A St. Joseph’s Icon Pilgrim prayer service will be held September 18, 2023, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.. at Immaculate Conception Church, 31 Calais Avenue in Calais.

In celebration of the Fesat Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the Parish of the Holy Savior will hold a Blessing of the Animals prayer service in the main parking lot of St. Athanasius & St. John Church, 126 Maine Avenue in Rumford, from 2 to 2:30 p.m. All are invited to bring their leashed/contained pet for a special blessing.

In celebration of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the parish guild of St. Peter the Fisherman Parish will hold Mary's Birthday Brunch on September 10 at Holy Name Parish Hall, 44 Broadway Street in Machias. The brunch will begin at 9:30 a.m., following the 8:30 a.m. Mass. Parishioners are encouraged to bring brunch items to share at the potluck event.

Christ the Divine Mercy Parish will celebrate the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary with a novena and special Mass. A novena and Rosary will be prayed at Mother Mary's Shrine at 58 Cedar Street at 5:30 p.m. nightly beginning August 30. On September 3, the gathering will be at 6:30 p.m. Then, On the Nativity itself, Friday, September 8, there will be a Mass at 6 p.m. followed by a procession and then a celebration with birthday cake.

The event in the parish hall will include a luncheon, sales tables, delicious homemade jams, jellies, baked goods, and more.