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A ministry of belonging In 2023, faced with the prospect of spending Christmas Day alone, without her family, Sister Ingrid Andersen, Franciscan and incumbent at ...

Before coming to Victoria and starting his incumbency at St. Philip Anglican Church in Oak Bay, Allen Doerksen  was the incumbent at St. Matthew’s in Abbottsford.   St. Matthew’s ...

On Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, during the season of Advent, about 40 people gathered at Christ Church Cathedral to act for social justice. Those gathered learned about human ...

It has been said that eating together is a blessing that fosters connection and gratitude. It can also just be fun! That is why a ...

“I don’t want to sleep in the cold,” I confessed sheepishly to our team of volunteers as we discussed ways of keeping the idea of ...

St. Philip’s Anglican Church in Cedar is home to the Angel Sewers and Crafters, a group of around eight parishioners who meet once a week ...

For decades, St. Dunstan’s Anglican Church provided a venue for worship and community service in the Greater Victoria neighbourhood of Gordon Head — pursuing its ...

On Sept. 27, 2025, women from across the diocese gathered for the final women’s retreat. Attendance at the retreat has declined in recent years, reflecting ...

This August, several members of the St. George’s community found themselves in the chill of the early morning, with the stars still out, at the ...

A “gap year” is a term common in the UK, referring to a year off full-time education between high school and university. After an intensive ...

Following the great response to the call for stories for the Signs of new life in the diocese piece that appeared in the May 2025 ...

Cathedrals have music in their DNA, and as Anglicans, we hold firmly that making beautiful things (including beautiful sounds) is a worthwhile mission. For centuries, ...