Friday, November 20, 2009

Sunday Coffee Social

This coming Sunday, (November 22, 2009) prior to the service at 3pm we are planning a coffee social at the former Rising Star Bakery now Demitasse Cafe at 1320 Broad St downtown. This will be from 12 noon until 2 pm

Please join us for coffee and a snack as well as interesting conversation

We look forward to visiting with you

Father Stu+

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Welcome to our Bishop



We would like to invite you all to join us this coming Sunday, the 22nd of November for our regular Gnostic service at 3 pm

This Sunday we are honoured to have His Eminence The Most Rev. Mar Iohannes IV, Ep.Gn. Patriarch of the Apostolic Johannite Church join us.

While in attendance His Eminence will confer the Order of the Lectorate on Brother Michael Thorne.

Please join us on this most auspicious occasion

Stu+

Monday, November 2, 2009

November 8 Service Cancelled

Unfortunately I must cancel the service set for November 8

The next scheduled service is set for November 22 - our Bishop, The Most Rev Mar Iohannes IV will be in attendance

Stu+

Friday, October 23, 2009

Templar Sunday plus one

Please join us this coming Sunday where we celebrate Templar Sunday. The actual date was last Sunday but in the grand scheme a week is a fraction of time.

Remember them O Lord, in Thy kingdom, Thy faithful servants Jacques de Molay, Guy de Auvergne, and all the glorious martyrs of the Order of the Templars, who have shone as brilliant lights of the eternal Gnosis in their days. Thou who art ever the comforter of the oppressed and the repose of those who suffer for the sake of the truth, grant them peace, refreshment, glory and the splendour of Thy Gnosis. Grant that we, following the example of Thy Holy Martyrs, may with them bear witness to the Gnosis of Love, Liberty and Light forever. Not to us, not to us O Lord, but to Thy name be the Glory; now and for evermore.

Our service begins at 3 pm on the 25th of October and we can be located at Church of Truth Community of Conscious Living at 111 Superior St in James Bay

Father Stu+

Saturday, September 19, 2009

The Autumnal Equinox


Tomorrow we will be celebrating our regular Sophianic Mass at 3 pm at our regular location - Church of Truth Community of Conscious Living at 111 Superior St in James Bay

Please join us as we head into the Fall season

Jesus said: I shall choose you, one out of a thousand, and two out of ten thousand, and they shall stand as a single one. His disciples said: Show us the place where thou art, for it is necessary for us to seek it. He said to them: Whoever has ears let him hear. Within a man of light there is light and he lights the whole world. When he does not shine, there is darkness. Jesus said: Love thy brother as thy soul, guard him as the apple of thine eye.

Father Stu+

Friday, August 28, 2009

End of August Mass

I look forward to seeing you all this coming Sunday, the 30th of August for our regular Mass and service.

This Sunday we will be welcoming Brother Michael Thorne into the order of the Doorkeeper. Please join us in this celebration.

Hear us while we praise Thee, Thou First Mystery who hast shone out in the mystery of manifestation and caused the God of Truth to establish the aeons, and appointed rulers and ministers and servants in the aeons. Take and save all our portions scattered abroad since the foundation of the world in the rulers, ministers and servants of the aeons; gather them all in, and take them to the Light. We praise thee, O God unattainable, and we thank thee for Christ, thy light, which thou hast sent to dwell in us.

Father Stu+

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Summer Service

Please join us this coming Sunday the 26th of July for our regularly scheduled Sophianic Eucharist at 3 pm

Jesus said, "The Father's kingdom is like a person who has [good] seed. His enemy came during the night and sowed weeds among the good seed. The person did not let the workers pull up the weeds, but said to them, 'No, otherwise you might go to pull up the weeds and pull up the wheat along with them.' For on the day of the harvest the weeds will be conspicuous, and will be pulled up and burned." (Thomas 57)

Father Stu+

Sunday, July 5, 2009

In the Presence of the Divine

This is not to say that we are not always in the presence of the Divine but it was especially rich today to sit under a tree and perform a small service in a grove formerly (50 plus years ago) inhabited with the Sisters of St Ann as they went about their world of education and administering to the physical and spiritual health of a large population in Victoria.

