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Formally incorporated under the Societies Act in 1966, the St. Francis of Assisi Parish Men's Club was formed to be the sponsoring body of the 50th pack of the Cubs and Scouts in Edmonton, to encourage, foster and develop among its members a recognition of the importance of the Catholic Church in the national life, carry on a literary and debating club for the discussion of topics of general interest and to encourage the practise of public speaking among its members.

The group held annual meetings where members for the executive were elected. Membership dues consisted of $1.00 a year which ensured that any Catholic man living with in the boundaries of St. Francis Parish or any Catholic man who was a supporter of St. Francis parish could join.

Prior to incorporation the group existed in a more ad hoc manner, meeting to discuss issues relavant to the men of St. Francis of Assisi parish.

The Men's Club conducted fundraising activities including an annual dance to raise money for parish projects. Starting in 2002 the club sponsored a child in Haiti through Christian Child Care International.

When St. Francis of Assisi parish closed in 2005 the club was also closed.

With the Archbishop’s favour and blessing, plans got underway to organize “The Friars” with the first meeting of the “founding five” in December, 1969. The format for “The Friars” evolved through subsequent meetings. The need, the purpose, and the objectives of the “Friars 70” were explained at their first meeting on January 19, 1970. The attendance and enthusiasm shown indicated to those present that “The Friars” of Edmonton would be successful. (Friars’ leaflet, in ARCAE 84-2-3)

Archbishop Jordan outlined the need for funds: for the post-graduate education of priests, to assist with the operating costs of Newman Theological Institute (as it was then known), to help pay the salaries of certain hospital chaplains, and generally to provide for priests in need of financial aid. An additional goal was to encourage friendships in the community and to show the support of the community for its priests and seminarians.

The name “Friars” was chosen to indicate the purpose of the group – to beg for money from the affluent to help the less fortunate. The founding five were Dr. Rupert Clare, Hal Spelliscy, Stan Melton, John Barry and Bernie Stanton. They gathered like-minded men and established an executive of 12 who would organize a single annual fund-raising event. The officers used the titles of members of religious communities – the president was called the Provincial General; the treasurer, the Bursar; the secretary the Amanuensis, and so on. The Pantryman organized the meal, the Almoner presented the “Friars’ Bag” (representing the financial gift) to the Archbishop. Every year, the Provincial General would become a trustee, and each officer of the executive would rise one position, eventually taking his place at the top.

The executive set the organization up as a pyramid. Each of the 12 would get 5 other men, and each would sell 5 tickets (1 ticket/couple). The goal was 300 people in order to get 200 attendees at the event.

The event was aimed at Catholic professional men, and a black-tie evening was planned with a reception, a meal, a guest speaker, entertainment, games and a dance. The most notable speaker was Chief Dan George, who spoke in 1971, the year he was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in Little Big Man. Over the years, the event has included reverse draws, raffles, a Treasure Chest game, and live and silent auctions. Every year the Friars have had favours or souvenirs for those who attended the Friars’ Night. In the early years, a glass mug bearing the group’s logo was delivered to the home of every Friar. More recently, the souvenir glassware, which in any given year might be a mug, a wineglass, a snifter or an Irish coffee mug, is set at each Friars’ place for the gala dinner.

In 1975, the Ukrainian Catholic community began active participation in the event and the Bag was divided between the Archbishop and the Eparchy, pro rata. In 1975, International Women’s Year, some attempt was made to find a woman to speak at Friars, but to no avail. The first woman to sit on the executive was Cecilia Johnstone, in 1985, and she rose to the position of Provincial General in 1993.

The first Friars’ Night was held at the Chateau Lacombe in 16 April, 1970. Eighty-three couples and 19 religious were in attendance, and many who did not attend the event made financial donations, resulting in a Bag of $7500.00. The speaker was the Most Rev. M.C. O’Neill, former Archbishop of Regina.

At the time of writing (2013), the Friars’ Ball is held at the Westin Hotel, usually on the first Friday in May. The Friars regularly host upwards of 450 guests, and the ticket sales, raffle, and live & silent auctions usually raise between $80,000 and $100,000 to share between Newman Theological College and the Ukrainian Eparchy (75%-25%). There is no longer a speaker, and the games (including the Treasure Chest) have been eliminated in order to leave more time for dancing following the meal.

Friars would not have succeeded without dedicated administrative assistance provided by the Archdiocese. Therese Cameron worked with the group for the first few years and was succeeded by Mitzi Crowe, who helped organize the event from the early 1970s until the early 1990s. She was followed by Theresa Demkow, Suzanne Binassi, and Anna Jaremko. As of 2012/2013 Joan Harrison of the Archdiocesan Development Office is the present Friars’ assistant.

The CMBA was organized at Niagara Falls, NY, July 3, 1876, with a membership of 25. It was incorporated in the state of New York June 9, 1879. The Grand Council of CMBA of Canada was organized at Windsor, Ontario, on February 10, 1880. It was incorporated in the Dominion of Canada March 1893. In 1899, there were 6 branches of the CMBA, each with their own number.

In the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton the CMBA appears to have first been organized at Immaculate Conception Parish. Unfortunately there is not much information available about the organization of the Edmonton branch of the Association.

