Clergy gathered at Loon Lake near Maple Ridge, BC with Bishop Matthias Der who led the clergy to reflect on their relationships with God, themselves and others.
Thanks to the Reverend Alecia Greenfield for sending in these photos.
Front Row: the Reverend Laurel Dahill, Vicar of St. John the Divine, Maple Ridge; the Reverend Justin Cheng, Vicar of All Saints, Burnaby; Bishop John Stephens; Bishop Matthias Der, Retreat Facilitator; the Reverend Expedito Farinas, Rector of St. Mary the Virgin, South Hill; the Reverend Liz Hamel, Priest-in-Charge, St. Helen, West Point Grey; the Venerable Stephanie Shepard, Archdeacon of Granville, Priest-in-Charge, St. Francis, Caulfeild; the Venerable Luisito Engnan, Archdeacon of Fraser, Vicar of St. Michael, Surrey, Vicar of Christ the Redeemer, Cloverdale.
Back Row: the Reverend Wilmer Toyoken, Regional Dean of Kingsway, Rector of St. Michel's Multicultural; the Reverend Alecia Greenfield, Vicar of Holy Cross, Vancouver, Special Projects Facilitator for Mission and Ministry on Synod Staff; the Reverend Amanda Ruston, Assistant Curate, St. James'; the Reverend Philip Cochrane, Rector, St. Paul, Vancouver.
The Reverend Laurel Dahill and the Reverend Monte Tugwete, Assistant Curate,
St. Alban the Martyr, Burnaby and Holy Trinity Cathedral, New Westminster