News from the Chancery is published each week to share information and upcoming events with the people of the Diocese of Victoria.
We have six items to share with you today:
1) The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has released a statement marking this year’s National Indigenous Peoples Day, observed on June 21. You can read this call to reflection and renewal here: https://www.cccb.ca/announcement/national-indigenous-peoples-day-a-call-to-reflection-and-renewal/
2) All are welcome to celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi with St. John Henry Newman Catholic Church on Sunday, June 22, at 2:30 pm. Mass will be followed—weather permitting—by an outdoor procession of the Blessed Sacrament. St. John Henry Newman Church is a Roman Catholic parish of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter and worships at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, 849 Old Esquimalt Road, Victoria.
3) The Diocese of Victoria is seeking a full-time Accounting Clerk with a strong financial background and excellent organizational skills. Interested applicants are invited to submit a résumé and cover letter by June 23, 2025, to jobs@rcdvictoria.org. For more information, please visit https://www.rcdvictoria.org/employment.
4) Serra Club in formation meets every last Tuesday of the month in different Parishes. Their next meeting will be on Tuesday, June 24th at 6:00 pm at St. Patrick's Parish (2060 Haultain Street, Victoria). Mass for vocations will start at 6:00 pm, followed by an information meeting, in which Fr. Benson Asuming will share his vocational journey to the priesthood. For more information, please email: victoria@serrainternational.org.
5) Amid the rising tensions and violence in the Middle East, the Catholic faithful in Canada are reminded of the urgent need to pray for peace. During this month—dedicated in the Latin Church to the Sacred Heart of Jesus—we have a unique opportunity to seek the Lord’s mercy, healing, and peace for our divided world. Please read the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops' call to prayer for peace here: https://www.cccb.ca/media-release/a-call-to-prayer-for-peace-in-the-holy-land-and-the-middle-east-during-the-month-of-the-sacred-heart/
6) St. Teresa's Chapel on Pender Island is celebrating 25 years of faithful service to the Catholic community on Sunday, July 6. All are welcome to join Bishop Gary Gordon for Mass at St. Teresa's Chapel (4705 Buccaneers Road, Pender Island) at 11:00 am to celebrate this milestone, followed by a casual luncheon and afternoon of fellowship.
