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Synods and canons

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 06:28:59 +0000

As we begin another program year, please take a moment to glance through The Year Ahead webpage that outlines the major diocesan events of the 2024/2025 program year. November 1–2, 2024 we will be gathering as a diocese in synod. Whether or not you are an elected synod delegate, please join us for the opening […]

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Remembering Herbert O’Driscoll

Ian Alexander — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:50:52 +0000

October 17, 1928 – July 25, 2024 With immeasurable sadness, we announce that the Rev. Canon Dr. Thomas Herbert O’Driscoll (known to many as Herb) died peacefully at home in Victoria, BC on July 25, 2024, surrounded by family and friends after a 4-year battle with melanoma. Herb O’Driscoll was an eloquent preacher, a prolific […]

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Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations building hope for the future

Christine Muise — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:49:25 +0000

If you come to the North Island, to the settler community of Port Hardy, you may not even notice the small bridge at the northeastern tip of town that takes one into the Tsulquate Reserve, home to the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations. These had been separate Nations. The Gwa’sala had a winter village in Smith Inlet, and […]

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The story of our church in this land

Jesse Robertson — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:14:33 +0000

The following is a sermon delivered by Jesse Robertson at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria on June 23, 2024. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Jesse. I am a parishioner of this cathedral, and a PhD candidate in history at the University of Victoria. I’m also a historical consultant. For the […]

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Anglican Deacons Canada conference well attended by local deacons

Ansley Tucker — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 04:38:10 +0000

For three days in mid-June, Anglican and Lutheran deacons from all over Canada converged on the Sorrento Centre, in the interior of BC, for a conference entitled Beacons of Hope in a Messy World. Every three years, Anglican Deacons Canada holds a conference for professional development and relationship-building amongst deacons. Because of COVID-19, this was […]

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