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GC80 Wrap-up from Bishop Brown
“Hello to the Episcopal Church in Maine. It’s the last day of General Convention. It’s Monday the 11th of July. We’ve just finished our work. We finished before noon. This is a historic General Convention:...
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The Pine Tree Essay: May 11, 2026
Dear Friends in Christ, Wasn’t the clergy conference marvelous? At the “bishop’s time” I said, “there’s always something to receive from whomever the speaker or leader is, and there’s always something the speaker says or...
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Sunrise Easter Services, 2025
Sunrise services on Easter morning are a Christian tradition that many believe started with the Moravian church in Germany in the 1730s. For Episcopalians, the practice arose from the Easter Vigil, which, according to The...
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Employee Assistance & Work/Life Support Program 24/7
Employees in the Episcopal Diocese of Maine’s Payroll Program can access the Cigna Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for help with everyday issues and life challenges. The Cigna EAP is a confidential, 24-hour service that can...
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Having ‘Bridged the Gap,’ George Cooper Finally Gets to Retire
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...
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On Sacred Ground: Personal Transformation Leads to Sacred Ground Program Expansion
The national “Becoming Beloved Community” newsletter recently included this column about Caroline Russell, a St. Paul’s, Brunswick parishioner until her death in December 2021, and her relationship with the Sacred Ground program. Sometimes a transformation...
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Sample Church Group Expectations and Confidentiality Policy
Church Group Expectations We are welcoming, inclusive, open, and non-judgmental We arrive on time We stay focused on the purpose of the group We are welcome to share or not as is comfortable for us...
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Portland Pride Parade
All are welcome to walk with us at Portland Pride! Episcopal Maine Youth invite you to walk with them in the Portland Pride Parade on June 17! Please email Director of Faith Formation Emily Keniston...
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St. Margaret’s Leans In and Reaches Out for Refugee Sunday
In February, Bishop Brown announced that the diocese would show its support for the ministry of refugee resettlement by hosting a Refugee Sunday on the First Sunday of Lent, March 9. Realizing that churches might...
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Advocacy in Action
GC81 was deputy John Hennessy’s second General Convention and first as elected chair of the Maine deputation. A public policy consultant for the diocese with long experience in advocacy at the state and federal level,...