Easter

Mothers and mothers & daughters are invited to a two-hour retreat on Saturday, March 28, at 9 a.m. at St. Anne’s Parish Hall, 64 Free Street in Dexter.

One of the most beloved traditions in eastern European countries, Święconka, will be renewed with the blessing of Easter baskets at St. Mary Church on 768 Ohio Street in Bangor on Holy Saturday, April 4, at 9 a.m.

The traditional blessing of Easter baskets will be held at Holy Trinity Church in Lisbon Falls on Holy Saturday at 10 a.m.  

The Missale Romanum reminds us that the Easter Vigil is the "mother of all vigils," the "greatest and most noble of all solemnities."

The Easter Sunday Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord is celebrated with great joy and music. “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad!”

Bishop James Ruggieri will celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland at 10 a.m.

An Easter egg hunt for children will be held at at St. Pius X Church in Portland on Sunday, April 12, following the 9:30 a.m. Mass.