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Green Grants for Energy Audits
Be the first congregation to apply!
Earlier this spring Diocesan Council allocated $3,000 for a Green Grant program to allow Maine congregations to perform an energy audit for church buildings. Any congregation in the Diocese of Maine is eligible to complete a simple application form to request up to $500 to pay for an audit. To receive a Green Grant from the Diocese of Maine, the audit must be conducted by an auditor certified by Maine Housing.
A list of those auditors may be found at www.mainehousing.org/programs-services/energy/certified-energy-auditors .
All audits funded in full or in part by a Green Grant must be completed by December 31, 2012.
Maine congregations that complete an energy audit will be eligible to apply to the Trustees of Diocesan Funds for a low-interest loan to fund the recommendations of the audit. Information on the Trustee's loan program is available from Canon Terry Reimer in the Diocese of Maine Finance Office at 800.244.6062 x134 or treimer@episcopalmaine.org
Apply now by clicking here. Applications will be funded in the order in which they are received.
Westward Ho!
Gearing up for the 77th General Convention of the Episcopal Church
July 5 - 12 - Indianapolis, Indiana
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Beginning in early July, members of the Diocese of Maine's deputation to General Convention will begin to make their way west.
Follow the legislation, the Deputy of the Day postings, photos, a daily news summary video called "The Daily Lap," nightly video reports from Bishop Steve and lots more.
Sign up for email notifications on any of the several blogs reporting news from Maine:
The main blog with links to all others as well as the Deputy of the Day columns and news links and videos will be
Mainers in Indianapolis - at www.gc2012.net
Also follow -
Bishop Steve's blog - Round Maine with Bishop Lane - at bishopstephen.workpress.com
The video blog - www.indy300.net - will feature "The Daily Lap" news summary and short three minute interviews with lots of interesting people.
If you want super-up-to-date news, follow us on Twitter @episcopalmaine or use the hashtag #episme (for Maine news and commentary) or #gc77 for a veritable firehose of General Convention detail and news.
Call to Convention 2012 in the mail and available online
193rd Diocesan Convention - October 26-27, 2012
For those congregations that still need to submit the Delegate Certificate, the link to a blank form and related material is at the top of the Convention page at http://tinyurl.com/2012MaineDiocesanConvention.
The advance mailing (with details on accommodation reservations, nominations, and resolutions) has been mailed to church offices and clergy and is available online here. It includes information about nominations for diocesan office, how to submit resolutions, how to make overnight reservations at Point Lookout, and much more.
Have a workshop idea for Convention?
Let the Convention Planning Committee know! Click here for a brief form to share your workshop idea.
2013 diocesan budget process kicks off
The diocesan Finance Committee has released guidelines for the 2013 budget process to each of the four commission chairs. If you are a responsible for a current budget line, please look for a packet from your Commission chair soon.
If your ministry or program group is not currently funded fully or in part by diocesan funds and you are interested in seeking funding, you may learn more at www.surveymonkey.com/s/newrequests.
Scholarship available from Episcopal Peace Fellowship
The Episcopal Peace Fellowship/PIN is offering a $500 scholarship for a person willing to educate the Diocese of Maine about the occupation of Palestine.
This Witness Visit trip, sponsored by Sabeel: The Ecumenical Palestinian Christian Liberation Center based in East Jerusalem, is from October 30 to November 8, 2012.
Click here for a full description of the trip as well as application instructions and contact information.
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