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An Easter walk to Emmaus

Sacramentum explores the sacraments of the Catholic Church – the depths of their meaning, history, and, above all, the impact they have on each of us in our daily faith […]

Offering meals and offering hope

St. Joseph food ministry provides a way for parishioner to honour his son Over the past four years, St. Joseph Catholic Church has been home to a growing food ministry […]

Annual finance meeting held in Peace River

On Saturday, April 20th, the archdiocese held its annual finance/information meeting at the Our Lady of Peace parish hall in Peace River. This meeting includes a report of the financial […]

April 19th update on the Archbishop

Download and share this letter as a PDF here. April 19th, 2024 Dear Pastors, Brother Priests, Sisters and Parishioners, A quick Friday update regarding Archbishop Pettipas. As mentioned in my […]

Archbishop’s Decree on Reception of Holy Communion

Download this decree here April 19th, 2024 Since COVID restrictions were lifted, I have wondered and several of you have asked, “when can we restore Communion under both species?” I […]

Sister from Spirit River honoured for her life of prayer and service

SISTER GEORGETTE PAYEUR1931-2024 View Sr. Georgette’s obituary card here Sister Georgette Payeur (Sister Mary of Saint-Denis of the Savior) slipped away peacefully to her Heavenly Home on March 21, 2024, […]

April 10th update on the Archbishop

Download and share this letter as a PDF here. April 10th, 2024 Dear Pastors, Brother Priests, Sister and Parishioners, A quick update on the Archbishop. He was transferred to the […]

New letter on Archbishop’s Health from the Vicar General

Download and share this letter as a PDF here. April 8th, 2024 Dear Pastors, Brother Priests, Sister and Parishioners, As of last Tuesday morning, April 2nd, the Archbishop was admitted […]

Planting seeds of hope

Franciscan Missionaries of Hope reflect on their time serving the Canadian north For everything there is a season, the Book of Ecclesiastes says, a time to plant and a time […]

Chrism Mass celebrated in McLennan on March 26th

Here are some photos from our Chrism Mass in McLennan, celebrated the evening of March 26th. Archbishop Gerard Pettipas, priests and religious, and parishioners from across the archdiocese joined us […]