Edward Dufresne lives and writes on Johnson Point in Penobscot, Maine.  The  tidal waters of the  Bagaduce River flow through the “Johnson Narrows” that lie at the foot of fields surrounding his home.  Edward and his wife Elizabeth walk the Point’s gravel roads each day and sail and paddle in the river’s bays and coves, always accompanied by Molly, an English Lab.  Their Maine Coon cat, Diana the Huntress, stays at home and asserts herself there in distinctive ways.  An ordained Lutheran pastor, Edward is also licensed as an Episcopal priest and serves as Priest Associate at Trinity Episcopal Church, Castine, Maine.  He travels the world serving as Ecumenical Chaplain on international cruise ships.

Edward+ will preach and preside at Trinity Episcopal Church, Castine, ME at 9:00 a.m. on Sundays,  June 25, July 23, and August 6.  He will preach and preside at  St. Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church, Deer Isle, ME at 10:00 a.m. on Sundays, July 30 and August 13. On the Sundays in July through September when he is at St. Brendan's  he will lead after worship a seminar on "Finding, Being Found by Joy."  He will also lead the seminar on Joy at Trinity, Castine, at 10:00 a.m. on Mondays,  July 10, 24, 31 and August 7 and 14.  Edward+  will serve as Ecumenical Chaplain aboard the Crystal Ship Serenity visiting the Caribbean in December, 2017 and on the Crystal Ship Symphony for a Cruise Around the World from January through April, 2018.