Category: general
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From SSVP – Vancouver Island Let’s make a difference together on Tuesday, December 2nd The season of giving is upon us, and this year, we’re thrilled to once again participate in Giving Tuesday, a Global Day of Generosity taking place on December 2nd. The focus of our campaign this year is food security. On Vancouver Island, food…
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This new stamp is very beautiful. What a way to invite people to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Here is the link to buy 12 postage stamps to mail an old fashioned Christmas card (with thanks, Pam): store.canadapost-postescanada.ca/store-boutique/en/114303/p/christmas-2025-booklet-of-12-permanent-stamps
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A recent community dinner event was hosted by Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in the Lourdes Hall, St. Patricks Parish, in Victoria. Several questions that arose during the planning this event: What does one have to know to have an event set up and then run? Where do you rent the tablecloths? Yikes, we…
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In the last 2 months, a number of Parishes have organized public fundraising events. One of the aims of our unofficial community initiative, Parish Connections, is to share wisdom. In this, my first year of volunteering within the Diocese of Victoria — by serving on the OLOR Core fundraising committee (to re-build Our Lady of…
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In case you are not on their list, here’s what’s new from RC Diocese of Victoria… Dear friends, We have five items to share with you today: 1) St. Edward the Confessor Parish in Duncan is seeking a part-time office assistant/receptionist for 16.5 hours per week. The candidate will be the welcoming face of the…
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Good Day,To share or print the related flyers, please click here: https://parishconnections.ca/bulletin-board/ (if they are not yet uploaded, please find attached). · Thu., 16 Oct 2025, 3-5pm, L’Arche Comox Valley will host an information session @I Belong Centre. Everyone is welcome to come and learn more about L’Arche Comox Valley, their work, and their impact in…
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You should all be receiving these emails, too, but just in case you don’t… Dear friends, We have seven items to share with you today: 1) On Friday, October 17, Listening Facilitators from across the Diocese will gather for the Diocesan Permanent Pastoral Synod 2025 Fall Plenary. Together with the Bishop’s Advisory Council and the…
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I did not apply for anything. No one recommended me. Yet, I was gifted this miraculous body— Without an interview, without merit — pure grace. Blood flows ceaselessly from head to toe, Every heartbeat, a silent drum of life. I don’t know what kind of divine technology powers this system, But the heart never tires,…
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Parish Connections– E-Newsletter: A Wrap up of Summer and Looking Forward 2025 We’re back! Please get your dates/submissions in by 26 Sep. Let’s Meet! P♰C BREAKFAST – 13 Sep 2025, 8AM – @ Appletree Restaurant (1501 Admirals Road, View Royal) RSVP by Friday so we can choose the benches/tables along the wall. • New: Parish…
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You are invited to join – check out the poster for full details! August 22-24, 2025 in Nanoose Bay, BC.
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