LEWISTON — An ecumenical and interfaith prayer service is scheduled at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul, 122 Ash St.
The service is to offer prayers for peace in Ukraine and for the innocent people currently suffering in the country, according to a news release from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
Among those who will participate in the service are Father Daniel Greenleaf, pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston; the Rev. Annie Baker-Streevy, pastor of Calvary United Methodist Church in Lewiston; Brittany Longsdorf, multifaith chaplain at Bates College in Lewiston; and Mayor Carl Sheline of Lewiston.
The service also will be livestreamed at princeofpeace.me and facebook.com/PrinceOfPeaceME.
Concrete ways to offer support for the people of Ukraine will be communicated during the service.
To offer support to the Pontifical Mission Societies or Catholic Relief Services, which are both on the ground helping the Ukrainian people, visit portlanddiocese.org.
For more information about the service, call Prince of Peace Parish at 207-777-1200.
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