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People living their faith and joining in God’s mission in local communities across Maine. A podcast of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine.
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Aug 21, 2023
What’s Your Story - The Rev. Katie Holicky and Andrea Lauerman
Welcome as we continue our season of the Faith in Maine focused on stories from around the diocese — learning more about the people that make up the Episcopal Diocese of Maine.
In this episode, learn more about the Rev. Katie Holicky and Andrea Lauerman and the Sacred Ground program in Brunswick, Maine
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May 1, 2023
What’s Your Story - Mike Douglass
Welcome as we continue our new season of the Faith in Maine podcast! This season we focus on stories from around the diocese, learning more about the people that make up the Episcopal Diocese of Maine.
In this episode, learn more about Mike Douglass, Director of Camp Bishopswood in Hope, Maine.
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Apr 10, 2023
What’s Your Story - The Rev. Amanda Gerken-Nelson
Welcome to a new season of the Faith in Maine podcast! This season we focus on stories from around the diocese, learning more about the people that make up the Episcopal Diocese of Maine.
In this episode, learn more about the Rev. Amanda Gerken-Nelson, Priest in Charge as St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Yarmouth, Maine.
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Mar 14, 2023
What’s Your Story - Season Trailer
Join us on the Faith in Maine podcast for a new season! Season 4 is "What's Your Story?" - stories from around the Diocese of Maine. Join us - new episodes dropping soon!
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Oct 25, 2022
The Bishop’s Address to the 203rd Diocesan Convention
Enjoy listening to Bishop Thomas J. Brown's address to the 203rd Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, 22 October 2022. For a transcript of his address, you can visit EpiscopalMaine.org.
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Sep 19, 2022
The Tension of Hope and Lament with Special Guest Bishop James Hazelwood
With this episode, we complete our series focusing on the four themes from Bishop Brown's 2021 diocesan convention address: Listen, Connect, Adapt, Hope.
In this episode, we speak with the Rev. James Hazelwood, Bishop of the New England Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America about the topic of hope. Enjoy the discussion.
Stay tuned - we will share Bishop Brown's diocesan convention address in late October, and will bring you a new and exciting season of Faith in Maine starting in early 2023!
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Aug 15, 2022
Embodying Hope
We continue our series focusing on the four themes from Bishop Brown's 2021 diocesan convention address: Listen, Connect, Adapt, Hope.
In this episode, we speak with Bishop Brown on the final theme of this series: hope. Enjoy the discussion!
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Jul 26, 2022
A Discussion on Adapting with Special Guest Bishop Glenda Curry
We continue our series focusing on the four themes from Bishop Brown's 2021 diocesan convention address: Listen, Connect, Adapt, Hope.
In this episode, we speak with special guest the Right Reverend Glenda Curry, Ph.D., the 12th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, on the theme of adapting and adopting a practice of prayer. Enjoy the discussion!
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Jul 5, 2022
Adapting as a Tool for Growth
We continue our series focusing on the four themes from Bishop Brown's 2021 diocesan convention address: Listen, Connect, Adapt, Hope.
In this episode, we hear from Bishop Brown about the theme of adapting and the connection between adapting and having a faith-filled life. Enjoy the discussion - and the birds chirping in the background! #summerinmaine
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Jun 13, 2022
Connect: A Conversation with Three Bishops
We continue our series focusing on the four themes from Bishop Brown's 2021 diocesan convention address: Listen, Connect, Adapt, Hope.
In this episode, we hear from the three bishops in northern New England: Bishop Brown of Maine, Bishop MacVean-Brown of Vermont, and Bishop Hirschfeld of New Hampshire. This conversation was recorded at Maine's Spring Training event on May 14, 2022.
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May 23, 2022
Connecting with God and with Each Other
We continue our series focusing on the four themes from Bishop Brown's 2021 diocesan convention address: Listen, Connect, Adapt, Hope.
In this episode, we hear from Bishop Brown about the theme of connecting and we learn practical tips for connecting with God, and with each other.
Discussed in this episode:
* The Episcopal Church/Ipsos study, "Jesus in America"
* https://www.episcopalchurch.org/jesus-in-america/
* The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language by Eugene H. Peterson (Translator)
* https://www.amazon.com/dp/1576839168/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_1VYNN3A5074Z4Y7ZH13M
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Apr 25, 2022
Keep Listening: An Easter Message
We continue our new series focusing on the four themes from Bishop Brown's 2021 diocesan convention address: Listen, Connect, Adapt, Hope.
