Centennial Celebrations!
Events, projects and other activities are planned throughout 2025. For details, sign up for our weekly St. Philip's News email and check the website regularly.
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.
- St. Philip's Centennial Speakers Series started on Saturday, March 1 with a presentation by Elizabeth May, O.C.: "The Power Working in Us." Then,
- 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.
- Saturday, May 3 - Centennial Trivia Night, 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday, May 4 - St. Philip's Day Patronal Festival with Archbishop John Stephens, 10:00 a.m.
- Monday, May 12 - "Out from the Centre" Centennial Walking Tour with local historian John Atkin, 7:00 pm.
Mark your calendars with these planned events celebrating our Centennial year:
- Thursday May 15, 6:30 pm. Lord Byng Secondary massed Choirs celebrate their centenary and ours. By donation.
- Sunday, June 1, 4:00 pm. Piano Trio Centennial Concert by Trio Adiantum: Jenny Essers, violin; Brian Mix, cello; Martha Brickman, piano perform Haydn, Beethoven and Alexander. Admission by donation at the door from 3:30 pm.
- Sunday, September 7 - Morning Worship with Guest Preacher Reverend Dr. Richard Topping, principal of Vancouver School of Theology, 10:00 a.m. (details pending)
- Sunday, October 5 - Centennial Evensong with Community Reception (details pending)
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