Three religious emblems were presented by the Portland Diocese's Catholic Committee on Scouting during the Sunday Mass, November 26, at St. Augustine Church including the St. George Award which was awarded to Father Nathan March who is an Eagle Scout as well as being Pastor of St. Michael Parish.

The experience of poverty takes many forms. It affects many of us. We might encounter it when we feel impoverished because of loneliness due to separation from family, friends, or our faith. Or, it may have been an experience of material poverty, when we have struggled to make ends meet and pay our bills.

An independent audit of safe environment procedures has found the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, which includes 48 parishes and 144 churches in Maine, in compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.

National Vocation Awareness Week (November 5–11) reminds us that we all have a role in encouraging vocations in the Church. While it is God who plants the seed of a vocation, he seeks our cooperation in nurturing and nourishing those seeds.