The 101st Synod of The Anglican Diocese of BC took place on May 13, 2023.
One of the jobs of any synod is to elect delegates to the other governing bodies within the church at each level. This includes diocese, ecclesiastical province (Provincial Synod) and national church (General Synod). Each of these is governed by its own canons (laws), rules and regulations, but each contributes, in its own way, to the life of the Anglican church in Canada and throughout the world.
The representatives that were elected, each of whom will serve a two-year term, are listed below.
DIOCESAN COUNCIL
Mid-North Island Clergy - Marion Edmondson
Lay - Elizabeth Murphy
Cowichan Mid-Vancouver Island Clergy - Patricia (Trish) Vollmann-Stock
Lay - Laura Dey
Greater Victoria Clergy - Heather Robinson
Lay - Ian Alexander
Western, Peninsula and Gulf Islands Clergy - Juli Mallett
Lay - Helen Love
GENERAL SYNOD
Lay:
Ian Alexander, Christ Church Cathedral (Greater Victoria)
Elizabeth Murphy, St Anne and St Edmund, Parksville (Mid-North Island)
Michael Wolff, Christ Church Cathedral (Greater Victoria)
Clergy:
Clara Plamondon, St Paul, Nanaimo (Cowichan Mid-Vancouver Island)
Alastair Singh-McCollum, St John the Divine (Greater Victoria)
Christine Conkin, St George, Cadboro Bay (Greater Victoria)
PROVINCIAL SYNOD
Lay:
Anna van der Hooft, The Synod Office (Greater Victoria)
Elizabeth Murphy, St Anne and St Edmund, Parksville (Mid-North Island)
Julie Foster, St Paul, Nanaimo (Cowichan Mid-Vancouver Island)
Clergy:
Stephanie Wood, St Peter, Campbell River (Mid-North Island)
Alastair Singh-McCollum, St John the Divine (Greater Victoria)
DIOCESAN COURT
Lay: Jane Morley and Walter Stewart
Clergy: Elizabeth Northcott
SYNOD OFFICE POSITIONS
Treasurer: Joel Hefty
Lay Secretary: Susan Rand
Clerical Secretary: Paul Schumacher