Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan

Stations of the Cross + Movie Night - Ignite Grande Prairie
2023-03-10 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Edmonton) | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
Ignite – Catholic Young Adults of Grande Prairie – will take part in Stations of the Cross at St. Joseph Church in Grande Prairie at 7pm, followed by a movie night in the JPII Room of the church. All adults aged 18-35 are welcome to join us.

Soup, Reflection, Stations of the Cross- Lenten Fridays - St. Joseph, Grande Prairie
2023-03-10 17:00 - 19:30, 2023-03-03 17:00 - 19:30 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
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.

Teacher's Convention - St Joseph High School
2023-03-10 09:00 - 12:00

St. Mary’s Soup and Stations – Beaverlodge
2023-03-10 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-03 18:00 - 19:30 | St. Mary’s Church, Beaverlodge
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

Cards & Games Night - St. Joseph Church
2023-03-09 17:00 - 21:00 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
There will be a card and games night at St. Joseph Church in Grande Prairie on Thursday, March 9th.
Keith Redl and Family are providing Beef on the bun, with perogies, coleslaw and dessert.
Supper will be from 5 to 7pm
Cards and Games to follow until 9 pm.
Everything is by donation. All donations go to help feed the homeless meals. Please RSVP Tim 587.343.3525

Curia Meeting
2023-03-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Chancery Office, Grande Prairie
Curia meeting on all matters related to the archdiocese. Held at the chancery office in Grande Prairie.

2023 Diocesan Clergy Study Days - Introduction at Our Lady of Peace
2023-03-08 09:30 - 15:30 | Our Lady of Peace Church, Peace River
Introductory event for a series of workshops for the Catholic clergy of the Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan, hosted by the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis.
Held at Our Lady of Peace Church in Peace River on March 8th. 9:30-3:30 pm
See the full schedule of events for Diocesan Clergy Study Days here.

Anointing and Healing Mass – Our Lady of Good Counsel, High Level
2023-03-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Our Lady of Good Counsel, High Level
Anointing and Healing Mass on the first Tuesday of the month, Feb. 7th at Our Lady of Good Counsel in High Level. Please contact the parish for further details and confirmation.

Archdiocesan Finance Council Meeting
2023-03-07 08:00 - 17:00 | Chancery Office, Grande Prairie
The archdiocese’s finance council will meet on March 7th to discuss a variety of financial concerns related to the archdiocese and its churches, hosted in Grande Prairie.

Celebration of First Reconciliation - Catholic schools in Grande Prairie
2023-03-05 13:30 - 16:00 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
Celebration of First Reconciliation
Sunday, March 5
Please pray for all our children who will be receiving
this precious sacrament of healing next Sunday.
1:30 pm: St. Catherine, Holy Cross, St. Clement,
Parish-based
3:30 pm: St. Gerard, Louis Riel, St. Kateri,
Mother Teresa

Student Art Show - Immaculate Conception Church, Sexsmith
2023-03-05 11:30 - 12:30 | Immaculate Conception Church, Sexsmith
March student Art show and lunch at Immaculate Conception Church in Sexsmith.
The event takes place this weekend following the 11am mass on Sunday March 6, 2023. This month we are featuring our grade5’s and grade 7’s of St. Mary’s Catholic School! All are welcome.

PPC Workshop for Deanery 3 - St. Joseph Church in Grande Prairie
2023-03-04 10:00 - 13:00 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
All people working in Pastoral ministry in Deanery 3 are invited to come to St. Joseph Church in Grande Prairie on Saturday, March 4th at the Tranquille Hall – 10am to 1pm.
The Office of Evangelization and Catechesis will offer a special workshop for all those working in ministry.

World Day of Prayer - Trinity Lutheran Church
2023-03-03 19:00 - 20:00
World Day of Prayer 2023, March 3, 7 pm at Trinity
Lutheran Church, 10407 100 St Grande Prairie
This international ecumenical Christian Laywomen’s
initiative is celebrated annually on the first Friday in
March. This year’s prayer “I have heard about your
faith” Ephesians 1:15 – 19, is written by the women of
Taiwan. Everyone is welcome!

Eucharist Adoration and Confessions - St. John the Baptist Cathedral, McLennan
2023-03-03 09:30 - 18:00
Eucharistic adoration will be available on Friday, March 3rd from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm in the St. John the Baptist Cathedral in McLennan. A priest will be available for confessions until 11:00 am.

