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Schoodic Awe
From Sunday through Tuesday of this past week, I attended the annual Clergy Conference for Episcopal clergy at the Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor, along withthe other “Sisters of St. Brendan” (Donna Downs, Jenny Reece...
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Phishing & Email Scams in Churches
Cybersecurity Information & Resources From the Episcopal Diocese of Maine’s Weekly News for Clergy and Lay Leaders, various dates Phishing in churches Please beware of email and text “phishing” in Maine churches. Fraudulent email and...
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How to Worship When Your Priest is Sick
COVID Continued: Sick Clergy and Sunday Morning Plan B In recent weeks we’ve been hearing frequent reports of people testing positive for COVID, including in many cases, clergy in charge of Sunday worship. The good...
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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...
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Slides from Brian McLaren’s Presentation to Clergy 5/5/2025
Clergy Conference May 2025 How Liturgy Can Save the World: God-Language-Experience Liturgy for a World Falling Apart
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Summit on Truth-telling and Reparations
Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia, Sept. 19-21, 2024 A historic summit gathering for Episcopal lay, and clergy leaders engaged in reparations and truth-telling ministries sponsored by the church’s Office of African Descent Ministries and the Department...
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Celebration of a New Ministry (CNM) Liturgical Guidelines & Planning Worksheet
Liturgical Customary for a Celebration of New Ministry Guiding Principles We celebrate two realities: a new clergyperson and the ongoing ministry of the people of God called to be a particular faith community We highlight...
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Season of Creation Lunch & Learn 2024
“To Hope and Act with Creation” You’re invited to join a lunch and learn on Zoom about the Season of Creation for clergy and lay leadership, music, stewardship, and formation leaders. Participants in this virtual...
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Province I
Province I is one of nine provinces in The Episcopal Church and consists of the nine dioceses in New England.