Our service was very peaceful and I trust the Sisters would have shared our space in the spirit of moment.

Thanks Aaron we will do this again.

Father Stu+

Saturday, July 4, 2009

July 5

I will be on Academy Close behind St Ann's at 2pm July 5

Father Stu+

July 5 - Gnostic Mass - 2pm - in a park in town

We don't need our regular parish building to have a service - why not meet for a service in a park in town. The weather is wonderful and our city is resplendent with parks. Our dear brother parish in Sydney Au (The good Father Tim) regularly meets in a park.

How about 2 pm in the tree grove grassy area of St Ann's Academy (unless someone has a different suggestion)

Father Stu+

Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is Love. Beloved, if God so loved us, we aught also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and His love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in Him, and He in us, because He hath given us His Spirit. God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. There is no fear in love but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us. If a man say: I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar; for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from Him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.
The first Epistle General of St. John

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

A Wedding!


I recently had the privilege of blessing the wedding of my son and his beautiful bride. The joys of the profession.

Father Stu+

AT LAST! Where have you been???

Hello everyone. I am back and well and ready to start with regular services. My surgery went well but the recovery was a little slower than I had anticipated. I have been in touch with our meeting place and have been able to set a schedule based upon availability.

The dates for our services are as follows (3 pm start @ 111 Superior St., Victoria)
July 26
August 30
September 20
October 25
November 8 & 22
December 27

I will advise if I can find space so that we could meet a little more regularly but this is a start.

Father Stu+

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Sophianic Mass - May 3

We look forward to seeing you this coming Sunday, May 3 for our Gnostic Eucharist

Our service will be at the usual location, the Church of Truth, 111 Superior Street in James Bay at 3PM

From the Gospel according to St. Thomas:

Jesus said: Blessed are the solitary and elect, for you shall find the kingdom; because you come from it, and you shall go there again. Jesus said: If they say to you: 'From where have you originated', you say to them: 'We have come from the Light, where the Light has originated through itself. It stood and it revealed itself in their image.' If they say to you: 'Who are you?', say: 'We are His sons and we are the elect of the Living Father.' If they ask you: 'What is the sign of your Father in you?', say to them: 'It is a movement and a rest.'

Please Note: After this service there will not be a service until some time later in June. I will be having surgery and I am not expected to be back in full form until the middle of June. I will advise how things are going and will announce via our mailing list and this website as soon as I am able to set regular services.

See you Sunday

Father Stu+

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Low Sunday - April 19

The first Sunday after Easter has been called "Low Sunday", so as to distinguish it from Easter Sunday, which has been called "High Sunday".

We look forward to seeing all of you at our regular Sophianic Mass and learn more about our rich, light within.

As sung by the Psalmist, "From whence shall my salvation come?" It comes in diverse ways through the Messengers of the Light, and for us through the Gnostic sacraments or mysteries, particularly the central one of the Eucharist. The Eucharist does not do the work for us, but it provides the necessary aid; it provides the spiritual nourishment and sustenance that gives us the strength to make the great journey in this life, to search out the hidden tomb of our authentic being and to lift the stone away. The inner light that makes the way clear in the darkness of this world is increased by our participation in the Eucharist. Eucharist comes from the Greek word meaning "thanksgiving." It is a thanksgiving for the wealth of the spirit given to us in the Eucharist, in the sacrament of what has been rightly called "the most precious gift."

Father Stu+

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Lent 2

Please join us this coming Sunday the 8th of March for our Gnostic Eucharist - It is the Second Sunday in Lent. Our service will be at the usual location, the Church of Truth, 111 Superior Street in James Bay at 3PM

The following is from Father Marshall's homily for this date.

The season of Lent bears an overall character of introspection and self-examination. When the attention of the psyche turns inward, one finds an initial sense of alienation and emptiness, a yearning for something only vaguely formulated that we intuitively know would bring true wholeness and fill the emptiness we feel. Such, for the Gnostic, is the yearning for God....

Look forward to seeing you
Don't forget that daylight savings starts tomorrow

Father Stu+

Friday, January 30, 2009

Candlemass Eve

Please join us this coming February 1 @ 3: pm for our Gnostic Eucharist which celebrates Candlemass.