The CMBA was established for the purpose of joining fraternally in one grand organization all male Catholic between 18 and 50 able to pass a proper medical examination, to supply life insurance of $1,000.00 or $2,000.00 at actual cost to give social benefits only give by secret or fraternal organizations outside the Catholic Church, and to offset the work of secret societies.

The Western Conference of Priests was in 1967 in an attempt to "unite priests, diocesan and religious, to pursue in any useful way their spiritual, intellectual, and social advancement." Membership was open to all priests, diocesan and religious of both the Latin and Eastern Rite who lived in Manitoba, Saskatechwan, Alberta, British Columbia, the North West Territories and the Yukon.

The board of directors consisted of elected representatives of each ecclesiastical entity who had at least 10 paid members. Entities with more than 50 members were entitled to 2 representatives on the board.

The Western Conference of Priests organized an annual assembly which provided an opportunity for priests to gather and discuss a variety of topics of interest.

It appears that the organization was short-lived and by the mid-1970s no longer existed.

St. Rene church was founded in October 1913 as a mission of St. Anthony’s church, South Edmonton. The church was built by the Oblate Brothers and the generosity of Rene Lemarchand. It was ready for use in March 1914. The church was named after Rev. Rene Remas, OMI, a devoted missionary in Alberta (1853-1901). The mass was said every 3rd Sunday of the month by rev. Charles Devic, OMI, assistant at St. Anthony’s. The church was closed in Oct. or Nov. 1919.

The church was re-opened in May 24, 1925 under the name of “Our Lady of the Assumption”. The parish of the Bonnie Doon area used the church building until mid-April 1954. In the late 1940’s and early 1950’s, the need was felt for a larger church. An architect from Europe was commissioned to draw the plans. Forest construction was hired for the work. The new church building was blessed on Holy Thursday evening by Rt. Rev. William Burke Carleton, V.G. on April 15, 1954. And the first Mass was celebrated on April 18, 1954 on Easter Sunday by Rev. Richard O'Neill, the Pastor. The new church building was officially open on August 15, 1954.

The original church building, “White Church on the Hill” (St. Rene church), was moved to Uncas in October 1954. The Uncas church was closed around 1962 by Rev. Kenneth Kearns of Sherwood Park. The property was sold to a fundamentalist group around 1978; it was neglected and later it was dismantled.

The Eritrean Catholic Church is a Metropolitan sui iuris Eastern particular Church in full union with the Catholic Church. Established in 2015, its membership includes inhabitants of Eritrea. It is headquartered in Asmara. Its liturgical rite is the Alexandrian Rite.

Like the other Eastern Catholic Churches, the Eritrean Catholic Church is in full communion with the Holy See. It holds the Christological doctrine of the Council of Chalcedon and accepts the universal jurisdiction of the Pope. These points distinguish it from Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Oriental Orthodox church comprising most Christians in the country. Like the Eritrean Orthodox, the Eritrean Catholic Church follows the Ethiopic liturgical rite. Ge'ez, a Semitic language fallen out of daily use several centuries ago, is the liturgical language of the Ethiopic Rite, whose liturgy is based on the Coptic.

From 2010-2015 Rev. Tesfu Kelati served as the Pastor of Eritrean Catholic Parish of the Assumption of the Mother of God located in Edmonton.This parish community worshiped at St. Alphonsus parish from 2010-2015.

The Congregation of St. Basil, also known as the Basilian Fathers, is a vibrant community of priests, students for the priesthood, and lay associates. We are an apostolic community whose members profess simple vows.

Amid the turmoil and persecution of the Catholic Church during the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, a clandestine school was established by Joseph Lapierre in Saint-Symphorien-de-Mahun in the department of Ardèche, in the south-central part of France. Following several years of operation, the congregation was founded in 1822 by a group of ten priests in order to ensure the continuation of the schools operating in and around Annonay, a town of about 5,000 at the time. The schools became known for their range of teaching including humanities, rhetoric, philosophy, mathematics, physics and chemistry. The members of the new group devoted themselves to Christian education, preaching, and life in community. On November 21, 1822, during the feast of the Presentation of Our Lady, the ten founders chose Joseph Lapierre as the first Superior General and St. Basil as the patron for the order.

The Basilian Fathers arrived in Edmonton at the request of Archbishop O'Leary and took over responsiblity for education at St. Joseph's College at the University of Alberta. For more information please visit http://www.basilian.org/ and http://www.stjosephs.ualberta.ca/.

The Congrégation de Notre-Dame is a Catholic community of women religious of apostolic faith founded in the 17th century by Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, first educator of Montreal and a pioneer of New France. First established in Montreal in 1659 the Congregation of Notre Dame opened schools and teaching missions across Canada. By the mid 19th century the sisters have moved west into Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. At the request of Archbishop Jordan the sisters first came to Alberta in the 1973 and have engaged in education and pastoral ministry for the past forty years. Today 4 sisters and 19 associates from the Visitation Province (the English Province of the Congregation de Notre-Dame) work in the Archdiocese of Edmonton. For more information visit http://cndvisitation.ca/wordpress/