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Bishop Brown shares Lambeth updates

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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...

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Diocese Working with Government Agencies to Address Current Homelessness Crisis

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Update February 20, 2023 Jane Field of the Maine Council of Churches and I participated in a call with state officials from the Governor’s office, the Department of Health and Human Services, Portland legislators, the...

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2024 Weekly Legislative Update #2

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January 28, 2024 The legislative committees continue to hold public hearings and work on bills at a very quick pace although not necessarily on bills we are working on. Read the legislative report here. Remember,...

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Diocesan Listening Session Update

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Earth Keeper Update from the Cathedral of St. Luke

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CATHEDRAL OF ST. LUKE COVENANT TO CARE OF CREATION In Jesus, God so loved the whole world. We follow Jesus, so we love the world God loves. Concerned about the global climate emergency, drawing from...

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Earth Keeper Update from St. David’s in Kennebunk

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St. David’s Covenant to Care of Creation At St. David’s in Kennebunk, for the Season of Creation, we are inviting the congregation to make a commitment to one or two specific actions (from the list...

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Earth Keeper Update from St. Peter’s, Portland

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St. Peter’s in Portland planted a Good News Garden!  

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2024 Weekly Legislative Update #1

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January 15, 2024 The second session of the Maine Legislature is off and running. Having carried over a record number of bills from the first session and adding another 100 or so “Emergency” bills, every...

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2024 Weekly Legislative Update #3

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February 5, 2024 LD 780 – RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Protect Personal Reproductive Autonomy was voted out of the Judiciary Committee with a divided report. Democrats on the committee supported...

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Diocesan Staff Update

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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...