Events

The 7th Midcoast Tree Festival will be held at the St. John’s Community Center, 43 Pleasant Street in Brunswick, over two weekends this November.

The St. Paul the Apostle Parish Christmas Fair will be held on Saturday, November 22, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at St Joseph Church, 531 North Main Street in Brewer.

The St. Rose Christmas Fair will be held on Saturday, November 22, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the St. Rose Community Center, 2 Church Street in Jay.

The Parish of the Holy Savior Christmas Fair will be held Saturday, November 22, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the hall of St. Athanasius & St. John Church, 126 Maine Avenue in Rumford.

DWELL, a one-day retreat for high school-aged teens, will be held at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul in Lewiston on Saturday, November 22.

The 58th St. Christopher Church Holiday Fair will be held Saturday, November 23, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., in the church hall at 4 Barrell Lane in York.

The Shamrocks of St. Patrick will hold their annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, November 22, in Cheverus Hall, located next to St. Patrick Church, 380 Academy Hill Road in Newcastle.

The 51st Christmas by the Lake Fair will be held November 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at St. Philip Church, 2365 Turner Road in Auburn.

The 7th Midcoast Tree Festival will be held at the St. John’s Community Center, 43 Pleasant Street in Brunswick, over two weekends this November.

A family-oriented All Souls Day prayer service will be held at St. Hyacinth's Cemetery, 296 Stroudwater Street in Westbrook, on Saturday, November 22, at 1 p.m.

Join St. Matthew parishioners for a delicious Harvest Dinner, featuring turkey with all the fixings, on Saturday, November 22, at 4 p.m.

The St. Luce Repair Committee presents the 2nd annual Festival of Wreaths on Saturday, November 22, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, November 23, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Frenchville Community Center, 343A U.S. Route One in Frenchville.

The St. Luce Repair Committee presents the 2nd annual Festival of Wreaths on Saturday, November 22, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, November 23, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Frenchville Community Center, 343A U.S. Route One in Frenchville.

Make and Advent wreath, learn about the meaning of Advent, and discover how to have the best Advent ever during a gathering at Immaculate Conception Church in Calais on November 23, following the 8:30 a.m. Mass

The 7th Midcoast Tree Festival will be held at the St. John’s Community Center, 43 Pleasant Street in Brunswick, over two weekends this November.

On November 23, young women (ages 13 and up) are invited to a special day at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul with two of the Children of Mary Sisters visiting from their Motherhouse in Ohio.

Father Hoa Tien Nguyen, parochial vicar of Holy Spirit Parish in Wells, will offer a Mass in Vietnamese on Sunday, November 23, at 4 p.m. at St. Martha Church in Kennebunk. All are invited to attend the celebration.

Many parishes around the Diocese of Portland have Masses scheduled for Thanksgiving, which is on November 27, 2025, or for the evening before.

Bishop James Ruggieri will celebrate Mass on Thanksgiving Day at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

The 26th Annual Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held on Thursday, November 27, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Most Holy Trinity Church Hall, 271 Main Street in Saco.

St. Catherine of Sienna Church, 32 Paris Street in Norway, will host a free community Thanksgiving dinner for Oxford Hills residents on Thursday, November 27, at noon.