Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan

Catholicism Series - St. John the Baptist Cathedral, McLennan
2025-04-30 19:00, 2025-05-07 19:00, 2025-05-21 19:00, 2025-05-28 19:00 (America/Edmonton) | St. John the Baptist Cathedral, McLennan
Catholicism Series – St. John the Baptist Cathedral, McLennan
Beginning every Wednesday at 7:00 pm in the basement of the cathedral

Cast Your Worries, Embrace Joy! Women's Retreat - St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie
2025-05-02 18:30 - 2025-05-03 16:00 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
Cast Your Worries, Embrace Joy! Women’s Retreat – May 2 from 6:45-8:30pm and May 3 from 9-4

Mothers, daughters, sisters, friends – join us for a women’s retreat at St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie. All women welcome!
Speakers: Carmen Moore, Celestina Shaba and Bishop-elect Charles Duval
These days we all have something going on. We all struggle, we all feel pain, we all hurt. Come, give your weakness to God and He will give you His strength. There will be time for prayer, sharing and reflection.
Coffee/tea and a snack Saturday morning and lunch on Saturday included. Please advise if you have special dietary requirements. We look forward to seeing you there!
Eventbrite Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-retreat-cast-your-worries-embrace-joy-tickets-1294941397579?aff=oddtdtcreator

Annual Highway Clean Up - Our Lady of Good Counsel, High Level
2025-05-03 09:00 - 12:00 | Our Lady of Good Counsel, High Level
The Knights of Columbus is organizing
the Annual Highway Cleanup again
this spring. This is an important fund
raiser for Our Lady of Good Counsel parish. It will be Held on
Saturday morning May 3.

Blessings of the Seeds - St. Anne, Falher
2025-05-03 10:30 | St. Anne Church, Falher
Bénédiction des grains de semences :
le dimanche 3 mai 2025.
Vous êtes invités à apporter vos grains de semences
pour recevoir la bénédiction.
Seed Blessing: Sunday, May 3, 2025. You are invited to bring your seed grains to receive the blessing.

Parish Annual Meeting - St. Thomas More Church, Fairview
2025-05-04 11:00 - 12:30 | St. Thomas More Church, Fairview
After 10 am Mass

Monthly Potluck After Mass - St. Mary's Church, Beaverlodge
2025-05-04 12:00 | St. Mary’s Church, Beaverlodge
After 11 am Mass Sunday May 4th

Jubilee of Artists - Our Lady of Peace, Peace River
2025-05-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Our Lady of Peace Church, Peace River
A special Jubilee celebration honouring faith and the arts, including a potluck, inspiring performances, and an art exhibit with local artists.

Games Night - St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie
2025-05-08 18:00 - 20:00 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
Games Night presented by the Knights of Columbus is an evening of food, fellowship and fun. From crib tournaments and cards to board games, there is fun for the whole family!
There is no meal at this Games Night, but there will be cookies, coffee & iced tea. No cost/donations.

SALT (Sharing And Learning Together) - St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie
2025-05-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-05-22 19:00 - 20:30 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
SALT (Sharing and Learning Together) Youth Group Grade 3-6 Registration open. Email sjc-family@gpcsd.ca or see bulletin board at the back of the church for registration forms.
SALT is a youth group for kids grade 3-6. We meet the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month in the SJPII Room, upstairs on the office side of the Church. We play, pray, enjoy fellowship, food and make new friends!! Everyone welcome!!

Funeral Mass for Sr. Catherine Emilienne Cote - St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Edmonton
2025-05-09 10:30 | St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Edmonton
La messe des funérailles pour de Soeur Catherine Émilienne
Côté
se tiendra le 9 mai 2025 à la paroisse Saint-Thomas
d’Aquin (Edmonton)
à 10h30.

The funeral mass for Sister Catherine Émilienne Côté will be held on May 9, 2025, at Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish (Edmonton) at 10:30 a.m.

APC Meeting - Catholic Conference Centre, Peace River
2025-05-10 10:00 - 15:00 | Catholic Conference Centre, Peace River

Mother's Day
2025-05-11

Episcopal Ordination of Charles Duval, CSsR - St. Joseph Catholic Church, Grande Prairie
2025-05-14 19:30 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
Episcopal Ordination of Charles Duval, CSsR
We are pleased to announce that the Episcopal Ordination of Charles Duval, CSsR as the Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 14th. The ordination and Mass will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Grande Prairie, beginning at 7:30 pm.
Tickets are now available in our parishes. Please contact your pastor/parish secretary if you would like to reserve a ticket! This is a ticket-only event to ensure that people from across the archdiocese will have the opportunity to be a part of this most important celebration. Tickets must be reserved by April 25th.

