Events

Prince of Peace Parish is offering divorce ministry for men and women who have suffered from divorce. The 12-week program will begin Tuesday, January 7. and be held weekly from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Holy Family Church, 607 Sabattus Street in Lewiston

Bishop James Ruggieri will present a Day of Reflection on the Pilgrims of Hope Jubilee Year on Monday, January 13, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Christian Life Center, 444 U.S. Route One in Frenchville.

Join Father Jack Dickinson and Michelle Valcourt, faith formation director of St. John Paul II Parish, as they explore the meaning of the Jubilee Year "Pilgrims of Hope" and how to celebrate it.

St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Westbrook will hold its 6th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on January 20, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., in the hall of St. Hyacinth Church, 268 Brown Street in Westbrook.

Bishop Ruggieri will participate in a prayer service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Church in Farmington.

Please join in praying for the sanctity of life during a Prayer Service for Life on Sunday, January 26, from 2 pm to 4 pm, at Holy Martyrs of North America Church, 266 Foreside Road in Falmouth.  

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period of spiritual renewal which helps us prepare for the celebration of the paschal mystery of Christ, his Passion, death and resurrection.

Bishop James Ruggieri will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

Bishop James Ruggieri will celebrate the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion at three churches across Maine during the first weekend of Lent.

Bishop James Ruggieri will celebrate the annual Chrism Mass on Tuesday, April 15, at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland

Bishop James Ruggieri will celebrate the Mass of the Oils on Wednesday, April 16 at 6:30 at St. Louis Church in Fort Kent. All are welcome.

The Diocese of Portland’s Office of the Tribunal will hold a presentation on annulments at St. Catherine of Sienna Church on Tuesday, May 6, at 6 p.m. There will be a “question and answer” period, as well as an opportunity to speak privately to a canonist at the gatherings.