Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, June 11, I had the honour of attending a very special event in Lachine in my riding.
The parish of Saint Stephen celebrated a mass to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the Saint Stephen Church building and the 184th anniversary of the parish.
Saint Stephen is the oldest Anglican church on the island of Montreal. For so many years now, Saint Stephen has been a pillar of our community, a place of reflection and of spirituality. Saint Stephen's hymn proudly affirms:
God bless thee, dear Saint Stephen's!
Long may thine influence stand,
To light us on our pathway
Unto the promised land.
I, along with many other Montrealers, very much share this wish.