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.

Winter Gear Drive

Our Lady of Grace is collecting winter gear to donate to a variety of local charities in December and January.

Please drop donations off in the bins outside Cassidy Hall.

May God bless you for your continued generosity!

Christmas Tree Lot Closes December 11

The Our Lady of Grace Men’s Club will soon host the best Christmas Tree Lot in the Twin Cities! The Christmas Tree Lot features award winning, locally grown Christmas trees, sold by the best salesmen around! The Christmas Tree Lot opens on Friday, November 24 and ends December 11, 2023.

We look forward to another record-breaking year and could not do it with our outstanding volunteers. CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer!

Tree Lot Hours

Mondays - Fridays, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturdays 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sundays 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Winter Gear Drive

Once again, we will be collecting coats, hats, gloves, mittens, and boots. Drop off gently used and new items at the Tree Lot or in the bins outside Cassidy Hall.

Men's Club Summer Social

Annual Summer Social Pig Roast – July 20, 2023, 5:00 PM

Come enjoy a fabulous dinner with your fellow OLG Men’s Club members! All men of the parish are invited to join! This event begins at 5:00 PM at the OLG Athletic Fields. The Annual Summer Social is FREE with your paid OLG Men’s Club annual dues. Fee for non-members is $25.

Spring Landscaping at the PES Convent

Friday, May 5 - Sunday, May 7
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

8650 Russell Ave S, Bloomington

Join the Mens' Club as we help get the frontyard to the convent dialed in - finishing the front irrigation system, leveling the yard, replacing a retaining wall and lots of planting are just some of the things we have going on. Come for half a day, a full day or multiple days! And be sure to stay for lunch. Spouses, children, besties and significant others are welcome as well. It's good exercise, great service work and awesome fellowship. Can’t wait to see you there!

Lenten Devotionals

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!

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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