On Sunday, November 9th, Remembrance Sunday, we honour the sacrifices of all those who have fought, and who continue to fight for peace in our world. Please join with Rev. Dr. Joshua Lawrence, our Minister of Worship & Congregational Life, for this special service of Remembrance. He will be joined by Joan Bancroft who will read our first scripture. The readings this week are Isaiah 2: 2-3a, 4-6a and Matthew 18: 15-20. Our sermon is entitled “On the Value of Visions.”

Minister of Music, Chris Fischer leads the music in this service. They are joined by the Laudamus Bells under the direction of Richard Frank, who will ring Richard's arrangement of "Aria" by Eugene Bozza as our Musical Reflection. We extend gratitude to special guests Thomas Helland, bagpipes, and Ken Baldwin, trumpet who will assist with the Act of Remembrance. The Senior Choir will sing our Candle Lighting Music from Then Let Us Sing (# 135) "Ya Rab as-salami." They will also present the Musical Offering "As We Remember Them" from Tarik O’Regan's 'Triptych.' This anthem features soprano soloist Sonja Gustafson and Paul Merritt on organ. The congregational hymns this week are VU #524 "O Canada," which will include the second verse of Albert D. Watson's "Lord of the Lands," VU #806 "O God, Our Help in Ages Past," MV #149 "Peace for the Children" and VU #682 "O Day of Peace."