Forward Movement offers this resource for daily prayer for the period between October 9 and November 9. Download the booklet here to join in praying for our nation, candidates for office, all who will vote and for those with whom we disagree. May such prayer help us be a calm, compassionate presence in the midst of political strife.
Step away from busyness and into a holy space of quiet reflection for a time of prayer, listening, creating, and feeding your soul. Snacks and lunch provided.
According to Canon 15, “Diocesan Council is a decision-making body of the Diocese of Maine that is comprised of two elected members from each of the eight diocesan Areas…The Diocesan Council shall administer and carry out the work of the Episcopal Church within the Diocese of Maine, subject to such directions as the Diocesan Convention may give.”
On Friday, September 8 and all day Saturday, September 9, Diocesan Council will gather at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Rockland Maine for meetings and discussions. And on Sunday, September 10, the whole parish family of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will worship together as Bishop Stephen Lane officiates Holy Eucharist.
If you would like to read some more information about how Diocesan Council serves the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, you’re welcome to go to the Episcopal Diocese of Maine website by clicking this link: Diocesan Council.
Bishop Lane’s response to the events in Charlottesville is among a crop of very fine responses from the Episcopal Church: “… white supremacy is a corruption of our fundamental beliefs as Christians: that all of us are created in the image of God and, in Christ, are brothers and sisters.” You may read Bishop Lane’s entire response HERE Printed copies will also be available in the narthex on Sunday.
