Blood Drive

Wednesday, June 26
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Cassidy Hall

Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. Patients of all ages who suffer from accidents, heart surgery, organ transplant, or those fighting cancer all benefit from blood donations. You can help! Please sign up to be a blood donor at the upcoming OLG Blood Drive.  

For proper staffing, donations are by appointment only. Thank you for giving the gift of life! To schedule, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767), click here to schedule an appointment, or you can go to RedCrossBlood.org, click on "Find a Drive", and enter OURLADYOFGRACE, all one word. Walk-ins are not available.

We need volunteers too!  Volunteers will simply check-in donors when they arrive and monitor the hospitality table. Each shift is only two hours, and a brief training will be provided at the start of the shift.

13th Annual Widows' Day of Reflection

Featuring Bishop Joseph Williams

Saturday, June 15, 2024

Our Lady of Grace is excited to be holding our 13th Annual Widows’ Day of Reflection once again this summer!

This Day of Reflection is for all widows; both recent and longtime widows will experience the Church’s concern for them as they navigate a status in life they did not choose. The cost for this retreat is $30 and includes breakfast and lunch.

Registration & Payment

Registration is complete upon receipt of payment. To pay by credit card, click through the registration process under the Register Here button. Click on “add to basket” and then “finalize payment”. This will bring you to the page where you enter your credit card information. If you would prefer to pay by check, mail your payment made out to Our Lady of Grace at 5071 Eden Ave, Edina, MN 55436.

Gifting a registration fee to another widow!
Do you know someone who would benefit from attending our Widows’ Day of Reflection? Gifting a registration to a friend or fellow widow is a great blessing to someone in need. To provide the gift of registration to another widow in need, increase your registration quantity to reflect however many you chose to give and add their contact information in the comment section. You will be asked to make payment after you have added them to the basket.

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Schedule 

8:00 AM | Registration and Rosary
  8:30 AM | Mass
  9:00 AM | Breakfast
10:00 AM | First Talk
11:00 AM | Break
11:15 AM | Second Talk
12:00 PM | Lunch and Prize Drawing

About Bishop Joseph Williams

Bishop Joseph A. Williams was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in 2002 and his episcopal ordination took place January 25, 2022, the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul. Prior to his role as auxiliary bishop and current assignment as moderator and priest-in-solidum of the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Saint Paul, he served as pastor of Saint Stephen in Minneapolis (2008-2022) and parochial administrator of Holy Rosary in Minneapolis (2020-2022), ministered as a parochial vicar of the Cathedral of Saint Paul in St. Paul (2002-2004) and Divine Mercy in Faribault (2004-2005), and was pastor of Saint Mathias in Hampton and Saint Mary in New Trier (2005-2008). He has also served as coordinator of the Archdiocesan Outreach to Persons with Disabilities (2003-2005).

Bishop Williams is known for his longtime ministry to Latino and Spanish-speaking Catholics in the Archdiocese, beginning in Faribault, where he and other parish leaders worked to bring healing to a Latino community that had been affected by drug raids. Members of both of his most recent parishes are predominantly Latino, and he has worked to change negative cultural perceptions of undocumented immigrants and he has led neighborhood-based evangelization efforts, which include knocking on doors and inviting people to Mass and faith formation.

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Golden Opportunities: On the Go!

Basilica Tour and Lunch
Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Join Father Kevin for an outing in the city!  We will depart OLG at 10:45 AM on a coach bus for brunch at Yum! in St. Louis Park. Order a meal of your choice to be enjoyed with friends before we depart with door-to-door service to the Basilica of St. Mary. Our group will take a guided highlight tour of the history, art, and architecture of the Basilica. We will return to OLG around 2:30 PM.

Registration is required. $25/person covers the Coach bus and the tour. To register, call our Parish Secretary at 952-929-3317 or click the register button.

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Lunch And Learn: Abria Resource Center

Wednesday, May 15, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Dining Room

Join us for our free Lunch and Learn to hear from Bernadette Prickel, Client Service Manager from Abria Pregnancy Resource Center.  Abria is an OLG ProLife partner and provides services such as life coaching and ultrasounds at no cost to the women in need.  Bernadette will tell us about the variety of services they provide, the struggles that women and families face, and the positive outcomes of the people Abria serves.  

