Events at the Franciscan Guest House
70th Anniversary Celebration of the Franciscan Monastery!!
Sunday, October 1st, 2017
Come join the friars for the Monastery’s 70th Anniversary in Kennebunk Maine. The program will start with Mass at the Franciscan Monastery Chapel at 11 am and be followed by a delicious celebratory lunch buffet in the Franciscan Guest House Auditorium featuring presentations by the friars and live classical and Lithuanian music by highly regarded musicians from the Berkeley School of Music. Those interested in purchasing tickets to the lunch, please contact the Franciscan Guest House at 207-967-4865 or info@franciscanguesthouse.com. Tickets are $30 and there is limited seating for lunch.
Franciscan Icon Course
This course will run for 10 days starting Tuesday afternoon Sept 19th to Friday evening September, 29th, 2017. For more information, visit franciscanicon.org
Email: Franciscanweb@yahoo.com for more information.
Annual Franciscan Day
The annual Franciscan Day event will be held on Saturday September 30th in the Franciscan Guest House Auditorium. For more information, please contact call the Franciscan Guest House at 207-967-4865.
Fall Foliage
Take in the beautiful views of leaf season at the Franciscan Monastery and Franciscan Guest House. Picnic on the Monastery yard and walk the riverside trails. A great place for reading, artists, meditation and kids. Open daily from dawn to dusk.
Lithuanian Family Fall Dinner – (2017 dates to be determined)
Lithuanian Traditional meals served buffet style: entrees, salad bar, and desserts.
Entry – Adults: $20 ; children 7-13 yrs age: $10; Children under 7 yerars old – free (cash or check payment at door). Advance registration is required by October 31st via email lbatlantas@gmail.com . This is a joint sponsored event by the Franciscan Monastery and US Lithuanian Community “Atlantas” Chapter.
Lietuvisku seimu vakariene-knygos pristatymas,lapkricio 5 d.,sestadieni,7 val.vakaro,valgomojo saleje.
Lietuviski tradiciniai patiekalai bus patiekiami kaip svediskas stalas;patiekalai,salotos ir desertas.
Patiekalai-suaugusiems 20 $ , vaikams 7-13 metu amziaus 10 $. Vaikams iki 7 metu amziaus -nemokama. Galimas mokejimas grynais arba cekiu.
Registruotis iki spalio 31 d. el.adresu lbatlantas@gmail.com .Si rengini remia ir organizuoja Pranciskonu vienuolynas ir JAV lietuviu bendruomenes ”Atlantas” skyrius
Christmas Prelude – Candlelight Caroling
Saturday, December 2, 2017, 6:30 pm
Location is St. Anthony’s Franciscan Monastery outside in front of the grotto at 26 Beach Ave, Kennebunk ME 04064, 207-967-4865
Join the Franciscan Friars for an evening of Christmas songs by candlelight. Christmas Prelude starts Thursday December 1st and ends Sunday December 10th. Be sure to stay at the Franciscan Guest House during Prelude. Contact us for reservation prices and details. For more information about Christmas Prelude, click here.
Knights of Lithuania Retreat
Lietuvos Vyciu isvaziuojamasis susirinkimas
Friday June 8th to Sunday June 10th, 2018.
Come join the New England Chapter of the Knights of Lithuania for their two day retreat.
4th of July on Kennebunk Beach
Come stay at the Guest House for 4th of July. You wont have to worry about parking as you will be able to walk from the Guest House 5/8 mile down the sidewalk to the fireworks display at Kennebunk Beach. Parking is for Guests of the Franciscan Guest House only. Three day stay required for guests overnight on 4th of July.
Ateitis Annual Lithuanian Cultural Week,
Ateities kasmetine Lietuviu kulturos savaite,
Saturday August 4 through Friday August 10, 2018
Location is Franciscan Guest House Auditorium at 26 Beach Ave, Kennebunk, 207-967-4865
The annual concert series presented by the Lithuanian Ateitis organization and the Franciscan Monastery will be performed at the Franciscan Guest House Auditorium. All concerts are open to the public with an opportunity to make a free-will donation at the door. This year there will be piano and vocal recital on Saturday August 5 at 8:15 PM, a swing time jazz quartet on Tuesday August 8 at 7:30 PM, and a final with classical string and piano concert on Friday August 11 at 7:30 PM. In addition to the concerts, there will be a series of lectures on various topics some of which will be presented in English and some will be presented in Lithuanian only. Please check the schedules below for concert and lecture descriptions, dates and times.
CLICK HERE for Schedule of Concerts and Events in English
CLICK HERE for Schedule of Concerts and Events in Lithuanian
Labor Day Raffle Drawing & Picnic with Live Music
Sunday September 2, 2018
The Raffle Tickets are Sold and prizes were awarded for 2017. Year 2017 was another successful season for the raffle and we thank all who purchased tickets and donated prizes. We will publish the new info for 2018 in spring of 2018.
The Location for the annual picnic is the Monastery lawn next to the Franciscan Guest House Hotel at 26 Beach Ave, Kennebunk ME 04064, 207-967-4865.
Everyone is invited to enjoy one of the last days of summer on the Franciscan Monastery grounds with a picnic and free live music (TBD). Bring your own bag lunch or buy a picnic lunch provided by the Franciscan Guest House.
Drawing of the winning raffle tickets will start at 1 pm on Sunday of Labor Day Weekend. Grand Prize was $5,000 in 2017 with many other prizes. All proceeds benefit the upkeep of the Franciscan Monastery. Raffle tickets were purchased for $50 at the Franciscan Guest House weekdays, 9 am to 4 pm or after Sunday Mass starting in June or using the attached raffle mail in form. RaffleOrderForm2017 Tickets subject to availability. Please call 207-967-4865 to check ticket availability before mailing in raffle ticket order forms.