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1918-2018 - Bells of Peace – A Remembrance of those who served in the First World War – Bells call us to wake, to pray, to work, to arms, to feast and, in times of crisis, to come together. “On November 11, 1918, the ringing of church bells erupted spontaneously across the country, as an outpouring of relief that four years of war had come to an end.” (BBC news).
The Bells of Peace initiative is designed to emulate that moment of remembrance in honour of our veterans who served in WWI.
Ring your bells on November 11th – each community is encouraged to:
- ring their bells with the going down of the sun on Sunday November 11th - 100 times with 5 seconds between tolls
- engage youth in the community to be part of the bell ringing
- place a small Canadian flag on the grave of persons who served in WWI