St. Luke’s Cemetery is one of Victoria’s earliest church burial grounds and the final resting place of many Cedar Hill, Lake Hill and Gordon Head pioneers as well as others who settled in the area. The first recorded interment was in 1886, although there were likely unrecorded burials prior to that. Many people in the Greater Victoria area have parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents buried in St. Luke’s Churchyard.
Community Cemetery Cleanups are usually held once a month in May, June, July and October, from 9 am (or 9:30 in the fall) to 11:30 am. Please drop in at any time cleanup mornings. Please bring gloves and, if possible, tools such as clippers, scrapers, rakes, or outdoor brooms. Everyone welcome! Many hands make light work!
Dates of the cleanups are posted here at the website and are included in the Cemetery Newsletters. See information and links to pictures of past cleanups at this link.
We invite and welcome volunteers from the community to these cleanups. Community members are also welcome to help by cleaning graves at other times which fit their schedules.
If you would like more information about St. Luke's Cemetery and the people buried in it, please contact the Communications Coordinator by e-mail or phone the church office (250-477-6741). The office is open between 9 am and 12 noon, Monday to Friday.
A Map and Aerial View of the Cemetery are available below to download.
