Prince of Peace Parish

Jesse Tree is a way of preparing for Advent by journeying through the stories on Jesus’s family tree. ​​​​Each day of Advent, read a Bible story about someone on Jesus’s family tree . . .

Join our POP Priests TONIGHT online and pray along with your family the last prayer of the liturgical day before retiring for a night's rest . . .

What is Hope?  Our Catechism of the Catholic Church # 1817 tells us: Hope is the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ's promises and relying not on our own strength, but on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit. . .

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Holy Day of Obligation, December 8th. Vigil Masses and Masses on the actual day are . . .

Starting from the First Sunday of Advent, we begin to enter a new Liturgical Year.  Advent has two characteristics: the first, remembering the first coming of the Son of God to humanity; the second characteristic is that the faithful look forward to Christ’s second coming.  . .

Dear Parishioners, We are beginning a new year this week with Advent, and it is always a special time of family and friends.  I love it in the parish because everyone is in a great mood and there are Christmas parties everywhere.  It is also a time of increased prayer and home rituals that give families who might not be so “religious” to add a little “God Action” in their family. . .

A time to read and reflect on God's Word for the day . . .

Join the Bates Catholic Students for Mass at the Peter J. Gomes Chapel. (275 College Street, Lewiston). Parishioners are Welcome! Street Parking Available. . .

Join us on Sunday, December 10th beginning at 12:00 Noon for a free ham and turkey dinner along with all the fixings. You will need to register on our website. More info to come soon!! . . .

On the evening of December 17 the final phase of preparation for Christmas begins with the first of the great "O Antiphons" of Advent. These prayers are seven jewels of liturgical song, one for each day until Christmas Eve. They seem to sum up all our Advent longing for the Savior. . .

Mass Times for Immaculate Conception, Christmas . . .

The 1st step in our RCIA program is Inquiry, an open forum evening where people can ask their questions about the Catholic Faith and how to join us. If you know someone who has thought about becoming Catholic please consider bringing them along or extending the invitation. . .

Spend time with our Lord in his Most Blessed Sacrament this Advent at the Rivier Adoration Chapel at Holy Cross Church. Can you commit to 1 hour a week for 4 weeks? . . .

Father Charles Vachetta, pastor of the Church of the Immaculate in Turin, Italy, wanted to give his parishioners something special for the Advent of 1721. He wanted them to understand the intertwining of the Old and New Testaments so they could see for themselves the love of God unfold . . .

Any large white candle can be used for the Christ candle. The idea is to decorate it with symbols for Christ. Use old Christmas cards, sequins, holly, etc. . . . Some families have the custom of decorating the Christ candle with a blue veil on December 8th, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. . .

Spend time with Our Lord in His Most Blessed Sacrament at the Rivier Adoration Chapel at Holy Cross in Lewiston. Inside you will find our Lord, truly present in the Eucharist and a quiet serene place to sit and pray before him. Often times we rush and go here and there that we forget to pull off the road and rest. . .

Join us at Prince of Peace Parish for Praying the Rosary at our churches . . .

Mark your Advent Calendar for next Sunday, December 10th at 12:00 noon for the Prince of Peace Parish Christmas Party at Holy Trinity Church Hall. Don’t delay - Please register today online or call the parish office first thing Monday morning as space is limited.