Saturday

100th Anniversary Celebration, 4 p.m., Mass with Bishop Robert P. Deeley and several priests who served at the church. St. Catherine of Sienna Church, 32 Paris St., Norway. A reception will follow in the parish hall and will feature a slide show commemorating the church’s history.

Sunday

“Art for Mission,” 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., eighth annual show and sale to benefit Project Feed food pantry. Woodfords Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland.

“The Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth,” 10:30 a.m., interfaith service, held at the New Church, 302 Stevens Ave., Portland. For more information, go to chimeofmaine.org or call 347-6740.

Monday

“African Christianity Rising: Christianity’s Explosive Growth in Africa,” 7 p.m., film screening and discussion with filmmaker Jim Ault. United Methodist Church, 320 Church Road., Brunswick. To learn more, visit jamesault.com/documentaries/africa-project/ or umcbrunswick.org or call 725-2185.

Tuesday

Mark Braverman, 7 p.m., executive director of Kairos-USA and author of “A Wall in Jerusalem: Hope, Healing, and the Struggle for Justice in Israel and Palestine” will speak at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St., Portland. The program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

Wednesday

“Sight and Hearing Explored,” 10 a.m. to noon, presentations from the Iris Network and the Maine Center on Deafness, open to all community members suffering from a visual or hearing impairment. Most Holy Trinity Church hall, 271 Main St., Saco. The event is free. For more information, call 282-3321.

“Healing on the Spiritual Path: Medically Verifiable,” 7 p.m., part of the international lecture series of the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends at South Freeport Church, 98 S. Freeport Road, Freeport. Free, with donations appreciated.

Friday

Celebrate Interfaith! 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., annual benefit in honor of Jacob Watson, Dana Sawyer and Pious Ali, with music and food. Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information, go to chimeofmaine.org or call 347-6740.

Connected Catholics of Maine, 5:45 p.m., dining out event at a chicken pie supper, 3 Gray Road, North Yarmouth. The cost is $12. Call Grace at 878-6459 for details. Guests are welcome.

Benefit concert, 7 p.m., featuring The Blacksmiths, Lisa Gallant Seal, Broken 51, New Wine and Channels of Blessings. Proceeds will support building improvements at the The Rock House Teen Center, a nonprofit youth ministry in Oxford. Held at East Auburn Baptist Church, 560 Park Ave., Auburn. Admission is free but donations are encouraged. For more information, call 743-6500.

Oct. 25

“Pope Paul VI and the Work of Vatican II: The Conciliar Texts and Their Implementation in the ’60s and ’70s,” 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., second annual symposium in a three-year series, with several topics and expert presenters. Lectures are held St. Joseph’s College, Viola George Auditorium, Harold Alfond Hall, Standish. The event ends at 5 p.m. with a Mass in the college chapel. Lunch and dinner will be available for $9 and $10. For a full schedule and to register, contact Kathy Johnson at 893-7844 or kjohnson@sjcme.edu.

Other

Pious Ali, a member of the Portland School Committee and a prominent interfaith leader, has been named Planetary Chaplain of the Year by Chaplaincy Institute of Maine. Ali is the youth and community engagement specialist at the Muskie School of the University of Southern Maine and is the founder and executive director of the Maine Interfaith Youth Alliance. He is the director and co-founder of the King Fellows, a Portland youth group. He is a native of Ghana, where he worked as a photojournalist for a variety of print publications, and is studying sociology at Southern Maine Community College.

Items must be submitted before noon Monday to be included the next Saturday. Mail to: Religion Calendar, Portland Press Herald, P.O. Box 1460, Portland, ME 04104; or email to religion@pressherald.com.

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