All Ages

Join Seminarian Joseph Beale for Coffee and the Gospel, this summer following the Tuesday 9:15 a.m. Mass at St. Martha Church in Kennebunk.

All are invited to a series of Basilica Organ Concerts featuring Mark Thallander and friends. Thallander is a teacher, arranger, composer, author, and acclaimed organist. All concerts are 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. The schedule is as follows:

St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish in Sanford will host a special exhibit featuring a life-size replica of the Shroud of Turin, one of the most studied and fascinating artifacts in history.

The St. Christopher Parish Fair will be held on Saturday, July 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Christopher Church, 15 Central Avenue, Peaks Island.

St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish in Sanford will host a special exhibit featuring a life-size replica of the Shroud of Turin, one of the most studied and fascinating artifacts in history.

St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish in Sanford will host a special exhibit featuring a life-size replica of the Shroud of Turin, one of the most studied and fascinating artifacts in history.

All are invited to a series of Basilica Organ Concerts featuring Mark Thallander and friends. Thallander is a teacher, arranger, composer, author, and acclaimed organist. All concerts are 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. The schedule is as follows:

All Saints Parish will hold a summer fair on Saturday, July 18,  at beautiful Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Boothbay Harbor.

All are invited to a series of Basilica Organ Concerts featuring Mark Thallander and friends. Thallander is a teacher, arranger, composer, author, and acclaimed organist. All concerts are 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. The schedule is as follows:

In celebration of the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene, solemn chanted vespers, adoration, and Benediction will be held on July 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul in Lewiston.

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.

All are invited to a series of Basilica Organ Concerts featuring Mark Thallander and friends. Thallander is a teacher, arranger, composer, author, and acclaimed organist. All concerts are 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. The schedule is as follows:

An Evening of Faith and Music with Mark Thallander will be held August 2 at St. Joseph Church in Biddeford.

Stella Maris Parish will hold a two-day yard sale extravaganza fundraiser at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 8 Granite Street in Stonington, on August 7 & 8, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Stella Maris Parish will hold a two-day yard sale extravaganza fundraiser at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 8 Granite Street in Stonington, on August 7 & 8, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

The 101st St. Peter's Italian Bazaar will be held in front of the church on Federal Street in Portland on August 7 and 8, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15), we celebrate the Blessed Mother's assumption into heaven, body and soul, at the end of her earthly life.

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.

St. John Vianney Parish will celebrate a Harvest Mass at St. John Church in St. John Plantation on Thursday, October 15, at 6 p.m.

The OLH/POTHE ACTS Ministry is sponsoring the powerful and inspiring Rosary for Life at Holy Martyrs of North America Church in Falmouth on Saturday, October 24, at noon.

On November 1, we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints.

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception commemorates the day that Mary was conceived without the stain of original sin. The feast occurs on December 8. It is the patronal feast of the United States and of the Diocese of Portland.

On the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, we celebrate the birth of Christ. It is the feast of the Incarnation, the feast of God becoming flesh. The Christmas season is a time to reflect on the gift of salvation that is born with him, including the fact that Christ was born to die for us.