April - Spring time and the Easter Season
Alleluia, He is Risen! The Easter Season is here, and lasts for 50 days! Visit us on Spotify to enjoy our 2024 playlist of classic Easter songs and new favourites curated by members of our Parish community to help us celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ! Don't forget to check out our 2023 and 2022 playlists.
Thank you to everyone who donated to our Lenten outreach initiative! Together we were able to help Discovery Toys Advisors provide over 300 Easter baskets to children staying at Women’s Shelters, Ronald McDonald House MB, Dignity House Inc. and other crisis shelters across Manitoba! To learn more, click here.
The Transcona Food Bank Executive would like to thank everyone who supported the Food Bank this past year. Remember as you grab your purse, car keys, or Sunday missal each week to also grab a non-perishable food item for the Transcona Foodbank and drop it in our foodbank bin. In April, let's bring in instant oatmeal.
Archbishop Albert's 2024 Easter Message: In his 2024 Easter message, Archbishop Albert reflects on the relentless and never-ending hope born out of the cross and resurrection of Christ. Indeed, the temptation to despair may be all too strong upon learning about various tragedies befalling our world, both globally, and locally. Yet, in this Easter tide, Archbishop Albert implores us to reflect and deeply pray on what hope can mean for us today. How can we incarnate hope, concretely, for the world around us? What is joy brought to others, and what is peace for the hearts of all? We all have a part to play, together, comprising one body, invaluable members of the body of Christ. He is risen, Truly, he is risen indeed! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! To view Archbishop Albert's 2024 Easter message, please visit the Archdiocesan YouTube page.
The Agape Catholic Ministries Blog promotes Christ’s selfless love among families through the different ministries offered: marriage preparation, baptism preparation, Quinceañera preparation, marriage enrichment, N.F.P., and Premarital Inventory. The blog shares stories, reflections, resources and news from staff and friends about their ministry and faith.
Angel Productions: The Chosen - The Chosen is the first-ever multi-season series based on the true stories of the gospels of Jesus Christ. Episodes are available to watch for FREE via the Chosen app (available for both android and apple users), or on their website.
The Augustine Institute is excited to share Amen: the free Catholic app that provides meditations, Scripture, and other prayers to enrich your daily conversation with God. Click here for more information.
Ave Explores from Ave Maria Press offers free podcasts, videos, articles, and more aimed at exploring topics of the Catholic faith from a variety of different angles by taking an in-depth look at topics that are relevant to their daily spiritual life in a fresh, engaging, and practical way. Hosted by Katie Prejean McGrady, Ave Explores aims to nourish the faith of everyday Catholics in ways that make a difference to everyday life. Ave Spotlight is a free weekly Catholic podcast from Ave Maria Press about culture, current events, and all things Catholic.
Be a Heart shares ways to celebrate throughout the month of April including a free printable Easter card, a Divine Mercy inspired Spotify playlist (April 7) and more!
Blessed is She a sisterhood of women who want to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ through their Catholic faith. They, as a ministry, strive to make beautiful and accessible products and experiences for you. Click here to visit their page of free, downloadable resources. They share many meaningful reflections for the month of April including, On Caring for the Earth: Living Earth Day as Catholics, Liturgical Living Ideas for Divine Mercy Sunday, How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and more!
Busted Halo shares resources to help us live liturgically throughout April including an article by Caitlin Kim sharing her Thoughts on the Octave of Easter, this article by LuElla D’Amico sharing 3 Ways to Maintain Joy Throughout the Easter Season and more!
We have partnered with Hallow to encourage all parishioners to surrender and trust in the Lord in a new, deeper way throughout Lent. This Lent, as a part of the Hallow Pray40 Challenge, we’ll walk through the life-changing, spiritual classic He Leadeth Me, written by Fr. Walter J. Ciszek, S.J. Fr. Walter, a Jesuit priest and missionary, was imprisoned for over twenty years in the Soviet Union, first in solitary confinement and then in a Siberian worker camp. Amidst some of the most brutal conditions imaginable, Fr. Walter underwent a profound spiritual journey. Inspired by Fr. Walter’s writing, we’ll spend time each day prayerfully seeking a refreshed humility and hope in Christ, who laid down His life for us, as we journey through Lent.
