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BTS Green Teams Gathering: Ceding Conquest, Seeding Justice
The BTS Center’s annual Green Teams Gathering is a day-long opportunity for learning, worship, and community. This year’s theme is “Ceding Conquest, Seeding Justice,” with keynote speaker Dwayne Tomah, Passamaquoddy Language Keeper. During this full-day...
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For Earth Day, Honor the Wabanaki’s Response to the Climate Crisis
How should parishes celebrate Earth Day (April 22) and Earth Week (April 17-23) this year? The Diocese of Maine’s Creation Care Team suggests that we look to the Wabanaki experience as they respond to the...
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Portland Pride 2026
Please join us as we walk in the 2026 Portland Pride Parade! All are welcome! You are invited to make signs about God’s love for all people, to wear rainbow clothing, and to walk in...
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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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Exploring the Gender of God through Art
All are invited to an artist’s reception with slideshow and discussion with Maine artist Petra Carleton. Their show, “Wholeness: Exploring the Sacred Through Mandala and Art,” will be on view at St. Alban’s through March...
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Living Peace, Practicing Nonviolence: The Lessons of Jesus, Gandhi and King for Today
Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. St. Joseph’s College, Standish This day-long workshop with activist Father John Dear is offered by the Maine Council of Churches as part of “a collection of programs...
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“Healing Our Hearts, Healing the Land” Ecumenical Creation Care Liturgy
“Healing Our Hearts, Healing the Land” is a 90-minute, family-friendly liturgy from the Diocese of Massachusetts for Earth Sunday suitable for any creation care event. It includes time for walking, outdoor cleanup and prayer. Follow...
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Ecumenical Green Teams Gathering held in Cape Elizabeth
On May 19 the BTS Center hosted a Green Teams gathering at Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church. There were representatives from many churches of all denominations in southern and mid coast Maine, including many Episcopal Earth Keepers. We...
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Bishop Brown’s 2025 Christmas Message
DOWNLOAD A PDF Merry Christmas. In this feast, God reminds us of God’s extraordinary love in giving us absolutely everything that we need: Our breath. Our conscience. Our imaginations. In sending Jesus Christ to be...
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Time for Some ‘Holy Cancellation’: A Lenten Quiet Morning Led by Fr. Martin Smith
The two New Testament words that we translate as forgive, actually mean “to cancel” and “to let go.” Lent is specially a time when we celebrate God’s constantly renewed cancelation of everything that puts us...