Today we celebrate Trinity Sunday, the first Sunday after Pentecost which marked the conclusion of the Easter Season. On this day we reflect with joy on what the Creator, Son and Holy Spirit have accomplished and the response that they call forth from us. The Trinity is a mystery and therefore impossible to understand fully but can perhaps be understood in one way as a community, God as “they”. We in turn are called to be a community of faith, reaching out to all in love and excluding no-one, empowered by the Spirit that came to us at Pentecost.

I will be on vacation from June 12th – July 4th and Rev. Karen will preside at the Sunday services during my absence. She will also be available for pastoral emergencies. Jessie will not be in the office during the month of June. During July and August, after returning from England, I would like to continue with the individual conversations that we had last summer when I was new to the parish. I would appreciate hearing how you are doing and what’s on your mind, so think about setting a time with me to do that. As before, I will meet with you at your home, in a coffee shop, on the beach or during normal office hours which will resume in July, or anywhere that works for you.

I wish you a summer with many moments of joy and peace and look forward to beginning my second year with you.

Blessings,

Rev. Colleen

St. Matthias Anglican Church is thrilled to welcome the Victoria Chamber Orchestra into our sanctuary space on the evening of June 9, 2023 at 7:30pm for its NATURE IN MUSIC concert.

We hope you can join us for this very special event. Our own music director, Daniel Brown, will be the soloist in Handel's Organ Concerto “The Cuckoo and The Nightingale” . 

Please see below for the program and ticket information.

NATURE IN MUSIC CONCERT

Ludwig van Beethoven

Spring Sonata

Violinists: Layla & Veronica Park

Piano: Jennifer Mitchell

Frédéric Chopin

Butterfly, Ocean, and Raindrop Études
Pianists: Eu-Rway Chew, Alexander Moldoveanu, Larisse Zhao

Edward Elgar

Sea Pictures

Mezzo-soprano: Cassidy Stahr

Piano: Daniel Brown

Franz Joseph Haydn

The Lark

VCO String Quartet

George Frederic Handel
Organ Concerto “The Cuckoo and The Nightingale”
Daniel Brown and VCO ensemble

Friday June 9, 7:30 PM
St. Matthias Anglican Church
Richmond Road at Richardson Avenue

Tickets at the door:

    cash, cheque, debit/credit

Adults: $20.00

Seniors/students: $10.00

Music students: free

Photo by Sergey Shmidt on Unsplash 

Join us weekly on Thursday mornings for a small and prayerful sharing of communion in the Chapel. All are welcome.  

Thursday morning worship begins at 10am with refreshments to follow at 11am. We use a Celtic liturgy from the wonderful book 'Celtic Daily Prayer Book Two, Farther Up and Farther In.' 

All are welcome. 

Photo by Greg Willson on Unsplash 

Faith Tides is the official publication of the Anglican diocese of Islands and Inlets. It is a space where people of faith and doubt can share their stories, challenge their perceptions, and grow together.

In this issue: The future is bright by Bishop Anna; Wind and fire; Beauty, the forgotten name of God; and more!

Read it here!

Recent census data reveals that over half of the population in BC identify as ‘no religion.’ People who have spent some or all of their life in Christianity feel less and less at home there. For 60 years, many have imagined that Christianity isn’t so much dying as going through a once in an epoch shift.

Join Bishop Anna and The Rev. Christine Conkin for a week of theological exploration towards a Christianity to Call Home. We’ll revisit some of the progressive theological texts of the 20^th century (Religionless Christianity, Secular City, Honest to God, Comfortable Pew) to see what they have to say to us 60 years later. We’ll also tune into some of the theological voices of our own age (Richard Rohr, Ilia Delio, James Smith, Christina Cleveland, Kate Bowler and others) to see what new life-giving theology is emerging in these turbulent 2020s.

To register, visit this page: https://sorrentocentre.ca/events/coming-home-to-yourself-564/ 

The theme for this year's Amazing Journey Day Camp is Superheroes. The Camp will held July 10th to July 14th, in the mornings, 9 am to noon at St. Luke's. Children born January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2019 are eligible to be campers.

We are also looking for Middle School students to be Leaders in Training and High School students to be Small Group Leaders.

Children with special needs may attend with an assistant.

Early Bird Registration is now open.
Register Online Here.

The registration form is also available below to print and fill in. Completed registration forms (with registration fees) can be returned to:
St. Luke Cedar Hill Anglican Church: 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Road, Victoria, BC V8P 2M6
Lutheran Church of the Cross: 3787 Cedar Hill Road, Victoria, BC V8P 3Z4
St. George’s Anglican Church: 3909 St. George’s Lane, Victoria, BC V8N 4E3

Please make cheques payable to Lutheran Church of the Cross and write “Amazing Journey” on the memo line. Completed registration forms can also be scanned and e-mailed to amazing4kids17@gmail.com.

If you wish to pay by e-transfer, please contact Lutheran Church of the Cross at lutheranchurchofthecross@shaw.ca or call 250-477-6222 prior to sending your e-transfer. Please include the names of your camper(s) in the message box on the e-transfer.

Early Bird Registration Fees are 1st child - $45; 2nd child - $40; 3rd and additional child - $35.

Early Bird Registration Deadline is Wednesday, May 31st.

Registration fees after May 31st are $10 more per child. Registration final deadline is June 25, 2023.