Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry revealed during her February 15 health update that while COVID-19 restrictions will be relaxed for most public gatherings, church attendance will remain capped at 50 percent. Speaking during a live update, Dr. Henry said:…
Among the more creative online gatherings planned for this season is the Holy Week of Prayer: The Vancouver DTES [Downtown Eastside] churches, in partnership with Jacob’s Well and 24-7 Prayer Vancouver, are hosting a Holy Week of prayer at Jacob’s…
March 29 update: Indoor in-person religious gatherings and worship services of any size are again prohibited. March 25 update: Dr. Bonnie Henry introduced a one-time variance on health restrictions March 25 to allow limited indoor gatherings for some religious holidays between…
Archbishop Michael Miller has accepted all the recommendations in a report on clerical sexual abuse released November 22. Agnieszka Ruck wrote about it in The B.C. Catholic: A groundbreaking report by an Archdiocese of Vancouver review committee on clerical sexual abuse…
Archbishop Michael Miller asked that the following letter – regarding a clergy abuse report due November 22 – be read aloud in all Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of Vancouver last weekend: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Although the…
If you’re not signed up yet, you won’t be able to attend the sold-out BC Leadership Prayer Breakfast, which will take place this Friday morning (April 22). But not to worry, it will be back next spring, going by the…
This is a very welcome move. John Hall, executive director of Missions Fest Vancouver, recently sent out this message: I want to express my thanks to Mary Charles from the Musqueam First Nation who welcomed Missions Fest to the traditional…