On the eve of the priestly ordinations of Deacon Ezekiel Banla and Deacon Evans Yongyee, a Holy Hour & Solemn Vespers to pray for those to be ordained will be held on Friday, May 22, at 6 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.
All Ages
Join Bishop Ruggieri in prayer during Holy Hour and Solemn Vespers at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Deacons Ezekiel Yisi and Evans Yongyee will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. All are welcome to attend.
Join the Parish of the Holy Eucharist for the Extended Vigil of Pentecost on Saturday, May 23, at Holy Martyrs of North America Church in Falmouth.
Pentecost, celebrated 50 days after Easter Sunday, commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ’s disciples and marks the end of the season of Easter.
The Parish of the Holy Eucharist will hold a Memorial Day Mass at 9 a.m. at Holy Cross Cemetery, 75 Smith Street in Yarmouth.
A Memorial Day Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. at the Millinocket Cemetery.
All are invited to join the Knights of Columbus on May 27 for a Silver Rose Prayer Service in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Good Shepherd Parish invites you to its May Famiy Festival, a free family event that will be held May 31 at St. Philip Church in Lyman.
Join St. Matthew Parish for a Paint & Pray night that will be held June 1 in the hall of St. Matthew Church in Limerick.
All Saints Young Adult Ministry presents "Jesus, I Trust in You!" Adoration Night on June 5 at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Brunswick.
Our Lady of Hope Parish will hold its annual plant sale fundraiser at St. Pius X Church in Portland on Saturday, June 6.
On June 7, the Parish of the Holy Savior will hold a graduation Mass at 9:30 a.m. at St. Athanasius & St. John Church, 126 Maine Avenue in Rumford. All high school seniors and their families, regardless of faith tradition, are invited to attend to receive a special blessing.
In celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, there will be a eucharistic procession from Holy Family Church, 145 Pritham Avenue, to the Greenville Town Gazebo. The procession will begin following the 9 a.m. Mass.
St. Mary of the Visitation Parish will celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi with a procession through downtown Houlton on Sunday, June 7, at 10:15 a.m., following Sunday morning Mass.
Following the 10 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress Street in Portland, there will be a Feast of Corpus Christi eucharistic procession with the Blessed Sacrament through the streets of Portland to bear public witness to our faith in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
In celebration of the Feast of Corpus Christi, a eucharistic procession will be held on Sunday, June 7, following the 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Fryeburg.
In celebration of the Feast of Corpus Christi, everyone is invited to participate in a eucharistic procession through the streets of Lewiston.
St. John Vianney Parish will celebrate a Mass in honor of Msgr. Jean-Paul Labrie, VF, who is retiring from active ministry as of July 1, 2026. Msgr. Labrie currently serves as pastor of the parish.
The Portland Peninsula & Island Parishes will hold the annual Blessing of the Fleet at the Maine State Pier on Sunday, June 28, at 2 p.m.
St. Matthew Parish in Limerick will hold its 41st annual Funshine Fair on Saturday, July 25 , 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Sunday, July 26, 8 a.m. to noon. In addition, a clothing booth and flea market will be open daily July 20-26.
The annual African Festival, a celebration of the beauty of African culture and community, will be held at the Guild Hall of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, located on 307 Congress Street in Portland, on Saturday, July 25.
St. Matthew Parish in Limerick will hold its 41st annual Funshine Fair on Saturday, July 25, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Sunday, July 26, 8 a.m. to noon. In addition, a clothing booth and flea market will be open daily July 20-26.
The annual Latino Food Festival will be held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception’s Guild Hall in Portland on Saturday, September 12, beginning at 11 a.m. until the food runs out.








