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St Cecilia Fund to benefit young choristers

Chris Thackray — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:33:58 +0000

Future cathedral choristers enrolled in Christ Church Cathedral School will benefit from a new bursary fund established by Marilyn Gough and Dr. Barry Gough. The St Cecilia Fund, named for the patron saint of music, was seeded through a $75,000 donation pledged over five years by the Goughs at the Victoria Foundation. The fund is […]

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Boutique brings blessings to the Comox Valley

Naomi Racz — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:33:16 +0000

When Sulin Milne joined St Peter, Comox as incumbent in 2019 she was keen to work together with their sister church, St John the Divine in Courtenay. On Monday, Jan. 10, Sulin was at St John to support the church on the opening day of Blessings Boutique 2, a companion to the Blessings Boutique opened […]

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Climate leaders talk spirituality, forests and fresh water

Brendon Neilson — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:33:00 +0000

John Albert lecture series returns The John Albert Hall lectures provide us as a diocese with the opportunity to find questions in common with our colleagues at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society and hear from some of the leading experts in their fields in addressing these questions. Over the past few years […]

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Art exhibition explores Vietnamese life in Canada

Nicky Rendell — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:32:41 +0000

The Chapel Gallery, located in the chapel of St Matthias, Victoria, is an outreach ministry that serves local artists and the local community. The Chapel Gallery presents art that inspires community engagement and prompts discussion of socially relevant issues. The gallery opened in the fall of 2018 and to date has had 25 shows, exhibiting […]

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Finding our place in a larger story

John J. Thatamanil — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:32:13 +0000

I play the role of lead actor in the story of my life, and even my nearest and dearest are but supporting actors. This claim shouldn’t surprise. I can’t hear your thoughts as I do my own. I am inside my own life in a way that I can never be inside yours. However well […]

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