The 18th World Religions Conference in Victoria will be held on February 4, 2024 at the Saanich Commonwealth Place Gary Oak Gymnasium.

Admission is free but registration is required. You can learn more about the event and registration by visiting the World Religions Conference website. 

The poster is available as a direct download on the diocesan website.

Join the UVic Inclusive Christians after the weekly worship service for a conversation about theology, dance and embodiment.

Communion Service: 5pm

Conversation with Linn: 7pm

The service is led by Ruth Dantzer, spiritual care provider at UVic.

If you wish to attend the worship service, please email her at ruthdantzer@uvic.ca.

The poster for this event is attached on the diocesan website.

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.

Please register by CLICKING HERE.

Join the National Church in honouring the 30^th anniversary of the episcopal ordination of Bishop Victoria Matthews, the first woman to be ordained bishop in the Anglican Church of Canada. In an interactive webinar on Monday February 26, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Eastern Time, we will hear from a panel of women bishops about the joys and challenges of their ministry and their dreams for women in episcopal leadership. There will also be opportunities to reflect and ask questions.

Our panelists will be:

• Bishop Victoria Matthews, episcopal administrator with the Diocese of Moosonee, who has served as suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Toronto, as Bishop of Edmonton in Alberta and as Bishop of Christchurch in New Zealand
• Bishop Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London, England
• Bishop Riscylla Shaw, suffragan bishop, Diocese of Toronto
• Possible fourth panelist to be announced

To register for this online event, please click on the register button.

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 and the Introduction Video with Bishop Anna can be viewed HERE.

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.

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