Beginning January 22, Father Daniel Greenleaf, pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston, will offer regular podcasts and video lectures on “Knowing the Faith, Sharing the Faith: Teaching the Reason not the Rule.”

Beginning January 22, Father Daniel Greenleaf, pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston, will offer regular podcasts and video lectures on “Knowing the Faith, Sharing the Faith: Teaching the Reason not the Rule.”

The Christian Life Center will hold a marriage prep retreat weekend beginning Friday, March 8 to Sunday March 10, 2024.  Presentations will be given by married couples and clergy.  The retreat will include group discussions, prayer, quiet time, an opportunity for reconciliation and Mass.

Knights of Columbus Council 2638 and Daughters of Isabella Circle 546 are sponsoring a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to raise money for repairs to St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Madawaska and Holy Rosary Church in Caribou.

A Public Prayer Rally for the protection of the unborn will be held on Friday, January 12, at the Farmers' Market on Main Street in Madawaska.

Bishop Deeley will celebrate Mass for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord.

Beginning Friday, February 16, and continuing on the Fridays of Lent, the Christian Life Center in Frenchville will offer a series called “Fasting with Jesus: Meditations on the Imitation of Christ.”

Married couples are invited to a Valentine’s Day Dinner on Friday, February 9, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Christian Life Center, 444 U.S. Route One in Frenchville. The cost is $50 per couple.

St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Westbrook will hold its 5th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on January 15, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., in the hall of St. Hyacinth Church, 268 Brown Street in Westbrook.

Seminarian Matthew Valles will be ordained to the transitional diaconate by Bishop Robert Deeley on Sunday, January 7, during the 10 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress Street in Portland. All are invited to attend.