Moms of Grace

Women of Grace May Gathering

May Morning Mini-Retreat
Saturday, May 18, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Join us for a min-retreat and morning honoring our Blessed Mother!

Come and enjoy refreshments and connection with other women of OLG while being guided through prayer and reflection.

Together we will create a small floral arrangement for our Mary statue at home and receive some tricks of the floral arranging trade from our in-house expert, Carrie Ganje.

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Women of Grace April Gathering

Thursday, April 25, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Ladies, grab the favorite women in your life and come hear from Kelly Wahlquist and then we will gather together and connect until 8:30 PM.

Kelly Wahlquist is the founder of the national women’s ministry WINE: Women In the New Evangelization and the Director for the Catechetical Institute at The Saint Paul Seminary in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

Kelly is the author of Created to Relate: God’s Design for Peace & Joy, which encourages and inspires women to live fully their beautiful God-given gifts for building relationships, and editor of Walk in Her Sandals: Experiencing the Passion of Christ through the Eyes of Women and Gaze Upon Jesus: Experiencing Christ’s Childhood through the Eyes of Women, which are innovative collaborative works that allow women to enter into their relationship with Jesus in the way in which they were created to—as women. She is also the editor of Called by Name: 365 Daily Devotions for Catholic Women and Wisdom from. Women in Scripture. Through WINE, she is the publisher of The Mother of Jesus is Wonderfully Real, a children’s book written for kids of all ages.

Kelly travels the country speaking at Catholic conferences and retreats and leads women’s pilgrimages (WINE & Shrine) through Italy with Teresa Tomeo. She resides with her husband Andy and their three children in Minnesota.

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Women of Grace March Gathering

Tuesday, March 12, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Cassidy Hall

This month, take some time with your sisters in Christ and pray the Stations of the Cross and do a service project as we enter more deeply into the heart of Lent.

The service project will be to make sandwiches for Sharing & Caring hands. Please feel free to bring and/or drop off items to make sandwiches (i.e. sandwich bread, meat slices, cheese slices).

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Celebrate Marriage Night 2024

8th Annual Celebrate Marriage Night
Friday, February 9, 5:45 - 9:00 PM

Mark your calendars, book your babysitter and join us for an enriching date night with your spouse.

This event will include Mass with a special marriage blessing followed by dinner and a presentation from Pat and Kenna Millea on the calling of marriage and how to prioritize connection with God and each other. The Milleas are the founders of the Martin Center for Integration and hosts of the This Whole Life Podcast.

Cost is $50 per couple or $25 per newlywed couple (for those married 5 years or less).

Questions or want to volunteer to help? Contact Lisa Miller.

Women of Grace February Gathering

Thursday, February 8, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Ladies, grab the favorite women in your life and come hear from Kate Walsh-Soucheray and then we will gather together and connect until 8:30 PM.

Kate is a Catholic wife and mother of three adult children and six beautiful grandchildren. She and her husband John have been married for 41 years and they attend St. Ambrose Catholic Community in Woodbury. She attended St. Catherine University and earned a bachelor’s degree in education and taught middle school and high school social studies and religion for 17 years. She earned a master’s degree in theology from the St. Paul Seminary and a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy and worked as a Christian licensed marriage and family therapist for 10 years. She also earned a doctorate in educational leadership and is now retired and writes and speaks for Catholic groups

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Mini-Retreat Field Trip at the PES Sisters Convent

Tuesday, January 16, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
PES Sisters Convent at 8650 Russel Avenue, Bloomington, MN

Behold, I make all things new.” -Rev 21:5

Kick off the year and join us to renew and restore at our mini-retreat at the PES sisters convent. Light hospitality of soup and sweets will be served.

This event is sponsored by the Women of Grace.

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Women of Grace Monthly Gathering

Monday, December 18, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Ladies, grab the favorite women in your life and join us for a Guided Imaginative Prayer at the Manger and Christmas Treats.

Take some time to prepare your heart during the busy last-minute preparations for Christmas. Join us for a beautiful hour of worship music, prayer, meditation, and Adoration. Christmas treats and tea to follow in the Commons. We will gather at 6:30 PM, begin prayer promptly at 6:45 PM with plenty of time to gather together and connect until 8:30 PM.

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Lenten Devotionals

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Online Devotionals

Take time to enter more deeply into relationship with the Lord this Lent. There are many Catholic ministries that offer a daily devotional to help you grow deeper in faith during Lent. Below is a collection of a few of these devotionals that are free!


2022 Lenten Gospel Reflections

Bishop Robert Barron
Daily Meditations from Bishop Barron. Spend your time with Christ in the Gospel this Lent alongside Bishop Barron and the Word on Fire community.


Return to Me: Lenten Reflections from Holy Cross, 2022

College of the Holy Cross (Jesuit)
This year the College of the Holy Cross is excited to offer a daily Lenten reflection series, “Return to Me: Lenten Reflections from Holy Cross, 2022.” It will contain reflections written by a wide variety of people with connections to the College — professors, current students, chaplains, staff, and alumni.


Best Lent Ever 2.0

Dynamic Catholic
Don’t Give Up Chocolate for Lent. So… what is Best Lent Ever 2.0? It’s a totally free and totally awesome daily Lenten video program (sent straight to your email) that will help you unlock your God-given potential. This new and improved program has two different tracks to meet you where you’re at in your faith journey. Sign up today!


Lenten Adventure

Holy Heroes (for kids)
Fun, faithful and free activities for ages 5-12 for every day in Lent. Vie and listen online to an array of Holy Heroes media. Download, print out and enjoy coloring pages, word searches,crossword puzzles, and fun quizzes. Step-By-Step through the Mass. The Holy Heroes Adventure Guides will be teaching your kids what we do in Mass and why.


Living Lent Daily

Loyola Press (Jesuit) Lent presents a wonderful time to explore Scripture in our daily prayer, so reflect each day with the Scripture-based inspiration of Living Lent Daily, an e-mail series. We’ve invited authors and other friends to share reflections based on Bible verses. The messages also include suggestions for further exploration of Lenten themes through additional online articles and prayers.


40 Days to Grace and Glory

FORMED

This Lent, we invite you to journey with Dr. Tim Gray by signing up for Daily Lenten Reflections. Each day you will receive in your inbox a short video which features Dr. Gray commenting on the daily Mass readings, explaining the Scriptures, and providing you with concrete ideas on how to apply them to your Christian life. Available for free on FORMED.