Church of Saint Barnabas, Victoria BC

Anglican Church of Canada

Welcome

We offer contemplative worship in a setting of elegant simplicity, emphasizing the Catholic tradition of the Anglican Church of Canada. Our ceremonial is that which the Church has practised from ancient times. It is our joy to present to the glory of God a liturgy that reveals the majesty and the mystery of the divine presence among us.

Masses are offered daily.
Sunday School meets September to June.
Nursery facilities are available.

Sunday Afternoon Concert Series

This year's concert series began on Sunday November 1, with the Vancouver Island Chamber Choir presenting works by Bach, Mahler, Bruckner, Stokes, Poulenc, Witacre and Rheinberger. For their last item, a Bach cantata, they were joined by members of the Island Chamber Orchestra.

On December 6, Windrift Woodwind Quintet presents "Music for a Sunday Afternoon".

Tickets $10, available at Larsen Music, Long and McQuade, and at the door.

Also to perform in this series: Vox Humana vocal ensemble, Raven Baroque Ensemble.

Diocesan Regional Conference

Parishes of the Tolmie Region of the Diocese of British Columbia, which includes the parish of St. Barnabas, will meet at St. George the Martyr, Cadboro Bay, on Saturday November 7, 2009 at 09:00, to consider the future course of the diocese.

St Martin's Day Lantern Parade

On November 11th, from 17:00–19:00, St. Barnabas will once again host a St. Martin's Day lantern parade.

St. Martin was a bishop of the 4th Century, in Tours. He is known for one story in particular: as a soldier he met a beggar suffering in the cold and was moved to cut his velvet cloak in half to share it.

It is a tradition in Germany for the children to carry lanterns and sing songs in honour of St. Martin. We have teamed up with the German School to organize this festivity - including lots of bright lanterns, a walk through the neighbourhood in the dark, returning to the church for pretzels and hot apple cider. There will also be a play, put on by the children, about the life of St. Martin.

At last year's event, we had about 70 children attend with their parents. If you know of families and children that would like to take part - all are most welcome!

The Wednesday mass normally said at 19:00 will for this occasion be said in the morning at 09:00.

Annual Mushroom Hunt

The Rev. Dr. O'Brian led us on our second annual mushroom hunt on Saturday October 24, 2009. Several carloads of intrepid parishoners and friends were able to find a modest quantity of edible fungi in the forest, mostly chanterelles and lobster mushrooms.

Tariro Youth Project

Meredith Hannen, daughter of past rector Bishop John Hannen, left for Zimbabwe in September to help with the Tariro Orphan Youth Project. Visiting Community of the Resurrection in Yorkshire with her parents last Easter, she met the founder of the project and soon found herself volunteering for a year.

The government of Zimbabwe stops funding orphans at age 14 if they have living relatives, though due to poverty and epidemic diseases, such relatives are often not in a position to help them. The intent of the project is to provide life skills and trades training to enable young people in Harare to support themselves and improve their community. The annual cost of this project is expected to be £30 000.

I'm really worried about the young people leaving our orphanages. They have no proper homes to go to, no jobs, no training, no hope. Nicolas Stebbing CR