All are welcome. The service aims to support those bereaving for a deceased loved one and will include a guest speaker, the lighting of candles, sharing, prayers, and blessings for the souls of the faithful departed.

The Festival of Lessons and Carols will be held at the Church of the Holy Cross, 124 Cottage Road in South Portland, on Monday, December 2, at 6:30 p.m.

Bishop Robert Deeley will celebrate Mass at St. John the Baptist Church on 39 Pleasant Street in Brunswick at 11 a.m. to launch Catholic Schools Week across Maine.

Bishop Deeley will visit the students, staff, and faculty at Holy Cross School in South Portland from 9 a.m. to noon.

All are welcome to create an Advent wreath for your home at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, located on 150 Black Point Road in Scarborough, on Sunday, December 1, at 11:30 a.m.