Our Lady of Hope Parish in Portland will celebrate the Feast of Saints Anne and Joachim (July 26) and St. Ignatius Day (July 31) with an outdoor Mass on Saturday, July 26, on the front lawn of St. Pius X Church in Portland. Please bring a folding chair to sit on.
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Bishop James Ruggieri will join in the celebration of the 100th St. Peter's Italian Bazaar with a Mass on August 10 at 4 p.m. at St. Peter Church in Portland.
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 solemnity is a holy day of obligation.
Bishop James Ruggieri will celebrate Mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at 12:15 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress Street in Portland.
Bishop James Ruggieri will celebrate Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress Street in Portland at 4 p.m. Mass is followed by the annual African Festival in Guild Hall.
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, August 23, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The festival will be preceded by a Mass at the Cathedral at 4 p.m.