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Services this week21 April Easter 4
Prayer team is available during Communion at the 9.30 Sunday service, and please join us for fellowship and coffee after. 23 April Tuesday 10.30am Contemplative Prayer 25 April Thursday 10am Holy Communion followed by book study |
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Earth WeekIt's Earth Week! 16-22 April - celebrate God's Creation this Sunday Choose something meaningful to you and bring it to church . You can keep it with you, or set it on the designated table for all to see and enjoy. 2024 opportunities to volunteer with Friends of Bowker Creek: click here |
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Financial Update for April 2024Dear Members of the St. Philip’s Family, I am writing with information about parish finances for Jan-Mar 2024. We believe that it is important to share this so the Parish can discern how we are responding to our commitments both to each other and to the wider community. I am happy to report that for the Jan-Mar 2024 Parish income and expenses were approximately balanced. [circulated separately yesterday - click below for more details] |
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Take action now, Anglican, Lutheran leaders call ahead of Earth Day 2024Our scriptures remind us, from their very first pages, that God looks upon creation and sees that it is very good (Genesis 1: 31), and throughout the history of our Christian faith we are called again and again to care for God’s gift and to remember that we are, in fact, part of this creation. In 2023, both of our churches passed resolutions calling on members to continue to take action on the climate crisis, at all levels of our denominations and with ecumenical, interfaith and secular partners. This year for Earth Day, and throughout the rest of the year, we invite you to consider how you, your congregation, your synod or diocese, and your national church structures can take concrete steps to live into these commitments made last year. |
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Archbishop Linda Nicholls to Visit the DioceseArchbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, will be visiting the Diocese April 19-24, 2024. In her time as primate she has travelled extensively both across Canada and across the communion, and brings an important perspective on Anglicanism in the 21st century. To learn more about opportunities where all are invited, please CLICK HERE for her updated itinerary on the diocesan website. |
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New Dean Appointed: A Letter From Bishop AnnaFriends, After an extensive search process, the Cathedral search committee and I were unanimous in our agreement as to who should be called as our next Dean. It is with great joy that I appoint The Rev. Jonathan Thomas as Rector of Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, and Dean of the Diocese of Islands and Inlets, effective September 1, 2024. Jonathan comes to us from the Diocese of Chicago, where he and his wife Jenny have served as co-rectors of St. Paul’s, Peoria. Jenny will also be moving to the Diocese, and will be working for the Synod office as Canon for lay-led parishes and parishes-in-transition. I ask your prayers for Jonathan and his family in the coming months as they prepare to move to Victoria. Peace, The Right Rev Anna Greenwood-Lee |
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New Canon Appointed: A Letter From Bishop AnnaFriends, After consulting with the Archdeacons and with Diocesan Council I am pleased to announce that I have appointed The Rev. Jenny Replogle as Canon for Lay-Led Parishes and Parishes-in-Transition. This is a two-year appointment and a bit of an experiment to see how we can better support and serve the increasing number of parishes who do not have permanent clergy and/or who are going through major transitions. Jenny will be moving to Victoria with her husband, Jonathan who has just been appointed Dean. She will begin in her ministry with us on September 1, 2024. Please keep Jenny and her family in your prayers as they prepare to make this transition. The Right Rev Anna Greenwood-Lee |
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Raven Brings the Light - at Oak Bay UnitedPlease join us at Oak Bay United Church as we celebrate Earth Day 2024 through the telling of the Indigenous tale Raven Brings the Light by Robert (Lucky) Budd, a gifted oral storyteller, who collaborates with renowned Indigenous artist Roy Henry Vickers to preserve traditional stories and share them with people of all ages. Admission: by donation to cover costs and to support Reconciliation and Climate work. No pre-registration necessary. Time: 2pm on Saturday April 20th. Doors open at 1: 45 and will close at 4pm. |
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St Dunstan’s Spring Silent AuctionSt. Dunstan’s Anglican Church On-Line Silent Auction April 21-30, 2024 Item pick-up: May 4, 10:00-1:30 at 1806 San Juan Avenue (corner of Tyndall) https://www.32auctions.com/stdunstan Many items to choose from, including gift cards, services & household items |
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St George's: From Colonialism to Creation CareJoin us on Wed 24 April at 10am at St George's Cadboro Bay for "Ninety Minutes for Justice" with brief presentations, panel discussion, comment and Q&A, book signing and opportunity to meet the editors and local contributors. Presenters include: Philip Wadham, Logan McMenamie, Ken Gray, and Maylanne Maybee. Bishop Anna will join the panel discussion which will welcome comments and questions from the floor. |
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Holden Evening Prayer at St George Cadboro BayHolden Prayer at St George's Cadboro Bay continues through spring and summer, monthly on Wednesdays at 5pm. Join us for the contemporary sung service at 5 followed by a community meal. All are welcome to the service, meal, or both. April 24 - No dinner. May 15, June 19, July 17, August 21 - BBQ following service. Marty Haugen wrote Holden Evening Prayer during the winter of 1985–1986 during a musical residency at Holden Village. A simple Lutheran vespers service that follows traditional form while using contemporary and inclusive language, this service has become beloved by many. |
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Book reading, signing & celebrationYou are warmly invited to: A READING, CELEBRATION & SIGNING with Rosaline Christensen Coffee/tea and cookies will be served 2-4pm on May 4, 2024, at Camosun College Please email me via the form linked below if you plan to come, as Camosun needs a head count. Thanks. |
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Newcombe Singers spring concertCentred around a rich choral arrangement of the timeless Japanese folksong “Sakura” (cherry blossom), the Newcombe Singers' spring program also features madrigals, ballads, and other soaring choral monuments to the timeless beauty of Spring. Music by John Rutter, Imant Raminsh, Orlando Lasso, Larry Nickel, Akiko Kondo, Clara Schumann, Bob Chilcott, Cait Nishimura, Ro Ogura, Ramona Luengen with poetry by Joy Kogawa. Featuring the children’s choir of the Victoria Japanese Heritage Language School, the Furusato Dancers, and Vannophat Kaploykeo, cello Concert Dates: Wednesday, May 1, 7pm, – Sidney, St Elizabeth Church, 10030 Third St, V8L 3B3 and Sunday, May 5, 3pm – Victoria. St Mary’s Anglican Church, 1701 Elgin Road. Tickets: $30. Children 12 and under free. - Liz Vickers |
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This week in prayerReadings and prayers for Sunday 21 April and the following week: click here |
Useful links
The Welcome pew leaflet, weekly parish news, current Anglican Journal, & Faith Tides, recent Parish Council minutes and more are all available in print in the narthex. Please let Anna know if more print copies are needed, on Sundays or for sharing with those who don't use email. News items for the bulletin are always welcome - deadline Thursday noon. More parish, diocesan and community notices on the News and Events sections of the parish website.
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Rector: Rev. Allen Doerksen
email incumbent@stphilipvictoria.ca, cell 236-508-2928 Rector's day off: Friday
Wardens: Larry Anthony lanthony@stphilipvictoria.ca and Ceal McLean cmclean@stphilipvictoria.ca
Office Hours: Mon 1-4.30, Wed & Thurs 9-4.30
250-592-6823
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