In celebration of the Feast Day of Saint Francis Assisi, known for his care for all of God's creatures, a Blessing of the Animals prayer service will be held outside St. Christopher Church on Peaks Island on Sunday, November 8, at 3 p.m.

Bishop Robert Deeley will celebrate the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, the birth of Our Savior, with a Christmas morning Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress Street in Portland.

Our Lady of Hope Parish in Portland will hold its Festival of Trees on December 1 and 2 in the hall of St. Pius X Church, 492 Ocean Avenue in Portland.

Our Lady of Hope Parish in Portland will hold its Festival of Trees on December 1 and 2 in the hall of St. Pius X Church, 492 Ocean Avenue in Portland. 

Our Lady of the Snows Parish will hold a Christmas craft fair on Saturday, November 11, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the St. Anne Parish hall, 64 Free Street in Dexter.

A Blessing of Animals prayer service will be held on St. Francis's Feast Day at 11 a.m. at St. Louis Church, 279 Danforth Street in Portland.

The St. Rose Christmas Fair will be held on Saturday, November 22, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the St. Rose Community Center, 2 Church Street in Jay.