Parishioners of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish gathered Sunday after 10:30 Mass in Calais to honor Cheryl Amber and Kathy Lawrence, who are both retiring this week after years of dedicated service to the parish. Father Roland praised both women as responsible for helping him negotiate his new pastoral responsibilities when he arrived in the parish last summer.

The Officers for the Knights of Columbus 2024-2025 fraternal year were installed Sunday evening, September 22, 2024, at Immaculate Conception Church in Calais. District Deputy Edward Stover presided, assisted by Gary Madore, Acting District Warden, and Father Jude Lawsamba, Acting Chaplain.

Father Jude Lawsamba was inducted into the First through Third Degrees of the Knights of Columbus at Holy Name Church in Machias on Sunday, September 15, 2024. The Exemplification Team from K of C Council #188 in Machias were on hand to perform the ceremony, as were Michael Boies, Grand Knight of K of C Council #149 in Calais, and Edward Stover, representing the State Council for District 18, which includes both the Calais and Machias councils.

Bishop James Ruggieri visited Immaculate Conception Church in Calais on Monday, September 2, 2024, and presided over the 9:00 am daily Mass, concelebrating it with pastor Father Roland Berngeh and visiting priest Father Jude Thaddeus Lawsamba. For more details about the bishop's visit, click on the article headline.

Parishioners of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish participated in a Rosary Rally after Mass on Sunday, August 18, 2024. Sponsored by the Maine Needs Fatima organization, the rally took place in the grassy area of Calais Avenue, just in front of Immaculate Conception church, where volunteers from the church had helped to assemble tents and chairs for the participants.