Respect Life Month is celebrated each October, providing opportunities to reflect more deeply on the value of each human life and on efforts to protect life from conception to natural death.
The month of October is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary. On October 7, we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in honor of the Blessed Mother. October was also the month in which Mary appeared for the last time to shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, urging them to "say the rosary every day to obtain peace for the world."
The St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce that Anne Laver from Syracuse, New York, will play a concert on the historic organ at St. John Church in Bangor.
A Men's ACTS Retreat will be held October 15-18 at the Camp Kerith Retreat Center in Lyman. ACTS is an acronym for Adoration, Community, Theology, and Service.
The 18th Harvest Ball is set for Saturday, October 24, at the Holiday Inn By the Bay on 88 Spring Street in Portland. The ball, hosted by Bishop James Ruggieri, will include a social hour, silent auction, dinner, the music and great company.
Join with fellow catechists as we pray, learn, and support one another. This workshop focuses on teaching the Circle of Grace curriculum, a program that teaches children healthy boundaries.
Bishop Ruggieri will celebrate a closing Respect Life Month Mass. A reception will follow the Mass and will include Respect Life Awards for a youth awardee, a young adult awardee, and an adult awardee.