July 28 Commemoration

Commemorative Ceremony at the Deportation Cross (Horton Landing) at Noon

Master of Ceremonies - Jean Gaudet, President of the "Commission de l'Odyssée acadienne"

• Request for permission to gather on Mi’kmaq Ancestral Lands

• The Candle of Remembrance

• Ave Maris Stella

•    Société Nationale de l’Acadie; Fédération acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse; Société Promotion Grand-Pré

•    Assembly of First Nations of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland

•    Planters; The Friends of Grand Pré; Municipality of the County of Kings; UNESCO Stewardship Board

• Laying of flowers

• Benediction: United Church of Canada; Église catholique romaine

• Thank you

• O Canada

Interspiritual and Intercultural Service at the Covenanter Church in Grand-Pré at 5:55 pm (17:55)

Please join us after the ceremony at 3:00 pm for a guided visit of the Historic Site. Then join us again this evening for an interspiritual and intercultural service at the Covenanter Church in Grand-Pré at 5:55 pm (17:55), followed by a Walk of Solidarity to the National Historic Site, and a reception offered by The Friends of Grand-Pré.

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Since 2005, the United Church of Canada has rung the bells at the Covenanter Church in Grand-Pré at exactly 5:55 p.m. (17:55) to pay tribute to the thousands of Acadians deported in 1755. Inspired by this idea, the Société Nationale de l'Acadie decided to spread the tradition to Acadian communities throughout the Maritimes. This symbolic gesture acknowledges the courage and determination of the Acadians.

Feel the heartbeat of Old Acadie - still vibrant and proud!

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