Etobicoke Remembrance Day Service
Opening Remarks
Donna Sampson, President, RCL Branch 643
National Anthem
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all of us command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Address
Stephen Holyday, Deputy Mayor of Toronto
Hymn to Freedom
When every heart joins every heart and together yearns for liberty,
That’s when we’ll be free.
When every hand joins every hand and together moulds our destiny,
That’s when we’ll be free.
Any hour any day, the time soon will come when men will live in dignity, That’s when we’ll be free.
When every man joins in our song and together singing harmony,
That’s when we’ll be free.
God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Last Post
Two Minutes Silence
Lament
Rouse
Act of Remembrance
Read by Donna Sampson, President, RCL Branch 643
Response: We Will Remember Them
Commitment to Remember
Read in French by Delano Querin from École Élémentaire Catholique Notre- Dame-de-Grâce (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce French Catholic School).
They were young, as we are young,
They served, giving freely of themselves. To them, we pledge, amid the winds of time, To carry their torch and never forget.
We will remember them.
Response: We Will Remember Them
In Flanders Fields
Read by Sgt. Luke Baszak,
75th Toronto Scottish Cadet Corps
Prayers
Led by Reverend Roger Landell, Islington United Church
Wreath Laying
O God our Help in Ages Past
O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home.
Within the shadow of thy throne, Still may we dwell secure. Suf cient is thine arm alone, And our defense is sure.
O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be thou our guide while life shall last, And our eternal home.
Benediction
Royal Anthem
God save our gracious Queen Long live our noble Queen, God save The Queen:
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us: God save The Queen.
Closing Remarks
Refreshments will be served after this service at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 643 110 Jutland Road (west of Islington Avenue, just north of the Queensway). All are welcome.
In Appreciation
The City of Toronto would like to thank the following:
Flight Lieutenant David Hornell VC, Branch 643, Royal Canadian Legion
The Salvation Army Etobicoke Temple
Toronto Police Service
Knights of Columbus
Brad Norton, Bugler, The Salvation Army Etobicoke Temple
Adam Lawrence, Piper, 75th Toronto Scottish Army Cadet Corps
Julia Raffaghello, Singer
Teras Pich, Sergeant-At-Arms