The St. John’s Catholic School Annual Scholarship Memorial Mass will be celebrated Tuesday, November 19, at 8 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Church, 39 Pleasant Street in Brunswick.

What does “one-ing” mean as regards to all of creation? That question will be explored during a guided fall retreat led by Sister Janet Gagnon, CSJ, at the St. Joseph Center, 80 Garland Road in Winslow.

A 40 Days for Life Midpoint Rally will be held at St. John Church, 217 York Street in Bangor, on Tuesday, October 15.  The rally brings together fellow prayer warriors for inspiration in  the shared mission of bringing an end to the heartbreak of abortion. 

A Rosary Rally will be held at noon on the lawn of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress Street in Portland. (In the event of rain, the rally will be held in the chapel.)

A Public Square Rosary will be held on September 14 at noon in the yard of Holy Redeemer Church, 56 Mount Desert Street in Bar Harbor. All are welcome to join in prayer.

In celebration of the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, Our Lady of Hope Parish will hold a Blessing of the Animals prayer service on October 5, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., outside St. Pius X Church, 492 Ocean Avenue in Portland.

Sacred Heart Church of the Parish of the Precious Blood will hold its annual Labor Day Harvest Mass on Monday, September 2, at 5 p.m. in the new Bouchard Farms potato storage facility on Van Buren Road in North Caribou.

Catechetical Sunday, which is celebrated on the third Sunday in September, (September 15, 2024) was established to recognize and celebrate the gift that catechists bring to a parish community. It also provides us an opportunity to reflect on the role that each person plays, by virtue of baptism, in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel.

What are our creeds? Where do they come from? Why do we use them? What is their place in the liturgy? What do their words mean?  

St. John Vianney Parish in Fort Kent invites parishioners to participate in World/National Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 21. People are asked to gather at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of St. Louis Church, 26 East Main Street in Fort Kent, and then spread throughout the community to pick up trash. The parish will provide trash bags and gloves.