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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service - Westbrook

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…

Valentine’s Day Dinner for Married Couples - Frenchville

The Christian Life Center invites all married couples to come and celebrate their marriage at a Valentine's Day Dinner for Couples on Friday,…

Fasting with Jesus: Meditations on the Imitation of Christ - Frenchville

Beginning Friday, February 16, and continuing on the Fridays of Lent, the Christian Life Center in Frenchville will offer a series called “Fasting…

REV Retreat!

Revitalization of the Eucharist and Vocations! "If you are who you were meant to be, you will set the world on fire." - St. Catherine of Siena What…

Mass for the Feast of the Epiphany

Bishop Deeley will celebrate Mass for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord.

Public Prayer Rally - Madawaska

A Public Prayer Rally for the protection of the unborn will be held on Friday, January 12, at the Farmers' Market on Main Street in Madawaska.

Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser

Knights of Columbus Council 2638 and Daughters of Isabella Circle 546 are sponsoring a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to raise money for repairs to St.…

Epiphany Reflection - Father Roland Berngeh

These men who set out towards the unknown were, in any event, men with a restless heart. Men driven by a restless quest for God and the salvation of…

Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children

Dioceses throughout the United States observe the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children on January 22. It is a day set aside in a…

Connecting veterans in a community of support and service

A former petty officer third class in the U.S. Navy, Frank Dorazio has experienced firsthand the challenges that veterans sometimes face. “I was a…

Marriage Preparation Retreat

The Christian Life Center will hold a marriage prep retreat weekend beginning Friday, March 8 to Sunday March 10, 2024.  Presentations will…

Knowing the Faith, Sharing the Faith: Teaching the Reason not the Rule

Beginning January 22, Father Daniel Greenleaf, pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston, will offer regular podcasts and video lectures on “…

Knowing the Faith, Sharing the Faith: Teaching the Reason not the Rule

Beginning January 22, Father Daniel Greenleaf, pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston, will offer regular podcasts and video lectures on “…

Knowing the Faith, Sharing the Faith: Teaching the Reason not the Rule

Father Daniel Greenleaf, pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston, is offering regular podcasts and video lectures on “Knowing the Faith, Sharing…

Knowing the Faith, Sharing the Faith: Teaching the Reason not the Rule

Father Daniel Greenleaf, pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston, is offering regular podcasts and video lectures on “Knowing the Faith, Sharing…

Fasting with Jesus: Meditations on the Imitation of Christ - Frenchville

Beginning Friday, February 16, and continuing on the Fridays of Lent, the Christian Life Center in Frenchville will offer a series called “Fasting…

Foster grandparent program connects the young with the young at heart

“What color do you want?” “I want red.” Sam Cetrano of Sanford helps a preschooler choose just the right colors for his painted handprint turkey, a…

The Mass: The Penitential Act and Sprinkling Rite

Mass begins with the Sign of the Cross and the greeting by the celebrant, “The Lord be with you.” Sometimes, the celebrant may then offer a few words…

The Mass: Paying Attention to what we say and do.

Over the last several issues of Harvest, I have offered readers an overview of some of the important questions related to our celebration of Mass.…

Praise God by Protecting the Earth

St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals and ecology. St. John Paul II in 1979 added “patron of ecology” to Francis’ patronage as he held…

Father Joe’s Mailbag

Q: Dear Father Joe: If Lucifer was an angel in heaven, how was he able to sin? A. Practice. No, seriously, we have free will. When we see God face…

November 2023 - Do you have enough oil? And what kind of oil are you looking for?

Where I minister, we often hear a lot about flights being canceled. So, there is a story of a young woman who asked her brother to accompany her to…

Finding Hope in Difficult Times

Blessings on you as we begin a new year! As you read this, we will have left behind a year that had its share of difficulty. Certainly, the terrible…

There was no funeral Mass for my dear friend

Dear Father Joe: One of my dear friends died. She was a daily communicant and a faithful member of her church. I was so shocked and sad that she didn…

January 2024 - Choices have consequences!

Allow me to make a brief and embarrassing confession. With the permission of the bishop, there is a chapel in the rectory where the Blessed Sacrament…

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