Holy Family Parish will hold the Blessing of the Animals on Friday, October 4, at 3 p.m. in the parking lot of Holy Family Church, 145 Pritham Avenue in Greenville. The Blessing of the Animals is traditionally held around the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, which is October 4.

In celebration of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception will host the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 6.

In celebration of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the Blessing of the Animals will be held on the lawn of St. Louis Church in Portland on Saturday, October 5.

The Diocese of Portland’s Office of the Tribunal will hold a presentation on annulments at St. Catherine of Sienna Church on Tuesday, May 6, at 6 p.m. There will be a “question and answer” period, as well as an opportunity to speak privately to a canonist at the gatherings.

The annual African Festival, a celebration of the beauty of African culture and community, will be held at the Guild Hall of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, located on 307 Congress Street in Portland, on Saturday, August 23, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The festival will be preceded by a Mass at the Cathedral at 4 p.m.

St. Mary of the Visitation Parish will hold a Blessing of the Animals prayer service, sponsored by the Heart of St. Francis Secular Franciscan Fraternity, on Saturday, October 4, at 1 p.m. in the parking lot of St. Mary of the Visitation Church in Houlton.