Hallow is the #1 Catholic app worldwide and includes 1,000 prayer sessions available for free, and over 10,000 audio-guided sessions in an upgraded premium subscription. Hallow is designed to help you grow closer to God and develop a daily habit of prayer, and includes prayers for kids and families, resources for mental health, meditations for sleep, seasonal music, multiple languages (including Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish!) daily trivia, podcast-style courses to learn more about faith, and more! Register today by scanning the QR code here or visiting Hallow.com/pray to get started.
Celebrate the month of the Holy Family with this Holy Family Hearts embroidery pattern by Katie (of Look to Him and be Radiant). Create your own mixed media embroidery project to show devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Immaculate Heart of Mary, and Pure Heart of St. Joseph.
FemCatholic - A ministry devoted to promote true feminism for Catholic women. Their aims are:
The Loyola Press Daily 3-Minute Retreat is a short prayer break at your computer that can give you 24 hours of peace.
Spend some time this Earth Day (April 22) reading and reflecting on the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si' of the Holy Father Francis on Care for our Common Home.
Pearl & Thistle is a ministry that supports body literacy for girls and natural family planning. They aim to create a lifelong learning model that incrementally teaches girls and women how to listen to, observe and understand the language of their bodies. They believe that, by creating a culture of lifelong learning, respect and care for our bodies, we can all learn to "read" in our bodies the Truth of who God made us to be.
Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet with the the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Convent this Divine Mercy Sunday (April 7).
Spend some time this Earth Day (April 22) reading and reflecting on the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si' of the Holy Father Francis on Care for our Common Home.
The Upfront with the Archbishop podcast from the Archdiocese of Edmonton is a weekly podcast where we seek to bridge the gap between the hierarchy and the faithful by discussing the beauty, truth, and challenges of our Catholic faith. A new episode will be released every Tuesday. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts!
Thank you to everyone who donated to our Lenten outreach initiative! Together we were able to help Discovery Toys Advisors provide over 300 Easter baskets to children staying at Women’s Shelters, Ronald McDonald House MB, Dignity House Inc. and other crisis shelters across Manitoba! To learn more, click here.
The Transcona Food Bank Executive would like to thank everyone who supported the Food Bank this past year. Remember as you grab your purse, car keys, or Sunday missal each week to also grab a non-perishable food item for the Transcona Foodbank and drop it in our foodbank bin. In April, let's bring in instant oatmeal.
Archbishop Albert's 2024 Easter Message: In his 2024 Easter message, Archbishop Albert reflects on the relentless and never-ending hope born out of the cross and resurrection of Christ. Indeed, the temptation to despair may be all too strong upon learning about various tragedies befalling our world, both globally, and locally. Yet, in this Easter tide, Archbishop Albert implores us to reflect and deeply pray on what hope can mean for us today. How can we incarnate hope, concretely, for the world around us? What is joy brought to others, and what is peace for the hearts of all? We all have a part to play, together, comprising one body, invaluable members of the body of Christ. He is risen, Truly, he is risen indeed! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! To view Archbishop Albert's 2024 Easter message, please visit the Archdiocesan YouTube page.
The Agape Catholic Ministries Blog promotes Christ’s selfless love among families through the different ministries offered: marriage preparation, baptism preparation, Quinceañera preparation, marriage enrichment, N.F.P., and Premarital Inventory. The blog shares stories, reflections, resources and news from staff and friends about their ministry and faith.
Angel Productions: The Chosen - The Chosen is the first-ever multi-season series based on the true stories of the gospels of Jesus Christ. Episodes are available to watch for FREE via the Chosen app (available for both android and apple users), or on their website.
The Augustine Institute is excited to share Amen: the free Catholic app that provides meditations, Scripture, and other prayers to enrich your daily conversation with God. Click here for more information.
