Events

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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

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.

St. Anthony of Padua Parish will hold an Advent Mission, “As We Await the Blessed Hope and the Coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ,” November 30-December 2 at 6:30 p.m.

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon invite everyone to join them for Advent Prayer via Zoom on the Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays of Advent from 6 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. This year's theme is "A Season of Comfort and Hope."  

St. Anthony of Padua Parish will hold an Advent Mission, “As We Await the Blessed Hope and the Coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ,” November 30-December 2 at 6:30 p.m.

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon invite everyone to join them for Advent Prayer via Zoom on the Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays of Advent from 6 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. This year's theme is "A Season of Comfort and Hope." The first prayer will be on December 1.