In this episode, we share Bishop Brown's Easter message, which focuses both on the telling of and the listening for the good news of Jesus' resurrection.
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Mar 28, 2022
An Invitation to Listen Better
With this episode we start a new series on Faith in Maine, focusing on the four themes from Bishop Brown's 2021 diocesan convention address: Listen, Connect, Adapt, Hope.
We begin with the practice of listening. Bishop Brown reflects on how listening appears in scripture, ways in which the pandemic has taught him to listen better, and provides several next actions we can all take to improve our listening skills.
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Feb 22, 2022
Restoring Wabanaki Tribal Sovereignty
The Racial Justice Council and the Committee on Indian Relations of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine recently held a public forum in the format of a Zoom webinar in support of LD1626, “An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act.” Maulian Dana, Ambassador of the Penobscot Nation was the keynote speaker. The Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Brown, Bishop of Maine, offered the opening prayer.
If passed, LD1626 will restore to our Wabanaki neighbors their inherent sovereignty over the territories. Maine is the only state in the nation that blocks such sovereignty, denying the Wabanaki tribes and peoples the benefit of over 150 Federal laws and hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds that respect and protect the rights of the 570 other federally-recognized tribes in the United States.
To learn more about the Episcopal Diocese of Maine's work in advocacy and social justice, go to: https://www.episcopalmaine.org/…
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Dec 27, 2021
Seeing God in Each Other
Enjoy a sermon preached by the Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Brown, Bishop of Maine, for our December 26th diocese-wide online worship service. You can watch that service in its entirety on our Episcopal Maine YouTube or Facebook channels.
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Dec 3, 2021
Bishop Brown‘s Advent Message
Please enjoy an Advent message from Bishop Brown! To view the Advent calendar he talks about, visit: https://tuerchen.com/087edbbd
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Nov 15, 2021
Begin Where God Has Planted Us
Enjoy a sermon preached by the Rev. Peter Jenks, Rector of the Episcopal Church of St. John Baptist in Thomaston, Maine, for our November 14th diocese-wide online worship service. You can watch that service in its entirety on our Episcopal Maine YouTube or Facebook channels.
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Oct 25, 2021
The Bishop’s Address to the 202nd Diocesan Convention
Enjoy listening to Bishop Thomas J. Brown's address to the 202nd Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, 23 October 2021. For a transcript of his address, you can visit EpiscopalMaine.org.
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Sep 20, 2021
The Way of Love: REST. An Interview with Bishop Brown
As we wrap up this series on The Way of Love – Practices for a Jesus-Centered Life, we speak with Bishop Brown about the concept of “rest” and restoration. Thank you for walking the way of love with us here on the Faith in Maine podcast, enjoy the interview!
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Sep 13, 2021
Caring for our Trees, Caring for our World
Enjoy a sermon preached by The Rev. Alison Cornish, Program Consultant with the BTS Center, for our September 12th diocese-wide online worship service created by the Climate Justice Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine. You can watch that service in its entirety on our Episcopal Maine YouTube or Facebook channels.
With roots dating back to 1814, The BTS Center is a private foundation in Portland, Maine, building on the legacy of the former Bangor Theological Seminary. The BTS Center seeks to catalyze spiritual imagination, with enduring wisdom, for transformative faith leadership by offering theologically grounded programs of continuing education and spiritual formation, including workshops and retreats, learning cohorts, public conversations, and projects of applied research.
Enjoy Reverend Cornish’s sermon!
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Aug 23, 2021
The Way of Love: GO. An Interview with Bishop Brown
In this episode of the faith in Maine podcast, we talk about the concept of “going” in all its different meanings. Going beyond your comfort zone, and going out into our communities, both here in Maine and abroad. We touch on listening deeply, and how that is a practice that needs to be honed, especially with the many distractions we have in the modern world. Enjoy the interview!
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Jul 19, 2021
The Way of Love: BLESS. An Interview with Bishop Brown
In this episode of the faith in Maine podcast, we focus on the fifth practice of the way of Love which is to Bless: sharing faith and unselfishly giving and serving. We discuss how we in the church define the words bless and blessing, how “bless” is an action word, and what it means to bless others and to be blessed ourselves. Enjoy the interview!
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Jul 12, 2021
Silencing a "Noisy" Man?
Enjoy a sermon preached by The Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, the Bishop of Maine, for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, July 11, 2021.
