The poppies are out in St. Luke's Cemetery! Come and take a look, and help us weed out the long grass mixed in with the poppies. There are also other cleanup jobs if weeding is not your first choice.

Please drop in at any time on Saturday morning to assist with the cleanup. Please bring gloves and, if possible, tools such as clippers, scrapers, a rake, or an outdoor broom. Many hands make light work. 

We plan to hold another cleanup in the fall.

Everyone welcome!

The Veterans' List at St. Luke's website has been recently updated with new links. 

The list can be found at the Veterans in St. Luke's Cemetery page: https://www.stlukesvictoria.ca/our-community/st-lukes-historic-cemetery/pages/veterans-in-st-lukes-cemetery. Or you can go directly to the list at this link, where you can check if your relative's name is on the list. Clicking on the More Information link at the end of each line will take you to other information we have on that veteran such as attestation papers or other web links.

If you would like to add the name of a relative or friend who is a veteran whose name isn't on the list or send further information about the veteran, please contact Barb Prescott by e-mail, or St. Luke's Office by e-mail, or phone 250-477-6741. We are always happy to receive further information to add to our records.

Four times a year St. Luke's produces a parish magazine, called The Prescription. Stories of those resting in St. Luke's Cemetery are often featured in issues of The Prescription.

The Summer 2024 issue of St. Luke's Prescription is now available to download from the link below. The summer issue includes pictures and information from the Amazing Women Cemetery Tour held in April as well as the story of Rona Hatt Wallis, as told by two of her grandchildren. Thank you, Rona Archer and Hu Wallis! Rona Wallis' story was one of those shared during the Cemetery Tour.

Print copies of the Prescription are available from the Church office and will be available in the church during the Cemetery Cleanup on Saturday. If you would like a copy mailed to you, please contact Barb and we will mail you a copy.

We hope you enjoy reading this issue. To view previous issues of St. Luke's Prescription, please visit the Prescription Archives page.

This e-mail list was compiled from contact information St. Luke’s Cemetery Committee has regarding descendants, family members, and friends of people buried in St. Luke’s Cemetery. 

The e-mail list is used to send out newsletters and information about special events regarding the cemetery at various times throughout the year. If you do not wish to be on this list to receive these occasional updates, please reply to this e-mail and let me know and I will take you off the list.

We also encourage you to visit the Cemetery pages of St. Luke's website. Click on the Read More button below. The Cemetery section at the website includes links to a database of veterans buried in St. Luke's Cemetery, stories of the people resting in the cemetery, and a database with names and plot locations. 

While we know that many of you on the e-mail list don't live in the Victoria area, please share this e-mail with family members who live in the area and with others who would be interested in this cemetery news.

Regards
Barb Prescott
on behalf of the Cemetery Committee
of St. Luke Cedar Hill Anglican Church