Our Lunch and Learn is free and RSVP's are encouraged to the Parish office at 952-929-3317.

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Arboretum Tulip Tour and Lunch
Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Tip toe through the tulips and enjoy a lovely lunch!

We will depart OLG at 9:15 AM and return to OLG around 3:00 PM. We will have a guided tram tour of the expansive property, lunch in a private dining area, plus receive a discount at the store, and enjoy time to explore the beautiful spring floral displays.

Registration is required. $40/person covers the Coach bus, the tour and lunch. To register, call our Parish Secretary at 952-929-3317 or click the register button.

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Golden Opportunities: On the Go!

Brunch and Minneapolis Institute of Art
Religious Art Highlight Tour
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Join us for an outing at the MIA! We will depart OLG at 9:15 AM on a coach bus for brunch at French Meadow before we depart with door-to-door service to the Minneapolis Institute of Art. At the MIA, we will have a private group tour that will highlight religious art, and then we will return to OLG around 1:00 PM.  

Registration is required. $25/person covers the bus and the tour. Brunch will be an additional cost. To register, call our Parish Secretary at 952-929-3317 or click the register button.

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Divine Mercy

Divine Mercy Sunday, April 7, 2023

Join us for our Divine Mercy Celebration on Sunday, April 7, with Holy Hour from 3:00 - 4:00 PM in the Commons with refreshments!

They Holy Hour will be in the main Church and includes Opening/Closing Benediction, Homily on Divine Mercy, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.  All Parishioners are invited and encouraged and most welcome to attend.

Divine Mercy Sunday was officially decreed by the Vatican and declared both a Universal Feast Day and an opportunity for a Plenary Indulgence by St. John Paul II on April 30, 2000 at the Canonization of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska. St. Faustina received visions which stated that His Merciful Love is so great that no sinner, no matter how wretched, need fear to come to His Mercy. (Diary #723) Join us on Divine Mercy Sunday to celebrate His Great Mercy.

Plenary Indulgence

Leading up to Divine Mercy Sunday, we are invited to participate in the Plenary Indulgence of Divine Mercy, which offers forgiveness of sins and punishment for those who receive Holy Communion on that Sunday, go to Confession within 10 days of Divine Mercy Sunday, and pray for the intentions of the JHoly Father. More information on Indulgences can be found on the USCCB website.

The Divine Mercy Novena:

In her vision, Jesus gave St. Faustina the Chaplet of Divine Mercy as a prayer of atonement with nine intentions (to be prayed over 9 days) for the appeasement of God's wrath (Diary #474). Those who recite it offer to God "the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of [His] dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world."

The 9-day Novena begins on Good Friday, April 7, and ends the Saturday before Divine Mercy Sunday, April 15. Paper guides are available in the commons.

Golden Opportunities: On the Go!

Cosetta’s and Cathedral of St. Paul
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Join Father Kevin for an outing in St. Paul!

We will depart OLG at 10:45 AM on a coach bus for lunch at Cosetta's before we depart with door-to-door service to the Cathedral of St. Paul. Our group will take a docent-led highlight tour of the history, art, and architecture of the Cathedral, which was designated as a National Shrine in 2009. We will return to OLG by 3 PM.  

Registration is required. $25/person covers the bus and the tour. Lunch at Cosetta’s will be an additional cost. To register, call our Parish Secretary at 952-929-3317 or click the register button.

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Biblical Diorama Tour
Thursday, February 8, 2024, 10:30 AM
St. Patrick’s Parish, 6820 Saint Patricks Ln.

Join us for a private tour of the Holy Land Diorama at St. Patrick's Parish! The private tour will be from 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM, with time for private reflection following the tour. The 310-square-foot exhibit was an artistic collaboration between Father Kuss, Pastor of St. Patrick's, and OLG Parishioner Donald Keller. The visually stunning and spiritually profound diorama houses over 650 meticulously arranged hand-painted figurines sourced mainly from the heart of Rome over the past 44 years. RSVP for this free event; walk-ins are also welcome. Participants will meet at St. Patrick’s in Edina.

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