Ave Explores from Ave Maria Press offers free podcasts, videos, articles, and more aimed at exploring topics of the Catholic faith from a variety of different angles by taking an in-depth look at topics that are relevant to their daily spiritual life in a fresh, engaging, and practical way. Hosted by Katie Prejean McGrady, Ave Explores aims to nourish the faith of everyday Catholics in ways that make a difference to everyday life. Ave Spotlight is a free weekly Catholic podcast from Ave Maria Press about culture, current events, and all things Catholic.
Be a Heart shares ways to celebrate throughout the month of April including a free printable Easter card, a Divine Mercy inspired Spotify playlist (April 7) and more!
Blessed is She a sisterhood of women who want to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ through their Catholic faith. They, as a ministry, strive to make beautiful and accessible products and experiences for you. Click here to visit their page of free, downloadable resources. They share many meaningful reflections for the month of April including, On Caring for the Earth: Living Earth Day as Catholics, Liturgical Living Ideas for Divine Mercy Sunday, How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and more!
Busted Halo shares resources to help us live liturgically throughout April including an article by Caitlin Kim sharing her Thoughts on the Octave of Easter, this article by LuElla D’Amico sharing 3 Ways to Maintain Joy Throughout the Easter Season and more!
We have partnered with Hallow to encourage all parishioners to surrender and trust in the Lord in a new, deeper way throughout Lent. This Lent, as a part of the Hallow Pray40 Challenge, we’ll walk through the life-changing, spiritual classic He Leadeth Me, written by Fr. Walter J. Ciszek, S.J. Fr. Walter, a Jesuit priest and missionary, was imprisoned for over twenty years in the Soviet Union, first in solitary confinement and then in a Siberian worker camp. Amidst some of the most brutal conditions imaginable, Fr. Walter underwent a profound spiritual journey. Inspired by Fr. Walter’s writing, we’ll spend time each day prayerfully seeking a refreshed humility and hope in Christ, who laid down His life for us, as we journey through Lent.
Hallow is the #1 Catholic app worldwide and includes 1,000 prayer sessions available for free, and over 10,000 audio-guided sessions in an upgraded premium subscription. Hallow is designed to help you grow closer to God and develop a daily habit of prayer, and includes prayers for kids and families, resources for mental health, meditations for sleep, seasonal music, multiple languages (including Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish!) daily trivia, podcast-style courses to learn more about faith, and more! Register today by scanning the QR code here or visiting Hallow.com/pray to get started.
Celebrate the month of the Holy Family with this Holy Family Hearts embroidery pattern by Katie (of Look to Him and be Radiant). Create your own mixed media embroidery project to show devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Immaculate Heart of Mary, and Pure Heart of St. Joseph.
FemCatholic - A ministry devoted to promote true feminism for Catholic women. Their aims are:
- to educate modern women on what the Catholic Church actually teaches, and how women are needed in the Church + the world
- to encourage women to explore and acknowledge the challenges of being a woman in the Church today, and seek answers in the truth of our faith
- to empower women to know that your Catholic faith is something empowering to you as a modern women - and that you have an irreplaceable role in the world
The Loyola Press Daily 3-Minute Retreat is a short prayer break at your computer that can give you 24 hours of peace.
Spend some time this Earth Day (April 22) reading and reflecting on the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si' of the Holy Father Francis on Care for our Common Home.
Pearl & Thistle is a ministry that supports body literacy for girls and natural family planning. They aim to create a lifelong learning model that incrementally teaches girls and women how to listen to, observe and understand the language of their bodies. They believe that, by creating a culture of lifelong learning, respect and care for our bodies, we can all learn to "read" in our bodies the Truth of who God made us to be.
Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet with the the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Convent this Divine Mercy Sunday (April 7).
Spend some time this Earth Day (April 22) reading and reflecting on the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si' of the Holy Father Francis on Care for our Common Home.
The Upfront with the Archbishop podcast from the Archdiocese of Edmonton is a weekly podcast where we seek to bridge the gap between the hierarchy and the faithful by discussing the beauty, truth, and challenges of our Catholic faith. A new episode will be released every Tuesday. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts!