Event

St. Francis by the Sea in Blue Hill Celebrates 50 Years

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/st-francis-blue-hill-50th/

St. Francis by the Sea in Blue Hill is celebrating their 50th on June 15 with Bishop Brown. Reach out to the congregation for worship and celebration details.  

Event

Interfaith Prayer Service to Commemorate Lewiston Anniversary

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/multi-faith-vigil-in-augusta-for-victims-of-the-lewiston-tragedy/

Bishop Brown, along with Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish and Muslim faith leaders, will be leading an interfaith prayer service outdoors in the plaza between the Cross Building and the rear entrance of the State House...

Blog Post

St. Margaret’s Leans In and Reaches Out for Refugee Sunday

https://episcopalmaine.org/st-margarets-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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Clergy Annual Report to the Bishop

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/clergy-report-to-the-bishop/

The Clergy Annual Report is a requirement of Title I, Canon 6.2 of The Episcopal Church. In the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, we ask active, parochial and non-parochial, and retired clergy to complete the report. We also...

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Celebrating the Anniversary of the Ordination of Women – July 2024

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/celebrating-the-anniversary-of-the-ordination-of-women/

Read a message from Bishop Brown here. Monday, July 29—the feast of St. Mary and St. Martha—was the actual date on which three retired Episcopal bishops ordained 11 women priests at the Church of the...

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Update on Use of the Common Cup

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/update-on-use-of-the-common-cup/

24 March 2023 Dear Friends in Christ, The late theologian, Louis Weil wrote, “When the Christian community meets to do the whole eucharistic action in obedience to the Lord, he comes. He gives himself to...

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Episcopal Maine in the News

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/in-the-news/

A list of articles and videos featuring the Diocese of Maine

Resource

Bishops Beyond Borders: A Video Conversation

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/bishops-beyond-borders-a-video-conversation/

25 March 2025 A time of conversation, fellowship, and prayer among the Anglican/Episcopal bishops of Maine, Montreal, New Hampshire, Quebec, and Vermont, recorded last Friday during the annual meeting of the House of Bishops.  ...

Blog Post

Sixteen Bishops Authorize Use of Liturgical Resource for Creation Season

https://episcopalmaine.org/sixteen-bishops-authorize-use-of-liturgical-resource-for-creation-season/

Press Release Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts August 14, 2023 Creation Season 2023: Celebration Guide for Episcopal Parishes is now available for those who integrate Creation Season into Sunday worship (Sept. 1- Oct. 4). Curated...

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Areas of the Diocese

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/areas-of-the-diocese/

The Episcopal Diocese of Maine is divided into six Areas made up of groups of congregations. Diocesan Council, a decision-making body of the Diocese of Maine, is comprised of two elected members from each of the six diocesan Areas.