Join in making an Advent wreath for your home in the hall of St. John Church, 217 York Street in Bangor on Saturday, December 2, at 2 p.m.

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 All the Faithful Departed, All Souls' Day, Bishop Robert Deeley 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.