On Saturday, June 7, at St. Dunstan's, Gordon Head, Bishop Anna will lead a service celebrating the decades of vibrant ministry at St. Dunstan’s and deconsecrate the space for its use for other purposes. The service will take place at 11:00am and we encourage all members of the diocese to join with the people of St. Dunstan’s in this day of celebration and grief. Clergy are invited to vest and process. The color for the day is white.

The service will be followed by a catered lunch. Please register if you wish to attend the lunch so we can make sure there is enough food provided for all. To register CLICK HERE. The deadline to register for the lunch is May 19th. Registration is not required to attend the service. 

On June 8, 2025 Bishop Anna will ordain Rebecca Yeo and Mona Smart to the sacred order of priesthood. The service will begin at 4pm and will take place at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria. A reception will follow the service. All are welcome!

If you are a member of the clergy and would like to process for the service, registration is required. Please CLICK HERE to register to process. The liturgical colour for this ordination is red.

Photo credit: J. Abram Photography

Sulin Milne has announced her resignation as Incumbent of St. Peter, Comox, effective July 20, 2025. Sulin has faithfully served St. Peter's with dedication, compassion and spiritual leadership. We give thanks for her ministry among us and pray for God’s continued guidance and blessing on her journey ahead.

Red Dress Day is held every year on May 5th in Canada. It is a national day of remembrance for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirited People (MMIWG2S+). To honor those who have been lost, we hang red dresses in trees, on front porches or in windows or wear red dress pins. 

There are a number of activism events throughout the country to raise awareness. To learn more you can visit the Amnesty International website by CLICKING HERE.

To read the CBC News article 'Here's how the 15th Red Dress Day is being marked in B.C.', CLICK HERE.

To read a prayer for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People, click READ MORE.

Faith Tides is the online, faith-based publication of the Anglican Diocese of Islands and Inlets (BC). Through news stories, reflections and feature articles Faith Tides aims to showcase the work God is doing through our churches. It is a space where people of faith and doubt can walk alongside one another, share their stories and grow together.

In this issue

Bishop's Column: Sacrificial acts of faith and love
Signs of new life in the diocese 
Nominations for the office of primate announced
Archbishop John Stephens installed as metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of BC & Yukon
Wardens and treasurers from across the diocese gather 
Intergenerational Kwak'wala bingo
Diocesan Theologian: Remebering the radical Pope Francis
Ruth Dantzer takes up chaplaincy at Shawnigan Lake School

To read the May issue online or download a PDF version, CLICK HERE.