Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan

Bible & Beer - Ignite Catholic Young Adults of Grande Prairie
2023-04-27 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Edmonton) | Better Than Fred’s, Grande Prairie
Join us for Bible & Beer at Better Than Fred’s – an opportunity to grow in our faith and in Catholic community.

We will meet at 7:45 pm on April 27th for food and drinks, a discussion on the Scriptures, and we may play pool afterwards. Please join us!
Ignite is a young adult ministry based at St. Joseph Church in Grande Prairie, for Catholic adults aged 18-35.

Potluck Supper with the Archbishop - Immaculate Conception Church, Sexsmith
2023-04-26 18:00 - 18:30 | Immaculate Conception Church, Sexsmith
Held as part of the Archbishop’s Deanery 3 visitation. The potluck begins at 6:15 pm following 5:30 Mass at the church hall in Sexsmith. Photo shoot with various ministry groups will follow after supper.

Parish 100th (103rd) Anniversary Celebrations - St. Joseph Church, Grande Prairie
2023-04-26 | St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
From St. Joseph Church parish bulletin:
“We were established as a parish on April 26, 1920.
As we all know, we were not able to celebrate our
100th anniversary in 2020. Therefore, after coming
through a difficult and challenging 3 years, we are
going to celebrate our 103rd Anniversary!
Festivities are being planned for Sunday, April 23.
Save the date and watch for further details!”

Cursillo Group
2023-04-25 07:00 - 09:00

Deanery 3 Visitation - Sexsmith
2023-04-25 - 2023-04-27

Students Art Show + First Communion - Immaculate Conception, Sexsmith
2023-04-23 11:30 - 12:30 | Immaculate Conception Church, Sexsmith
April Student Art show and lunch at Immaculate Conception Church in Sexsmith.
The event follows the 11am mass on Sunday April 23rd, featuring the art of St. Mary’s Catholic School students. All are welcome!

CWL National Council Meeting - Our Lady of Peace
2023-04-22 10:00 - 15:00 | Our Lady of Peace Church, Peace River
Catholic Women’s League will host a national council meeting at the parish hall of Our Lady of Peace Parish in Peace River.
April 22nd, 10am-3pm.

Lay Formation Committee Meeting
2023-04-22 10:00 - 12:00

Alberta and NWT Bishops Meeting via Zoom
2023-04-21 08:00 - 17:00

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

Curia Meeting
2023-04-20 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.

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

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

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
Ceremony to open Archbishop Pettipas’s Deanery 3 visitation, held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Grande Prairie at noon on April 14th.

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 | 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 | 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
