JEWISH CONGREGATIONS IN MAINE
JEWISH CONGREGATIONS IN MAINE (This list is likely incomplete—please let us know about those we’ve missed) Bet Ha’am Rabbi Jared Saks 81 Westbrook Street South Portland 207-879-0028 www.bethaam.org https://www.facebook.com/BetHaam Temple Beth El Rabbi Carolyn Braun 400… Read More
Saturday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m.
All Tickets: $20 General Admission Box Office opens at 6 p.m. Tickets available at the door or online at mwamconcerts.com.
On Saturday, October 13th, Betty and Noel Paul Stookey will give a performance of “One Light Many Candles” at the North Windham Union Church starting at 7pm. “One Light, Many Candles” is a multi-faith program in word and song reflecting the diversity and integrity of individual faith seeking a global spiritual community.
Ending Hunger in Maine — Creative Solutions
Union Church to host panel discussion on ending hunger in Maine, 7th worst state in the nation and falling.
A Moral Response to the Opioid Epidemic: An Interfaith Vigil
Join us on Wednesday, April 11, 8:30 a.m. – Noon, at the Maine State House in Augusta. People of faith are invited to join us in a prayerful witness to the need for compassion and funding so that Mainers affected by the opioid crisis can receive treatment, benefit from harm reduction measures, and gain access to insurance through the expansion of Medicaid. Stand with us as we line the halls of the State House in silent witness to the 418 lives lost to overdose in Maine last year. Then join your voices with ours in prayer and song in the rotunda as we call for a moral budget that saves lives and offers hope.
Canceled – Lift Every Voice: Interfaith Advocacy Days in Augusta
Monday, March 19, South Parish Congregational Church
Tuesday, March 20, Maine State Capitol
Prevention of youth suicide
LD1694 – Prevention of youth suicide Directs the Department of Education to develop protocols for schools to prevent youth suicide. Click here to read the full text of the bill.
Addressing Race & Immigration
LD1740 – Forced labor, human trafficking Creates the crimes of criminal forced labor (and aggravated criminal forced labor involving a victim under 18). Read the full text of the bill here.
Addressing Childhood Poverty
LD1774 – LIFT 2.0 Establishes two programs to increase access to education and training for low-income parents and individuals. Read the full text of the bill here. LD1684 – Food shaming Forbids food shaming, food denial and use… Read More
Addressing Environmental Care & Protection
LD1534 – Food waste Establishes a commission to develop a comprehensive strategy to advance food recovery and limit food waste. Click here to read the full text of the bill.
November 28, 2017, St. Luke’s Cathedral, Portland
FPL/MCC Press Conference November 28, 2017, St. Luke’s Cathedral, Portland Rev. Jane Field, Executive Director, Maine Council of Churches: The Maine Council of Churches has nine member-denominations representing 550 local congregations all across our state. While there are… Read More
