An open call for help to parents and families of St. Michael School in Augusta produced financial assistance at a difficult time and became the latest proof of how special this school’s community truly is.
“We might well have preferred that the Chrism Mass be held in its proper time of the year. But the truth of the matter is that Jesus is with us today. In Jesus, we see our hope.” ---Bishop Deeley
The Office of Maine Catholic Schools is pleased to announce that schools will be open for in-school learning for the 2020-21 school year. Barring unforeseen developments, classes will be held five days a week with a full day schedule. Both before and after care at the schools will also reopen.
The Maine Catholic Youth Convention, traditionally a weekend gathering of Maine teens from Aroostook County to York County, will move online for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it still promises to be a great event celebrating the faith and gifts that young people bring to the life of the Church.
Three Beliefs (www.portlanddiocese.org/threebeliefs) is a guide for Maine Catholics that offers valuable assistance and information regarding end-of-life issues.
Each year, the parents’ association at St. Michael School in Augusta organize and host a catered dinner, live auction, and silent auction that raise money for the growth and enhancement of the educational ministry at the school as well as serve as an evening of togetherness for the adults in the school community. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year, the event looks very different.
WATERTOWN, Mass.---Bishop Robert Reed will celebrate a memorial Mass at the CatholicTV Network’s Chapel of the Holy Cross in Watertown, Massachusetts, for those who have died of COVID-19.
From celebrating live-streamed Masses to empty pews to standing six feet away from friends and neighbors at the grocery store, encountering surreal situations on a daily basis has become the new normal. The sights of this pandemic’s effect are everywhere around us, including on Memorial Day.
For five years, the St. Michael School and Travis Mills Foundation Walk-A-Thon has steadily grown into a heart-warming fundraiser that annually displays the importance placed on service and kindness at the Augusta school. Students walk laps around the block of the school, located on Sewall Street, raising money for the foundation and the school through pre-obtained pledges.
On what would have been Commitment Weekend for the Catholic Appeal in Maine parishes, Bishop Robert Deeley celebrated his weekly, Sunday live-streamed Mass from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland on May 17.
As Catholics across Maine tuned into live-streamed Masses this weekend, it marked eight weeks since the doors of Maine churches had been closed due to restrictions and safety guidelines stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a time of social distancing, young adult Catholics from around Maine are invited to come together virtually on Saturday, May 2, at 2:30 p.m. to pray the rosary and meditate on the Joyful Mysteries. If the gathering is popular enough, it will be a reoccurring event during the month of May and beyond.
Archbishop Jose Gomez, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Archbishop of Los Angeles, has invited all U.S. bishops to join him in renewing the consecration of the U.S. to the Blessed Virgin Mary in response to the pandemic.
Maine Catholics are invited to join Fr. Daniel Greenleaf, pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston, Holy Trinity Parish in Lisbon Falls, and Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in Sabattus, as he leads a weekly, online study of the Acts of the Apostles.
Priests, religious, and lay chaplains dedicated to shining the light of Christ to people who may be facing some of the most difficult times in their lives. There is no predicting what each day and shift will bring. They are courageous, guided and protected by the faith that drives them.
Despite some obstacles to overcome, eighth graders at St. Michael School in Augusta carried on a Good Friday tradition, presenting the Living Stations of the Cross to fellow students.
Easter is a beautiful feast that recalls for us the truth that is the heart of our faith: Jesus Christ is risen from the dead and we, sharing in that resurrection, have been saved and given the gift of hope.