As February comes to a close, we remember and raise up the voices of Black Canadians, especially those who found their homes in our diocese while escaping slavery and continue to build new lives here through the Provincial Refugee Program.
A very timely discovery was made in one of our own parishes this month. Victoria News covered an inspiring story of Darleene Horrick's search for her great-grandmother's grave. Both Elizabeth Whims (1817-1870) and her daughter Maria (1856-1870) were found to rest at St. Stephen Anglican Church in Saanichton, part of the Parish of Central Saanich congregation.
CLICK HERE to read and watch the Victoria News coverage.
We echo the Rev. Lon Towstego's words: "Anytime we can put a marker on a grave that hasn’t been marked and I very much say that with the First Nations folks in mind as well, with the unmarked graves, it's my prayer that one day we can mark every grave.”
To learn more about Black History Month, visit the federal site by CLICKING HERE.