Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period of spiritual renewal which helps us prepare for the celebration of the paschal mystery of Christ, his Passion, death and resurrection.

Stations of the Cross, a Lenten devotion that follows the 14 steps that Jesus took to Calvary, beginning with the Garden of Gethsemane and concluding when he is laid in the tomb, will be prayed in many parishes across the diocese on the Fridays of Lent. 

An adult book study, based on the book This is My Body, A Call to Eucharistic Revival, will be held on the Wednesdays of Lent at 6 p.m. in the hall of Sacred Heart Church, 5 Summer Street in Hallowell.

An adult book study, based on the book This is My Body, A Call to Eucharistic Revival, will be held on the Wednesdays of Lent at 6 p.m. in the hall of Sacred Heart Church, 5 Summer Street in Hallowell.

Knights of Columbus Council 334 will hold fish fry dinners on the Fridays of Lent, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., in the hall of St. Augustine Church, 75 Northern Avenue in Augusta.

Knights of Columbus Council 334 will hold fish fry dinners on the Fridays of Lent, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., in the hall of St. Augustine Church, 75 Northern Avenue in Augusta.

Knights of Columbus Council 334 will hold fish fry dinners on the Fridays of Lent, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., in the hall of St. Augustine Church, 75 Northern Avenue in Augusta.

Knights of Columbus Council 334 will hold fish fry dinners on the Fridays of Lent, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., in the hall of St. Augustine Church, 75 Northern Avenue in Augusta.

Knights of Columbus Council 334 will hold fish fry dinners on the Fridays of Lent, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., in the hall of St. Augustine Church, 75 Northern Avenue in Augusta.

The Eucharist in the Scriptures, a series of Lenten teachings, will be held at St. Philip Church, 2365 Turner Road in Auburn, on the Sundays of Lent at 2 p.m.