Thirty-four people were staying at the Upper Deck shelter on Wharf Avenue in Sechelt when, in the early hours of February 7, a fire broke out. Extensive water damage from the sprinklers forced the immediate closure of the building, which also housed an overdose prevention site and Angelo’s Pizza.

Positive stories involving Indigenous people have been in the news recently, and at the same time the work of Reconciliation has moved to the sidelines for many non-Indigenous people. 

On Thursday, March 2, 2023, Bishop John Stephens visited his parish of St. Philip, Dunbar (a parish where he was rector for many years) to invest the parish’s 2022 nominee, David Craig Wilson into the Order of the Diocese of New Westminster.

Craig was unable to attend the investiture ceremony in New Westminster, November 5, 2022.

On Saturday,  March 4, 2023,  the final day of the most recent Council of General Synod (the governance council of the Anglican Church of Canada between General Synod meetings), the report of the Anglican Award of Merit Committee was announced by General Secretary, Alan Perry.

During a recent meeting of the Peace Arch Deanery clericus, the Venerable Luisito Engnan, Archdeacon of Fraser and Vicar of St. Michael, Surrey and Christ the Redeemer, Cloverdale told the Regional Dean, the Reverend Stephen Rowe that he had been invited to the Consecration of his brother, the Very Reverend Gerry Fernandez Engnan as Bishop of the Diocese of Western, USA, Western Canada and Pacific Islands in the Iglesia Filipina Independiente. The Iglesia Filipina Independiente is in full communion with the world wide Anglican Church including the Episcopal Church in the Philippines.

2pm, April 30 in Manila is 10pm, April 29 PDT.

March 2nd Report

March 3rd Report

March 4th Report

In flippant phrases such as “there’s no free lunch” we acknowledge a deep truth about life. Everything has a cost. 

We could add that the more something is real and true, whether it be a kitchen utensil or a human life, the greater the cost is likely to be. That’s why love can be the costliest thing of all.

Please find linked here the Spring 2023 issue of Taste and See…. 

Established through the generosity of the Diocese of Toronto, scholarships up to $5500 are available to clergy, senior laity and Religious across the Canadian Church for enrollment in a 10 day program. The scholarships are intended to cover most if not all of the travel, tuition, room and board costs.  

The need for donations to aid in relief and rebuilding after earthquakes in Syria and Türkiye will remain urgent for several months, says Janice Biehn, communications and marketing coordinator for the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF).

February 2023. The Turkish rescue worker looked at the camera when asked to describe what he’s experiencing. He answers, “Hell” and says no more.  

There are no words to describe that devastation. When the scale of the disaster became clear, the word “disaster” became meaningless.

Here is the link

Organist & Music Director 3/4 time - St. Mary's Kerrisdale

Youth Ministry Leader, flexible part time contract position - St. Alban the Martyr, Burnaby

Chef, part time/7 hours per week - St. Augustine, Marpole

Parish Administrator part time/15 hours per week - St. Helen, Surrey

Children's Ministry Worker, part time/5 hours per week - St. Clement, Lynn Vallery

Four Choir Section Leads (SATB) - St. Clement, Lynn Valley

Here is the link to the St. Paul's website

Here is the link to the St. Paul's YouTube channel

Registration for the Retreat: tmsc@telus.net or 604-988-8836

Cost: $60

Co-sponsored by the Thomas Merton Society of Canada (www.merton.ca) and Canadian Memorial United Church and Centre for Peace (https://www.canadianmemorial.org/).

Download the PDF poster for full details.

Registration Fee $10

Registration by email required. Follow the link.

Labyrinths are an ancient prayer tool, used by many as a way to release the mind from the myriad of thoughts, and enter into a time of walking in silence and contemplation.

The Reverend Fr. Joe Dirbas and the clergy and lay of the Church of Holy Trinity, White Rock invite all to this Solemn Mass

 2023 training dates are open for registration. These will be in-person training on the last Saturdays in February, March and April. Click on the date to register.

•             March 25 – St George, Fort Langley

•             April 29 – St Hilda, Sechelt 

The daily prayer practice of the Iona Community in Scotland, comes from an inspired and beautiful liturgy that you will sure to find familiar and fresh.  A gorgeous way to the end the day and a perfect reset for the week ahead.

St. Mary's Kerrisdale

This concert is free and open to all, and registration is requested. This concert will also be available for online participation, please select the online participant option when registering to receive a concert link.

Bishop John Stephens and the Mission and Ministry staff of the Diocese of New Westminster invite all those being confirmed, reaffirmed or received into the Anglican Church this year to join us for a day of learning, conversation and worship.  

Register here 
Deadline to Register: April 19, 2023. If you need childcare, deadline is: April 14, 2023
Date of Event: April 22, 2023
Location: Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, BC
Cost: $15

Note: this is an optional day and not a pre-requisite for confirmation

Here is a link to Registration and Information.

FeaturedSpeakers

Christina Puchalski MD
Professor of Medicine and Director
George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health

Evan Adams MD
Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Public Health
Indigenous Services Canada

Sermon preached by Bishop John Stephens during his first Episcopal Visit to his parish of St. Oswald's, Port Kells. Lent II, March 5, 2023. Bishop Stephens takes John's gospel for his text. 

During this episcopal visit, Bishop Stephens invested the parish's 2022 nominee Sheila Snell into the Order of the Diocese of New Westminster. Sheila had been unable to attend the November 5, 2022 Investiture. He also installed the new parish wardens; Sandra Cattermole, Sheila Snell, ODNW and Stephen Stow. (Photo)

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