BAR HARBOR – A career workshop, “Going Deep into Marine Careers,” will be held Sunday, Sept. 26, at the Department of Marine Resources.

The event will run from 1 to 5 p.m. during which presenters from many fields of work related to the marine environment will speak about their jobs. Topics will include scuba diving; lobster, whale and urchin research; submersible exploration; aquaculture; fisheries management; marine art; and teaching.

It is for all ages, but mainly intended for high school students considering a career in the marine environment. There is a $3 registration that must be sent prior to the event. People interested should contact Ruth Langton at 882-6194 or [email protected].

Ministry workshop

AUGUSTA – A workshop for ministering to the post-abortive will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, at St. Paul’s Center. It will enhance the pastoral care and outreach of any parish minister in tending to the spiritual and emotional needs of post-abortive women and men, enabling them to become more vibrant members of their families and parish communities.

For more information and registration contact Catholic Charities Maine Project Rachel, 1-800-CARE-002; e-mail: [email protected].

School program

PORTLAND – The Cromwell Disabilities Center introduces a disability awareness training program in Maine elementary schools, funded by a $15,000 grant from Peoples Heritage Bank through the Banknorth Charitable Foundation.

A program offered for the first time in Maine elementary schools this fall aims to change negative attitudes by helping children learn at an early age to accept and be sensitive to people with disabilities.

The program sends trained adults into third- through fifth-grade classrooms to conduct age-appropriate interactive exercises with children and their teachers that focus on positive attitudes and messages about people with disabilities.

Training sessions for children already are scheduled in elementary schools in Alfred, Augusta, Brunswick, Readfield, Saco and York. For more information, visit online at www.cromwellcenter.org. Those interested in serving as a program trainer are asked to contact Jamie Kaplan at 775-9955 or [email protected].