The following is from the beginning of Rev. Steven Marshall's Candlemass homliy

Candlemas comes at a time in the year that certainly reflects its spiritual meaning for the Gnostic. In early times, the Celts knew this feast day as Imbolc, the first day of the month by that name in their calendar. During this time of year the days were still sufficiently short that the evening meal was often prepared and eaten by candlelight or torchlight. It is also the season of the first spring lambs being born from their mothers; and so the time for the milking of the ewes to supply what was needed to bolster the dwindling supplies of food put away for the winter. We no longer live in such an agrarian society and these metaphors from the past may not relate to us as they once might have, but we can use these images and metaphors to open a window to something else, something transcendent to the world in which we find ourselves....

from the Gospel of Thomas...

Jesus said: I shall choose you, one out of a thousand, and two out of ten thousand, and they shall stand as a single one. His disciples said: Show us the place where thou art, for it is necessary for us to seek it. He said to them: Whoever has ears let him hear. Within a man of light there is light and he lights the whole world When he does not shine, there is darkness. Jesus said: Love thy brother as thy soul, guard him as the apple of thine eye.

Humbly
Father Stu+

Monday, January 19, 2009

Gnostic Mass Schedule for Winter 2009

I have finally been able to set our dates for the use of the church for the next number of months.
The first service of the new year will take place on
February 1 @ 3:00 pm at the usual location .
I look forward to seeing you all there.
I will post the service schedule off to the right hand side of this page

Father Stu+

Monday, December 29, 2008

As We Say Farewell to 2008

It was nice to see you all this past Sunday - a day in the sun

I will be posting the schedule of services for 2009 as soon as they have been arranged

Some day I will contribute my own homilies but until then I am pleased to offer a homily written by our Patriarch

Homily for St. John's Day 2008

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Apostle. Evangelist. Theologian. Beloved Disciple. Patriarch. Patron Saint. The Eagle of Patmos, The Revelator, The Presbyter. Son of Thunder

All these names have been used of the figure we call the Apostle John, Patron Saint together with John the Baptist, of the Apostolic Johannite Church, and of Freemasonry.

The Beloved Disciple, the Apostle of Fraternal Love, John, is held to be the embodiment of the characteristics we seek to cultivate, as those who seek after a deeper and more realized experience of the Divine, seeking to serve our fellow human beings, and as those called to not merely be Christians, but to be Christ-like. The Apostle is the icon of the Disciple of the Logos- Patient, Loyal, enduring and most of all, through out legend and story, possessed of the love that consumes for not only his fellow humanity but for the Divine as well.

Counted among the inner circle of Jesus, and by our tradition, his successor. Witness to the raising of Jairus' daughter, present at the Transfiguration and in Gethsemane, standing steadfast at the Crucifixion and among the first to be at the grave. By his blessing, poison was called out from a chalice like a serpent. Plunged into to boiling oil, he emerged unharmed. By the word of Jesus, the Theotokos was made his mother, and he her son.

Surely, such holy attributions seem to be so far out of reach for men like us. Even the greatest fall short.

Is there a loftier figure a Gnostic can have for their exemplar? A figure so beyond all those that would claim his name in history- from the community of the beloved disciple, to Theocletus, Patriarch in Asia Minor, to Bernard Raymond Fabre Palaprat, whose patron was none other than the Emperor Napoleon of France.

In all this it is easy to forget the rest of the story of John. John speaks thusly- Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us. And Jesus answered- Forbid him not, for he who is not against us, is for us.

John was rebuked by his teacher when he would not accept that Jesus was not accepted by the Samaritans,

And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

52 and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.

53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Eli'jah did 2 Kgs. 1.9-16 ?

55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.

Even in the garden, in the time of Jesus' grief- John could not be awake but one hour with him, as scripture tells us.

He would not be the Beloved Disciple and the Apostle of Fraternal Love, if he was also not first chief among those most human

Not so lofty now perhaps?

But perhaps then, it is neither image of John we can cling to, of youthful zeal and error, or the greatest of saints and teachers.

