Note: During Code Red of COVID, there are no Masses.
The liturgies can be accessed via the YouTube channel of the parish of Saints-MartyrsCanadians: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLbnkM6HlRYpb4QjiXeBOg/live
Or on the Diocese's Facebook page at the https://www.facebook.com/ArchSaintBoniface/live
COVID-19 UPDATE (Dec 11)
The entire province of Manitoba continues to be under Code Red Alert until at least January 8, 2021. Please be advised that there can be NO gatherings of any size for weekday or Sunday Masses, nor for any Christmas/New Year's Masses.
If you need to get in touch with the parish: Please contact office and leave a message or email Sister Maria at ciccarellim@shaw.ca and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
The livestreaming of Masses is permitted, however, provided that parishes limit the number of persons to five (5). Livestreamed Diocesan Mass with Archbishop Albert LeGatt: in French at 9:00 a.m. and in English at 10:30 a.m.
The liturgies can be accessed via the YouTube channel of the parish of Saints-Martyrs Canadians: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLbnkM6HlRYpb4QjiXeBOg/live Or on the Diocese's Facebook page at the https://www.facebook.com/ArchSaintBoniface/live
Let us remember to pray for each other and for our province/country/world during this time of pandemic…
May Jesus & Mary enfold you and your families with their protection, tenderness, and peace.
In the summer of 1965, under the direction of the Archbishop of Saint Boniface, a new parish was set up to serve residents in North Kildonan, East St. Paul and the Bird's Hill area. This new parish, as yet unnamed, celebrated its first Mass with its newly appointed pastor Father Eugene Raimbault on September 5th, 1965 at Springfield Heights Elementary School. By the end of the year the congregation had 150 registered members and was officially named Holy Redeemer Parish on February 13th, 1966.
The Archbishop granted permission to proceed with the building of a church in December 1967. The first service at our present location on Donwood Drive was celebrated on September 29th, 1968. The church was, however, in a precarious position as a year later, on Saturday, September 6th, 1969 at 7:45 p.m., the roof of the church collapsed. Thanks be to God the church was empty at the time and the only casualty was that the congregation had to return to the school for services for nine months while the roof was under repair.
The original building served the community well for many years, however by the 1990's we were desperately in need of a larger facility and plans to build an addition to house a new sanctuary and parish hall, and to convert the existing church into a gathering space, office and classrooms, were well underway. Our new spacious "House of the Church" was opened in September 1995 and is home to our parish family - a loving, supportive and spirit-filled community that reaches out to each other and beyond our four walls through numerous ministries into the community. Our parish community has proven that the spirit of a Church surpasses temporary structures and the span of human lives to create a legacy of faith, hope and charity for future generations.
Holy Redeemer Parish has been blessed with eight dedicated pastors in its 45 year history: Father Eugene Raimbault (1965-72), Father Gideon Trudeau (1972-76), Father Carl Tarnopolski (1976-79), Father Olivier Valcourt (1979-89), Father Raymond Baudry (1989-2004); Father Wenceslao Rebillaco (2004-07); Brother Gerry Craig, Capuchin (2007-08), Brother Thomas Schmied, Capuchin (2008-2010), Fr. Josepth Lourdusamy, Capuchin (2010-2016), Fr. Doss (2016-2020), Fr. Owen Steeves (2020-present).
Approx 300 families are registered members of the parish.