Lenten Reflection: How (and Why) Would You Prove the Existence of God? - St. Rita's, Valleyview
2023-03-02 18:00 - 20:00 | St. Rita’s, Valleyview
For this upcoming evening of Lenten reflection, Catholic professor and podcaster Hugh Hunter will provide a talk and presentation on the philosophical proofs for the existence of God.
The evening begins with Mass at 6 pm at St. Rita’s Church in Valleyview, March 2nd. All are welcome!
Full details on poster:

Liturgy Meeting - Our Lady of Peace, Peace River
2023-03-02 17:00 - 18:30 | Our Lady of Peace Church, Peace River

Journee de Reflexion avec Mgr Goudreault in Falher
2023-03-01 10:00 - 14:00 | St. Anne Church, Falher
CEFFA, in collaboration with the Northwest francophone school authority is offering to our francophone community a retreat with Bishop Pierre Goudrealt at Saint Anne Parish on March 1st.
“CEFFA is pleased to invite you to a Lenten retreat led by Bishop Pierre Goudreault, Wednesday March 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Paroisse Ste Anne.
Bishop Goudreault comes from Quebec and is the author of several books. “When Jesus Looks at Me” is one of his works that he will use during this retreat to make us discover two looks of Jesus: a look of tenderness and a transformed gaze. Bishop Pierre will invite us to allow ourselves to be looked at by Jesus and to look at our turn others and events with a different look, with the eyes of God! Rest assured that we will emerge strengthened to better serve our mission.
Everyone come! Members from other parishes will join us and a dinner will be served.”

Bible Study - St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie
2023-03-01 09:30 - 11:00 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
Bible study for Wednesday, March 1st at St. Joseph Church in Grande Prairie
9:30 – 11 am, Ladies Bible Study, St JPII Rm
7:45 pm, Bible Study, Tranquille Hall

St. Joseph Church CWL - Meeting in Spirit River
2023-02-28 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Joseph’s Church, Spirit River

Rite of Election at St. John the Baptist Cathedral
2023-02-26 13:00 - 14:30 | St. John the Baptist Cathedral, McLennan
The rite of election for those being baptized and confirmed at Easter will be held at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in McLennan. Sunday, Feb. 26th. All candidates across the archdiocese are asked to attend.

APC Meeting (Archdiocesan Pastoral Council)
2023-02-25 10:00 - 15:00
The Archdiocesan Pastoral Council will meet via Zoom, featuring priests, religious and lay persons from across the archdiocese.

Development and Peace Campaign Kickoff
2023-02-25 08:00 - 09:00

McLennan CWL Meeting
2023-02-24 19:00 - 21:00
The CWL of St. John the Baptist Cathedral parish in McLennan will meet at the local Seniors’ Club on Feb. 24th at 7:00 pm.

St. Mary's Soup and Stations - Beaverlodge
2023-02-24 18:00 - 19:00 | St. Mary’s Church, Beaverlodge

Soup, Reflection, Stations of the Cross- Lenten Fridays - St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie
2023-02-24 17:00 - 19:30 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
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

Alberta and NWT Bishops Meeting via Zoom
2023-02-24 10:30 - 12:00

Bible & Beer – Ignite Catholic Young Adults of Grande Prairie
2023-02-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Better Than Fred’s, Grande Prairie
Join us for food and drinks, and a discussion on Scripture and the Faith with Ignite – Catholic Young Adults of Grande Prairie – on Feb. 23rd
Intended for Catholic adults aged 18-35.
7:00 p.m. – Mass at St. Joseph’s Church in Grande Prairie
7:45 p.m. – Bible and Beer at Better Than Fred’s in Grande Prairie.

Catholics Returning Home - St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie
2023-02-23 19:30 - 20:30 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
Catholics Returning Home – If anyone in your life
has been away from the church and expressed
thoughts such as “I’ve been hearing a lot about the
Pope” “I’m anxious about the future” “I need to
reconcile with the past” “I know I need to change
something in my life …” “For years now, I have felt
disconnected from my childhood faith”
this may be the time to invite them to Catholics
Returning Home. This in-person, 6 week program,
begins Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 pm at St. Joseph Church in Grande Prairie.
Enter through the church. Brochures available on the literature
rack at the entrance of the church and on our
web-page. No pre-registration required – simply
show up February 23. Questions? Contact Fr. Remi.
