the people of Ecuador and Japan as they recover from recent earthquakes and the people of Houston as they recover from recent flooding. Episcopal Relief & Development is on the move to assist. Click here for bulletin insert. Here is a message from the Bishop of Ecuador Litoral.

Suzanne Colburn with Deacons Rosalee Glass and Abby Pettiee

the people of St. Thomas', Camden, and the Rev. Suzanne Colburn as she joins them in ministry as them in ministry as their transitional priest-in-charge. Welcome back to Suzanne who has previously served in Boothbay Harbor and Biddeford.

the people of Grace Church, Bath, and the Rev. Ted Gaiser as they celebrate his new ministry among them  as rector on Sunday, May 15, at 4 p.m., Bishop Lane presiding. All are welcome. Reception to follow. Clergy are invited to vest, red stoles.

Check out Bishop Steve Lane's recent sermon, "Come and Have Breakfast," from his visit to St. John's, Bangor, as well as his talk, "Finding Our Place in a World Come of Age," at the Spring Training education event at St. Paul's, Brunswick, on April 9. 

The Bishop has this to say about Spring Training 2016:

Here's a blog post on the New Northeast by the Rev. Ted Kanellakis about the recent gathering hosted at the school on Indian Island by Committee on Indian Relations to help educators and others learn about the people of the Penobscot Nation.

If you have a camper, please take time to register for camp online. Spaces fill up quickly, so don't delay. Visit www.bishopswood.org to register.

In addition, our diocesan youth camp BION will take place during its usual time slot in mid-August. Don't forget to register your teens for that wonderful week. Please see details on BION below under upcoming events.

You can still donate to the septic system renovation project. No donation is too small. You may write a check either to Camp Bishopswood or to the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, marked for Bishopswood and mail to Camp Bishopswood, 143 State Street, Portland  04101. You may also make a secure online donation.

2016 Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

Maurine Tobin mmtobin38@gmail.com or 348 -9976.

To make all this a perfect storm, Loring House will begin long over-due window renovation and repointing next week. The exterior of the building, including the roof, will be completely repaired and renewed.

The upshot of all this work and work on other buildings and streets in the neighborhood means that there is almost no parking available near the Cathedral except at meters on State Street. If you have an appointment at Loring House, please look for on-street parking once you pass the statue of Mr. Longfellow. Our office has a supply of quarters to help with the cost, and we are moving some meetings away from the Loring House to Trinity Church, Portland, and other venues. If you have questions about where you are meeting, please be in touch with the staff member you are meeting with to double check.

We remain open for business and the Cathedral remains open for services and ministries. We hope that all the major work will be completed by the middle of the summer.