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MAINE - Our theme this year is “Jesus is here, right here, right now.” We continue to reflect on how, in our daily lives and as members of local communities of faith, we accept God’s invitation to join God in our neighborhoods and on ways to strengthen the discipleship practices that enliven our faith and our ministries. That is our most important work. WESTERN MA - Our theme this year is "Taking Risks for the Sake of the Gospel." We'll be sharing stories of taking risks, spe

The 2018 General Convention Website offers valuable resources for delegates and interested parties: http://www.generalconvention.org. Watch the Province I website for province related updates.

Take advantage of free webinars from All Our Children to help you grow your ministry If your congregation is currently working with a public school, or is exploring the possibility of starting a partnership or education advocacy initiative, All Our Children, a network of individuals, groups, and religious congregations that champion faith-rooted community partnerships with under-resourced public schools, is offering 3 free webinars this fall. We've got panelists lined up from

Five women from the Center for Wisdom's Women in Lewiston - which began as a ministry of Trinity Church - were among 300 others who recently attended the Thistle Farms National Conference. This and two other previous shorter training trips were funded by a New Initiative Fund grant. (See below for details on the next round of funding.) Magdalene Houses of Thistle Farms are for women survivors of trafficking or prostitution, addiction and prison. They offer long-term, communi

The task force will continue its monthly “Exploring Multicultural Awareness and Nurturing Cultural Competency Web Conversations” on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 7:30-8:30 pm. Potential topics include: Bishops View What your parents (of color) told you… Becoming Beloved Community Micro-aggressions… These webcasts are archived on the Province I YouTube Channel. The Task Force Meets ___________________ Day of month/time TBD

The on-demand of the recent webinar is here and features Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings and the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, Executive Officer of the General Convention. https://www.episcopalchurch.org/library/video/webinar-becoming-beloved-community

The Province has issued a new $2500 Sowing Seeds of God’s Mission Grant to the Task Force on Multicultural Awareness and Cultural Competency 1) to assess the challenges diocesan facilitators face when offering trainings and activities to support anti-racism, 2) to develop the monthly web conversations and research available resources to address those challenges, 3) to enhance access to its curated collection of resources and speakers as well as 4) to create a “Pilgrimage Ma

As of November 2017, twenty-four grants have been awarded by the Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation and approved by the Episcopal Church Executive Council. Four were awarded to Province 1 sites: Round 1: Episcopal Church in New Hampshire, to support for a 40 day spiritual journeys of renewal and restoration via canoes and kayaks along the Connecticut River involving all the New England dioceses. Worship materials, rituals and prayers will be shared broadly aroun

Sixteen grants, totaling $123,910, have been awarded in the second round of grant making managed by the Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation and approved by the Episcopal Church Executive Council at its June meeting. Grants awarded to Province I sites are: Emmanuel Church, Newport, RI (Diocese of Rhode Island), to support hydroponic gardening with children; food to go to local pantry with important focus on developing meditation and worship materials to deepen ref