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Celebration of New Ministry – St. Martin’s, Palmyra & Rev. Christopher Warne

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The Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, Tenth Bishop of Maine, will celebrate the new ministry of the Reverend Christopher William Warne as Priest in Charge of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Palmyra on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 4...
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Johnson Amendment

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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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Celebration of New Ministry: The Rev. Myrna Koonce and St. Peter’s, Portland

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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 Myrna Koonce as Rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal...
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Celebration of New Ministry – Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church & the Rev. Ben Cooke

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The Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, Tenth Bishop of Maine, will celebrate the new ministry of the Reverend Benjamin John Cooke as Pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church in Augusta on Sunday, June 1 at...
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Easter Vigil in Camden, April 4, 2026

https://episcopalmaine.org/easter-vigil-in-camden-april-4-2026/

The clergy and congregations of St. Margaret’s, Belfast, St. Peter’s, Rockland, St. John Baptist, Thomaston, Nativity Lutheran, Rockport, and St. Thomas’, Camden, gathered to celebrate the Great Vigil of Easter together. Bishop Brown joined them...
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Faith, Values, and The 2024 Election

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Sermon delivered at Christ Church, Gardiner October 27, 2024 Good morning. My name is John Hennessy. I am the public policy director of the Diocese of Maine and the co-chair of the public policy committee...
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Reckoning and Repair: An Update from the Episcopal Boarding School Commission

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This conversation will delve into The Episcopal Church’s work to confront its complicity in the Native American boarding school system. Experts will share updates on archival investigations, oral histories, and the development of educational, pastoral,...
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TENS Webinar: Creating a Year-Round Stewardship Campaign

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Stewardship is an essential Christian practice to help your members understand the connection between gratitude and generosity. Year-round stewardship does not imply that we ask for money at every available opportunity, rather it suggests that...
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Regional Confirmation at Grace Church, Bath, April 11, 2026

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Grace Church in Bath hosted a regional confirmation with St. Paul’s, Brunswick, on Saturday in Easter Week. In addition to Bishop Thomas Brown, clergy included the Rev. Misty Kiwak Jacobs, rector at Grace, the Rev....
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Having ‘Bridged the Gap,’ George Cooper Finally Gets to Retire

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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...