In an effort to offer support and comfort to community members coping with the loss of a loved one, Good Shepherd Parish in Saco conducts a grieving ministry to walk alongside individuals needing guidance through one of life’s most difficult experiences.

Three healing prayer services are scheduled for Maine churches in Lewiston and Brunswick in the coming weeks.

Fr. Michael Sevigny, OFM Cap., will preside at a healing service in Spanish at Holy Family Church, located on 607 Sabattus Street in Lewiston, on Friday, March 31, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and all are welcome to gather.

Three healing prayer services are scheduled for Maine churches in Lewiston and Brunswick in the coming weeks.

Embracing a Passamaquoddy tradition that goes back more than 100 years, parishioners will gather on Good Friday for the blessing of the waters of Sipuhsis Brook, located at Peter Dana Point.