Event

Swords to Plowshares

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/swords-to-plowshares/

Grace Episcopal Church in Bath (1100 Washington St) will be hosting “Swords to Plowshares: Transforming Guns into Garden Tools” on Saturday, September 24 from 1-3 pm. This demonstration from Bishop Jim Curry of Swords to...

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Celebration of New Ministry with Rev. Paul St. Germain & Trinity, Lewiston

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/celebration-of-new-ministry-with-rev-paul-st-germain-trinity-lewiston/

The Rt. Rev. Thomas Brown and the people of Trinity Episcopal Church, Lewiston will formally welcome the Rev. Dr. Paul St. Germain during a Celebration of New Ministry on September 17 at 6 p.m. Your...

Blog Post

How to Author a Resolution

https://episcopalmaine.org/how-to-write-resolutions/

The Episcopal Diocese of Maine’s Resolutions Committee is now accepting proposed resolutions for the 2025  Diocesan Convention! Proposed resolutions may be submitted at any time by any parish or individual before the deadline of September...

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Vote Faithfully: Episcopalians Engaging in U.S. Election

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/vote-faithfully-episcopalians-engaging-in-u-s-election/

Join Presiding Bishop Michael Curry with guests from across the church online on September 18 at 1 p.m. to explore the meaning behind voting from a theological perspective that centers this civic action as one...

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Celebration of New Ministry: Rev. Matthew Scott and St. Paul’s Brunswick

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/celebration-of-new-ministry-rev-matthew-scott-and-st-pauls-brunswick/

Celebration of New Ministry By the Grace of God the Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown Tenth Bishop of Maine will celebrate the new ministry of The Reverend Matthew Scott as Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal...

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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...

Resource

Bishop Brown asks leaders to discuss resuming pre-pandemic Eucharistic practices

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/resuming-pre-pandemic-eucharistic-practices/

Excerpted from The Pine Tree Clergy Newsletter, 17 October 2022: “At clergy day on 27 September, I asked clergy who oversee congregations to begin conversations with lay leaders about when and how to resume pre-pandemic Eucharistic practices. I...

Resource

Resolution Writing: How to Make Change Happen in Our Church

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/resolution-writing-2025/

The deadline for submitting a resolution for the 2025 Diocesan Convention (Sept. 22) has passed. Proposed resolutions will be available on the convention page and emailed out after Oct. 6. Members of the Resolutions Committee...

Blog Post

Earth Keepers Organize Food Waste Presentation

https://episcopalmaine.org/earth-keepers-organize-food-waste-presentation/

Earth Keepers from St. Peter’s, St. Luke’s, and St. Alban’s Episcopal churches collaborated to invite Susanne Lee to give a presentation on food waste in the U.S. at St. Luke’s Cathedral on September 22, 2024....

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Reports to the 2025 Convention

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/reports-to-the-2025-convention/

Camp Bishopswood Commission on Ministry Council on Indigenous Relations (formerly Committee on Indian Relations) Maine Episcopal Public Policy Network (MEPPN) St. Elizabeth’s Jubilee Center Standing Committee Trinity Jubilee Center Trustees of Diocesan Funds and Reports...