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A very special event of our Centennial year: 

  • Sunday, October 5, 4:00 pm - Centennial Evensong followed by a Community Reception 5:00 - 6:30 pm.  

  • Join us to worship, celebrate and share!

 

Events, worship, projects, and community offerings were held throughout 2025.  For details on worship and events at St Philip's, sign up for our weekly St. Philip's News email and check the website regularly. Past events in our Centennial year:

  • St. Philip's year of celebrations got off to a great start on Sunday, February 9th as organist Michael Murray directed soloists, three choirs, two bands and a packed church for The Beatles Sing-Along. Donations went to the organ fund.
  • St. Philip's Centennial Speakers Series started on Saturday, March 1 with a presentation by Elizabeth May, O.C.: "The Power Working in Us." Donations at the door went to Apathy is Boring and Help Lesotho
  • John Helliwell, one of the founders of the World Happiness Report, spoke April 4th on Caring and Sharing: A Global Analysis of Happiness and Kindness. Donors raised $2250 to go to local families facing food insecurity.
  • Saturday, May 3 - Centennial Trivia Night filled the Fireside Room with competitive teams full of random knowledge
  • Sunday, May 4 - St. Philip's Day Patronal Festival with Archbishop John Stephens.
  • Monday, May 12 - "Out from the Centre" Centennial Walking Tour with local historian John Atkin
  • Thursday May 15 - Lord Byng Secondary Choirs celebrated their centenary and ours. Many parishioners and/or their children are Lord Byng grads. Donations at the door went to the choir program.
  • Sunday, June 1-  Piano Trio Centennial Concert by Trio Adiantum: Jenny Essers, violin; Brian Mix, cello; Martha Brickman, piano perform Haydn, Beethoven and Alexander.
  • Welcome Sunday, September 7, 10:00 am - Morning Worship with Guest Preacher Reverend Dr. Richard Topping, principal of the Vancouver School of Theology. Followed by a parish lunch
  • Saturdays 10:00 - 12:00. Sept 13, 27, Oct 18, Nov 1- To Everything There is a Season: a four-session series offering conversations, planning and resources for our last years. Registration is full. Watch for a possible repeat in spring '26.