The "Messenger" is an occasional publication by the parish for the parish.  The next issue is being planned for release by the New Year, but we can't do that without your input!  Our theme this time is "Music". 

Whether or not you are musical, like or dislike some forms of it, or participate or merely listen, you may well have an experience that you'd like to share with others -- what music has meant to you and/or yours, your reactions to it, even your abhorrence of it.  Music may also be intertwined with recipes, pictures, photos, drawings, adventures, etc. 

Do please send us your stories - to Elizabeth (r.elizabeth.griffin@gmail.com) or Helen (Helen_Love@stmikevictoria.ca), no later than December 21.

The Women's Fellowship Group warmly invites all the women in the parish to our next meeting, Tuesday December 9^th at 12 noon.

Lunch is provided. For catering numbers, please RSVP to 250-479-0540.

Each Christmas we support clergy spouses in the Yukon and Arctic who have no employment income. St. Michaels is proud to have been supporting this program for decades.

This year, Peter Goddard hopes that we can collect $5,000, so that we can send a gift of $250 to each of 18 such spouses. These gifts are so gratefully accepted each year.

When you make your gift, please provide your envelope number or address so that we can provide you a receipt.

Thank you for your continuing support!

*A Note to the Card Shark group!

Card sharks are meeting on December 15, 1-3, for their fun project and social.  This is a different date than normal and it is the only meeting in  December.

Advent 2—Sunday, December 7

             8.30 am       Holy Communion

           10.30 am       Holy Communion

Advent 3—Sunday, December 14

             8.30 am       Holy Communion

           10.30 am       Holy Communion

Advent 4—Sunday, December 21

           8.30 am       Holy Communion

           10.30 am       Lessons & Carols for the Season

           11.30 am       Special Refreshments hosted by the Wardens

Christmas Eve—Wednesday, December 24

Please note that this year, we are taking advantage of our interim status to try out an earlier “late” service.

             4.00 pm      Child-friendly Nativity Story & Communion

             8.40 pm       Christmas Carols for all

             9.00 pm      Christmas Eve Service & Candlelight

Christmas Day—Thursday, December 25

           10.30 a.m      Christmas Day Communion

Christmas 1—Sunday, December 28

             8.30 am       Holy Communion

           10.30 am       Holy Communion and “Dean Ansley Reads”

The Diocese of Islands and Inlets is presenting its fifth offering of the Lay Leadership in Worship course from early March to the end of May 2026. The course will provide the skills and resources for laity to lead worship services, morning and evening prayer and the liturgy of the word (a church service without the eucharist).

Interested? Find more information HERE

This concert will offer a vibrant journey through seasonal sounds of the Spanish Baroque with its flourishing offshoots in the cathedrals and courts of the New World. This program reveals the rhythmic vitality, poetic immediacy, and expressive color that defined Iberian and Latin American music from the late 17th to the early 18th centuries.

Start your new year by discovering a world where dance, drama, and devotion coexist – music that is both deeply rooted in tradition as well as vibrantly alive.

More info: Old Music for the New Year | Celebrate Christmas with Us! | Christ Church Cathedral

Our Sunday 8:30am service is shaped by the 1962 Book of Common Prayer. The lilt and rhythm of old English finds its way into this liturgy, and some beautiful turns of phrase illuminate this service where there is no music. While the service itself is quiet, regular attendees are lively, friendly and very welcoming.

Our Sunday 10:30am service, shaped by the Book of Alternative Services, includes music and more contemporary language and images for understanding God. This service is normally recorded and available for view on Sunday afternoon on the website.

WATCH the Service HERE

There are several email addresses setup for your convenience contacting the church.  Please refer to the list below and feel free to reach out when you need to.