Offering Maine Episcopal congregations practical assistance and spiritual encouragement is a collective mission of the diocesan staff, and we continually look for ways to better serve our churches. So, in December 2025 we decided to...
The Rt. Rev. Ruth Woodliff-Stanley, Bishop of South Carolina, preached this sermon at Holy Eucharist at diocesan convention on Nov. 7, 2026. Hello, Diocese of Maine! What a joy and honor to be with you!...
22 February 2024 Dear Friends, Grace and peace be with you! I believe the collaboration among the Dioceses of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont is a gift from God, and we will continue to collaborate...
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.
Organized by Director of Faith Formation, the Rev. Emily Keniston, diocesan youth gathered on Friday, Nov. 6, the night before Convention, at Embassy Suites hotel in Portland for a fun youth event (and pool time!),...
The 206th Diocesan Convention on Oct 25, 2025, passed Resolution 1: Foster Care Advocacy in Maine, which encourages the diocese to include prayer for children in foster care this liturgical year, either as a petition...
The Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations will host a webinar overviewing the proposed full communion agreement between The Episcopal Church and the United Methodist Church (UMC), which will be considered at the 82nd General...
Sunday, August 8 Bishop Brown writes, “Ever feel totally grateful and also completely finished? The Lambeth Conference has been amazing, at times brilliant (as they say here); lots of grace, at least for me. I...
Episcopal Peace Fellowship-Maine (EPF-ME) members have been focused on sharing information about EPF with the diocese. We recently participated in a diocese-wide Town Hall where others joined us to ask questions about EPF-ME. As the...
Stewardship is our personal response to God’s generosity in the way we share our resources of time, talent, and treasure. – The Episcopal Church