Events

Those who are feeling a sense of loss this holiday season are invited to Surviving the Holidays, an evening that will offer comfort, understadning, and practical support during this time. 

The St. Anne Church Fair will be held Saturday, November 15, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the church hall, located at 299 Main Street in Gorham. The fair will include Gramma’s Attic, a silent auction, raffle baskets, candy, baked goods, and more.

Bishop James Ruggieri will celebrate Mass on World Day of the Poor, Sunday, November 16, at 9 a.m. at St. Peter’s Church, 72 Federal Street in Portland. Very Reverend Seamus Griesbach, Pastor of the Portland and Peninsula & Island Parishes, will concelebrate.
 
Following Mass will be the special dedication of a new Homeless Jesus sculpture in the grotto courtyard. Sculptor Timothy Schmalz will be in attendance. A brunch will follow in the Monsignor DiMingo Hall, during which Bishop Ruggieri, Father Griesbach and Mr. Schmalz will speak.

The Holy Spirit Parish Fair will be held at St. Martha Church, 30 Portland Road in Kennebunk, on November 15, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 16, 9 a.m. to noon.

Homeschool families are invited to make a pilgrimage during this jubilee year to the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston.

The Parish of the Holy Eucharist will host a blessing in celebration of the completion of the Fr. Jim Morrison Memorial Narthex at St. Gregory the Great Church, 29 N. Raymond Road, Gray on Monday, November 17 at 5:30 p.m. His Excellency, Bishop James T. Ruggieri, will offer the blessing with Mass concelebrated by pastor Father Steven G. Cartwright. A dinner will immediately follow

Jesus was best known as a healer, and the ministry of healing remains an important part of the mission of the Church. The need for healing comes in many forms, personal and social. Healing ministry can also come in many forms and is a gift that all of us can give in our own way. At this service, we will celebrate this gift and place before God the needs of our world and church and the individual needs of people. The service is modeled on a similar service which has been held each week since 1939 at Iona Abbey in Scotland. The service will be on November 19 at 6:30 p.m. St. Pius X Church, 492 Ocean Avenue in Portland. The church has a large, well-lit parking lot. This service will also be livestreamed at the parish website  www.ladyofhopemaine.org

On November 20, Bishop James Ruggieri will join the Catholic Homeschool Coop at the Christian Life Center (CLC) for “Putting on the Mind of Christ.”  The presentation will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the CLC, located at 444 U.S. Route One in Frenchville. All area homeschooling families are invited.

For the first time ever, a pope will engage directly with young people at the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC)—and for Pope Leo XIV, this will be his first-ever digital dialogue with young people in the United States. Friday, November 21, 2025, at 10:15 a.m. ET. He’ll join a live, 45-minute dialogue with young people at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, streamed globally by EWTN.