Events

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 family-oriented All Souls Day prayer service will be held at St. Hyacinth's Cemetery, 296 Stroudwater Street in Westbrook, on Saturday, November 22, at 1 p.m.

Join St. Matthew parishioners for a delicious Harvest Dinner, featuring turkey with all the fixings, on Saturday, November 22, at 4 p.m.

The St. Luce Repair Committee presents the 2nd annual Festival of Wreaths on Saturday, November 22, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, November 23, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Frenchville Community Center, 343A U.S. Route One in Frenchville.

The St. Luce Repair Committee presents the 2nd annual Festival of Wreaths on Saturday, November 22, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, November 23, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Frenchville Community Center, 343A U.S. Route One in Frenchville.

Make and Advent wreath, learn about the meaning of Advent, and discover how to have the best Advent ever during a gathering at Immaculate Conception Church in Calais on November 23, following the 8:30 a.m. Mass

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.

On November 23, young women (ages 13 and up) are invited to a special day at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul with two of the Children of Mary Sisters visiting from their Motherhouse in Ohio.

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.