COGWA FOTFestival Site Updates
July 2, 2018
Activity schedule and information
The Feast activity schedule and activity information have been posted for Victoria! Please visit the Victoria web page for more details.
There will not be services at this site on the Day of Atonement, but there will be Sabbath services on Sept. 22, prior to the Feast. Here are the arrangements:
Sept. 22, 2-4 p.m.
Mary Winspear Centre
2243 Beacon Ave. W.
Sidney, BC V8L 1W9
Canada
If you will be in the area on the Day of Atonement, you may be interested in attending with the Seattle or Portland congregations. Contact Jon Pinelli for more information.
June 7, 2018
Whale watching tour
We have a very special opportunity for a whale watching tour this year with Eagle Wing Tours. For more information on how to register and prepay, please view Victoria Whale Watching Tour.
This first 50 people who register and prepay will reserve a spot on the first boat. If we have enough interest, we will add a second boat charter on the same day. The deadline to register is Tuesday, July 31.
May 11, 2018
Cedarwood Inn and Suites
The prices for Cedarwood Inn and Suites are not correct in the Housing brochure. Here are the correct prices:
C$139 standard room, 1-2 people
C$169 1-bedroom suite, 1-4 people
C$179-C$240 2-bedroom suite, 2-6 people
C$10 extra person
Keep in mind that early housing reservations began on Monday, May 7, and general housing reservations begin on Monday, May 14.
April 13, 2018
Join our Victoria Facebook group!
Site Description
We are pleased to announce that the Pacific Northwest Feast site for the Church of God, a Worldwide Association, will be back in Victoria, British Columbia, for 2018. Located on Vancouver Island, the site will once again be in Sidney (or Sidney-by-the-Sea, as the locals refer to it). This site was very popular in 2016, and it promises to be an exciting venue in which to keep the Feast of Tabernacles in 2018.
Sidney is located a short 20-minute drive from downtown Victoria, the provincial capital of British Columbia. If you are driving to Sidney, access to the island is available by ferry from either British Columbia or the state of Washington. You can also fly into Victoria International Airport. It is a smaller airport, but located right in Sidney.
The climate in Victoria is considered cool Mediterranean. That means that during the Feast you can expect daytime highs in the 60s, with lows in the 40s. There is always a chance of showers during the fall season.
We will be holding our services at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney. Our meeting room has ample space. We will be able to seat up to 700 people very comfortably in the center.
There is a variety of housing and restaurants in and around Sidney to appeal to everyone’s needs and budgets. Several housing establishments are even located right across the street from the Mary Winspear Centre. More housing is also available within a short four-block distance from the center. Restaurants in Sidney are varied in cuisine and price. And, of course, you have even more choices in downtown Victoria.
Activities abound in the Victoria area. Visit historic Butchart Gardens, which is listed on Canada’s registry of national historic sites. Take in one of a number of the local museums depicting Canadian history and Eskimo culture. Tour some of the local British Columbia wineries or enjoy high tea at the historic Empress Hotel in downtown Victoria. This is just a small sample of things to do in the Sidney area.
If you have never experienced Canada, come spend time with our Canadian brethren at this year’s Feast of Tabernacles. You will not be disappointed!
Fragrance-controlled room available: No.
Tax rate for accommodations: 13 percent.
Closest airport: Victoria International Airport (YYJ), 2 miles.
Jon Pinelli