The Fasting Way for Women, a one-day retreat, will be presented by Joyanna Deschaine on Saturday, February 24, at the Christian Life Center in Frenchville.

All Saints Parish will host a Mardi Gras celebration on Saturday, February 10, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the St. John's Community Center in Brunswick.

Young adults age 21-40 are invited to attend Theology on Tap on Thursday, February 8, at 6:30 p.m. at River Junction Brewery, 1491 Main St, Sanford (next to Shain’s of Maine). The guest speaker will be Fr. Bill Labbe, pastor of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish in Sanford and St. Matthew Parish in Limerick.

In celebration of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas Day, candles will be distributed and blessed prior to the 8 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Church in Wells and the 9:15 a.m. Mass at St. Martha Church in Kennebunk. All will then process into Mass with them.

In celebration of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas Day, candles will be distributed and blessed prior to the 8 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Church in Wells and the 9:15 a.m. Mass at St. Martha Church in Kennebunk. All will then process into Mass with them.

A Mass celebrating the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas Day, will be held on February 2 at 8 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 81 Court Street in Belfast.

In celebration of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas Day,  the candles that will be used in the upcoming year at both St. Rose of Lima Church in Jay and St. Joseph Church in Farmington will be blessed at the February 2, 6 p.m. Mass at St. Rose. Parishioners are also encouraged to bring candles from home to be blessed at this Mass.

In celebration of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which is also known as Candlemas Day, parishioners are invited to bring candles to the February 2, 7:30 a.m. Mass at Holy Cross Church, 124 Cottage Road in South Portland, to have them blessed.

A Mass with the Anointing of the Sick will be celebrated on Saturday, February 10, at 10 a.m. at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 150 Black Point Road in Scarborough.

In celebration of Candlemas Day, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, St. Michael Parish will offer the traditional blessing of the candles on Saturday, February 2, during the 4:30 p.m. at St. Mary of the Visitation Church, 41 Western Avenue in Augusta.