Bishop’s Column

James and I left Oak Bay Marina on July 8 and headed for Saturna, arriving in time to enjoy a few days of exploration before ...

It has been a joy to travel across our beautiful diocese these past weeks and months. I can report that from Port Alice to Salt ...

Diocesan council is grateful to the parish of St. Peter, Quamichan for hosting most of our meetings in their lovely hall. Not only is it ...

Perhaps this is an inappropriate topic for Lent, a season of fasting, but as bishop I am pleased to see that many of our parishes ...

On Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, at an evening prayer service at the cathedral, Jenny Replogle was collated as executive archdeacon. “Collating” is a very funny ...

Dr. Gordon Smith was one of the speakers at our incredible 2025 We Together conference. He shared a story of how when he retired from ...

In Montreal in October, I had the privilege of participating in and being on a panel at the national conference of the Canadian Alliance to ...

November marks the end of one church year and the beginning of the next. On Nov. 23, we finish the church year celebrating Christ the ...

My job title is bishop of the islands and inlets. I grew up sailing with my grandfather and father and met my husband while crewing ...

Since the escape from slavery in Egypt and being called to be covenant people in the promised land, our story has always been intertwined with ...

If you were able to go to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria between December 2024 and April 2025, you will have been able to ...

“No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 I wanted to let you know about some ...

The church, over the centuries, has held and continues to hold many different theories of atonement. Most of these theories centre around how Jesus’ death ...

In January the St Dustan’s property was listed for sale. The pastoral letter (below) outlines the process that brought us to this decision. Ongoing updates ...