Perhaps it is so because we are neither image, but something between them. The mix of holiness and humanity, hubris and humility. In order to be Apostles of Fraternal Love, we must understand love first, in order to understand love, we must be consumed by it, and to be consumed is to also be destroyed. The road of the Gnostic is not some lofty path removed from the glories and snares of life, it is none other than the process of life itself, and in living, we have the opportunity to transcend the false dichotomies that make up our being, define our heroes, and seemingly determine our destinies- and stand as witness to the world just as it is.

John, says, in the words of the poet Robert Browning-

"If I live yet, it is for good, more love "Through me to men: be nought but ashes here "That keep awhile my semblance, who was John,— "Still, when they scatter, there is left on earth "No one alive who knew (consider this!) "—Saw with his eyes and handled with his hands "That which was from the first, the Word of Life. "How will it be when none more saith 'I saw'?

No, he is not like us at all.

The Beloved Disciple in scripture is never individualized, and never identified, and likewise the word translated for love in the 'The Disciple whom Jesus loved' is agape

He is us. This is the deeper and more realized experience of the Divine.

Apostle. Evangelist. Theologian. Beloved Disciple. Patriarch. Patron Saint. The Eagle of Patmos, The Revelator, The Presbyter. Son of Thunder

and together with him we say

"Lord, hear our prayer"

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.


Father Stu+

Friday, December 19, 2008

Message from His Eminence Mar Iohannes (Our Bishop)

To my brothers and sisters at Regina Coeli Parish

I am greatly sorry that we could not gather for liturgy this past weekend; it was something that I was looking forward to for a few months. Unfortunately, the weather seemed to have other plans, and I was taken aback by how the weather affects the Island- my disbelief was quickly pummeled by the road back in, and the ferry to Vancouver.

I want to thank you for your continued support, for the Apostolic Johannite Church, Regina Coeli Parish, and the attention I know you give to your own spiritual paths- this has been evident in the opportunities I've had to converse and correspond with you in the past, and I was looking forward to continuing those discussions this past weekend. Just the same, I'm determined to visit and looking towards summer or fall, to eliminate that flash snow storm possibility.

The cancellation of the liturgy also left me unable to communicate announcements, so I'll do this here.

In consultation with Monsignor Stratford; Father Stu will be taking up the full duties as Rector of Regina Coeli Parish.

Msgr Jordan will continue to be involved with the parish but will be turning some of his focus to a few projects that we all think will be beneficial not only to Regina Coeli, but the Apostolic Johannite Church and Gnosticism as a whole. I know many of you enjoy Monsignor's writings and books, and this is some of what he'll be working on in the coming year.

Given this as well as the fact that Monsignor and I agree that Father Stu has done an excellent job of guiding Regina Coeli, we both feel it is most appropriate and beneficial to see him take up those duties in a more formal fashion, he's served well and I know that you'll be in good hands with his care, and Monsignor's support. I look forward to the coming year for the parish, and I look forward to celebrating with you before too long.

Please take all the best that Advent and Christmas has to offer- for spiritual renewal, time with friends and family, and solemn reflection. In the meantime, I'll leave you with the homily that I didn't get the opportunity to deliver.

Ad Sacram Flammam

+ Iohannes

Monday, December 15, 2008

Snow in Victoria?

Yes it seems to be true - we had a snow storm (Victoria style) and we were forced to have to cancel our mass this past Sunday the 14th.

Our Patriarch was here and seemed somewhat bewildered about all the weather fuss as he is a Calgarian and nothing seems to slow them down - We will attempt a Patriarchal visit some time in the new year. He was thrilled however to have what amounted to a motorcade as we drove from town out to Sooke at an average of 20 kmh. He told me that he always had hoped for such an eventful trip.

Our next service and mass is scheduled for Sunday the 28th of December. Assuming we will be back to the usual Victoria seasonal weather I look forward to being at your service.

Please have a safe, peaceful, and joy-filled Christmas

Blessings

Father Stu+

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Thank You and...

A thank you to my faithful parishioners for your regular attendance - it is wonderful to be a part of your lives and help be together as we celebrate our Eucharist. One day I will get the incense to behave or maybe I should stop trying and trust that it assists in the magic.

