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.

The Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons can be difficult times of year for those who have lost loved ones. To help people work their way through the challenging moments that may lie ahead, Good Shepherd Parish will offer a presentation entitled “Surviving the Holidays.”

In commemoration of the Feast of All the Faithful Departed, All Souls' Day, Bishop James Ruggieri will celebrate a Mass of Remembrance at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

Father Dominic Savio, HGN, pastor of Christ the Divine Mercy Parish in East Millinocket and St. Benedict Parish in Benedicta, will join with ministers from other Millinocket churches on Thursday, November 2, to bless a headstone in memory of children who died during the Spanish flu pandemic more than a century ago. The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. in the Millinocket cemetery.

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.