We are preparing to welcome a new rector! Announcement soon!
After serving us faithfully since June 2014, the Reverend Lynn Rutledge retired on October 31, 2022. A joint Discrenment Committee with members from both Christ Church, Eastport and St. Aidan’s, Machias was commissioned in 2022.
This faithful Discernment Committe completed a ministry profile and reviewed applications.
The two churches decided that jointly seeking a new Rector that would serve both parishes is in keeping with the needs, size and mission of our churches. Our congregations are both very small and as such have become a family sharing a rector and religious services, and who have also built a strong bond that was enhanced during the COVID lockdown. Both vestries felt that having the ability to offer the next Rector the possibility of developing this part time position into a more full-time position over the next few years will maximize the chances of finding the perfect candidate to serve both our communities into the future.