General Synod 2025 took place in London, Ontario on June 23-29. The Diocese of Islands and Inlets was represented by Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee, the Rev. Canon Jenny Replogle, the Ven. Lon Towstego, the Rev. Kirsten Evenden, Helen Love, Ian Alexander, Michael Wolff, Isabel Weeks, Bob Fearnley, and Georgina Love (youth delegate).

Click READ MORE to read an overview of General Synod 2025 from Bishop Anna, including some of the resolutions reached.

The 2025 Victoria Pride parade will take place on Sunday, July 6. This year Synod staff will be walking in the parade and we encourage everyone who can to attend. This year's parade starts at 11am at Pandora and Government. For more information about the parade and other Pride week events CLICK HERE. 

The Parish Learning Hub is a new, annual, online learning series provided by the Synod Office. Monthly sessions will cover topics including Microsoft Office 365; Canva, Word and Excel; Finance; SharePoint; Safe Church and Youth Programs; Cyber Security; Cemeteries and Insurance; and Website Management. Everyone is welcome to attend these free sessions, regardless of their role within the parish or whether they are a volunteer or employee.

Where: Zoom
Dates: September 2025 to May 2026, the last Tuesday of the month (except September's session, which will take place on the last Monday of the month)
Time: 12pm 

Each session will be 45 minutes long with 15 minutes for Q&A. To register for this year's series or individual sessions, CLICK HERE. For more information about each session, click READ MORE.

As many of us head off on vacation and the number of events winds down, Comings & Goings will be taking a summer break. The next newsletters will go out on August 6.