Holy Cross Catholic Church, Victoria, BC

Enrich our Understanding of the Old and New Testament In the Beginning There Were Stories (thoughts about the oral tradition of the Bible) - W. Bausch How to Read the Bible (a guide to Scriptures then and now) - J. Kugel Biblical Exegesis and Church Doctrine - R Brown Pacific Coast History of the Church The Early History of the Catholic Church on Vancouver Island - Msgr P Hanley History of the Catholic Ladder (Early Days in BC) - Msgr P Hanley A Century of Service (History of Sisters of St Ann) - Sr Edith Down SSA Arctic Wings (A Flying Missionary) - W A Leising The Apostle of Alaska (Life of Fr Charles Seghers) - Sr M Mildred SSA Gordon Head Mission started in February 1980 with a small group of families and Father Joseph Jackson CSSp. as first Pastor. After three years of praying and meeting at the Gordon Head Community Hall on Tyndall Avenue, where Mass was first celebrated on February l7, 1980, a new facility was opened. Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church on Gordon Head Road was blessed on February 27, 1983. The Parish has, since the beginning, been a welcoming community of volunteers active in liturgical and social events.