Several things of note:
  1. Please do not forget that on the 14th of December our Patriarch Mar Iohannes  (Bishop Shaun) will be visiting and participating in our Eucharist. Please join us and take some time to visit with our Bishop
  2. Recently I moved to Sooke - If any of you live in the Sooke area and wish to get together for coffee and/or wish to set up a regular meeting I would be pleased to accommodate. If possible and there was interest I am sure we could begin to hold services somewhere in the Sooke area. Please let me know by sending an email and at least we could start a dialog.
In Peace

Father Stu+

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Welcome - we will be having our regular service - please join us

Now the universe is first of all living beings, while man as a living creature, is next after the universe but first of mortals. Being mortal he is not only not good but also evil; while the universe is not good as being movable but not evil in that it is deathless. Thus there are these three: God, the universe, and man; God holds the universe, and the universe man. Now God sent man down here to examine heaven, and to know divine power, and to witness the forces of Nature, and to infer what is good and bad, and to find out every kind of cunning workmanship. Having mind according to the father’s will, man is beyond all other living creatures on earth and delight in divinity, giving God the utmost praise and thanks, while revering His image; not unaware that he is himself a second image of God.

We will also take a moment this Sunday to "Remember"

Veterans' Week 2008
Father Stu+

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Parish Update

We are looking forward to our service this coming Sunday the 26th of October at the usual time and place.

We have confirmed our service dates for December - they will be held on December 14 and 28.

Exciting news - Our Patriarch - His Eminence The Most Reverend Shaun McCann, Ep.Gn. will be celebrating eucharist with us on December 14. Please join us.

Father Stu+

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Welcome to October

Tomorrow is October 1st - wow soon it will be Thanksgiving.
Next Sunday, the 5th of October we will be having the service that was originally set for the 12th of the month.
See you on Sunday.

Father Stu+

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Prayers

On September 25, near Brisbane Australia, our good friend and colleague, Father Tim Mansfield said farewell to his beloved Mother. She had been struggling with a terminal illness for several months and finally found her much needed peace and has returned to her natural home.

I would ask that you find a moment to pray for the repose of her soul and to pray for Father Tim and his family.

Father Tim's parish is St Uriel the Archangel in Sydney

Father Stu+

The disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us what Heaven's kingdom is like."
He said to them, "It's like a mustard seed, the smallest of all seeds, but when it falls on prepared soil, it produces a large plant and becomes a shelter for birds of the sky."
Gospel of Thomas (20)

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

The Mists of Paroketh: The Veil of Illusion

Click here for a link to this interesting short film

Change to Service Date in October

Due to a previous commitment with our landlord we have had to switch the date of one of our October services.

Instead of October 12 our service will take place one week early on October 5 and then the next service after that will be on October 26

Please do not forget that our next scheduled service will take place on Sunday September 28 at the usual time and celebrate Michaelmas Sunday which is the day before the day of the Holy Archangel Michael (September 29)

Enlighten and purify us, O Thou great and mighty Archangel Michael, grant us to abandon the works of darkness and to love the Gnosis of the Light; so that whilst all things of this world pass away we may ever hold fast those things which abide for evermore.

Father Stu+

Sunday, September 7, 2008

The Descent of the Holy Sophia

September 8 (celebrated Sunday, September 7)
The date that Gnostics celebrate as the Descent of Sophia corresponds to the traditional date for the Birth of Mary in the Church Calendar. Both of these mythic motifs relate to the coming down to earth of the feminine image of the Redeemer. The story of the descent of Sophia is the story of our own fall into matter. The story of the birth of Mary describes the role of the Holy Female Power in our own redemption and liberation.

The Rev. Steven Marshall, of the Ecclesia Gnostica, has a well written homily at http://gnosis.org/ecclesia/homily_Descent.htm

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Sunday, September 7 - Grandparents Day - Join us and celebrate.

Yes it is true - this coming Sunday - the day of our next Gnostic Eucharist is also Grandparents Day. Not that I am biased but being a care-giver grandparent myself I look forward to celebrating this time with you. I will see you at 3 pm at our regular location.

