Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan

Lenten Mission - St. Thomas More, Fairview
2023-03-25 08:00 - 2023-03-26 17:00 (America/Edmonton) | St. Thomas More Church, Fairview, Grande Prairie, AB
The Office of Evangelization and Catechesis will offer a Lenten Mission/Outreach program at St. Thomas More Church in Fairview from March 25th-26th.
The program will discuss the Three Pillars of Lent: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. Please contact the parish or the OEC office for further details.

Forgiven: The Transforming Power of Confession - Lenten Retreat at St. Joseph's Church, Grande Prairie
2023-03-25 09:30 - 15:30 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie, AB
Lenten retreat, Saturday,
March 25, 9:45 am – 3:30 pm
in Tranquille Hall, St. Joseph Church in Grande Prairie
Explore God’s invitation to each of us
to come experience His indescribable love in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Cost $10 / person (covers materials and lunch)
To register, contact Jean-Marc, 402guene@telus.net
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 17.

First Communion - Our Lady of Good Counsel, High Level
2023-03-26 10:00 - 11:30 | Our Lady of Good Counsel, High Level, Grande Prairie, AB
First Communions will be celebrated at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church on Sunday March 26th, 10:00 am.

First rehearsal - Dramatization of Stations of the Cross at St. Joseph Church
2023-03-26 14:00 - 16:00 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie, AB
Good Friday Dramatization of Stations of the Cross at St. Joseph Church in Grande Prairie
Calling all young adults! Be a part of this powerful
re-enactment of Christ’s final journey to the cross.
Rehearsals begin March 26. Please contact Erin at
lynche@telus.net

Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Assembly in Beaverlodge
2023-03-26 14:00 - 18:30 | St. Mary’s Church, Beaverlodge, Grande Prairie, AB

Dress a Girl Project – McLennan Parish Community
2023-03-27 13:00 - 15:00 | AB
March 27 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

This project to make modest dresses to help vulnerable girls begins on Monday, March 13th at the Legion in McLennan, 1:00-3:00 pm. Volunteers are asked to bring all supplies and materials for sewing and cutting dresses. This project will continue every second Monday afterwards until the dresses are complete.

Parish Reconciliation Service - St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie
2023-03-27 19:00 - 20:30 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie, AB
Monday, March 27, 7 pm
St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie
We will begin with a Penitential
Service followed by individual
reconciliation. There will be a number of priests
present from the archdiocese. Please join us for this
precious healing sacrament.

Council of Priests Meeting
2023-03-28 10:00 - 17:00 | Our Lady of Peace Church, Peace River, Grande Prairie, AB
Priests of the archdiocese will meet to discuss the things that concern to their ministry and communities.
March 28th, Our Lady of Peace Church in Peace River

Lenten Reconciliation - Our Lady of Lourdes, Girouxville
2023-03-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Girouxville, Grande Prairie, AB
A Lenten reconciliation service will be offered at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Girouxville on March 28th at 7:00 pm.

Labyrinth: A Walking Prayer Meditation - St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie
2023-03-29 13:00 - 15:00 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie, AB
Saturday, March 18, 10 am – 12 noon
and Wednesday, March 29, 1 – 3 pm.
@ St. Joseph Catholic Church, Grande Prairie in the Tranquille Hall
Join us for this spiritual exercise on one
or both dates. Drop in (no registration).
No cost, but a food bank donation
would be most appreciated.

Soup, Reflection, Stations of the Cross- Lenten Fridays - St. Joseph, Grande Prairie
2023-03-31 17:00 - 19:30 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie, AB
Soup, Reflection, Stations of the Cross- Lenten Fridays
5:15 pm: meatless soup & buns served by CWL in
Tranquille Hall. Donations will go to Development &
Peace
6 pm: Reflection organized by the Social
Justice Committee
7 pm: Stations of the Cross in the church.
Join us for all 3 or whatever your time allows.
Feb. 24 Reflection: Overview of Share Lent Campaign
Stations led by Cursillo Group

St. Mary’s Soup and Stations – Beaverlodge
2023-03-31 18:00 - 19:00 | St. Mary’s Church, Beaverlodge, Grande Prairie, AB
St. Mary’s Soup and Stations
Please join us for Soup and Stations of the Cross on every Friday during Lent at 6 PM beginning with a light meal in the church hall followed by prayers of the Stations of the Cross.
St. Mary’s Church, Beaverlodge
Everyone is welcome!
* Starts February 24, 2023 and continues every Friday to the end of Lent

Discover - Jr. High Overnight Retreat Weekend in Grande Prairie
2023-03-31 19:00 - 2023-04-02 15:00 | St. Joseph High School, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie, AB
Calling all students in grades 7-9: you’re invited to Discovery!
Join us for an overnight retreat at St. Joseph High School from March 31st- April 2nd, 2023.
Learn more and register here: https://saintjoseph.ca/discovery/

Archbishop's Mass in McLennan
2023-04-02 10:30 - 12:00 | St. John the Baptist Cathedral, McLennan, Grande Prairie, AB
Archbishop’s monthly Sunday Mass in McLennan – Sunday, April 2nd at 10:30 am

Diocesan Clergy Study Days - Chapter 1: House of Prayer
2023-04-04 12:00 - 17:00 | St. John the Baptist Cathedral, McLennan, Grande Prairie, AB
First workshop for Diocesan Clergy Study Days – “Chapter 1 – House of Prayer: Remembering Our Identity and Purpose”
Held before the Chrism Mass celebration at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in McLennan
Diocesan Clergy Study Days are a series of workshops for the Catholic clergy of the Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan, hosted by the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis. See the full schedule of events for Diocesan Clergy Study Days here.

