The St. Bernard Soup Kitchen now has two new Mitsubishi heat pumps thanks to the help of generous parishioner donors Lou and Cathy Castellani (and the Efficiency Maine discount). Stop in the soup kitchen and check them out!

Two people are needed for each hour for 24-Hour Eucharistic Adoration, December 2/3 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Belfast. Exposition will begin after the Friday, Dec. 2nd 8am Mass and continue up until the 8am First Saturday Mass, Dec. 3rd. Thank you for signing up early!

There will be Mass on Wednesday evening, Nov. 23 at 6:30pm at St. Francis in Belfast, and on Thursday, Nov. 24 morning at 8:00am at St. Bernard in Rockland. It is good to give thanks to the Lord, always!

The Women’s Club at Our Lady of Good Hope is having a Christmas Cookie Sale after the Masses on December 3rd and 4th.  Donations of any kind of cookie will be greatly appreciated. See more details...

St. Francis is again selling beautiful, freshly decorated Christmas wreaths, with proceeds going to help needy families. Wreaths are $22 and can be ordered by sign-up sheets in back of church or by contacting Mary Ruoff, see bulletin for contact details.

Come, make your own Advent wreath following the 8:30am Mass on Sunday, November 27th in the Parish Hall at St. Francis in Belfast. A donation of $10 is requested for the materials. Please RSVP so we have enough supplies, contact Jennifer Parker after Mass or call the parish office at 236-4785.

For those wanting to volunteer with or find additional food sources locally, see this detailed list of food panties and soup kitchens in our area.

"Mass this morning at the Latin Rite Chapel on Calvary where Jesus was nailed to the cross just a couple of feet next to where He was crucified."

Eight children of our parish received First Eucharist and Confirmation from Bishop Robert P. Deeley on Sunday, November 6th, at the 11am Mass at St. Bernard. And five additional youth received the Sacrament of Confirmation. Let us pray for them!

Please note that this Thursday's, November 17th, 5:30pm/6:30pm Adoration/Mass at St. Bernard in Rockland is cancelled. The rest of the Mass schedule this week remains as normal!

Father Divine will be leading prayers for all our beloved dead at Coughlin Cemetery on Rankin St. in Rockland on All Souls Day, Wed., Nov. 2 at 12:00pm. All are welcomed to attend.

All Saints' Day, a holy day of obligation, is Tuesday, November 1, 2022. The Mass schedule is as follows: Monday, Oct. 31st, Vigil Mass, 6:30pm at Our Lady of Good Hope in Camden (preceded by an hour of Adoration), Tuesday, Nov. 1st, 8:00am at St. Bernard, Rockland, and 6:30pm at St. Francis of Assisi in Belfast.

Sunday soccer is back in action this Sunday, Oct. 30! Father Divine will kick things off on the pitch and Father Nathan assures us his referee whistle is working! Players and spectators of all ages are invited to True Park in Hope at 2:30 pm. Bring your own water and a snack to share. FMI text Carol Brownawell at 410-714-4549.

Pictured here is Blessed Chiara Baldano who succumbed to bone cancer at the age of 18. She traveled to a "Family Fest" in Italy when she was 9 years old and her life was changed forever at this meeting of the Focolare Movement. Read more...

Junior high and high school youth are welcome to join Father Nathan this Sunday evening, Oct. 16 beginning at 5:30 pm at Our Lady of Good Hope in Camden for a group viewing and discussion of “The Search” looking at life’s big questions about God and faith. 

Our parish welcomes anyone who grieves the loss of a child, no matter the age or when the loss took place, to join us for a special Mass on Friday evening, Oct. 14th at 6pm at Our Lady of Good Hope in Camden. 

Our parish will soon be offering a training for altar servers with Father Divine, date TBD. If you are interested, please call the parish office at 236-4785.  Servers should have already received holy communion for the first time and normally receive the eucharist whenever they participate in the liturgy. More...

The sisters of Transfiguration Hermitage are BACK with a Bake Sale, before and after the Masses atSt. Francis of Assisi Church on Oct. 8 & 9! Learn more...

Join Fr. Nathan in the blessing of your scaly, furry or feathered friends on the Feast of St. Francis as St. Brendan and St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church join together for a Blessing of Animals on Tues., Oct. 4th at 4pm in front of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Belfast. More...

Want to learn how to make rosaries, or teach others how to? Beginners to veteran rosary makers are invited to join others making rosaries at Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Belfast after the 8:30am Mass on Sunday, October 2nd in the Chapel/Library area.