PILGRIMAGES THIS SUMMER:
Our St. Bernadette Pilgrimage in Eleske returns this summer on July 31st. Details here.
Check out the schedule for our upcoming pilgrimage in Girouxville, August 13-15. All are invited!
View our promotional video from Archbishop Pettipas
READ: Letter from Archbishop Pettipas on Mass protocols after the lifting of restrictions on July 1st.
Decree: Dispensation from Sunday Obligation – in effect until the end of August 2021, will be reevaluated then.
Subscribe to Northern Light: the archdiocese’s brand-new magazine! (Issues for June and July-August will be available at your local church and here)
Read/download the June issue of Northern Light
Have you planned your St. Joseph’s Pilgrimage yet this year? Click here for more details
NEW LETTER: Archbishop Girard Pettipas offers his thoughts on the recent discovery at the site of Kamloops Indian Residential School.
(Read the Archbishop’s 2008 apology here)
The CCCB announce a delegation of Indigenous people will meet with Pope Francis to foster meaningful encounters of dialogue and healing. (English) (français)
READ THE LATEST STORIES FROM NORTHERN LIGHT
MORE NEWS
The CCCB issue statement following the recent discovery of children’s graves at the former Kamloops Residential School. (English) (français)
Our new May newsletter is available here.
The CCCB offer a Pentecost message to the Canadian National Movements and Associations. (English) (français)
Pentecost message from Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle. (English) (français)
The Bishops of Alberta and the Northwest Territories have released a new letter for Catholic Education Week 2021. (English) (français)
Events and information for the CCCB’s National Week for Life and the Family here.
Bishop Reporting System: The CCCB’s new Canadian Reporting System for Sexual Abuse or Cover-up by a Catholic Bishop can be accessed here. Go directly to the system here.
This service furthers our commitment to responsibility, accountability and transparency in matters of clergy sexual abuse and our commitment to facilitate healing and justice for victims-survivors.
View our brand-new and updated parishes page
Letter on the Expansion of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Canada from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (8 April 2021)(français)
Archbishop Pettipas has decreed the Year of St. Joseph in the Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan 19 March 2021 – 19 March 2022:
Letter to the Faithful on Vaccines from the Catholic Bishops of Alberta and Northwest Territories (30 Nov 2020)
Further Guidelines for the Celebration of Sacraments during Phase Two (effective 2020-06-19)
How you can support your parish during this difficult time (updated – PAD agreements for parishes)
Boost your faith formation: check out the resources available at our Diocesan Office of Evangelization and Catechesis in Peace River.
Check out the Family Prayer Resources
Our Pastoral Plan for 2015-2020
Restore St. Bernard Church
Help restore the most significant historical site in the Archdiocese!
Grouard’s St. Bernard Church was completed in 1902 under the direction of Bishop Emile Grouard. It is now in dire need of repair. The St. Bernard Mission Church Restoration Committee solicits your financial support of this project.
Details and the pledge sheet are now available online.