Fort Kent parish to live-stream Holy Hour
A live-streamed Holy Hour, during which St. John Vianney Parish in Fort Kent will be consecrated to the care of the Blessed Mother, will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 17.
A live-streamed Holy Hour, during which St. John Vianney Parish in Fort Kent will be consecrated to the care of the Blessed Mother, will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 17.
Bishop Robert P. Deeley has announced priest assignments and retirements within the Diocese of Portland, all effective Aug. 1, several with ties to Aroostook County.
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 COVID-19 pandemic.
All Maine residents are invited to join in an act of solidarity with one another and all people of good will at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, the hour of sunset, by standing outside their homes with a lit candle, flashlight, or other source of light.
The Diocese of Portland has informed Maine parishes of the protocols that will be in place for the celebration of the liturgies of Holy Week and Easter.
With attention to the guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and upon consideration of the size of the usual congregations, Bishop Robert P. Deeley is temporarily suspending all daily and Sunday Masses and religious services throughout the Diocese of Portland (covering the entire state of Maine), effective immediately.
Members of local Catholic youth ministry groups will join students statewide in presenting the Living Stations of the Cross leading up to Easter Sunday, April 12.
Catechumens and candidates will participate in the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion at Holy Rosary Church in Caribou on Saturday, Feb. 29, the first weekend of Lent. Bishop Robert P. Deeley will celebrate.
“Today, marking as it does the beginning of Lent, reminds us that we spend these days reflecting on how we are living with the God who called us into being and will bring us, we pray, to eternal life.”
The Southern Aroostook Ministerial Association welcomes all to their ecumenical Lenten Luncheons and Holy Week events.