PORTLAND, Maine — Bishop Robert P. Deeley of will celebrate midnight Mass and a 10 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland on Christmas Day.
The bishop will also celebrate a Mass for residents and families at Saint Joseph’s Rehabilitation and Residence in Portland on Christmas Eve at 4 p.m., and a Mass for women inmates at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham on Christmas Eve morning. Local clergy, who celebrate Masses throughout the year at the correctional center, will preside at a Mass for the men inmates on Christmas Eve morning.
The diocese has announced Christmas Mass times from throughout the area, including the following in Aroostook County.
Ashland
Parish of the Precious Blood:
St. Mark Church, 13 Allen Farm Road – Christmas Eve at 7 p.m.
Caribou
Parish of the Precious Blood:
Holy Rosary Church, 34 Vaughn Street – Christmas Eve at 4 p.m. and Christmas Day at 9 a.m.
Sacred Heart Church, 1143 Van Buren Road – Christmas Eve at 9 p.m.
Eagle Lake
St. John Vianney Parish
St. Mary Church, 3451 Aroostook Road – Christmas Eve at 4 p.m.
Fort Fairfield
Parish of the Precious Blood:
St. Denis Church, 143 Main Street – Christmas Eve at 4 p.m.
Fort Kent
St. John Vianney Parish
St. Louis Church, 26 East Main Street – Christmas Eve at 4 p.m. and Christmas Day at 9 a.m.
Frenchville
Our Lady of the Valley Parish:
St. Luce Church, 441 U.S. Route One – Christmas Eve at 4 p.m. (Children’s Mass)
Grand Isle
Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Parish:
St. Gerard – Mt. Carmel Church, 263 Main Street – Christmas Eve at 6 p.m.
Hamlin
St. Peter Chanel Parish:
St. Joseph Church, Route 1A – Christmas Eve at 6 p.m.
Houlton
St. Mary of the Visitation Parish:
St. Mary of the Visitation Church, 112 Military Street – Christmas Eve at 4 p.m. (Family Mass preceded by a Children’s Nativity Play at 3:20 p.m.) and 10 p.m.; Christmas Day at 9 a.m.
Island Falls
St. Agnes Parish:
St. Agnes Church, 76 Sewall Street – Christmas Eve at 7 p.m.
Limestone
Parish of the Precious Blood:
St. Louis Church, 100 Main Street – Christmas Eve at 7 p.m.
Madawaska
Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Parish:
St. David Church, 774 Main Street – Christmas Eve at 6 p.m. and Christmas Day at 9 a.m.
St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 337 St. Thomas Street – Christmas Eve at 4 p.m.
Mars Hill
Parish of the Precious Blood:
St. Joseph Church, 17 Main Street – Christmas Eve at 7 p.m.
North Caribou
Parish of the Precious Blood:
Sacred Heart Church, 1143 Van Buren Road – Christmas Eve at 9 p.m.
Presque Isle
Parish of the Precious Blood:
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 331 Main Street – Christmas Eve at 4 p.m. and Christmas Day at 9 a.m.
Saint Agatha
St. Agatha Church, 379 Main Street, St. Agatha – Christmas Day at 9 a.m.
Saint Francis
St. John Vianney Parish:
St. Charles Borromeo Church, 912 Main Street – Christmas Eve at 6:30 p.m.
Sinclair
Our Lady of the Valley Parish:
St. Joseph Church, 413 Shore Road – Christmas Eve at 7 p.m.
Stockholm
Parish of the Precious Blood:
St. Theresa Church, 239 Main Street – Christmas Eve at 4 p.m.
Van Buren
St. Peter Chanel Parish:
St. Bruno – St. Remi Church, 174 Main Street – Christmas Eve at 4 p.m. (Children’s Mass) and Christmas Day at 9:15 a.m.
Wallagrass (Soldier Pond)
St. John Vianney Parish:
St. Joseph Church, 7 Church Street – Christmas Eve at 6:30 p.m.
Washburn
Parish of the Precious Blood:
St. Catherine Church, 13 McManus Street – Christmas Eve at 7 p.m.
A special Christmas section has been created on the diocesan website that features a variety of resources including Christmas Mass times from around the diocese, Christmas season and family activity calendars, faith and prayer resources, messages from Pope Francis, television programming schedules, and much more. To access the section, visit www.portlanddiocese.org/christmas-2018.
