Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan

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

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

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

Family & Life Standing Committee - CCCB
2023-04-11 17:30 - 21:00

Dress A Girl Project - Legion, McLennan Parish Community
2023-04-10 13:00 - 15:00
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.

Sunday Mass in Cadotte Lake
2023-04-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Sacred Heart Church, Cadotte Lake
Archbishop Pettipas will celebrate Sunday Mass at Cadotte Lake.

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
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

9 Day Divine Mercy Novena - St. Mary's, Beaverlodge
2023-04-07 15:00 - 2023-04-16 16:00 | St. Mary’s Church, Beaverlodge
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.

Ecumenical Way of the Cross - St. Mary's, Beaverlodge
2023-04-07 10:00 - 11:00 | St. Mary’s Church, Beaverlodge
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.

Easter Tridiuum
2023-04-06 - 2023-04-09

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

Chrism Mass - St. John the Baptist Cathedral
2023-04-04 19:30 - 20:30 | St. John the Baptist Cathedral, McLennan
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!

Diocesan Clergy Study Days - Chapter 1: House of Prayer
2023-04-04 12:00 - 17:00 | St. John the Baptist Cathedral, McLennan
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.

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

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
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/

St. Mary’s Soup and Stations – Beaverlodge
2023-03-31 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-03-24 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

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
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

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
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.

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

Council of Priests Meeting
2023-03-28 10:00 - 17:00 | Our Lady of Peace Church, Peace River
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

Parish Reconciliation Service - St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie
2023-03-27 19:00 - 20:30 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
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.

Dress a Girl Project – McLennan Parish Community
2023-03-27 13:00 - 15:00
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.

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

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
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

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

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
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.

Lenten Mission - St. Thomas More, Fairview
2023-03-25 08:00 - 2023-03-26 17:00 | St. Thomas More Church, Fairview
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.

2023 Men of Integrity Conference - Holy Family Parish, St. Albert
2023-03-24 17:00 - 2023-03-25 17:00 | Holy Family, St. Albert
2023 Men of Integrity Conference – March 24-25, Holy Family Parish, St. Albert

‘A Call to Battle: Strengthening the Family Through the Sacred Heart’

Men of Integrity, this is your ‘Call to Battle’. Join us and learn how to arm yourself against
the enemy we can’t see, who is intent on destroying our faith and our families. At this
conference, we will hear words of hope from the men in black who are on the front line
every day, who by the way, need our support, too. Invite the men in your life … father,
son, brother, friend, to celebrate the sacraments together and make this a faith-building
experience! Info/Register Online: www.catholicfamilyministries.com

Soup, Reflection, Stations of the Cross- Lenten Fridays - St. Joseph, Grande Prairie
2023-03-24 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.
