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Johnson Amendment

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/johnson-amendment/

The Johnson Amendment, established in 1954, prohibits 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations—including religious bodies—from intervening in political campaigns. In July 2025, in a court settlement with two specific churches, the IRS made a concession, agreeing that the...
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The Advent Grace of Starting Over with Fr. Martin Smith

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/the-advent-grace-of-starting-over-with-fr-martin-smith/

All are invited to attend an advent gathering with Fr. Martin Smith for a short talk, contemplations, and personal mediation. Smith is the author of widely read books on contemporary spirituality and one of The Episcopal...
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Election Day Prayers

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/election-day/

The following Maine churches are open for election-focused prayer on, before, or after Election Day: St Alban’s, Cape Elizabeth will host Evening Prayer at 6:30 p.m. the evening before Election Day, Monday, Nov. 4. Cathedral...
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Episcopal Church Immigration Call: ‘Effective Interventions’

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/episcopal-church-immigration-call-effective-interventions/

This weekly call hosted by Episcopal Migration Ministries will include a special 30-minute segment with guests from the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe. Join Bishop Mark Edington, the Rev. Michael Rusk, and Guilia Bonoldi...
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Communications Workshop: Copyright for Churches – June 2022

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/copyright-for-churches-workshop/

This workshop was presented to The Episcopal Church in New Hampshire by the Canon for Administration of The Episcopal Diocese of Maine in June of 2022.
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Here We Are Send Us! 2.5

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/here-we-are-send-us-2-5/

Maine Council of Church’s has organized as a continuation of the second event in a series of online “town hall” gatherings to discuss ways Maine’s communities of faith can be prepared to respond when vulnerable...
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Choral Evensong at St. Francis by the Sea, Blue Hill

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/choral-evensong-at-st-francis-by-the-sea-blue-hill/

Choral Evensong, Potluck Meal and Anniversary Program This Choral Evensong, led by the St. Francis by the Sea Choir, and Music Ministers, The Rev. Carlton and Mrs. Lorna Russell, opens the 50th Anniversary Celebration weekend...
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Leave-Taking Protocol for Ministry Leaders in the Diocese of Maine

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/leave-taking-protocol-for-ministry-leaders-in-the-diocese-of-maine/

A good beginning depends on a good ending. A church’s ability to call a successor depends on how well the rector, priest, or ministry leader and the wardens and vestry manage the leave-taking and on...
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Summit on Truth-telling and Reparations

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/summit-on-truth-telling-and-reparations/2024-09-19/

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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Webinar: Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/webinar-gaza-and-the-occupied-palestinian-territories/

Join The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations for a conversation with the Very Rev. Canon Richard Sewell, dean of Saint George’s College in Jerusalem. He will speak about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, ongoing...