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Jun 21, 2021
The Way of Love: WORSHIP. An Interview with Bishop Brown
In this episode of Faith in Maine, we focus on the fourth practice in the Way of Love: Worship. Of all the practices in the Way of Love, worship may have been the most upended by the global pandemic. We talk with Bishop Brown, the Bishop of Maine, about the importance of worship, how worship practices have impacted his life, and more. Join us as we continue to travel along the Way of Love.
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Jun 14, 2021
An Apostolate of More
Enjoy a sermon preached by The Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, the Bishop of Maine, for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, June 13, 2021.
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May 24, 2021
The Way of Love: PRAY. An Interview with Bishop Brown
In this episode of Faith in Maine, we focus on the third practice in the Way of Love: Pray. Dwelling intentionally with God each day. We talk with Bishop Brown, the Bishop of Maine, about how prayer has impacted his life, simple changes we can make to be more present with God throughout the day, and how those who are new to prayer can approach this practice, without apprehension and fear. We also share some favorite prayers! Join us as we continue to travel along the Way of Love.
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May 10, 2021
Widening Our Circles
Enjoy a sermon preached by Mike Douglass, the Director of Camp Bishopswood, for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 9, 2021.
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Apr 19, 2021
The Way of Love: LEARN. An Interview with Bishop Brown
In this episode of Faith in Maine, we focus on the second practice in the Way of Love: the practice of reflecting on Scripture each day. We interview Bishop Brown, the Bishop of Maine, and learn about his practices of studying scripture, how we all can "embed the Bible" in our daily lives, and much more. Join us as we continue to travel along the Way of Love.
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Apr 12, 2021
Resurrection and The Body
Enjoy a sermon preached by the Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, for the Second Sunday of Easter, April 11, 2021.
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Mar 22, 2021
The Way of Love: TURN. An Interview with Bishop Brown
In this episode of Faith in Maine, we focus on the first practice in the Way of Love, the practice of turning towards Jesus. We interview Bishop Brown, the Bishop of Maine, and learn how he finds time each day to focus on Jesus, and what the practice of turning means to him.
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Mar 8, 2021
The Way of Love, A Modern Rule of Life
When you hear the phrase, “Rule of Life” in the context of living a Christian life, what do you think of?
In this episode we discuss a brief history of a rule of life, its relevance for today, and introduce our Way of Love podcast series.
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Feb 15, 2021
Blessed Absalom Jones
Enjoy a sermon preached by Yvonne O'Neal on February 14th, 2021 for the Episcopal Diocese of Maine online worship service honoring the Reverend Absalom Jones. The Rev. Absalom Jones was the first African American to be ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States (ordained 1802).
About Yvonne O'Neal:
Yvonne O’Neal is committed to social justice and human rights advocacy and has found a platform on One Boat: International Chaplaincy for Covid Times. Yvonne is serving her first term on the Board of Trustees of the Church Pension Fund and The Church Club of New York. She is the Lay Representative to Province II Council and chair of the New York Deputation to the 79th and 80th General Convention.
A member of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of New York, she serves on the Task Force Against Human Trafficking and the Task Force on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. She chaired the Companion Diocese Committee for nine years and the Global Mission Commission…
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Jan 18, 2021
Speak Lord, For Your Servants Are Listening
Enjoy a sermon preached by the Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, January 17, 2021.
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Dec 28, 2020
Advent Moments and the Bishop's Christmas Message
This week's advent moments are shared by:
The Rev. Carolyn Eklund, Rector of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Brunswick The Rev. Tim Higgins, Rector of St. Ann's Episcopal Church in Windham The Rev. Peter Jenks, Rector of The Episcopal Church of St. John Baptist in Thomaston
And finally, you will hear Bishop Thomas J. Brown's Christmas address
We hope you have enjoyed these Advent moments, and we wish you a Merry Christmas!
