St. Stephen's Church Memorial Chapel

The association of the King’s Own Calgary Regiment and St. Stephen’s Church, Calgary, has covered many years. During this time the Regiment has been served and assisted by the Ministers who occupied the pulpit and all of whom in their turn were Chaplain of the Regiment. Hundreds of past and present members of the Regiment regard St. Stephen’s as their ‘home’ church. The affiliation of the Regiment with the church was warmly welcomed by the congregation who took pride in the association and when it became necessary for St. Stephen’s to erect a new church building, they showed their respect and affection by incorporating into their building plans a Memorial Chapel dedicated to the Calgary Regiment. This was a free gesture on the part of the congregation and is an honour granted to few regiments in Canada.

Inscription

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THE KING’S OWN CALGARY REGIMENT
THIS CHAPEL WAS ERECTED IN MEMORY OF
THE OFFICERS, NCO’S AND MEN OF THE KING’S OWN CALGARY REGIMENT, THE 50TH
BATTN., C.E.F. AND THE KING’S OWN ROYAL
REGIMENT (LANCASTER), WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY.

L’association du King’s Own Calgary Regiment et de l’église St.Stephen’s, à Calgary, existe depuis de nombreuses années. Durant ce temps, le régiment a bénéficié des services et du soutien des ministres de l’église qui étaient aussi aumôniers du régiment. Des centaines de membres du régiment, passés et présents, considèrent St.Stephen’s comme leur église. Cette affiliation du régiment avec l’église plaît à la congrégation, qui a su exprimer sa reconnaissance lors de la construction d’une nouvelle église en incorporant dans son plan une chapelle commémorative dédiée au King’s Own Calgary Regiment, geste généreux don’t on témoigne rarement envers un régiment canadien.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.