered by MCC in partnership with Prevention.Action.Change during the week of September 15 and week of October 6. The 4-hour training is...

Event

Online Film Salon: “Come and See; Go and Tell–Next Year in Palestine”

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/online-film-salon-come-and-see-go-and-tell-next-year-in-palestine/

On Sunday December 11, 2022, at 3 pm ET, join an Online Film Salon, “Come and See; Go and Tell–Next Year in Palestine.” Register, view short documentaries, then join the discussion at tinyurl.com/VFHL-December2022. This event...

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St. Francis by the Sea Christmas Fair

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/st-francis-by-the-sea-christmas-fair/

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Christmas Sing-Along

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/christmas-sing-along/

Come celebrate the joy of the Christmas season with a Christmas Sing-Along hosted by St Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Yarmouth. Sing through a list of favorites like It’s Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas,...

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UTO Webinar: Mental Health + Gratitude

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/uto-webinar-mental-health-gratitude/

The United Thank Offering Presents: Mental Health + Gratitude May 17 12 pm (noon) Several studies have shown that gratitude can improve physical health—lowering blood pressure, reducing stress, strengthening the immune system, and improving sleep—but...

Event

Creation Justice and Racial Justice

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/creation-justice-and-racial-justice/

What does racial inequality have to do with climate change? Dr. Andrew Thompson, associate professor of theological ethics and director of the Center for Religion and Environment at the School of Theology of the University...

Blog Post

Having ‘Bridged the Gap,’ George Cooper Finally Gets to Retire

https://episcopalmaine.org/having-bridged-the-gap-george-cooper-finally-gets-to-retire/

by Susan Sherrill Axelrod It’s not unusual for the career paths followed by Episcopal clergy to have taken a number of turns—sometimes sharp ones—before ending up at the church. For the Rev. George Cooper, who...