The snowdrops are out and it's spring in St. Luke's Cemetery. 

By this time of year, the Christmas arrangements still on the graves are looking out of place. If you placed an arrangement on a family grave before Christmas, could you please recover it by the beginning of March. 

Around the middle of March, the Cemetery Committee will remove any seasonal arrangements remaining on the graves.

The rich soil of the Shelbourne Valley enticed farmers, florists and gardeners to settle in the Cedar Hill and Gordon Head areas. St. Luke’s picturesque churchyard is the final resting place for many of these pioneer families. Yvonne Van Ruskenveld, Barb Prescott and several descendants of St. Luke’s families will join together for this tour. Springtime is the perfect setting for this tour, with the camas and other flowers in bloom. 

This tour is sponsored by the Old Cemeteries Society. The description above is from their 2025 tours listing.

If you would like to speak about one of your family members resting in St. Luke's Cemetery who was a farmer, florist or gardener, please contact Barb by replying to this e-mail. We would love to have family members share their stories during this tour. 

Please mark your calendars for Cemetery Cleanup mornings planned for May 17th, June 14th, and July 19th.

Cleanups will be from 9 am to 11:30 am. Everyone welcome!

Many hands make light work!

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. While we know that many of you don't live in the Greater Victoria area, please feel free to pass along this e-mail to relatives who live in the area.

The e-mail list is used to send out newsletters and information about special events regarding the cemetery several times a year as well as occasional updates about upcoming church events. If you do not wish to be on this list to receive these cemetery newsletters, please reply to this e-mail to 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. 

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