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DESCRIPTION:The Year Ahead 2026-2027\nWe've outlined below important dates 
 and events coming up in the next program year. Take a moment to mark your 
 calendar. Dates for Diocesan Council have been included for information. D
 ates\, times\, and locations are subject to change.\n2026  \nJune 30   
           Cemetery Licence Renewal Deadline \nAug 4-5        
     Diocesan Summer Retreat: We are the Salt of the Earth \nSept 15 
             Deadline for notices of motions for Diocesan Synod 2026 
 and nominations to Diocesan Council \nSept 16-19       Provincial Cong
 regational Development School (New Westminster) \nSept 24         
     Diocesan Council (St Peter\, Quamichan) \nSept 30           
   National Day for Truth and Reconciliation \nOct 1             
     Deadline for nominations to General and Provincial Synod \nOct 3  
                Western Peninsula and Gulf Islands Regional Conf
 erence* ‡ \nOct 17               Mid Island Regional Conference
 * ‡ \nOct 18-19         Deacon’s Conference (St Paul\, Nanaimo)
  \nOct 24               Greater Victoria Regional Conference* ‡
  \nOct 24               North Island Regional Conference* ‡ \n
 Oct 31               Parish Assistance Grants Application Deadline
   \nNov 14              Provincial Congregational Development Sch
 ool (online)  \nNov 20-21        Diocesan Synod (Christ Church C
 athedral)* \nNov 24-25        50th Anniversary of Women’s Ordinati
 on in Canada (Christ Church Cathedral) \nDec 10               Di
 ocesan Council\, 10am (online) \nDec 21               Synod offic
 e closed until Jan 04 \n2027 \nJan 4                   Synod o
 ffice re-opens \nJan 15                 Lay Leadership Applicati
 on deadline \nJan 15                 Education Trusts Committee 
 (ETC) deadline for grant submissions \nJan 16                 Pr
 ovincial Congregational Development School (online) \nJan 21       
            Diocesan Council\, 10am (St Peter\, Quamichan) \nFeb 15
                  Family Day\, Synod office closed  \nMarch 13
              Warden’s\, Treasurer’s\, &amp\; Cemetery Manager
 ’s Day (St Paul\, Nanaimo) \nMarch 15             Deadline for 
 submission of Parish Financial Reports (PFR) and Parish Information Repo
 rts (PIR) \nMarch 18             Diocesan Council\, 10am (St Peter
 \, Quamichan) \nMarch 21-28       Holy Week \nMarch 28         
      Easter Sunday \nApr 10                  Provincial Congre
 gational Development School (online) \nApr 15                  
 Education Trusts Committee (ETC) deadline for grant submissions \nApril 2
 6-29          Clergy Conference\, Cowichan Bay* \nMay 9        
             Diocesan-wide Confirmations (Christ Church Cathedral) 
 \nMay 13-15            Provincial Congregational Development School
  (Kelowna) \nMay 15                   Education Trusts Committ
 ee (ETC) deadline for grant submissions \nMay 16                
    Pentecost \nMay 24                   Victoria Day\, Synod 
 office closed \nMay 27                   Diocesan Council\, 10
 am (St Peter\, Quamichan) \nAug 15                   Education 
 Trusts Committee (ETC) deadline for grant submissions \nSept 17-18     
        Provincial Synod\, Sorrento  \n* Attendance is mandatory for
  clergy for these events. \n‡ Regional Conference attendees include
  active licenced clergy in the region\, wardens\, treasurer\, and the la
 y delegates and alternates from each parish within the region.\n\nEducatio
 nal Trusts Committee (ETC) deadline for grant submissions: 15th of Jan\, 
 Apr\, May\, Aug\, and Oct.\nTo request a PDF of this page of the website\,
  please email synod@bc.anglican.ca.
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