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Bishop John Stephens has appointed the Reverend Alecia Greenfield, Rector of St. Anselm's, Point Grey, effective, January 1, 2024. Alecia will leave the roles; Vicar of the Parish of Holy Cross, Vancouver; Regional Dean of Kingsway and the Synod staff position as Special Projects Facilitator in the Mission and Ministry Department. 

Following a successful search, the bishop has appointed the Reverend Matt Koovisk, currently of the Diocese of Brandon to be the next Rector of St. John the Baptist, Sardis. The Reverend Koovisk has supplied diocesan comms with the following brief bio:

The Reverend Matt Koovisk is currently the Rector of St. Mary’s, Virden, St. Mark’s, Elkhorn, St. John’s, Reston, and Christ Church, Melita (as well as the Secretary of Synod and the Diocesan newspaper editor {THe Mustard Seed}) in the Diocese of Brandon. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from UBC Okanagan, a Master of Divinity degree from Huron College at Western, and a Master of Theological Studies degree and Master of Theology degree from Trinity College at the University of Toronto. He has put those degrees to good use, as he has taught in the Licentiate of Theology program (a pre-degree program) at Huron since 2019.

His church interests include liturgy, music (he is a pianist, organist and trained tenor) and pastoral care. Outside of the church, Fr. Matt does love watching sports from time to time (when his schedule allows), and spending time with friends and family. He is also a civilian instructor with the local army cadet corps in Virden, which catapulted him into being the Chaplain to the Brandon Cadet Training Centre in the summer of 2023.

He is excited to return to BC to be closer to his immediate family, all of whom still live in Kelowna.

The Reverend Koovisk will begin this new ministry at St. John's on February 1, 2024. 

And a reminder that the Reverend Jonathan Pinkney will be inducted as the Rector of St. Christopher, West Vancouver on Monday, November 27 at 7 pm. All clergy are invited to vest and process. The Reverend Helen Dunn will preach. The liturgical colour is GREEN. 

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  • The Reverend Alecia Greenfield  Photo: Wayne Chose 
  • The Reverend Matt Koovisk Photo: Submitted