Chrism Mass - St. John the Baptist Cathedral
2023-04-04 19:30 - 20:30 | St. John the Baptist Cathedral, McLennan, Grande Prairie, AB
Parishioners from throughout the archdiocese are invited to join with His Excellency Archbishop Gerard Pettipas and all clergy for this special Mass in the life of the Church. Our yearly Chrism Mass will celebrated at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in McLennan at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, April 4th.
At this Mass, the clergy will renew their commitment of service and ministry to the people of God in our diocese. Then the oils used in the Sacramental life of the church will be blessed – the Oil of Catechumens used in baptism; Oil of the Sick to strengthen, heal and console the sick and the dying; and the consecration of Chrism, used in the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and Holy Orders, and in the dedication and consecration of churches and altars.
We encourage you to join us and make this part of your Holy Week celebrations!

Lenten Reconciliation Service - St. Mary's, Beaverlodge
2023-04-05 18:00 - 20:00 | AB
Lenten Reconciliation at St. Mary’s Beaverlodge 6:00PM
– 7:00PM, 7:40PM – 8:00PM
Wednesday, April 5th

Easter Tridiuum
2023-04-06 - 2023-04-09 | AB

Ecumenical Way of the Cross - St. Mary's, Beaverlodge
2023-04-07 10:00 - 11:00 | St. Mary’s Church, Beaverlodge, Grande Prairie, AB
An ecumenical Way of the Cross will be held with all church communities in Beavelodge on Good Friday, April 7th. Begins at 10:00 am.
Starting from St. Mary’s (Host Church)
and closing at United Church, Beaverlodge,
followed by refreshment thereafter at St. Luke’ s
Anglican Hall.

9 Day Divine Mercy Novena - St. Mary's, Beaverlodge
2023-04-07 15:00 - 2023-04-16 16:00 | St. Mary’s Church, Beaverlodge, Grande Prairie, AB
St. Mary’s Church, Beaverlodge
3:00PM
Divine Mercy Novena Chaplet begins from Good Friday (April 7th) up until Divine Mercy Sunday on April 16th.
Silent adoration & Benediction and
Veneration of the Divine Mercy Picture
We encourage you to join us in prayer
together with your family.
Nine days of Divine Mercy Novena
We begin Nine days of Divine Mercy
Novena on Good Friday.
We encourage you to join us in prayer after Good
Friday Service.

Good Friday Dramatization of Stations of the Cross - St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie
2023-04-07 20:00 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie, AB
Good Friday Dramatization of Stations of the Cross
Calling all young adults! Be a part of this powerful
re-enactment of Christ’s final journey to the cross.
Rehearsals begin March 26. Please contact Erin at
lynche@telus.net

Dress A Girl Project - Legion, McLennan Parish Community
2023-04-10 13:00 - 15:00 | AB
This project to make modest dresses to help vulnerable girls continues on Monday, April 10th at the Legion in McLennan, 1:00-3:00 pm. Volunteers are asked to bring all supplies and materials for sewing and cutting dresses.

Games Night & Meal - St. Joseph, Grande Prairie
2023-04-13 18:00 - 21:00 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie, AB
Save the Date: Games Night & Meal, Thursday,
April 13. Meal by Filipino Community.
St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie

Archbishop's Visitation - Deanery 3
2023-04-14 - 2023-05-15 | AB

Deanery 3 Visitation - Beaverlodge
2023-04-14 - 2023-04-18 | AB

Pastoral Visitation Opening for Deanery 3 - St. Joseph Church in Grande Prairie
2023-04-14 12:00 - 13:30 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie, AB
Ceremony to open Archbishop Pettipas’s Deanery 3 visitation, held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Grande Prairie at noon on April 14th.

Archdiocesan Finance Committee Meeting
2023-04-18 10:00 - 14:00 | Chancery Office, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie, AB
Meeting of the Archdiocesan Finance Committee on April 18th, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Annual Archdiocesan Finance Meeting
2023-04-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Our Lady of Peace Church, Peace River, Grande Prairie, AB
Annual archdiocesan finance meeting to be held at Our Lady of Peace Parish in Peace River, April 29th. Time TBA

Curia Meeting
2023-04-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Chancery Office, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie, AB
Curia meeting on all matters related to the archdiocese. Held at the chancery office in Grande Prairie.

Deanery 3 Visitation - Spirit River/Rycroft
2023-04-21 - 2023-04-24 | AB
