With the Electing Convention this Saturday, February 9th at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, we reach another milestone in our journey along a prayerful and thoughtful process of discernment and transition to name our 10th Bishop. We hope everyone has taken the opportunity to learn more about the five […]
Articles by: Kate Wing
Sharing Bishop Lane’s Message Regarding the Special Election
Read Bishop Steve Lane’s letter in the January 25th edition of The DioLog.
A Message from the Transition Committee
January 25, 2019 Thank you to everyone who attended last weekend’s Walkabouts with the Nominees for the 10th Bishop of Maine. Despite the weekend’s wintry weather, sessions were well attended. The meetings provided clergy and members of the Diocese the opportunity to meet the Nominees and hear their responses to […]
Walkabout Schedule Finalized
The Transition Committee met to finalize the Walkabout schedule. Walkabouts will be in Augusta, Bangor, and Portland on the weekend of January 18th. For more information, please see the website.
A letter from Bishop Lane
Please click on this link to access a letter from Bishop Lane in preparation of the Special Electing Convention to be held in February: Preparation for Electing Convention
Standing Committee Update
The Episcopal Diocese of Maine #bishopquestmaine The Standing Committee has announced that the slate of five nominees for the election of the 10th Bishop Diocesan of Maine is now finalized. There are no additional petition candidates for bishop; therefore, the petition process is now closed. We are pleased to move […]
Meet the Candidates
It is with great joy and gratitude that the Standing committee of the Diocese of Maine announces a preliminary slate of candidates who will stand for election as 10th Bishop of Maine. Meet The Nominees For The 10th Bishop Of Maine
An Update from the Discernment Committee
The Discernment Committee invited interviewees to come to a weekend of mutual discernment at Point Lookout in Northport, ME in mid-October. There the participants and the Committee got to know each other through formal experiences such as interviews, meetings, and presentations, as well as casually through meals and walks. The […]
From Maria Hoecker, Standing Committee President
It is a profound privilege to work with this fine group of people as we plan for the discernment, election, and consecration of the 10th Episcopal Bishop of Maine. All told it’s an 18 month diocesan process and we’re at the halfway point. As Bishop Steve Lane often cheerfully reminds […]
Update from the Discernment Committee
At a meeting early in September the Discernment Committee met to decide which candidates will move forward and be invited to the four-day Candidate’s Retreat in October. There are a number of excellent candidates coming to Maine from around the country. The Committee is busy planning this retreat and looks […]