The Year Ahead 2024-2025
The Synod Office has outlined below important dates and events coming up in the next program year. Take a moment to mark your calendar. Dates, times, and locations are subject to change.
2024
Sep 13 Convening Circular published for Diocesan Synod 2024
Sep 8 Induction of The Rev. Vernon Foster, 6 pm, St. Paul, Nanaimo
Sep 15 Ordination to the Sacred Order of (Transitional) Deacon 4 pm Christ Church Cathedral
Sep 29 Installation of The Rev. Jonathan Thomas 4 pm Christ Church Cathedral
Sep 30 Deadline for all Safe Church Training updates within the diocese for the year ahead
Oct 17 Clergy Compensation Info Session for clergy and wardens, 10 am-11 am, on Zoom
Oct 19 *Regional Conference of Greater Victoria
Oct 20 The Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon marks Refugee Sunday
Oct 31 Parish Annual Operations Grant deadline, 5 pm
Nov 1 Diocesan Synod 2024 All Saints' Service, 7 pm, Christ Church Cathedral
Nov 2 Diocesan Synod 2024, 9:30 am, The Baumann Centre at St. John the Divine, Victoria
Dec 23 Synod Office closed until Jan 2
2025
Jan 2 Synod Office re-opens
Jan 17 Application deadline for Lay Leadership in Worship Course (Mar 6 – Jun 5)
Feb 5 Bishop’s Dinner, 6 pm, Inn at Laurel Point
Feb 6 Clergy Day (mandatory for licensed clergy), 9:30 am, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria
Feb 28 Deadline for Parish AGMs
Mar 5 Ash Wednesday
Mar 15 Deadline for submission of Parish Financial Reports (PFR), Parish Information Reports
(PIR), and Parish Annual Reports (PAR)
Mar 22 Wardens' and Treasurers' Day, 10 am – 3 pm, St. Paul, Nanaimo
Apr 13-19 Holy Week
Apr 20 Easter Sunday
May 4 Diocesan-wide Confirmations, 4 pm, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria
May 5-8 Clergy Conference (mandatory for licensed clergy), Bayside Oceanfront Resort
and St. Edmund, Parksville
June 5 Administrators' Day, 10 am – 3 pm, St. Philip, Cedar
June 21 National Indigenous Peoples' Day
Oct 25 Order of the Diocese, Investiture Service, Christ Church Cathedral
*Regional Conference attendees include active licenced clergy in the region, wardens, treasurer, and the lay delegates and alternates from each parish within the region.
Charisms is hosted on Zoom, on the second Tuesday each month at 12 noon.
Educational Trusts Board (ETB) deadline for grant submissions: 15th of January, April, May, August, and October.
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