In an effort to help local women and families in need, Parish of the Resurrection of the Lord will hold a personal care items drive at churches in Old Town, Bradley, and Indian Island on Mother’s Day Weekend (May 13-14).
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Sister Judy has been the leader of the Maine sector of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon since 2017, but her time as a Sister began 39 years ago.
The 10th Maine Catholic Women's Conference, held May 6 in Portland, drew 170 women from cities and towns across Maine, as well as Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Bishop Robert Deeley has announced seven priest assignments and two priest retirements, all effective on July 5, 2023.
From raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase ultrasounds for pregnancy centers across Maine to holding collections to support future mothers in need, parishioners at Maine Catholic churches have a long history of offering assistance to new and expecting moms.
The seminars provide information about planning a Catholic funeral, details on Catholic cemeteries in Maine, Church teaching on cremation, and the many benefits of pre-planning.
A presentation that aims to help people become effective agents of compassion and to speak mercy, empathy, and love to post-abortive men and women is set for Lewiston on Saturday, May 13.
Over 200 Gather at Turkey Pot Pie Fundraiser in East Millinocket to Raise Money for Capital Campaign
Launched in October, the capital campaign has already raised over $105,000 to fund several necessary building improvements at the parish.
A celebratory brunch is held in Wells to recognize and thank the Good Shepherd Sisters of Quebec for more than a century of service to the people of Maine.
Father Kevin Upham led a Blessing of the Tools and Equipment prayer service at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Anyone who uses tools, equipment, and other implements or utensils in their work were encouraged to bring a tool of their trade to the service for blessing.
Bishop Deeley invites teenagers and adults from around Maine who already have been baptized in the Catholic Church to receive the sacrament of confirmation at either of two different Masses.
In celebration of 100 years of life and ministry on Peaks Island, the St. Christopher centennial is being marked and commemorated in a number of ways with joyful reverence and an eye to the future.
For centuries, the month of May has been dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God. During this month, Christians offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially loving homage of prayer and veneration. We turn to Mary in prayer because she helps us to say “yes” to God in our daily lives.
The congress is part of the National Eucharistic Revival, a movement to restore understanding and devotion to the great mystery of faith and the source and summit of that faith: the Eucharist.
Participants grew deeper in their knowledge of the Eucharist while building community, making new friends, and sharing about their own faith journeys.
The doors opened at the St. Bridget Center in 2018 and has since been a home for charitable initiatives like “Sew for a Cause,” weekly community cribbage on Thursday nights, and wedding receptions, graduation parties, and other special events to offset maintenance costs.
St. Joseph is the patron of many things, including carpenters, craftsmen, engineers, and workers in general.
The motto of “Making Music, Praying Twice” at Holy Martyrs Church in Falmouth serves as an invitation for parents, grandparents, and children who seek the experience of integrating music, prayer, and Catholic culture into daily family life.
Prayers will be offered on Sunday that young men and women hear and respond generously to the Lord’s call to the priesthood, diaconate, religious life, societies of apostolic life or secular institutes.
Parishioners at St. John Paul II Parish (St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, Scarborough; Holy Cross Church, South Portland; St. Bartholomew Church, Cape Elizabeth) set out to help neighbors in need during Lent and help them they did.
The center, located on 10 Evans Road, has offered spiritual nurturance to guests from across the country and world through programs, days of recollection, preached and directed retreats, and other interdenominational groups. Multiple factors led to the difficult and heartbreaking decision.
Anyone who uses tools, equipment, and other implements or utensils in their work are encouraged to gather for this grace-filled benediction.
Recognizing the power of art to inspire change and the creative energy of youth, Catholic Charities Maine’s Parish Social Ministry program is sponsoring an art activity for teens entitled “Poster Power.”
The assignments take effect immediately.
he seminars provide information about planning a Catholic funeral, details on Catholic cemeteries in Maine, Church teaching on cremation, and the many benefits of pre-planning.
The Masses will each be followed by the offering of the sacrament of the anointing of the sick and will include prayers to God for physical, spiritual, or emotional healing for all in need.
Bishop Robert Deeley Celebrates Easter Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland
Bishop Robert Deeley celebrated Easter Vigil Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.
The Living Stations of the Cross, following the path Jesus took to Calvary, was presented in three languages at Sacred Heart Church in Portland
The liturgy took place in three parts: Liturgy of the Word, Solemn Adoration of the Cross, and the distribution of Holy Communion.
“Tonight, we begin a celebration which culminates with the Vigil of Easter. This is a unity. It is a continuous celebration of light, darkness, happiness, suffering, and ends with joy, and mission.”
The bishop celebrated the Mass in Houlton on Wednesday night gathered with priests, deacons, and parishioners from northern and eastern Maine parishes.
With every pew of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland filled by a capacity assembly, Bishop Robert Deeley joyfully welcomed priests and deacons, religious, and faithful from around Maine to the annual Chrism Mass, one of the most significant and solemn liturgies of the Catholic Church, held on the Tuesday of Holy Week.
The Mass of the Oils includes the distribution of the blessed and consecrated oils to parishes located in northern and eastern Maine.
Men, women, and children of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish reenacted Christ’s journey to the cross, from his condemnation at the hands of Pontius Pilate to his crucifixion, death, and resurrection.
The Mass will be celebrated in English, Azande, and Arabic, and will feature traditional music and dancing. More than 200 people, most of them members of the Sudanese community, gather in the Cathedral for the Easter Sunday Mass each year.
Bishop Deeley officially began Holy Week by blessing palms at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
The students happily welcomed the bishop for Mass, dinner, and social time on March 26.
Rachel’s Vineyard retreats aim to offer solace, peace, and inner healing to any individual connected to an abortion, regardless of the role they played.
Participants will find friendly, caring people who will walk alongside them offering support, comfort, and guidance as they struggle through one of life’s most difficult experiences.
Bishop Robert Deeley ordained Daniel Mahoney to the permanent diaconate during a Mass celebrated at St. Martha Church in Kennebunk.
A presentation that aims to help people become effective agents of compassion and to speak mercy, empathy, and love to post-abortive men and women is set for March 22.
Thanks to the generosity of parishioners, over 1,250 winter hats, scarves, mitten pairs, and other clothing items were donated during Corpus Christi Parish’s “Clotheslines of Comfort” initiative.
Regular Masses in Spanish are set for eight Maine communities during Lent, and the Diocese of Portland’s Office of Hispanic Ministry has also announced special Lenten observances, including Stations of the Cross services, adoration, and a healing service.
The event will raise money for the Parish of the Precious Blood's ministry to the homeless.
St. Peter the Fisherman records indicate the last time the Knights of Columbus were active in the Machias area was over 60 years ago.
The workshop with Steve Angrisano will be hosted by St. Michael Parish in the St. Augustine Church and hall on 75 Northern Avenue from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Faith formation children at St. Francis Xavier Church worked together to make life a little easier for Maine foster children.
Bishop Robert Deeley presided over the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion at three churches during the first weekend of Lent.
