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A pastoral word from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on the death of Tyre Nichols

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/a-pastoral-word-from-presiding-bishop-michael-curry-on-the-death-of-tyre-nichols/?mc_cid=eb3f1ce26a&mc_eid=a9ee3b300d

"Jesus once told a story to teach about what it looks like to love one’s neighbor, which Moses and Jesus both said is a commandment of God. It’s a story about a man beaten nearly to death and left on the side of the road to die by people who knew what Moses taught about love for God and neighbor—and what the prophet Micah taught when he said that God requires three things of us: to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God." Presiding Bishop Michael Curry

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For Earth Day, Honor the Wabanaki’s Response to the Climate Crisis

https://episcopalmaine.org/for-earth-day-honor-the-wabanakis-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 Climate Justice Council suggests that we look to the Wabanaki experience as they respond to the...

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Trinity Providing Housing to Asylum Seekers

https://episcopalmaine.org/trinity-providing-housing-to-asylum-seekers/

Trinity Church in Portland has begun hosting three families of asylum seekers. They will be sleeping and living at Trinity for two weeks in conjunction with the organization Family Promise. It is a joy that...

Resource

New System for Assessment and Episcopate Fees

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/new-system-for-assessment-and-episcopate-fees/

In 2024, the diocese is changing the way assessment and episcopate fees are managed by moving away from spreadsheets and into a database system. The information below explains the changes and improvements, how to access...

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Ten Things You Should Know About Copyright

https://www.copyrightandcreativity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/INFOGRAPHIC-10-Things-You-Should-Know-about-Copyright-2019-07-12.pdf

Event

Faith Climate Action Week April 19-28, 2024

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/faith-climate-action-week-april-19-28-2024/

Faith Climate Action Week is ten days in April during Earth Month when IPL congregations focus on how we can all take action to protect our climate. This year’s theme is Common Ground: Cultivating Connections...

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Province 1 Annual Conference 2024

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/province-1-annual-conference-2024/

There will be a meeting of the Provincial Conference on Wednesday May 29, 2024 from 5-9 p.m. over Zoom. There will be a gathering of Provincial ministry networks, a discussion with 2024 General Convention deputies,...

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Canon to the Ordinary’s 2022 sabbatical

https://episcopalmaine.org/diocesan-staff-members-sabbatical/

Over the last several years I have been working on a plan to support the work of clearing unexploded ordnance in Laos. Laos is a small country in between Thailand and Vietnam and is profoundly...

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St. David’s in Kennebunk supports Indian Island School

https://episcopalmaine.org/st-davids-in-kennebunk-supports-indian-island-school/

The Outreach Committee has in the past couple of years supported a community college student who, due to circumstances, has taken time off from her program. The Outreach Committee began to look for other opportunities...