The 2026 IRONMAN 70.3 Victoria will be held at Hamsterly Beach on Sunday, May 24. The route takes participants right past the church, so especially for those attending the 8:30am service, adjust your schedule accordingly, as traffic delays are expected.

The event consists of a 1.9-km swim in Elk Lake, a 90-km bike throughout the Saanich Peninsula, and a 21.1-km run around Elk and Beaver Lakes. 

For those parishioners who will be competitors in this event, we will be cheering you on and wish you the greatest luck!

And while the triathletes chase the finish line, it seems we here at St Mike's are now in a different kind of chase... a "Steeple Chase". 

It has been reported by Dino, our contractor for the work on the church, that once they were able to get up high enough on the scaffolding to see, they were able to ascertain that our Steeple is not viable in it's current condition. Dino is now in search of a crane company to come in and take the Steeple down to the ground where is can be brought back to its original glory and then re-mounted. We are so grateful to Dino for his care and attention to every detail of this project.

We would like to thank everyone who has already filled out and returned their parishioner data forms. This is so important in keeping our records up to date so that we can serve one another to our best ability.

So far, we have received completed forms from 30 people. This is about 1/5th of those distributed, so we still have some way to go before we are complete, and only you can help us with this!

It only take less than 5 minutes to fill yours out and return it to us in the envelope provided. We hope to have everyone updated in our database system very soon, so please do your best to get yours in.

Many thanks to Lanny and Helen for the tremendous amount of work they have done in revamping our old system!

As many will know, St Michael’s was one of five parishes in our diocese whose cemeteries have been prohibited from functioning over the past year and a half or so. Apparently, the government changed the regulation concerning how frequently a licence to operate needed to be renewed – but without sufficient fanfare to have caught everyone’s attention. Our licence to

operate therefore lapsed, and we were forbidden either to sell new plots, or to perform burials. We have been working closely with the diocesan cemeteries manager (a position created on account of such issues) and the Consumer Protection Agency towards reinstatement. Just two weeks ago, we received notice that we are “back in business.” Our grateful thanks must go to Lanny Hubbard, who was our liaison with the diocese, and to the many families who patiently – and above all, graciously – awaited the opportunity to commit their loved ones’ remains to their final resting place. – MAT

Diocesan Summer Retreat - Tuesday, August 4 to Thursday, August 6, 2026 - Salt Spring Island

Each week we provide a new link posted here in the newsletter, so please make sure you watch this space for the latest link to attend the service live.

HERE is the link to tune in this SUNDAY

And don't worry- If you missed the service last Sunday, you can still catch the recording (scroll down to the section below: "Sunday Services at St Michael's" and click on: "Watch the Service here.").

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 most recent 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.