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Hahahaha….ah, sigh, just wanted to make a title that was all acronyms. The acronyms stand for the Catholic Women’s League Diocese of Victoria Annual Meeting of Members — that includes all CWL members on Vancouver, Saltspring, Gabriola, Hornby and the rest of the Gulf Islands — which takes place on May 2, 2026, in beautiful…
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by Jean Allen I may have been the only person at the Good Friday Liturgy thinking about this week’s gospel about Doubting Thomas. But in my defense, the reason I was thinking about that text was because of the Good Friday Gospel reading where Jesus was given sour wine and after he received the wine,…
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[…in case you still don’t receive these directly to your inbox from RCDVictoria…]Dear friends, We have four items to share with you today: 1) The Laudato Si’ Animators Program is a free, online formation offered by the Laudato Si’ Movement that invites parishioners to deepen their faith and respond to Pope Francis’ call to care for…
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[…in case you don’t receive their emails…] Dear friends, We have three items for you today: 1. Bishop Gary Gordon has written a message to the people of the Diocese of Victoria for the occasion of Easter 2026. The message may be read online at: https://www.rcdvictoria.org/news/bishop-gary-gordons-message-for-easter-2026 2. Would you like to help restore an important…
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by Jean Allen I have never experienced this in any parish where I have attended the Passion Sunday liturgy but I discovered it is not an uncommon practice during the long Gospel reading, where, instead of the readers, the congregation are the ones who cry, “Let him be crucified!” and “His blood be upon us…
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[For those of you not on the Bishop’s email list…] Dear friends, We have four items for you today: Many thanks, Communications OfficeDiocese of Victoria
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By Jean Allen “When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved.” When we are sad and grieving, Jesus is not distant from our pain. In fact, he is deeply moved by our sorrows – all our sorrows. In this Gospel,…
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[…in case you don’t get these to your inbox already…] Dear friends, We have six items to share with you today: 1) The Diocese of Victoria is now accepting applications for the position of Assistant Director of Faith Formation and Evangelization. The Assistant will help to carry out the primary mission of the Diocesan Ministry…
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[in case you don’t already get these in inbox] Dear friends, We have six items to share with you today: 1) Amanda Achtman’s “Dying to Meet You: A Tour of Hope” has now concluded. Recordings of two of the tour events are available online: • March 4 Panel Discussion at St. Andrew’s Cathedral: https://www.youtu.be/iVlkLLvefLo • March…