An article in today’s Bangor Daily Newspaper, the first in a series of articles that will appear this week. As the lead article, it is inspiring, interesting and encouraging.

Effective June 1, 2015, Bishop Robert P. Deeley is appointing Fr. Louis J. Phillips, current interim superintendent of Maine Catholic Schools, as pastor of St. Anne Parish, Gorham; St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Westbrook; and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Windham.

A collection at all Catholic Churches in Maine will help programs that aid more than 100 million people around the world, including those affected by persecution, war, and natural disasters.

As Bishop Robert P. Deeley visited with students in each classroom at St. Michael Catholic School on Wednesday, March 4, he asked them about their studies, the Lenten season, and how things were going in their lives. For the eighth graders, who are readying to leave St. Michael for high school later this year, the bishop offered a new question.

The Catholic Foundation of Maine is pleased to announce that it will distribute over $890,000 to 97 endowment funds in 2015. Catholic Foundation of Maine endowment funds benefit Catholic Charities Maine, parishes, Maine Catholic schools, vocations, and many benevolent ministries across the state.

AUGUSTA---Bishop Robert P. Deeley asked members of the 127th Maine Legislature to appreciate the "independent streak" of Mainers while recognizing the need to work together during the annual Legislative Breakfast at the Senator Inn on Western Avenue in Augusta on Wednesday morning, March 4

Parish Social Ministry, a Catholic Charities Maine program, is pleased to announce that eleven local parishes will receive Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) Parish Grants totaling $16,500.