Bishop Elect Clara Plamondon will be consecrated as Bishop of The Territory of the People on Thursday January 25^th, 2024 at 2p.m. The Synod Office is hosting a zoom viewing party for anyone who would like to join to watch the service livestreamed from Kamloops.

If you would like to join the zoom party please register by CLICKING HERE.

If you wish to make a donation to the Bishop’s discretionary fund or to help purchase robes for Clara (Attire fund) that would be greatly appreciated and can be done several ways.

Cheques can be sent to:

360 Nicola Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2P5

E Transfer – accounting@territory.anglican.ca

Or online via Canada helps : Canada Helps

Please make sure to indicate where you would like the donation to go.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an annual ecumenical celebration. Christians around the world are invited to pray for the unity of all Christians, to reflect on scripture together, to participate in jointly-organized ecumenical services.

To share in this fellowship, a service will take place at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria on Sunday, January 21 at 4:00 pm. Bishop Anna is presiding, and Bishop Gary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria is preaching.

Attached is the poster for this event, that can be used to advertise within our diocese.

All are welcome. A reception will follow.    

The next John Albert Hall Lecture will be February 8, 2024 from 5-6:30pm in the David Lam Auditorium (MACA144). The lecture, Queerness Isn't Inclusive, and Church Shouldn't Be Either,  will be presented by Linn Tonstad.

Recordings of past lectures can be found on the University of Victoria, Center for Studies in Religion and Society (CSRS) Vimeo Page by CLICKING HERE.

You can sign up for notifications of upcoming lectures with the CSRS by CLICKING HERE.

A brochure for the event is attached on the diocesan website.

Many of the parishes in the diocese are “in transition” and do not necessarily have a priest to celebrate the Eucharist each Sunday. Additionally, parishes are rediscovering the daily office and considering ways to have lay-led weekday services. Lay-led services are an opportunity for renewal: to encourage lay people to live into the vows they made in their baptismal covenant, which reminds us that each and every one of us, lay or ordained, is called to participate in worship by virtue of our baptism.  

Registration for the Spring 2024 Course session will be open until January 13, 2024.

Course description: The eight sessions will equip lay leaders to:  

• Understand the purpose of liturgy.
• Follow the liturgical year and the lectionary and examine their purpose in worship/liturgical formation.
• Understand our Anglican, geographical, social, and historical context.
• Become familiar with the broad principles and structure of the Offices in the BCP and the BAS, as well as the Liturgy of the Word.
• Learn to plan worship collaboratively in your parish.
• Access the available liturgical, lectionary, prayer and sermon resources needed to plan and lead a worship service.
• Refect on learnings from the practical implementation of course content.      

Dates and location:  

1. Via Zoom, on Thursdays from 7pm - 9pm on March 7, 14, 21 April 4, 11, 18, 25
2. Three mentored services during a month of mentored practical experience in your parish/region, followed by a final Zoom class on Thursday, May 30, 2024.  

For more information on how to apply, please CLICK HERE.

The Anglican Diocese of Islands and Inlets is seeking a Payroll and Benefits Administrator to support the office, located near Fairfield in downtown Victoria. The Payroll and Benefits Administrator will maintain regular weekly in-office hours to provide payroll processing for 150+ employees, benefits administration, along with writing employment contracts and other HR-related tasks. 

The Administrator must possess excellent verbal and written English communications skills, high attention to detail, solid listening and organizing skills, enthusiasm for change and adaptation, skill at multi-tasking, and a positive, optimistic attitude. 

We are looking for an individual who has a strong background (minimum of five years) in progressive payroll work experience and the following skills/experience: 

• advanced computer literacy and proficiency with the Microsoft 365, in particular high proficiency with Excel is a requirement 
• experience working with Payworks, or similar payroll software 
• accounting/bookkeeping experience 
• experience administrating a benefits program 
• preference given to those with an accreditation as a Certified Payroll Administrator, Payroll Compliance Practitioner, or equivalent 

Candidates must be able to provide a Police Information Check with a Vulnerable Sector search, complete Safe Church training (provided), and abide by the diocesan policies. 

For more information please click READ MORE.

The Women's Spring Retreat will take place from April 19-21, 2024 at Camp Pringle (Shawnigan Lake). This year's facilitator will be the Most Rev. Archbishop Linda Nicholls and the spiritual director is the Rev. Lynn Mills. Registration is now open.

Please note: All private rooms have now been booked. Shared accommodation only is available with no more than 3 to a room. 

To register for this event, please fill out the attached form and send it to:

Brenda Dhaene

2291 Calais Road

Duncan, BC

V9L 5V2

Join Christ Church Cathedral for an in-person offering of Intersections. These sessions will be facilitated by the Rev’d Canon Jeannine Friesen, Priest in Charge, and Dr. Martha McGinnis, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Linguistics at the University of Victoria, and Chair of the Cathedral’s Reconciliation Group.

More information can be found HERE with the new Introduction Video featuring Bishop Anna.

When: Tuesday evenings from 7-9 pm beginning February 13 and running until March 26.
Where: Chapter Room of the Cathedral

Register with the office frontdesk@christchurchcathedral.bc.ca or call 250 383 2714.