Sanford pastor continues to defy state and local orders aimed to control virus spread
by The Maine Monitor September 27, 2020 SANFORD — Yellow caution tape winds around empty playgrounds, ball fields and basketball courts. Schools, no longer safe for in-person learning, are shut down. Outbreaks at social clubs, schools, fire departments and… Read More
MCC Executive Dir. Jane Field appeared on Saint Joseph’s college podcast “The Grace of Community in a Time of Crisis”
In this episode we discuss how faith communities can remain resilient in a time of crisis. The guest is Rev. Jane Field. Rev. Field is the pastor at Faith Lutheran Church in Windham, Maine. She is also the… Read More
Indoor religious services can resume, but many faith communities will wait
By Gillian Graham, Staff writer, Portland Press Herald, May 29, 2020 Maine religious organizations are now allowed to hold indoor worship services, the latest step forward in the state’s reopening plan. But many congregations aren’t rushing to gather… Read More
MCC Executive Dir. Jane Field appeared on WGME channel 13 news to discuss Gov Mills’ release on Friday of guidelines for churches who wish to resume in-person worship inside their buildings.
PORTLAND (WGME) – Governor Mills announced late Friday that churches and places of worship can start holding services again, starting May 29, but with new rules in place. Gov. Mills releases prevention checklist for religious gatherings Faith leaders… Read More
Governor Mills quotes MCC at press conference
https://www.newscentermaine.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/orrington-church-sues-governor-mills-over-covid-19-executive-order/97-7c80e301-0df9-4df7-b9b9-7b981d5cf17d
Catholic churches in Maine will hold drive-in Masses
By Gilliam Graham, Staff Writer for the Portland Press Herald, April 29, 2020 Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday that churches could hold drive-in services starting May 1, but some congregations are sticking with online services for now. Catholic… Read More
Faith Communities Adapt to COVID-19: How Different Religious Groups Are Reacting To the Crisis
By Cindy Han • Apr 7, 2020 How are people in Maine of different faiths adapting to the changes brough on by COVID-19? Major religious holidays are being marked in new ways during the current crisis. We talk… Read More
Coming together in faith even as a virus pulls communities apart
Religious leaders in Greater Portland are finding ways to foster togetherness as the coronavirus pandemic forces them to limit or even cancel physical services. From The Portland Press Herald March 16, 2020By Megan Gray and Rob Wolfe Staff… Read More
Maine Voices: It’s time to tell Americans the whole truth about CIA torture program
A new movie based on a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation makes clear how much we still don’t know.
Veterans Day movement: ring bells for peace
from The Sun Journal, Nov. 6, 2019 NORWAY — Maine Veterans Groups and Maine Council of Churches ask for churches to join together on Nov. 11, 2019 at 11 a.m., in honor and remembrance of all those Veterans… Read More
