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This Sunday, 22 May, we are joining the First Third Ministry Family retreat at Camp Pringle, 2520 Shawnigan Lake Road.  Guest Speaker is Rev John Snow, Indigenous Minister for Pacific Mountain Region. Please note the time – it’s 10:30! 

In recognition of Camping Sunday, our April 24th worship service will be held at Camp Pringle at 10:00 am. The address is 2520 W. Shawnigan Lake Road. Hope to see you there! 

Holy Week Services: Maundy Thursday Campfire Church, April 14th  5:00 pm Good Friday Interactive Stations in the Garden, April 15th 10:00 am Easter Sunday, 8:30 and 10:00 am  

Beginning January 23rd, we are back to in-person worship, Sunday mornings at 10:00am. We are opening all the windows (so please dress warmly, or bring a cozy blanket).  Everyone must wear a mask and we’ve got lots of room for distance. The United Church strongly encourages everyone to be fully...

It is with heavy hearts that Sylvan Council members have decided to forgo in-person worship services, effective immediately, including Christmas Eve, until it is determined that the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus has been brought under control. While Provincial regulations allow for in-person worship services with restrictions, the sudden...

We have been gathering in person on Sunday mornings at 10am.  It looks a little different – we are further apart, everyone wears a a mask.  We don’t sing hymns, pass the offering plate or pass the peace – but we do gather together.  Hear the sacred story. Listen to...

Join with United Church folks across the country as we wonder, pray, strive and work with what it means to be an anti-racist church. “Each day from Tuesday, October 12 to Friday, November 26 (with the exception of Sundays) there will be a new reflection on anti-racism, as well as...

This coming Sunday is World Wide Communion Sunday – and we are celebrating the sacrament safely. Everyone will receive a baggie with the elements – in this case a gluten-free rice cracker and some grapes (aka wine/juice in it’s natural state). When it comes time, people can remove their masks...