The Mass will be signed in American Sign Language by Fr. Hughes at 9 a.m. at St. Pius X Church on 492 Ocean Avenue.
 

The Mass will also be live-streamed HERE.

"Hope Beyond Bars:  Reforming the Maine Justice System
Zoom Session
From St. MIchael Parish in Augusta

The presentation will be offered via Zoom from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will cover prison ministry, reforms in the Maine Justice System, and how to become involved in a variety of ways.

The session will feature Representative Charlotte Warren, the co-chair of the Maine Criminal Justice Committee, and Frank O’Hara, chair of the St. Michael Parish Social Justice Commission.

To attend, email Gina Czerwinski, the pastoral life coordinator at St. Michael, at gina.czerwinski@portlanddiocese.org by May 14.

“Rose’s Room” meets via Zoom from the St. Joseph Center in Winslow on the third Wednesday of every month.

The group offers support to the family and friends of loved ones in jail or prison. People of all faiths or no declared faith are welcome.

The next meeting is Wednesday, May 19.  

For the Zoom link to the meetings, call (207) 873-4512 or email CSJsofLyon.Maine@gmail.com.

Bishop Robert Deeley will celebrate the Neophyte Mass on Sunday, May 30, at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. Neophytes and newly received Catholics, along with their families and friends, are invited to attend. A neophyte is a newly initiated person who is going through the final period of Christian initiation, the post-baptismal catechesis called "mystagogy."

The Mass will also be livestreamed HERE. 

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Catholics celebrating milestone wedding anniversaries of one year (married during the pandemic), 25 years, or 50 or more years are invited to participate in the annual Silver & Gold Mass, led by Bishop Robert Deeley, on Saturday, June 19, at 4 p.m. at the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul in Lewiston.
 

The Mass will also be livestreamed HERE.

Marriage establishes a holy covenant among three: one man, one woman, and God. This Mass is a testimony to the goodness of Christian marriage and the blessings it can bring. Bishop Deeley will offer a special blessing to all married couples in attendance and participating via livestream as part of the celebration.
 

For more information, including a flyer and a link to register, CLICK HERE.