Those who have visited the Holy Cross Chaplaincy site of late will have noticed that it’s been quite a while since anything new was posted here. The hiatus has been due to two factors… (1) an over-busy chaplain, and (2) the natural cycle of graduation and departure.

Fortunately, there is a third factor at play here: the natural cycle of new students starting their post-secondary schooling! I have been contacted by a number of new students now, so it seems to be time to start thinking about the chaplaincy at UBC again. Factor #1 still hasn’t changed, but as long as there is a need for and an interest in an Orthodox Christian chaplaincy and fellowship at UBC, I will “make time” to make sure that it happens!

To further that end, I have established an e-mail discussion group. It is time to re-imagine what the Holy Cross Chaplaincy at UBC looks like so that it can meet the present needs of the Orthodox Christian students there and so that it can work within the limits of the chaplain’s available time. I have put all those who have contacted me with expressions of interest in the chaplaincy at UBC on the list, but if anyone else out there is interested in the chaplaincy, please feel free to e-mail me at frjustin{at}holycrosschaplaincy.org (replace “{at}” with “@”, of course) and I will be happy to add you to the ongoing discussion!

Love in Christ,

Fr. Justin Hewlett,
Orthodox Christian Chaplain at UBC.