Ringing the Bells of Peace

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, communities across Canada will mark that moment in history by ringing 100 bells. The ringing of bells emulates the moment in 1918 when church bells across Europe tolled as four years of war had come to an end.

In the Diocese of Calgary, we encourage all parishes to join in this celebration by ringing their church bells at local sunset time (4:54 pm in Calgary) on Remembrance Day, Sunday, November 11. The Bells of Peace Ceremony aims to gather a soundwave of bells as they toll 100 times from coast to coast to recognize the people who helped shape the Great War.  

List of Catholic churches in the Diocese of Calgary that will be ringing the bells on Remembrance Day (Sunset time): 

• St. Mary's, Banff
• St. Mary's, Brooks
• Mary, Mother of the Redeemer, Calgary
• Sacred Heart, Calgary
• St. Albert the Great, Calgary
• St. Anthony's, Calgary 
• St. Bonaventure, Calgary
• St. John the Evangelist, Calgary
• St. Mary's Cathedral, Calgary
• St. Peter’s, Calgary
• St. Mary's, Cochrane
• St. Anthony's, Drumheller at 4:46:15 (sunset in Drumheller)
• St. Francis De Sales, High River
• St. Patrick Church, Medicine Hat
• ​St. Michael's Catholic Church, Pincher Creek
• St. Rita’s Parish, Rockyford
• St. Augustine's Church, Taber 

Message from Bishop McGrattan to The Royal Canadian Legion.