The Resource Center of the Diocese of Portland exists to serve the diocese with audiovisuals and other materials that are available to aid in the development of parish programs and the formation of the laity. Any member of a parish or religious instruction organization may borrow from the Center. Below you will find the Resource Center policies and numerous ways to search our catalog database online. Please allow for some extra time to download the database pages as there are over 3,000 files in the Resource Center catalog.

General Information

The office is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. Father Normand Richard administers this office and can be contacted by telephone at 207-321-7884 or by fax at 207-773-0182.

What's New & Interesting Anatomy & Physiology Animated Series for Children Fishers of Men Footprints on Your Heart Four Acts of Prayer God's Game Plan God's Purpose for Your Life Growing Together Handle with Care In the Womb Power to Forgive Praying in Color Stations of the Cross for Children Too Smart for Strangers Truth About Tobacco & Alcohol Walking the Bible Wellness program What Makes Us Catholic? Worship Without Words

Diocese Resource Center Rental Plan 2008- 2009 For Rental Information click here

Media Catalog

Sorted by:

Title (alphabetically)
Title with brief explanations
Age Group
Season
Subject Matter

The media catalog is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and search these catalogs and is available for download here.

Policies & Procedures

1. Carefully choose the dates the media is to be used.
2. Visit, write, e-mail, fax or call the Resource Center to reserve materials. A ten-day advance notice is appreciated if media is to be sent in the mail.
3. Media will be mailed out well before the reserved date to allow for preview and preparation and MUST be returned to the Resource Center the DAY AFTER USE UNLESS IT IS A SUNDAY OR HOLIDAY.
4. It is imperative that media be protected when sent in the mail so you are asked to be certain the the media you borrow is returned according to the checklist that is included in each package that is sent out.
5. The effectiveness of the RESOURCE CENTER depends on the cooperation of everyone. When materials are NOT returned on time, the next scheduled user suffers the injustice of being denied an expected use of a resource. There will be a PENALTY FEE of $1.00 per day per film for a delay of return. THIS FEE IS STRICTLY ENFORCED AND NO OTHER MEDIA WILL BE SENT TO THE BORROWER UNTIL THE FEE IS PAID.
6. Any damage to a video must be reported IMMEDIATELY. The user will be charged the cost of replacement.
7. If a parish is not a subscriber to the Resource Center the fee for borrowing is $5.00 per video.
8. It is ILLEGAL to copy any of the videos or cassette tapes that are borrowed from the Resource Center. Directors of Religious Education of each parish are asked to be certain that they inform their catechists or anyone else who borrows from the Center that they are not to copy any films or tapes. Please be attentive to this. It is a direct violation of the copyright law which results in severe penalties if violated.