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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  \nSept 15  
            Deadline for notices of motions for Diocesan Synod 2026 an
 d nominations to Diocesan Council \nSept 16-19       Provincial Congre
 gational 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 Confere
 nce* ‡ \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* ‡ \nOct
  31               Parish Assistance Grants Application Deadline 
  \nNov 14              Provincial Congregational Development Schoo
 l (online)  \nNov 20-21        Diocesan Synod (Christ Church Cat
 hedral)* \nNov 24-25        50th Anniversary of Women’s Ordination
  in Canada (Christ Church Cathedral) \nDec 10               Dioc
 esan Council\, 10am (online) \nDec 21               Synod office 
 closed until Jan 04 \n2027 \nJan 4                   Synod off
 ice re-opens \nJan 15                 Lay Leadership Application
  deadline \nJan 15                 Education Trusts Committee (E
 TC) deadline for grant submissions \nJan 16                 Prov
 incial 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 submi
 ssion of Parish Financial Reports (PFR) and Parish Information Reports (
 PIR) \nMarch 18             Diocesan Council\, 10am (St Peter\, Qu
 amichan) \nMarch 21-28       Holy Week \nMarch 28            
   Easter Sunday \nApr 10                  Provincial Congregati
 onal Development School (online) \nApr 15                  Educ
 ation Trusts Committee (ETC) deadline for grant submissions \nApril 26-29
           Clergy Conference\, Cowichan Bay* \nMay 9           
          Diocesan-wide Confirmations (Christ Church Cathedral) \nMay
  13-15            Provincial Congregational Development School (Kel
 owna) \nMay 15                   Education Trusts Committee (ET
 C) deadline for grant submissions \nMay 16                   Pe
 ntecost \nMay 24                   Victoria Day\, Synod office 
 closed \nMay 27                   Diocesan Council\, 10am (St 
 Peter\, Quamichan) \nAug 15                   Education Trusts 
 Committee (ETC) deadline for grant submissions \nSept 17-18         
    Provincial Synod\, Sorrento  \n* Attendance is mandatory for cler
 gy for these events. \n‡ Regional Conference attendees include acti
 ve licenced clergy in the region\, wardens\, treasurer\, and the lay dele
 gates and alternates from each parish within the region.\n\nEducational Tr
 usts Committee (ETC) deadline for grant submissions: 15th of Jan\, Apr\, 
 May\, Aug\, and Oct.\nTo request a PDF of this page of the website\, pleas
 e email synod@bc.anglican.ca.
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