Free coats, hats, and mittens for girls, boys, women, and men are available at the coat closet, located at Immaculate Conception Church on 31 Calais Avenue, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Mass will be signed in American Sign Language by Fr. Hughes at 9 a.m. at St. Pius X Church on 492 Ocean Avenue. It will also be live-streamed at www.ladyofhopemaine.org.
Participants explore how Catholics can better follow the U.S. Bishops’ call to “reach out in love and service” to the gay community and their loved ones with “respect, compassion, and sensitivity.”