Saint George's Memorial Church, Ypres
90th Anniversary of the Consecration of
The Church
Sunday 31st March 2019
In the beautiful Spring sunshine in Ypres the congregation met in St George's Memorial Church to commemorate the 90th Anniversary of its Consecration. Representatives from Old Etonian Association, members of The Friends of St George's Memorial Church, invited guests joined the congregation to celebrate Holy Communion under the direction of The Venerable Dr Paul Vrolijk, Archdeacon of North West Europe.
Dr Andrew Gailey, CVO, the Vice Provost of Eton College gave the most wonderful address that enthralled the congregation. With his kind permission it is printed in full below.
Following the excellent service we were led to the garden behind the Church and next to the Eton Memorial School. A rowan tree was planted by Dr Andrew Gailey, who was representing The Right Honourable Lord Waldegrave of North Hill, Provost of Eton College, who was unable to attend due to ill health.
The last surviving member of Eton Memorial School, George Sutherland, was in attendance who is a sprightly 93 years old and was in extremely good form. See the link to an interview with George on You Tube, see below.
A super buffet lunch was provided in the old school hall that was enjoyed by all.