Sermons, Speeches, Testimony
This page contains sermons, speeches and legislative testimony by MCC staff, Board members and others involved with MCC on topics related to MCC's mission and program: ecumenism and social action; economic justice; environmental justice; human rights and peace; inter-religious relationships.
January 6, 2012 -- Testimony by MCC Board President Leslie Manning before Government Oversight OPEGA report: MCC testimony on OPEGA report 1-06-12 .pdf
December 14, 2011 -- Speech by Executive Director Jill Saxby at Maine Can Do Better Rally on DHHS Budget Cuts: Speech for Maine Can Do Better Rally Dec 14, 2011.pdf; Testimony before Appropriations and HHS Committees: Testimony on DHHS cuts, Dec 14, 2011.pdf
May 11, 2011 - Remarks by MCC President Silver Moore-Leamon at the Maine Can Do Better citizen lobby day rally on the proposed state budget. Associate Director Eric C. Smth's testimony to the Appropriations Committee later the same day.
April 29, 2011 -- Associate Director Eric C. Smith testified for MCC in opposition to LD 1095 (An Act To Facilitate the Construction and Operation of Private Prisons) and in support of LD 690 (An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Transfer of Prisoners to Other States) MCC Testimony Private Prisons, Prisoner Transfer 2011 - Eric.pdf
April 26, 2011 -- Executive Director Jill Saxby testified for MCC against several bills that would raise new barriers between our neighbors in need and public benefits programs like General Assistant, Temporary Aid For Needy Families and food assistance. We also testified in favor of several bills that would establish better standards, data collection and consistency of administration for GA, would require the state to help people who qualify applied for federal Social Security Disability and establish a working group of advocacy organizations, administrators and a statewide ecumenical group such as MCC to study ways to improve General Assistance statewide. April 26, 2011 testimony on GA bills -- letterhead.pdf
March 7, 2011 -- Executive Director Jill Saxby testified before the Joint Appropriations and the Joint Health and Human Services committee opposing proposed cutbacks and harsh new restrictions on access to the state's most basic safety net programs such as General Assistance, TANF, Mainecare. Testimony on state budget cuts March 7, 2011.pdf
February 14, 2011 -- MCC Environmental Justice Consultant Anne D. ("Andy") Burt's testimony on LD 1 on behalf of Maine Partners for Cool Communities (MCC, Sierra Club Maine and Physicians for Social Responsibility) Andy Burt -- MPCC testimony on LD 1, Feb 14, 2011.pdf
January 25, 2010 - Bangor Theological Seminary Convocation, sermon by Rev. Jill Job Saxby In Mixed Company.pdf
January 12, 2010 - Maine Can Do Better - State Budget Event. Maine Can Do Better 2010.pdf
December 1, 2009 - World AIDS Day at the Maine State House. WAD 2009.pdf
May 1, 2009 -- Testimony in support of LD 1357, An Act To Protect the Privacy of Maine Residents under the Driver's License Laws. LD 1357 testimony.pdf
April 28, 2009 - Testimony in support of LD 1418, An Act to Preserve Home Ownership and Stablize the Economy by Preventing Unnecessary Foreclosures. LD 1418 Letter.rtf
April 14, 2009 -Testimony in support of LD 1264, An Act to Stablize Funding and Enable Dirigo Choice to Reach More Uninsured. Testimony in support of Dirigo funding -- April, 2009.doc
April 14, 2009 - Testimony by Marc Mutty, MCC Board Vice Pres., Director of Public Affairs Roman Catholic Diocese in support of LD 797, An Act to Fully Implement Legislative Intent in Prohibiting Offensive Place Names, on behalf of MCC and Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. Prohibiting Offensive Place Names -- MMutty testimony.pdf
April 3, 2009 - Letter in support of LD 684 (Land for Maine's Future). Letter of Support for Land for ME's Future April 2009.pdf
April 1, 2009 - Testimony by Marc Mutty, MCC Board Vice President and Director of Public Affairs for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maine in support of LD 1181, An Act to Create Jobs Through Investment in Green Energy. Marc Mutty - TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF LD 1181.pdf
March 31, 2009 - Testimony by Rev. Jill Job Saxby, MCC Executive Director before Joint Committee on Health and Human Services, Augusta in opposition to LD 254 ("5-Point Welfare Reform Program") and LD 321 (Residency Requirement for Eligibiility for General Assistance). MCC Testimony by JJS opposing LD 254 March, 2009.dot
March, 2009 - Testimony by Marc Mutty, MCC Board Vice President and Director of Public Affairs for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maine in support of LD 841, An Act Regarding the State Earned Income Tax Credit. Marc Mutty-TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OD LD 841.pdf
January 25, 2009 - A homily delivered at the Ecumenical Prayer Service for the Celebration of the Week of Christian Unity at the Basilica of St. Peter and Paul in Lewiston, by Rev. Jill Job Saxby, MCC Executive Director. This is No Time To Fall Apart.doc
December 3, 2008 - Paul Cates, Society of Friends representative on the Board of the Maine Council of Churches offered the opening prayer at the seating of Maine 's 124th legislature. Paul Cates prayer for 124th legistlative session.doc
November 21, 2008 - Speech by Rev. Jill Job Saxby, MCC Executive Director, at Rally organized by NAACP- Portland to protest racist incidents in Maine following the presidential election. NAACP rally at USM, November 21, 20081.doc
October 21, 2008 - Statement at a rally in Monument Square, Portland, organized by the Center for the Prevention of Hate Crimes and Equality Maine in response to a vicious beating of a man walking home in Portland by attackers who percieved him to be gay; by Jill Saxby, MCC Executive Director. Monument Sq Rally speech Oct 7, 2008.doc
August 17, 2008 - A sermon delivered by MCC Board member, The Rev. Elsa Peters (UCC) on the crisis in health care. Text: Matthew 15:21-28. Sermon by Rev. Elsa Peters -- 'It Is Not Fair'.pdf
April 20, 2008 (Earth Day) - A sermon delivered by MCC Board member, The Rev. Elsa Peters (UCC) on environmental justice, global warming and the Gospel of John. Sermon by Rev. Elsa Peters -- Truth and Life in Our Way.pdf
