Father Robert Vaillancourt, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, will lead a Lenten teaching entitled "Lord, Teach Us to Pray" on the Tuesdays of Lent beginning February 20. Sessions will be held at 8:30 a.m. in the hall of Sacred Heart Church, 8 Sacred Heart Place in auburn, and at 6:30 p.m. in the hall of St. Philip Church, 2365 Turner Road in Auburn.

Father Wilfred Labbe, Deacon Paul Lissandrello, and Deacon John Buchholz will lead Lenten mini-retreats March 4-6 at St. Matthew Church, 19 Dora Lane in Limerick, and March 11-13 at Holy Family Church, 66 North Avenue in Sanford. The retreats at both locations start at 6:30 p.m.

Father Wilfred Labbe, Deacon Paul Lissandrello, and Deacon John Buchholz will lead Lenten mini-retreats March 4-6 at St. Matthew Church, 19 Dora Lane in Limerick, and March 11-13 at Holy Family Church, 66 North Avenue in Sanford. The retreats at both locations start at 6:30 p.m.

In celebration of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which is also known as Candlemas Day, parishioners are invited to bring their candles to the 8 a.m. Mass to have them blessed.

A Public Rosary to raise awareness of the importance of the message of Fatima and devotion to Saints Jacinta and Francisco will be prayed outside Holy Redeemer Church in Bar Harbor on Saturday, February 17, at noon.

The Stations of the Cross began in the days of the early Church when pilgrims would journey to Jerusalem to retrace the final steps taken by Jesus Christ. Later, for the many who could not make the trip to the Holy Land, the practice developed of praying the Stations of the Cross at one's home church or perhaps at a nearby shrine.

The Fasting Way for Women, a one-day retreat, will be presented by Joyanna Deschaine on Saturday, February 24, at the Christian Life Center in Frenchville.