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Diocese Working with Government Agencies to Address Current Homelessness Crisis

https://episcopalmaine.org/homeless-crisis-update/

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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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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For Earth Day, Honor the Wabanaki’s Response to the Climate Crisis (2023)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z-xIz_vjqtngDeHRbjSFyescHDLgXdwB/view?usp=share_link

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Clergy Conference

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/clergy-retreat-2/2024-04-28/

Two-night clergy formation event brought to you by the Clergy Formation Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine. Feast in a Time of Famine: Sacramental Life for our Secular Age with Rev. Dr. Patricia Lyons Passionate...
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General Convention

https://episcopalmaine.org/about/governance/general-convention/

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Creation Care

https://episcopalmaine.org/ministries/social-justice-outreach/creation-care/

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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
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Expressing the Mind of the House on Climate and Our Vocation in Christ

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/expressing-the-mind-of-the-house-on-climate-and-our-vocation-in-christ/

Climate change and environmental degradation are manifestations of our turning away from God. The effects of this willful separation from God resonate across our collective lives: All areas of justice are either worsened or made better depending on the health of the planet. A changing climate and degraded environment worsen conflict, forces human migration, and causes food insecurity. These related crises increase the rate of violence, cause more natural disasters and humanitarian crises, and deepen the wounds of those already suffering from racism. People living in poverty are plunged further into poverty by the deteriorating condition of the planet.
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Refugia Faith sponsored in part by our Climate Justice Council

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/refugia-faith-sponsored-in-part-by-our-climate-justice-council/

  In the midst of climate crises, it is difficult for us to find what feels like solid ground and steadiness as the world around us shifts and changes, sometimes at a pace too rapid...
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Cathedral Dean leaving Portland after 18 years of service

https://episcopalmaine.org/cathedral-dean-leaving-portland-after-18-years-of-service/

The Very Rev. Dr. Benjamin Shambaugh, Dean of St. Luke’s Cathedral will complete 18 years of service to the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, the City of Portland, and the state and Episcopal Diocese of...