Events

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.

A potluck dinner will be held on Thanksgiving Day, noon to 2 p.m., in the hall of St. Joseph Church, 231 Main Street in Ellsworth.

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 post-Thanksgiving community meal will be served in the Holy Savior Parish Hall, 126 Maine Avenue in Rumford, on Friday, November 28, at 4:30 p.m.

The Queen of the Angels Catholic Parishes of Acadia will hold an Advent Retreat on Saturday, November 29, 9 a.m. to noon at Holy Redeemer Church in Bar Harbor.

St. Matthew Church, 19 Dora Lane in Limerick, will host a Holiday Craft Fair on Friday, November 29, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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.

Following the 8 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 30, join Deacon Paul Lissandrello for an Advent reflection followed by Advent wreath making for families.

The Daughters of St. Bernard are sponsoring Advent wreath making on Sunday, November 30, following the 8 a.m. Mass at St. Bernard Church, 150 Broadway in Rockland and the breakfast by the Knights of Columbus.

Stop in at the parish hall following the 8 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 30, to participate in making an Advent wreath.

On the first Sunday of Advent, following the 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Rose of Lima Church, all are invited to gather in the church hall for Advent wreath making.

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 Our Lady of the Angels Penny Sale will be held Sunday, November 30, at Noble Middle School, 46 Cranberry Meadow Road in Berwick.

On November 30, following the 10 a.m. Mass at Holy Family Church, 66 North Avenue in Sanford, Father Bill Labbe will give a talk on patience, which will be followed by eucharistic adoration. It's the perfect way to begin your Advent season in preparation for the birth of our Lord and Savior.

Following the November 30, 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph Church, 133 Middle Street in Farmington, gather in the church hall for Advent wreath making.

Listen to a reading of the beloved Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol in the hall of St. Pius X Church in Portland.