Hilda was a seventh-century Englishwoman who became the abbess of Whitby and nurtured adjoining households of nuns and monks. The Venerable Bede wrote of her: “All who knew abbess Hilda, the servant of Christ, called her Mother because of her wonderful devotion and grace ...; she never ceased to give thanks to her Maker or to instruct the flock committed to her care.”

Here is one of three photos of a model of the church building sent into diocesan comms as the anticipation mounts for this weekend's celebrations, November 18 and 19.

We give thanks for the life of Helen Dennee Hill, Priest, and are grateful for her ministry in the Diocese of New Westminster and in the Anglican Church of Canada.

Cynthia Llewellyn, OM, ODNW would have smiled hearing those words.  She was one of the early leaders in the Diocese of New Westminster working for social equality and Indigenous justice issues.  Cynthia was engaged all through her life on projects bigger than she was, including the 127 Society for Housing. Her support of these issues and her volunteer work resulted in being awarded the Anglican Award of Merit in 2001.

And yet there was another part of her life yet to be discovered. 

The rector and trustees of St. John’s, Shaughnessy are thrilled to announce that Professor Graeme Langager of the UBC School of Music will join the leadership of the parish as Choral Director, beginning December 4, with his first service on December 17.

Click here to access the November 16 article on the Anglican Communion News website

Click here to access "Archbishop of Canterbury explains why he abstained on C of E same-sex prayers vote" also posted November 16 on the Anglican Communion News website.

Click here to access David Paulson's, November 14 article on The Episcopal Church News website.

When clergy of the Diocese of New Westminster met on Retreat at Loon Lake recently there was a moment of sheer silence. It doesn’t happen very often. It was on the first day and there was no wind, no birds singing and for a few moments there was total silence as I stood by the lakeside. 

On October 7, the world woke to yet another sharp reminder of the enduring legacy of hate; this time through unspeakable violence against civilians and the beginning of a bombardment of revenge also disproportionately impacting civilians, especially children.

Does the name Rabindrinath Tagore mean anything to you? He was an Anglo Indian poet in the early years of the last century. He was already well established when I was a small boy and I became aware of him only by the fact that I had a wonderful storyteller in my life at exactly the right age; ten years old or so.  

Announcing the redesigned diocesan website. The diocesan website has undergone a makeover, featuring a streamlined and user-friendly design. The website was relaunched on November 1, 2023 and the reports coming into the Synod office are extremely positive. Please take a look, spend some time there and of course add it to your bookmarked favourites.

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Godly Play Ministry Assistant, part time - St. Anne's, Steveston

Coordinator of Children's and Families' Formation, part time - St. Bart's, Gibsons

Outreach Program Liaison, part time, contract position - St. Bart's, Gibsons

NOVEMBER 18

Christmas Market, St. George, Fort Langley, 10am-4pm

Quality Fair Bazaar, St. Laurence, Coquitlam, 10am-3pm

All Saints Christmas Christmas Creations Craft Fair, All Saints, Mission, 10am-3pm

NOVEMBER 25

Poinsettia Bazaar, All Saints, Ladner, 9:30am-1:30pm

Christmas Sale and Silent Auction, All Saints, Burnaby, 10am-2pm

Christmas Fair, St. Agnes, North Vancouver, 10am-1pm

Christmas Fair, St. John's, North Vancouver, 10am-1pm

DECEMBER 2

Annual ACW Bazaar, St. George, Fort Langley, 10am-2pm

Christmas Fair, St. David, Tsawwassen, 10am-2pm

Christmas Bazaar, St. Helen, Surrey, 11am - 3pm

St. Philip's Christmas Fair, 11am-2pm

Christmas Market, St. Alban the Martyr, Burnaby, 11am-4pm

DECEMBER 9

Christmas Tea, St. Matthew, Abbotsford, 11am - 2pm

Join us for an action-packed youth event! We'll start with icebreakers to get everyone mingling, followed by some time to get creative and make an advent-themed craft. Then, get ready for a scavenger hunt before we fill up with some pizza. Then we will have some time for contemplative worship.

Register now!

Chilliwack’s St. Thomas' Anglican Church, celebrating its 150th birthday in 2023, began unofficially as St. Mark’s in the gold rush town of Port Douglas at the northern tip of Harrison Lake. Completed by Royal Engineers in 1859, a few short years later, the gold rush route was changed, and Port Douglas became a ghost town. The abandoned St. Mark’s was offered to the new community of Chilliwack, seventy miles south, provided that the building could be moved.

Climate Action Dialogues

• Delve into decarbonizing buildings, major GHG sources.
• Learn about Metro Vancouver's Climate 2050 Buildings Roadmap.
• Session 1: Nov 21, 3-4pm, The Wallace, North Vancouver (near Seabus)
• Session 2: Nov 22, 12-1pm, Anvil Centre theatre, New Westminster(by Skytrain)

Join us in creating a sustainable, resilient future!

Celebrating the appointment of the Reverend Jonathan Pinkney as Rector of the Parish of St. Christopher, West Vancouver.

The ILLUMINATE Gala is St. Hildegard's Sanctuary’s main annual fundraising event, and has been highly lauded and greatly enjoyed. We are delighted to host this pre-Advent event.

PURCHASE TICKETS ON EVENTBRITE

Advent is a season of reflection and joyful expectation. In this service of Lessons and Carols, the story of the coming of Christ gradually unfolds and deepens our understanding of God’s message of love and redemption.

2023-2024 schedule

Next gathering is December 3

Email address in poster is not linked, click here to access.

The Parish of St. James is offering this all-ages event for the second year in a row, and look forward to celebrating together with new and existing friends alike.

Tickets at Eventbrite

Sermon preached by the retired Dean of the Diocese of New Westminster and Rector of Christ Church Cathedral, the Very Reverend Peter Elliott during a prayer liturgy for Remembrance Day held at St. John's, Shaughnessy Anglican Church in Vancouver, BC. In his sermon TVR Elliott reflects on St. John's as a 'Memorial Church'.