The Parish Guild of St. Peter the Fisherman Parish is sponsoring Harvest Fest, a potluck supper on September 22, 2023. The supper will be held at St. Michael Church, 51 Elm Street in Cherryfield from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Enjoy music, food, and fun!
Events
St. Mary’s Church Fall Yard Sale will be held September 23, 8 a.m. to noon. During the sale, the Knights of Columbus Council from Bath will be selling hot dogs, hamburgers, beverages, and baked goods.
The festival will include music, costumes, handmade crafts, and the opportunity to sample many Central and South American dishes like tacos, tamales, pupusas, arepas, rellenitos, chicken stew, flan, and much more. Tickets for the different food items will be sold at the festival.
St. Denis Church, 298 Grand Army Road in Whitefield, will celebrate its Irish roots with an Irish picnic on Saturday, September 16, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The picnic will feature Irish music and lots of food, including hotdogs, hamburgers, ice cream, and baked goods,
Fr. Divine Fossoh and St. Brendan the Navigator Parish in Camden will square off against Fr. Nathan March and St. Michael Parish in Augusta in a family soccer match.
The peaceful vigils are part of a 40-day campaign aimed at ending abortion through prayer, fasting, and community outreach.
In celebration of the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Parish of the Holy Eucharist will hold a Blessing of the Animals prayer service on September 30 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Gregory the Great Church, 24 North Raymond Road in Gray.. People are invited to bring their pets to be blessed and sprinkled with holy water.
In celebration of the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Parish of the Holy Eucharist will hold a Blessing of the Animals prayer service on September 30 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Martyrs Church, 266 Foreside Road in Falmouth. People are invited to bring their pets to be blessed and sprinkled with holy water.
St. Paul the Apostle Parish will be hosting a Blessing of the Animals service on Sunday, October 1, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., in honor of St. Francis of Assisi's Feast Day. The blessing will take place outdoors in the parking lot of St. Mary Church, 768 Ohio Street, Bangor, weather permitting. (No rain date will be scheduled.)
In celebration of the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, Our Lady of the Snows Parish will hold a Blessing of the Animals prayer service on Sunday, October 1, at 1 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 43 High Street in Dover-Foxcroft.
In celebration of the beginning of the Month of the Holy Rosary, St. Michael Parish will present a faith-filled afternoon of Marian trivia. The event will be held Sunday, October 1, at 2 p.m. in the gymnasium of St. Michael School, 56 Sewall Street in Augusta. Weather permitting, there will also be an outdoor Living Rosary.
In celebration of the upcoming Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Joseph Parish will hold a Blessing of the Animals prayer service on Sunday, October 1, at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph Church, 225 South High Street in Bridgton.
In celebration of the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Parish of the Holy Savior in Mexico will hold the Blessing of the Animals on October 1, 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Franklin Street parking lot of St. Athanasius & St. John Church, 126 Maine Avenue in Rumford.
St. John Vianney Parish will hold the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 1, at 2 p.m., outside the rectory garage next to St. Louis Church, 26 East Main Street, Fort Kent.
Each year on October 3, the anniversary of Saint Francis of Assisi’s death, Franciscans around the world gather in prayer to celebrate his Transitus or passage from earthy life to everlasting life. That tradition will be carried on this October at the St. Anthony Franciscan Monastery in Kennebunk.
On the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, October 4, all are invited to join the Franciscan community for morning prayer at 7 a.m., followed by a 7:30 a.m. Mass celebrated by Father Evaldas Darulis OFM, Provincial Minister of the Province of St. Casimir in Lithuania, Order of Friars Minor.
Father Divine Fossoh, parochial vicar of St. Brendan the Navigator Parish, will join in a Blessing of the Animals prayer service that will be held Wednesday, October 4, at 4 p.m. at St. Margaret Episcopal Church, 95 Court Street in Belfast (a block away from St. Francis of Assisi Church). All are welcome to bring their pets to be blessed.
The event in the parish hall will include a luncheon, sales tables, delicious homemade jams, jellies, baked goods, and more.
To help address the critical blood shortage, the Gorham Knights Council 10221 will hold a blood drive in the basement of St. Anne Church from 12 noon to 5 p.m. The Knights of Columbus has been involved in blood donations with the American Red Cross since 1938. All people making a blood donation or giving the gift of life are accomplishing a loving and selfless deed that makes a large difference to the local community.
In celebration of the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, St. John Paul II Parish will hold a Blessing of the Animals prayer service at St. Bartholomew Church, 8 Two Lights Road in Cape Elizabeth, on October 7 at 10 a.m.
In celebration of the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, Christ the Divine Mercy Parish will hold a Blessing of the Animals prayer service at St. Peter Church, 58 Cedar Street in East Millinocket, on October 7 at 10 a.m.
In celebration of the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish will hold a Blessing of the Animals prayer service at St. Catherine of Sienna Church, 32 Paris Street in Norway, at 10 a.m.
The Blessings of the Animals will be held October 7 at 10 a.m. at St. Pius X Church, 492 Ocean Avenue in Portland.
On the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, a Rosary Rally and procession will be hosted by Holy Trinity Church.
A Blessing of Animals prayer service will be held at 10 a.m. at St. Louis Church, 279 Danforth Street in Portland.