Events

St. Michael Parish will hold a healing service and anointing of the sick at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Augusta on Sunday, February 23, at 2 p.m.

A Mass of Comfort for those who have experienced a loss, whether of a loved one, a job, health, or a pet, etc., will be held at the Christian Life Center in Frenchville on February 26 at  6 p.m.  All are welcome.

Rev. Antony Alexander Maria Doss, HGN, will be the guest presenter for Theology in the County on February 27 in the Knights of Columbus Hall in Presque Isle.

The Diocese of Portland will hold its second Maine Catholic Education Summit, hosted by Bishop James Ruggieri & Maine Catholic Schools Superintendent Shelly Wheeler, on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 6 p.m. at St. John Church Hall, 217 York Street in Bangor. Food will be served starting at 5:15 p.m.

Enjoy the jazz music of "Twisted Swing" and lunch during this community event, which will be held in the St. John Center, 17 South Garand Street in Winslow.

All Saints Parish will host a Mardi Gras celebration on Sunday, March 2, noon to 3 p.m., at the St. John's Community Center in Brunswick.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period of spiritual renewal which helps us prepare for the celebration of the paschal mystery of Christ, his Passion, death and resurrection.

Bishop James Ruggieri will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

Beginning Friday, March 7, and continuing on the Fridays of Lent, the Christian Life Center in Frenchville will offer a teaching on "The Seven Last Words of Christ."

Stations of the Cross, a Lenten devotion that follows the 14 steps that Jesus took to Calvary, beginning with the Garden of Gethsemane and concluding when he is laid in the tomb, will be prayed in many parishes across the diocese on the Fridays of Lent.

Haddock suppers will be served on the Fridays of Lent from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the hall of Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco.

Knights of Columbus Council 334 will hold fish fry dinners on the Fridays of Lent, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., in the hall of St. Augustine Church, 75 Northern Avenue in Augusta.

The Way of the Cross will be prayed every Friday during Lent at 5:30 p.m. at St Bruno-St Remi Church, 174 Main Street in Van Buren.

Families of all ages are welcome to attend Lenten Prayer & Pretzels, a Faith & Family Gathering in the Sacred Heart Church Hall, 5 Summer Street in Hallowell.

The Ignatian Spirituality Partnership of Maine (IgnatianMe) and Our Lady of Hope Parish invite you to a Lenten retreat, "The Cross, The Tomb, and The Resurrection: A Journey to Easter in the Ordinary."

Reflect on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary on the Sunday afternoons of Lent beginning March 9 at St. Philip Church in Auburn.

Bishop James Ruggieri will celebrate the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion at three churches across Maine during the first weekend of Lent.

Stations of the Cross, a Lenten devotion that follows the 14 steps that Jesus took to Calvary, beginning with the Garden of Gethsemane and concluding when he is laid in the tomb, will be prayed in many parishes across the diocese on the Fridays of Lent.