Events

April 2, 2023
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Palm Sunday, which will be celebrated on April 2, 2023, marks the beginning of Holy Week and the celebration of our Lord’s Paschal Mystery. The day gets its name from the palm branches placed at Jesus’ feet as he made his triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. During Palm Sunday Masses, parishioners receive palm fronds to take home and keep until the following Lent. The palms are then burned, with the ashes used on Ash Wednesday.

April 2, 2023
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Palm weaving with Fr. Reggie Brissette will teach how to weave the cross, braid, cone and crown of thorns.

April 2, 2023
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Men, women, and children of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish will reenact Christ’s journey to the cross, from his condemnation at the hands of Pontius Pilate to his crucifixion, death, and resurrection.

April 2, 2023
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The Living Stations of the Cross will be presented by youth ministry members on Palm Sunday, April 2, at 7 p.m. at St. Athanasius & St. John Church, 126 Maine Avenue in Rumford.

April 3, 2023
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A Tenebrae Service will be held on April 3, the Monday of Holy Week, at 7 p.m. at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul, 122 Ash Street in Lewiston. 

April 3, 2023
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A Tenebrae Service will be held on April 3, the Monday of Holy Week, at 7 p.m. at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 41 Western Avenue in Augusta.

April 4, 2023
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Bishop Robert Deeley will celebrate the annual Chrism Mass on Tuesday, April 4, at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland

April 5, 2023
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Celebrated by Bishop Deeley, the Mass of the Holy Oils is for the clergy and parishioners in northern and eastern Maine.

April 6, 2023
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Holy Thursday marks the beginning of the sacred Easter Triduum, which culminates with the celebration of Easter. On this day, we remember the Last Supper, during which "Jesus, loving those who were his own in the world even to the end, offered his Body and Blood to the Father under the appearance of bread and wine, gave them to the apostles to eat and drink, then enjoined the apostles and their successors in the priesthood to offer them in turn."

April 7, 2023
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Join Bishop Robert Deeley on Good Friday for the Office of Readings and Morning Prayer at 7:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. It is a prayer and beautiful way to begin with solemn day.

April 7, 2023
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Embracing a Passamaquoddy tradition that goes back more than 100 years, parishioners will gather on Good Friday for the blessing of the waters of Sipuhsis Brook, located at Peter Dana Point.

April 7, 2023
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On Good Friday, we recall Christ’s Passion and death. It is the only day of the Church calendar on which Mass is not celebrated. Instead, we gather quietly to pray, both for ourselves and those around us; to listen to Scripture; and to venerate the cross. Good Friday is a time to reflect on our own sinfulness and need for repentance, and it is a day in which, amid the sorrow, we show our appreciation for Christ’s loving sacrifice. Good Friday is a day of both fast and abstinence.

April 8, 2023
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Join Bishop Robert Deeley on Holy Saturday for the Office of Readings and Morning Prayer at 7:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. It is a prayer and beautiful way to begin with solemn day as we wait in anticipation for the resurrection of Our Lord.

April 8, 2023
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St. Bartholomew Church, 8 Two Lights Road in Cape Elizabeth, will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt for children on Saturday, April 8, at 10 a.m. The day will feature food and fun events, including a hunt for 1000+ eggs filled with candy. The parish is requesting a $10 donation per family participating.

April 8, 2023
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One of the most beloved traditions for Polish Catholics, dating back to the early history of Poland, will be renewed with the blessing of Easter baskets at St. Louis Church on 279 Danforth Street in Portland on Holy Saturday, April 8, at noon.