Funeral Service for the Rev. Rene Faille

Sadly, we have learned that the Rev. Rene Faille died last week at the age of 87 after a brief illness.

We hold the Faille family in our prayers, and also request your prayers for the repose of the soul of Rene, a retired priest of the Diocese of Edmonton.

Rene was ordained by Bishop Victoria Matthews as a deacon in 2006 at St. Mary Abbots, Barrhead, and as a priest in 2007. In Whitecourt, he served at St. Patrick's and as chaplain for the Whitecourt Legion and RCMP detachment. He was the Honourary Assistant at Immanuel, Wetaskiwin, beginning in 2013. Most recently, he served in interim ministry at St. Mary's, Ponoka.

The service for the Rev. Rene Faille will be held on Monday, February 2, at 11:00 am at Grace Lutheran Church, 4218 56 Ave, Wetaskiwin. 

Loving and merciful God,
We entrust our brother Rene to your mercy.
You loved him greatly in this life; 
Now that he is freed from all his cares,
Give him happiness and peace forever. 
The old order has passed away;
Welcome him into paradise 
Where there will be no more sorrow,
No more weeping or pain,
But only peace and joy 
With Jesus, Your Son,
And the Holy Spirit,
For ever and ever,
Amen.

Photo: The Rev. Rene Faille blesses the labyrinth at St. Mary, Ponoka, in 2019