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Dec 21, 2020
More Moments to Reflect on Advent
This week's advent moments are shared by
* The Rev. Nathan Ferrell, Rector of the Episcopal Church of St Mary the Virgin in Falmouth
* The Rev. Kerry Mansir, Rector of Christ Church, Gardiner
* The Rev. Stephanie Batterman, Deacon at Grace Church in Bath
* The Rev. Tim Walmer, Priest-in-Charge of St. Barnabas in Rumford
* The Rev. Cn. Nancy Moore, Rector of Christ Church in Norway
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Dec 14, 2020
Advent Reflections from Around Maine
This week, we have more Advent moments from:
* The Rev. John Balicki, Rector of St. Mark’s in Waterville, who asks what kind of comfort we need in this season of Advent and pandemic
* The Rev. Rob Laite, Deacon at St. John Baptist in Thomaston, who reminds us that hope is a light that never fails
* Kristen Burkholder of St. Margaret’s in Belfast encourages us to look for all of the good things that God is doing for us this Advent
* The Rev. Andrew D'Angio White, Rector of St. David’s in Kennebunk, who tells us that in this year of waiting and hoping, the season of Advent promises us a greater hope
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Dec 7, 2020
Advent Moments
Welcome, podcast listeners, to the Advent season! This week's Advent moments are shared by:
The Rev. Canon Lisa Smith Fry Rector, St. Thomas's Episcopal Church in Camden, Maine. and The Very Rev. Dr. Benjamin Shambaugh, Dean, The Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland. Reverend Canon Fry reminds us to look for the little things, because God is everywhere. Dean Shambaugh reminds us to look for the light of Advent in the wilderness.
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Dec 2, 2020
Keep Awake
Enjoy a sermon preached by the Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, for the First Sunday of Advent, 29 November 2020.
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Nov 25, 2020
Christ the King
Christ the King
Enjoy a sermon preached by the Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, for the Feast of Christ the King, 22 November 2020.
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Oct 19, 2020
The Bishop's Address to the Diocesan Convention
Enjoy Bishop Thomas J. Brown's address to the 201st Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, 18 October 2020.
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Sep 30, 2020
Angels and Pandemics
Enjoy a sermon preached by the Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, for the Feat of St. Michael and All Angels (transferred), 27 September 2020.
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Aug 27, 2020
Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Reality
Enjoy a sermon preached by the Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, 23 August 2020.
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Aug 3, 2020
The Resurrection of the Body and the Life of the World to Come. Episode 8 in Seeking the Gift of Hope Series
As we conclude our eight-episode series on the theme of hope, we again welcome Rev. Martin Smith. This week, Rev. Smith explores hope and the concluding affirmation of the Apostle’s Creed: "The Resurrection of the Body, and the Life of the World to Come." The resurrection of the body is a deliberately extreme expression, to suggest an extreme hope in God’s extreme love. That love does not merely connect with part of our humanity, discarding the rest. It embraces our entire embodiment, the fabric of our whole selves and the network of relationships in which we both suffer and flourish.
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Jul 30, 2020
The Kingdom of Heaven is Like...
Enjoy a sermon preached by the Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, 26 July 2020.
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Jul 27, 2020
A Poetic Celebration of Christian Hope. Episode 7 in Seeking the Gift of Hope Series
This episode is a poetic exploration of the theme of hope. Spirituality opens our hearts and arouses our imagination; poetry does this better than prose. Listen in as Rev. Martin Smith reads extracts in translation from the beautiful poems of Charles Péguy about hope. Péguy was a prolific writer noted for his passionate advocacy for social justice and political integrity who in midlife rediscovered his faith, and sadly was one of the first French casualties of World War 1.
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Jul 20, 2020
Becoming Agents of God’s Hope-fullness. Episode 6 in Seeking the Gift of Hope Series
This podcast's theme is becoming Agents of God’s Hope-fullness. The Holy Spirit arouses our sense of connectedness through expanding empathy: we are all in this together, God-given hope is for each other and for all, since our hope lies in God’s undeterred weaving and reweaving of koinonia, communion. Today we take this reflection even further by recalling that hope is a vocation, a calling, and a ministry.
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Jul 13, 2020
Becoming a Hopeful Person. Episode 5 in Seeking the Gift of Hope Series
Welcome to the fifth podcast in our series Seeking the Gift of Hope with Fr. Martin Smith. The gift of hope is not a fix but a stance, a way of seeing the world, a way of life, a habitual tuning into the desiring of God. Hope is a core element of our character in Christ into which we grow over the long haul.
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Jul 6, 2020
In Hope We Were Saved. Episode 4 in Seeking the Gift of Hope Series
Welcome to the fourth podcast in our series Seeking the Gift of Hope with Fr. Martin Smith. Today’s theme is In Hope We Were Saved, a theme that is summed up in a verse from the 8th chapter of Paul’s letter to the Christian community in Rome. “In hope we were saved.”
It captures the tension that everyone who lives in Christ will experience between the ‘already’ and the ‘not yet’. We were saved once and for all by Gods’ action in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. But our salvation is a work in progress; we are growing into our life in Christ. Furthermore, our salvation is bound to be radically incomplete; it cannot come to maturity until God finally draws everyone into that fulness of life, when as Paul said, “God will be all in all.” (1 Cor. 15:28)
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Jun 30, 2020
Love as He Loved
Enjoy a sermon preached by the Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, 28 June 2020.