Father Stu+

Sunday, August 10, 2008

National S'mores Day

Yes it is true - according to some arcane source today is National S'mores Day. In the world of the Regina Coeli Parish we had great participation and limited smoke at today's service.
I promise I will try and fix the censor so that we can finally fill the sacred space with wonderful incense. I was glad to see you all.
I will be out of town until the 23rd of August (next service will be on the 24th) however I am sure that Father Jordan will be available should the need arise.
Have a good fortnight

Father Stu+

Monday, July 28, 2008

Mother Crow

Our congregation commemorated the Feast of Mary Magdalene with and in the presence of the Holy Mother. Thank you for your presence.

It seemed somewhat in keeping with this day that we were witnesses to a gift of nature at our door step.

When we arrived at the church there were 2 crows sitting on the path leading up to the door - they seemed disheveled yet quite unafraid of our presence. It took just a moment to realize that these were fresh out of the nest baby crows and their parents were sitting on the power lines above us making sure we knew they were there. Within a short time the mother crow began to fly down and dive at us in an attempt to get us to leave. The babies seemed somewhat oblivious but the mother and father crow were ever so persistent in their efforts to get us to move away.

Although I understand that mother crows will force their young out of the nest to encourage them to begin to look after themselves, the mother will do whatever she can to protect her babies once on the ground. Nature does have a way of demonstrating the innate responsibility assumed by a parent while at the same time showing us that as both male and female we equally share in the care and development of our community.

…But they were grieved. They wept greatly, saying, How shall we go to the Gentiles and preach the gospel of the Kingdom of the Son of Man? If they did not spare Him, how will they spare us?
Then Mary stood up, greeted them all, and said to her brethren, Do not weep and do not grieve nor be irresolute, for His grace will be entirely with you and will protect you.
But rather, let us praise His greatness, for He has prepared us and made us into Men.
When Mary said this, she turned their hearts to the Good, and they began to discuss the words of the Savior.
Peter said to Mary, Sister we know that the Savior loved you more than the rest of woman.
Tell us the words of the Savior which you remember which you know, but we do not, nor have we heard them.
Mary answered and said, what is hidden from you I will proclaim to you.
And she began to speak to them these words: I, she said, I saw the Lord in a vision and I said to Him, Lord I saw you today in a vision. He answered and said to me,
Blessed are you that you did not waver at the sight of Me. For where the mind is there is the treasure.
I said to Him, Lord, how does he who sees the vision see it, through the soul or through the spirit?
The Savior answered and said, He does not see through the soul nor through the spirit, but the mind that is between the two that is what sees the vision and it is

Father Stu

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

The Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene

Today, July 22 marks the feast day of Mary of Magdala.
Please join us this coming Sunday the 27th of July at 3 PM for our bi-weekly Sophianic Liturgy and Mass and celebrate this holy event with us.

Father Stu

Monday, July 14, 2008

Let's add coffee

Thanks everyone for a great turnout for mass and for the conversations after. The questions and discussions were rich and engaging.
It helps immensely that we have such a great Father J+ resource who has a wonderful ability to help us all see through the mists of the past and make our Gnostic heritage real today.

See you all in 2 weeks

Father Stu

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Parish Schedule - Summer and Fall 2008

We are pleased to announce that we have set dates for our mass and social time from now through the end of November 2008.
We will continue to meet at the Church of Truth Community of Conscious Living at 111 Superior St in James Bay.
We would like to offer a social time after mass to discuss topics of interest to our Gnostic community and we have set time aside for this.
Please feel free to add comment around topics that you feel you might like to discuss.
Our schedule is as follows - The time will be from 3:00pm to approximately 4:30 pm
July 13 and 27
August 10 and 24
September 7 and 28
October 12 and 26
November 9 and 23

Father Stu

Monday, June 30, 2008

A Wonderful Day

Yes I think it was at least 30 degrees C and a glorious Sunday to begin our regular bi-weekly service. Thank you to all our parishioners for coming out to my inaugural service as a newly minted priest.
We plan to have our next service on July 13. Please invite your friends and family as we look forward to a growing Gnostic parish in Victoria.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Apostolic Johannite Church Gnostic Mass, June 29th 3PM



Regina Coeli Gnostic Parish of the Apostolic Johannite Church will be celebrating the Gnostic Eucharist at the Church of Truth, 111 Superior Street in James Bay at 3PM on Sunday, June 29th.

All are welcome, and the service offers Open Communion to all who wish to receive it.