Project Resource, Fall 2024 Project Resource equips stewardship teams with strategic training and flexible resources to design and execute annual stewardship campaigns which can be replicated and adapted in future years. Project Resource is dedicated...
Prepare for Diocesan Convention by Attending One of Two Meetings We’ll hold two preconvention meetings on Zoom in October. Delegates and clergy should plan to attend one of these meetings. This will be an opportunity...
Diocesan ministries, committees, and standing bodies have the opportunity to submit a report to the diocesan convention that will be included with our preconvention journal. It is not a requirement. If you do choose to send...
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...
The JNCPB is composed of 20 people. Five bishops were elected by the House of Bishops, and five clergy and five lay people were elected by the House of Deputies (Canon I.2.1.a). Two members between ages 16-21 were appointed by the president of the House of Deputies (Canon I.2.1.a). Three members were jointly appointed by the presiding bishop and House of Deputies president to ensure the cultural and geographic diversity of the church and skillsets needed for effective service on the committee (Canon I.2.1.c). The members serve a three-year term that concludes with the close of 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.
Parents/primary caregivers who have children 10 and under and who are required to attend Diocesan Convention (e.g., clergy, delegates) will be eligible for a childcare subsidy. The maximum amount for each child is $50. Eligible...
7 July 2024 Ezekiel 2:1-5; Psalm 123; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13 for the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland, Maine Jesus is teaching. Do we have ears to hear? Hello, friends. It’s good to...
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...
Dismantling Racism training seeks to increase “racial understanding, healing and reconciliation.” It is offered several times throughout the year and is required for all parish clergy and all lay leaders, including vestry members. Trainings are...
Remembrance, Lamentation, Hope, and Re-dedication Friday, Oct. 25, 11 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Church and Commons, Lewiston As the community of Lewiston-Auburn commemorates the anniversary of last year’s horrific mass shooting, Trinity Episcopal Church and Commons...
