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The Reverend Elizabeth Ruder-Celiz has been appointed by Bishop Stephens as Vicar of St Alban, Richmond, effective November 7, 2022. A Celebration of New Ministry will be held on Thursday, November 24 at 7pm. The Ven Luisito Engnan, Archdeacon of Fraser will officiate and preside. The Reverend Canon Rob James will preach. Canon James is Associate Professor, Anglican Formation and Studies at Vancouver School of Theology, VST.

Bishop Stephens will receive the Reverend James Hwang into the Anglican Communion on Tuesday, November 29 at 9:30am during the weekday Eucharist in The Chapel of the Presentation of Our Lord located at the Synod Offices. Father James will have his Orders Recognized at a liturgy on Saturday, December 3 (Commemoration of Francis Xavier) at 10:30am at St John's, Shaughnessy. All are welcome. Details of Father James' new ministry in our diocese will be circulated as that information becomes available.

The Reverend Robin Celiz has been appointed as the next Rector of St Helen, Surrey effective February 1, 2023. The Rev. Celiz succeeds the Reverend Stephen Laskey as Rector and the Reverend Philippa Pride as Interim Priest-in-Charge. A date for an Induction will be announced at a later date.

The Venerable Al Carson, Rector of St John the Baptist, Sardis, has signified to the Bishop that he will resign his parish on January 31, 2023. Archdeacon Carson has been the Rector since September 1, 2014 and was previously Archdeacon of Lougheed and Rector of St Cuthbert, Delta.

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