2025 National Life Chain, Sunday October 12 at 2PM. The launch location will be in the church parking lot located across the street from St. Louis Catholic Church. What is a Life Chain? Simply put, it's a peaceful, prayerful public gathering to witness our belief in the sacredness of human life "from womb to tomb" and the need to protect it. Each and every year on the first or second Sunday of October pro-life people across the U.S. and Canada gather in public ways to express this conviction: we are all God's children. Who is invited to participate? You are. God is counting on us to do whatever we can to protect his children. If you have never participated in this event, we ask you to show up a few minutes early for a briefing.

Bible & Study class with Msgr. Labrie. For old Catholics, new Catholic, OCIA members & anyone else. Starting Oct. 20-May. 6:30pm in the Parish Office Conference Room.

ALL flowers must be removed from the headstones in our cemeteries by OCTOBER 14th.

SOCIAL JUSTICE & PEACE COMMISSION On Sunday, October 5 @ 2PM we will be hosting our 2025 Blessing of the Animals outside the rectory garage. We encourage you to bring your pets of any kind, farm animals or photos of your favorite endangered wildlife species for a blessing. Bring your camera or phone & we’ll be happy to take a “family” photo for you. If possible, bring a donation of cat or dog food for the local animal shelter or food pantry. For their safety, pets must be leashed or in carriers. Join us for this very special occasion as we honor St. Francis of Assisi & celebrate the gift of God’s special creatures in our lives.

At this past summer’s SJV Garage Sale, volunteers’ efforts brought in $23,081.35 in fundraising revenue that supported maintenance & flooring replacement at the FFC & will also support our Parish Needs!

Volunteers needed, Sat-Sun. Please fill out forms in the pews & place them in the collection baskets or call: 834-5656.

Help our Catholic Faith live on in our children! Call the Faith Formation Center for more information: 207-834-3984.

For Old and New! October 4 Altar Training and Refresher. As well as a meet & greet with Serge & Laura Roy.

Requesting Snow Removal Bids for the following: St. Paul's Church, St. Charles Church, St. Joseph Church, St. Mary Church, St. John's Church, St. Louis Church & Faith Formation Center. Bid Packages are available at the parish office. Bids will be awarded Oct. 17, 2025.

This month, priests across our diocese will begin gathering in their Vicariates (regions) at a minimum of five times of the next 10 months. The first meeting will take place on Friday September 19th, 2025. The purpose of these meetings is to provide time and space for priests to be together, to reflect on pastoral matters, to support one another, and to remember that the priesthood is never lived alone

9am-12, St. Louis Church Parking Lot. Sponsored by the St. John Vianney Parish Social Justice & Peace Commission. Help us keep electronic-waste out of landfills & allow components to be re-used. We're collecting the following items ONLY: TVs (CRT & flat screen), computer monitors, CPUs/Hard drives, Laptops, Printers. Questions, Call Laura Audibert at (207)834-6773

Youth mass with our youth choir during the normal Sunday mass at St. Louis.

All are invited to attend or watch the Conferral of Papal Honors on Monsignor Jean-Paul Labrie, V.F. & Monsignor Frank Murry. August 29, 2025 @ 5:30 PM St. John Church, 217 York St., Bangor 04401 Livestream: Click to watch!