Students at St. Michael School in Augusta are engaged in a new hobby in advance of Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 29-Feb. 4): hunting for aluminum can tabs.

The executive order approved by President Trump last Friday has left many refugee families in Maine, as well as their family members still seeking entry into the United States, filled with anxiety and fear about what will happen to them. This time of grave difficulty for some of our brothers and sisters calls us to show our concern and solidarity.

Promising to discharge the office of deacon with humble charity and to conform his way of life always to the example of Christ, Anthony Cipolle was ordained to the transitional diaconate by Bishop Robert Deeley at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland on Sunday, January 8.

Handmade signs of welcome filled each hallway as the smiles of students, teachers, and staff greeted Bishop Robert P. Deeley upon his arrival at St. Michael School on Wednesday, January 11. The visit gave the bishop a chance to learn about life at the Augusta school by spending time with the people who make it so special.

Bishop Robert P. Deeley will visit students and staff at St. Michael School, located on 56 Sewall Street in Augusta, on Wednesday, January 11.