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Jun 29, 2020
Hope and the Resurrection of Jesus. Episode 3 in Seeking the Gift of Hope Series
Welcome to the third podcast in our series Seeking the Gift of Hope with Fr. Martin Smith. Today’s theme is Hope and the Resurrection of Jesus. Hope is no mere boost to our ability to keep on crossing our fingers. Hope is a gift of the Holy Spirit and we can’t grasp what it means except by asking the fundamental question about God’s identity and character.
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Jun 22, 2020
Hope and Jesus’ Proclamation of the Reign of God. Episode 2 in Seeking the Gift of Hope Series
You may be puzzled by the fact that the actual word ‘hope’ seldom occurs in Jesus’ original message. Why? Hope is not an ingredient in his message: hope is its thrust, its entire orientation. Seeking the gift of hope is seeking first the Reign of God and its setting things to right.
Our aim over these weeks is to seek the gift of hope. Join the Reverend Martin L. Smith in this second podcast in a series of eight exploring hope.
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Jun 15, 2020
What is Hope? Episode 1 in Seeking the Gift of Hope Series
Join the Reverend Martin L. Smith in exploring the difference between genuine hope and phenomena such as optimism, looking on the bright side, forecasting, and the belief in the inevitability of progress. Where hope is understood as a gift of the Holy Spirit (linked with faith and love) we recognize that in hoping we are resonating with, participating in, the hopefulness of God, God’s innovative creativity in bringing newness to birth even out of the tragic and ‘unpromising.’ Hope is not a mere positive frame of mind but a practical commitment to become a volunteer in playing a part in making things new in Christ.
This is the first in a series of eight podcasts by Reverend Smith on the concept of hope.
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Jun 8, 2020
We Shall Be Changed
Enjoy a sermon preached by the Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, 17 May 2020.
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Jun 1, 2020
The Spirit In This Moment
Enjoy a conversation between the Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine and Dr. Deirdre Good, ThD on the occasion of the feast of Pentecost, 2020.
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May 22, 2020
Recognizing Jesus
Enjoy a sermon preached by the Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, for the Third Sunday of Easter, 26 April 2020.
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Jun 11, 2018
The Little Church with a Lotta Moxie
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Lisbon makes Jesus known in its community in creative ways. We recently talked with the Rev. Beau Wagner, rector at St. Matt's, about moxie, outreach, and other ways they share the light of Christ with their neighbors.
Pictured: A St. Matt's float in the annual Moxie Festival parade.
Video: Father Beau counts down the start of the Moxie Chugging Contest
Music written and performed by one of the only people to be born in Hollywood but raised in West Virginia.
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May 8, 2018
Reaching Beyond the Gates
Christ Episcopal Church has perched on the edge of the town common in Gardiner, Maine, for more than 200 years. More than a classic New England landmark, the church is home to people who share a warm sense of belonging and welcome that reaches beyond its churchyard.
Pictured: With two native Kentuckians for clergy, Christ Church celebrates Derby Day with fancy hats and derby pie.
Music written and performed by a hospital administrator from the midcoast.
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Apr 16, 2018
A Place Where It's Always Summer
In which we talk with Mike Douglass, executive director of Bishopswood, our diocesan camp in Hope, about what it means to build an unplugged community and offer connection to kids - and increasingly adults - amid the natural beauty of Maine's midcoast. Check it out at www.bishopswood.org.
Pictured: Campers being campers Bishopswood.
Music written and performed by the host's college boyfriend.
Mike with his wife, Hanna Billington
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Apr 12, 2018
The Toilet Paper Pantry
Volunteers at St. Elizabeth Jubilee Center, an essentials pantry at St. Luke's Cathedral in downtown Portland sponsored by eight Episcopal congregations in Greater Portland, talk about the gifts given and the gifts received each Tuesday morning.
Pictured: Young volunteers from Falmouth Elementary School arrange scarves for the neighbors.
Music written and performed by Scott Shott
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Mar 28, 2018
Mudseason
Mudseason in Maine. Love it? Hate it? The people of Loring House, the offices of the Episcopal Church in Maine, have strong feelings about it.
Pictured: Tom Sumner, Assistant for Finance and Insurance, at work in his cozy office overlooking St. Luke's Cathedral in Portland, Maine.
Pretty Planet by Tom Chapin & John Forster
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