PORTLAND — Young Catholics from around Maine will take part in the annual Souper Bowl of Caring, a weekend of giving and serving on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 6 and 7, during which 100 percent of the monetary and food donations collected will be given to local charities to help tackle hunger in the community.

Area parishes taking part will be:

Holy Savior Parish, Rumford: Parish youth ministry members will collect nonperishable food items and monetary donations at each door following weekend Masses at St. Athanasius and St. John Church (4 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. Sunday) and Our Lady of the Snows Church in Bethel (6 p.m. Saturday). The donations will go to several local food pantries.

St. Michael Parish, Augusta: St. Michael Youth Ministry will hold soup pots and collect money and food items after all weekend Masses at each of the parish’s six churches: St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Augusta; St. Augustine Church, Augusta; St. Joseph Church, Gardiner; Sacred Heart Church, Hallowell; St. Denis Church, Whitefield; St. Francis Xavier Church, Winthrop. Proceeds will go to local food banks and soup kitchens.

All Saints Parish, Brunswick: A collection will be held after all weekend Masses at St. Mary Church, Bath; Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Boothbay Harbor; St. Charles Borromeo Church, Brunswick; St. John the Baptist Church, Brunswick; St. Patrick Church, Newcastle; and St. Ambrose Church, Richmond. Parishioners are asked to bring a can of soup and/or a dollar to help the cause. All proceeds will be donated to local food banks throughout the parish.

St. Gregory Church, Gray: Youth ministry students at St. Gregory Church will hold a collection after weekend Masses (4 p.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m. Sunday). The proceeds will be donated to the Gray Food Pantry.

The efforts of the Catholic youth come in the Holy Year of Mercy (Dec. 8, 2015, to Nov. 20, 2016), declared by Pope Francis. The Holy Year of Mercy is an invitation for all believers to live faith more fully by seeking ways to reflect God’s love and mercy, both received and given. Giving mercy is accomplished through living out the corporal works of mercy, including to feed the hungry.

Other parishes in the Diocese of Portland will also participate in the event this weekend.