Events

"Roar!," a Totally Catholic Vacation Bible School will be offered at St. Matthew Church, 19 Dora Lane in Limerick, June 17-19, 5 p.m.  to 7 p.m. The cost is $18 per child, which includes a T-shirt, crafts, snacks or a light meal, and Bible memory/buddy cards.

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (June 11, 2023), also known as the Feast of Corpus Christi, is a celebration of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

A Mass and eucharistic procession will be held at Sacred Heart Church, 326 Main Street in Yarmouth at 10 a.m. The 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Masses are being combined into one beautiful, and elevated Holy Mass followed by the procession and a benediction. Additionally, eucharistic adoration will be held at Sacred Heart Church following the 4:00 pm Anticipatory Mass on June 21 through 9 a.m. on Sunday and at Holy Martyrs Church, 266 Foreside Road in Falmouth on Sunday, June 22 from 11:30 am. to 5:15 p.m.

St. Michael Parish will hold a Solemnity of Corpus Christi procession and celebration on June 22 at St. Augustine Church, 75 Northern Avenue in Augusta.

Following the 10 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress Street in Portland, there will be a Feast of Corpus Christi eucharistic procession with the Blessed Sacrament through the streets of Portland to bear public witness to our faith in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

In celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, there will be a eucharistic procession from Holy Family Church, 145 Pritham Avenue, to the Greenville Town Gazebo.

In celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, St. Paul the Apostle Parish will hold a eucharistic procession that will begin at St. Matthew Church in Hampden following the 10:30 a.m. Mass.

In celebration of the Feast of Corpus Christi on June 22, everyone is invited to participate in a eucharistic procession through the streets of Lewiston.

Vacation Bible School, with the theme "True North Totally Catholic," will be held June 23-27 from 8:30 a.m.- 12 p.m.

A Vacation Bible School, "True North, Trusting Jesus in a Wild World," will be held at Our Lady of Ransom Church, 117 Elm Street in Mechanic Falls, June 23 -27, 9 a.m. to noon. Kids will be guided on the ultimate Alaskan adventure, which will point them toward Jesus.

Children will travel to 16th century Mexico to experience the story of St. Juan Diego an Our Lady of Guadalupe during a Vacation Bible School. The VBS will be held 9 a.m. to noon.

A Vacation Bible School, "True North, Trusting Jesus in a Wild World," will be held at St. Joseph Church, 225 South High Street in Bridgton, June 23 -27, 9 a.m. to noon. Kids will be guided on the ultimate Alaskan adventure, which will point them toward Jesus.

"Roar!," a Totally Catholic Vacation Bible School will be offered by St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish at St. Thomas School, 69 North Avenue in Sanford.

The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus takes place 19 days after Pentecost Sunday and on the Friday after the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi Sunday).

The Parish of the Resurrection of the Lord plans a daylong celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday, June 27, at Holy Family Church in Old Town.

Bishop Ruggieri will celebrate Mass for the 100th Anniversary of the Sodality of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Mass at 5:30 at St. Peter Church, 72 Federal Street in Portland.

The Portland Peninsula & Island Parishes will hold the annual Blessing of the Fleet at the Maine State Pier on Sunday, June 29.