Buddhist (Zen) Chaplain

Elder Soshin McMurchy

Email: zen@uvic.ca

Office Hours: Tuesday 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Elder Soshin Ruth McMurchy, MSc. was born in Edmonton, Alberta into an Air Force family, and grew up in Alberta, Ottawa, France, and Toronto. In 1981, she married Ven. Doshu, and together they are the parents of two adult children. Their family homesteaded near Sointula, BC from 1987-2002, when they relocated to Victoria, BC. Soshin first practiced Zen as a member of the Toronto Zen Centre 1986. Soshin began practising with the Victoria Zen Centre in April 2007. She received the precepts (Jukai) and became an Elder of the Victoria Zen Centre in January 2009. Elder Soshin currently serves as the Buddhist Chaplain for the University of Victoria's Interfaith Services, is a director on the Victoria Zen Centre board.

Victoria Zen Centre

4970 Nagle Road

RR#6 Sooke , BC V9Z 1C7

Phone: 1.250.642.7936