Good Shepherd Parish in Saco will offer "MERCY: Receive Your Heart's Desires,” a retreat for fifth through eighth graders and their parents, on Friday, January 12, 9:30 am. to 2 p.m., at Most Holy Trinity Church, 271 Main Street in Saco.

The Knight of Columbus will host a New Year's Dance on January 5, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the hall of Holy Cross Church Hall, 1080 Lisbon Street in Lewiston.

Enjoy cookies, conversation, and reflect upon the Epiphany on Sunday, January 7, following the 9 a.m. Mass at Notre Dame du Perpetual Secours Church in Waterville. The event will be held in the church hall.

The Daughters of St. Bernard are sponsoring Advent wreath making on Sunday, November 30, following the 8 a.m. Mass at St. Bernard Church, 150 Broadway in Rockland and the breakfast by the Knights of Columbus.

The Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord celebrates the birth of Jesus, Christ and Lord, who is the Savior of the world, in Bethlehem: "The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us."