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Earth Keeper Update from St. Peter’s in Portland

https://episcopalmaine.org/earth-keeper-update-from-st-peters-in-portland/

It’s been a quiet time during these dark months. Now that Winter Solstice is over, we can put our hearts and minds toward spring!  We have a new member joining us, Meredith Tipton, and she is a...

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A Successful, Snowy, ‘Have Your Say’ Youth Retreat

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Last weekend, middle and high school youth from both Maine and New Hampshire gathered for a winter retreat at Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in New Hampshire. Titled “Have Your Say,” what began...

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Dio Maine Cooks: The ‘100’ Cookies

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In this second installment of “Dio Maine Cooks,” we honor St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Palmyra and the church’s new rector, the Rev. Christopher Warne, who are celebrating their new ministry together today. The slim,...

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Canon to the Ordinary’s sabbatical results in formation of Restoration Laos

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I fell in love with the tiny, distant country of Laos about twelve years ago, when I first visited on vacation. Laos is a sliver of mountain and river, with Vietnam on one side and...

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Reports to the 2025 Convention

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Camp Bishopswood Commission on Ministry Council on Indigenous Relations (formerly Committee on Indian Relations) Maine Episcopal Public Policy Network (MEPPN) St. Elizabeth’s Jubilee Center Standing Committee Trinity Jubilee Center Trustees of Diocesan Funds and Reports...

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Model Safe Church Policies

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1 Corinthians 12:12, 26-27 Christ is just like the human body—a body is a unit and has many parts; and all the parts of the body are one body, even though there are many.  If one...

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Copyright for Churches

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Learn what your church needs to know about copyright and licenses. This list provides resources about copyright, but it is not to be considered legal advice. 

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Bishop Brown’s Address to the 205th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine

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Download a PDF Celebrated Maine author Elizabeth Strout, born in Portland and now living in Harpswell, is arguably best-known for introducing the world to her character, Olive Kitteridge, in 2008. Strout’s eight books aren’t exclusively set in...

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Diocesan Lay Preaching Program

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Laity is essential to the life and health of our churches, so we need to support lay formation and access to quality learning experiences. This program was designed by lay preachers in Maine who wanted...

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Bishop Brown’s Easter Message

https://episcopalmaine.org/bishop-easter-message-2023/

Did you know that demographers have categorized a new generation: the Star Wars Generation? These are people born between 1977 and 1983. They’re the younger siblings of GenXers and the older siblings of Millennials. When...