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Services this week1 June 2025 - Ascension Sunday 8am Morning Prayer 9am Community prayers downstairs in the youth room 9.30am Morning Prayer in-person and live streamed via Facebook Live [LINK]
3 June, Tuesday 10.30am Contemplative Prayer 5 June, Thursday 10am Eucharist followed by Examen session 3 |
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new Welcome video!Our new welcome video has arrived! It's on our website, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. If you use any of those platforms, please give it a watch (or two) and Like, Follow and Share to (please the algorithm and) help us get our message of welcome, community, faith, hope, and love further out into our neighbourhood and the world! We seek to help each other discover God's presence, truth, and beauty. |
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Ordination to the Sacred Order of PriesthoodGod willing, the Rt. Rev. Anna Greenwood-Lee, Bishop of the Diocese of British Columbia (Islands & Inlets), intends to ordain Deacons Rebecca Yeo and Mona Smart to the sacred order of priesthood at 4pm on June 8, 2025, at Christ Church Cathedral (900 Vancouver St at Burdett). All are welcome, and parishioners are particularly encouraged to attend to support their deacons. A reception will follow the service. We are collecting contributions toward a purse* for Rev. Rebecca, to be presented on 8 June, their last Sunday with us. This is a similar drill to previous collections for outgoing priests: these contributions do NOT go through the collection plate or the usual giving channels for St Philip, and tax receipts are not available. Larry Anthony, as one of our Wardens, is the "collecting point". Ways to give:
*purse: i.e. a financial gift, not a new handbag! Photo Credit: J. Abram Photography |
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Family ServiceOn Sunday June 8th, we will celebrate the feast of Pentecost with a Family Service. ChIldren and their families are invited to participate in worship by:
Please sign up in the narthex or contact Fr Allen this week to express interest, so he can coordinate the list and provide any guidance needed ahead of time.
Photo by Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash |
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Teens & Twenties Games NightLast Fridays of the month: BOARD GAME NIGHT! We have snacks and board games, and all we need is you! Feel free to invite your friends and bring your own snacks and games if you want to - this evening is for *everyone* between the ages of 16 and 29. We won't nitpick about the age limits :) Date: Fridays 6-9pm, May 30, June 27, July 25, August 29 Where: St. Philip Anglican Church, 2928 Eastdowne - entrance to the lower level through the pathway by the garden at the side of the building - follow the signage! Feel free to drop in or leave at any time. There are bus stops for buses 4, 9, 7, 11, and 15 within walking distance from the church. Questions?: Contact Karishma at ms.shrutikarishma[at] gmail.com |
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Canadian Foundation for the Children of HaitiYou are invited to an update from Gladys Thomas on June 14, 2025 via Zoom: |
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Save the Date - Parish PicnicWe have scheduled our annual parish picnic for June 22nd after our 9:30 AM worship service. This is a relaxed and fun opportunity to bring family, friends and neighbours to celebrate the wonderful community we share at St. Philip. If you would like to organize activities and games, please contact Allen (incumbent@stphilipvictoria.ca), Larry (lanthony@stphilipvictoria.ca) or Judith (jarmstrong@stphilipvictoria.ca). Please send Fr. Allen any names for the list of graduands and educators (any program or level) for a special blessing during the service on the 22nd: incumbent@stphilipvictoria.ca Please note: we will be taking photographs throughout the picnic time that may be posted on our church website or social media. |
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Save the Date for Eucharist on the Beach - 17 August |
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Contemplative PrayerPlease join us on Tuesday mornings, 10:30 - 11:30, meeting in the choir area of the nave (at the front of the church), for a 20 minute contemplative sit with a time of prayer following.
Photo by Dawid Zawiła on Unsplash |
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Early Bird Registration Deadline for the 2025 Amazing Journey Day Camp is Sunday, June 8thEarly Bird Registration for this year's Amazing Journey Day Camp will close on Sunday, June 8th. The theme for this year's Amazing Journey Day Camp is Fun with Living Water. The Camp will be held July 7th - 11th, 9 am to noon at St. Luke Cedar Hill. Children born January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2021 are eligible to be campers. Children with special needs may attend with an assistant. Early Bird Registration Fees are 1st child - $50; 2nd child - $45; 3rd and additional child - $40. After June 8th, fees will be $10 more per child. Registration final deadline is June 20th. |
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Job posting: St Mary's seeks part-time Creative CoordinatorThe Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oak Bay is seeking a part-time Creative Coordinator to provide leadership in promoting music and arts events at St Mary’s that serve the wider community. Please note this is not a vacancy at St Philip. The Creative Coordinator will have a chance to develop space for the Arts in Victoria, work creatively and collaboratively with local artists, and play a key role in St Mary’s work in and for the community. We expect the position to require 10 hours/week on average – cyclical depending on event frequency – and will pay $1,400/month. For further information, a full position description, and to submit an application package, contact incumbent@stmarysoakbay.ca. Applications close June 13, 2025. |
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Pride ParadeThe 2025 Victoria Pride parade will take place on Sunday, July 6. This year Synod staff will be walking in the parade and we encourage parishes to march with us. If you would like to join us, please fill out the registration form provided. In June, the Victoria Pride Society will send more information about where the meet up point is, a map of the parade route etc., to everyone who registers. The deadline to register is July 1, 2025. |
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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 Judith Armstrong jarmstrong@stphilipvictoria.ca
Office Hours: Mon 1-4.30, Wed & Thurs 9-4.30
250-592-6823
admin@stphilipvictoria.ca Thank you for avoiding scented products at church.
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