CUC Honours Veterans at Community Worship

As we do every November, faculty, staff and students gathered for a special Remembrance Day Community Worship, Tuesday, November 8. This year's service was made even more meaningful than usual because just the day before the memorial service for Master Corporal Byron Greff had been held in the same place. 

Born Aug. 11, 1983, and raised in Lacombe, Byron joined the Canadian Forces in 2001 and was on his second deployment in Afghanistan. The 28-year-old soldier was killed in action Oct. 29 when a suicide bomber attacked a NATO bus convoy transporting members of the International Security Assistance Force in Kabul.

For me the most touching part of the service was when Byron's son Kellar saluted the many soldiers in attendance as he left the church.

 

 

We were pleased to have with us at our Remembrance Day service 11 representatives from the Lacombe branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. After the service Campus Ministries served our visitors an outstanding lasagna dinner.

 

Highlights of the program were:

• Singing "O Canada" with Dr. Markosky playing the majestic pipe organ.
• CUC's Chamber Singers singing, "In Flanders Field."
• The congregational reading written by CUC students Alisha Frazer, Kimberly Henry, Michael Jakovac, Zachary Loxdale, Jacqui McCarty, Megan McConnell, Joshua Perkins, Melina Potts, Breanna Pullis, Thaksheela Thomas, Atalia Trejo, Joshua Wixwat, and Nicole Wold
• Listening to David Benjamin play Last Post and Reveille

The full program, including the full text of the congregational reading can be viewed here.

Community Worship next Tuesday will be presented by student leaders of our chapter of Collegiate Advocates for Better Living.