St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Bangor will be serving fish chowder on Lenten Fridays in the church hall of St. John Church, 217 York Street in Bangor, following the 5:30 p.m. Mass.

A penitential service with four priests available for confession will be held on the Wednesday of Holy Week at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 81 Court Street in Belfast.

Married couples are invited to spend some time on their relationship this Lent and attend a retreat on Saturday, March 15, at 1 p.m. at Our Lady of Good Hope Church, 7 Union Street in Camden. Couples will listen to presentations by everyday people regarding barriers, obstacles, and how hurt feelings and downward spirals can be understood and stopped. The retreat will conclude with the 4 p.m. Mass.

A St. Patrick's Day Dinner will be held on March 17 at St. Patrick Church, 380 Academy Hill Road in Newcastle.

Holy Spirit Parish will hold a Lenten Eucharistic Revival Retreat March 3-5 featuring nationally known speaker and author Deacon Matt Halbach.

The St. Anne Knights of Columbus will serve haddock dinners on the Fridays of Lent, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., in the hall of St. Anne Church, 299 Main Street in Gorham.

The St. Hyacinth Daughters of Isabella will offer haddock dinners on the Fridays of Lent in the hall of St. Hyacinth Church, 268 Brown Street in Westbrook.