Winnipeg’s angels turned out in full force to help Misericordia Health Centre Foundation break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of the angels.

Misericordia staff and community members dressed in white robes, wings and halos gathered in the field at Mulvey School in Wolseley.

They aimed to beat the current record holder, Hauzenberg, Germany, with 1,039 angels.

In total, 1,275 angels turned out for the event, setting a new world record.