It is with sadness that we announce the Rev. Trefor C. Williams passed away peacefully at the age of 99 in the Palliative Care Unit at Nanaimo Regional Hospital on May 15, 2026. 

A celebration of life, with Eucharist, will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, June 13, at St. Philips-by-the-Sea Anglican Church, 7113 Lantzville Road, Lantzville. All are welcome. 

Click READ MORE for Trefor's obituary. 

The collation of the Rev. Helen Lingham to Archdeacon to Deacons will take place at St. Paul, Nanaimo on Monday, June 15 at 7pm. All are welcome! 

If you are a clergy member and you would like to vest and process, please REGISTER HERE. Please vest in cassock, surplice, and tippet if possible. Green stoles or albs are also welcome.

Vancouver School of Theology is hosting "Encountered by the Holy," the 2026 O’Driscoll Forum on Preaching and the Arts, on June 14-15, 2026. 

This two-day gathering will explore how encounters with the holy shape preaching, worship, music, storytelling, and public life through worship, lectures, conversation, and artistic practice. 

The forum features Craig Barnes and Julian Davis Reid, founder of Notes of Rest®, alongside guest sages including Will Willimon, Sally A. Brown, Paul Scott Wilson, James Henry Harris, and Stephen Farris. 

Two free public events are also open to the wider community: 

• Sunday, June 14 at 7 pm - Notes of Rest® Concert with Julian Davis Reid
• Monday, June 15 at 7 pm - Seeking Beauty and Truth Public Lecture with Craig Barnes 

Learn more and register CLICK HERE. 

Registration for the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Priesting of Women in the Anglican Church of Canada opened June 1. The event is being hosted by our diocese in Victoria on November 24-25, 2026. Come and join us as we give thanks for the many ways women have contributed to the life of the church as presbyters and look to the future to examine the challenges that lie ahead for women in the church and Canadian society.

Please CLICK HERE to complete the registration form.  

There is no longer a cap on the number of registrants. We look forward to welcoming anyone who would like to be a part of this exciting event. 

For more information about the event, the registration fee and funding, transportation and accommodation click READ MORE. More details about the program and the service will be shared soon.