PORTLAND---Bishop Robert P. Deeley will spend time with the students, teachers, and staff at All Saints Catholic School in Bangor on Monday, October 29, starting at 9 a.m. The bishop will spend the morning visiting students in their classrooms.
In recent weeks, the bishop celebrated the opening Mass at Saint Dominic Academy in Auburn on September 6 and celebrated a special Mass at the Catholic Educators’ Workshop on October 5, also in Auburn.
In the coming months, Bishop Deeley is scheduled to visit eleven Catholic schools in Maine, as well as Saint Joseph’s College of Maine and the University of Maine at Orono.
Here is the updated schedule (subject to change):
Monday, October 29, 2018 All Saints Catholic School, Bangor
Both campuses (166 State Street and 768 Ohio Street)
9 a.m.
Sunday, November 4, 2018 Holy Cross School, South Portland
Mass and Reception to Start Catholic Schools Week
9:30 a.m. (Mass at Nearby Holy Cross Church on 124 Cottage Road)
Monday, November 5, 2018 St. James School, Biddeford
25 Graham Street
9 a.m.
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Saint Dominic Academy---Auburn Campus
121 Gracelawn Road
9 a.m.
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Saint Dominic Academy, Auburn
121 Gracelawn Avenue
11 a.m. (Grandparents’ Day Mass)
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 St. John’s Catholic School, Brunswick
37 Pleasant Street
9 a.m.
Friday, November 30, 2018 St. Thomas School, Sanford
69 North Avenue
9 a.m.
Friday, December 7, 2018 Saint Dominic Academy’s Lewiston Campus
17 Baird Avenue
9 a.m.
Monday, December 10, 2018 St. Michael School, Augusta
56 Sewall Street
9 a.m.
Friday, December 14, 2018 Holy Cross School, South Portland
236 Broadway
9 a.m.
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 Cheverus High School, Portland
267 Ocean Avenue
9 a.m. (Celebration of Advent Mass)
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 St. Brigid School, Portland
695 Stevens Avenue
9 a.m.
Friday, February 1, 2019 Mount Merici Academy, Waterville
18 Mount Merici Avenue
9:30 a.m.
The bishop will also visit St. John Regional Catholic School in Winslow at a still to be determined date.
In addition, Bishop Deeley will celebrate Mass for the students and faculty at the University of Maine in Orono on both Sunday, October 28, 2018, and Sunday, February 24, 2019. The Masses will take place at the Newman Center, located on 83 College Avenue, at 6:15 p.m.
In the spring, the bishop will participate in the commencement exercises at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine (May 11, 2019), Saint Dominic Academy (May 30, 2019), and Cheverus High School (June 3, 2019).
“Catholic education forms our young students as people of spirit and mind, of faith and knowledge,” said Bishop Deeley. “It gives them an intellectual preparation for life, and a spiritual grounding for dealing with life. It also gives them a moral compass by which to guide their lives. These are beautiful places, moving our students ahead to live full lives in our world.”
For more information, contact Dave Guthro, Communications Director for the Diocese of Portland, at (207) 321-7810 or
[email protected].