Parking information
We are expecting people from across the archdiocese to attend this most important celebration. Therefore, parking is going to be very limited at St. Joseph Church. The archdiocese encourages all persons attending to carpool and to find alternative locations near the church for parking. Please ensure you do not block entrances or engage in any illegal parking. We want to ensure our celebration goes ahead as smoothy as possible, so please plan your transportation well ahead of time.

Livestream details
For those not able to attend in person, livestreams will be available for the Ordination. In partnership with Eastlink Community TV, the Mass will be livestreamed on the Eastlink Cable network (Channels 10 and 610 in Alberta). It will also be livestreamed online through YouTube. The link will be available at here at www.archgm.ca/ordination

Let’s all pray for Archbishop-designate Duval as he prepares to become the Coadjutor Archbishop of our archdiocese.

Prayers for Healing - St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie
2025-05-15 19:30 - 20:30 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
After 7:00 pm Mass

EDGE (Grades 7-9) - St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie
2025-05-16 19:00 - 20:30 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
Grades 7-9 welcome to join us to grow in friendship with eachother and God. Tons of games, snacks & fun. 1st & 3rd Fridays from 7-8:30pm in SJPII Room

Jubilee Workshop on Marriage - Immaculate Conception, Sexsmith
2025-05-17 10:00 - 14:30 | Immaculate Conception Church, Sexsmith
Immaculate Conception catholic Church
Presents
Sacrament of Marriage: participating in God’s creative mystery
10:00AM Theological Exposition of the Sacrament of Marriage
Questions and answers sessions
11:00Am What makes a Marriage invalid in the Catholic Church
Questions and Answers session
12:00 noon Break for Lunch
1:30 PM Tribunal Process for Declaration of Nullity
Date May 3rd, 2025.
Everyone is invited. Parishes or individual wishing to participate should call in advance to enable us prepare for lunch.

Jubilee of Youth Committee Meeting
2025-05-20 19:30 | Online

Jubilee Celebration for Deanery 2 - Camp Artaban
2025-05-24 10:00 - 15:00 | Camp Artaban, Alberta
Jubilee Celebration for communities of Deanery 2, focusing on celebrating religious and family life

Installation Mass for Fr. Sunny - Ste. Anne, Joussard
2025-06-01 10:00 | Ste. Anne, Joussard

Jubilee of Families & the Elderly - St. James the Major, Manning
2025-06-01 10:00 - 13:00 | St. James the Major, Manning
As part of the Jubilee of Hope 2025, St James Parish will be celebrating the Jubilee of Families and the Elderly next Sunday June 1st at our 10:00 am Mass. This Mass will honour our families and the generational bonds that connect children, parents, and the elderly. Honouring the elderly is a significant aspect of our faith and family life, rooted in the commandment “Honour thy father and thy mother.” Please join us, bringing with you your extended families to celebrate our journey of faith. Mass will be followed by a free pancake breakfast!

Anointing and Healing Mass - Our Lady of Good Counsel, High Level
2025-06-03 19:00 | Our Lady of Good Counsel, High Level

Children for Christ Club - Our Lady of Good Counsel, High Level
2025-06-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Our Lady of Good Counsel, High Level

Faith & Fitness - St. James the Major Church/Rosary School, Manning
2025-06-05 18:30 - 19:30 | Rosary School, Manning
Faith & Fitness – St. James the Major Church/Rosary School, Manning
Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm Rosary School playground. Meet at the school at 6:30 for 30 minutes of self-paced exercise (walking/running the trail, outdoor workout equipment) followed by praying the outdoor Rosary together. Free of charge. Everyone welcome!

Raffle Fundraiser and BBQ - Our Lady of Good Counsel, High Level
2025-06-08 10:00 - 12:30 | Our Lady of Good Counsel, High Level
After 10:00 am Mass
Sunday, June 8th
Tickets are now on sale for a 50/50 draw
which will take place on June 8 at the Parish
barbeque being organized by the Knights of
Columbus. An arm’s length of tickets sells for
$10.00 and these can be
purchased after mass.
The funds raised from this fundraiser will be used to help pay our insurance.

A reminder that the Knights of Columbus are
sponsoring the Jubilee of Families Parish BBQ after
the Mass Sunday morning June 8. Hot Dogs and
Hamburgers are on the menu!
Please bring your lawn chairs as there will be a
shortage of chairs.
The Parish Council’s 50/50 draw will be made at the
BBQ.

Special Pentecost Celebration w/ Toronto Seminarians - St. Paul's Church, High Prairie
2025-06-08 10:30 - 12:30 | St. Paul’s Church, High Prairie
Next Sunday, June 8th is
Pentecost Sunday. A
celebration is planned in
honour of Pentecost by the Seminarians. Celebration
begins immediately after Mass.

Filipino Mass - St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie
2025-06-08 16:00 - 17:30 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
Filipino Mass, Sunday, June 8, at 4 pm in our church
Presider: Fr. Nel Esguerra
For more details email dotgr@hotmail.com
