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Churches open their doors to feed the lonely on Christmas Day

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 ...
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Ripples: February 2026

Pictured (left) are (l-r) Norman Knowles, incumbent at St. John the Baptist, Duncan and St. Michael & All Angels, Chemainus; Trish Vollmann-Stock, deacon; and Jenny ...
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Using video to bring the local community in

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 ...
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Writing letters for social justice

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 ...
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St. John’s parishioners tour local restaurants to share food and fellowship

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 ...
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Nobody wants to sleep out in the cold

“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 ...
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Crafty St. Philip’s parishioners make quilts for women in recovery

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 ...
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Ripples: December 2025

Alert Bay at Sacred Circle 2025  The 12th Sacred Circle took place Aug. 4-10, 2025, in Calgary, Alberta. There were six attendees from Alert Bay ...
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St. Dunstan’s holds final service at church in Gordon Head

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 ...
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Cathedral connects young people to music education 

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, ...
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Churches help Victoria bid to become pipe organ capital of Canada

April 26 is International Pipe Organ Day and this year the Victoria Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists set itself an ambitious challenge: ...
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Beer and hymns at the cathedral

On Friday, June 13, 2025, Christ Church Cathedral will be hosting Beer and Hymns. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m.  Beer and Hymns is an ...
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Signs of new life in the diocese

In the midst of Lent, I reached out to all the churches in the diocese asking them to share with me any signs of new ...
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Intergenerational Kwak’wala bingo

On Maundy Thursday about a dozen of us gathered at Maya’anl Elders Centre, ‘Namg̱is Nation. We were a few metres from the site of the ...
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Jonathan Thomas installed as dean of the diocese and rector of Christ Church Cathedral

Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024 marked the 95th feast of the dedication of Christ Church Cathedral. A fitting day, then, for the installation and induction of ...
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