1957 Programme for Opening Ceremony Memorial Hall Houghton Regis 1st June

Programme of the opening ceremony of the Memorial Hall 1st June 1957.

Houghton Regis Memorial Hall Opening Ceremony – Saturday 1^st June 1957

Order of Speakers

S.L. Ashdown, Esq., Chairman of the Fund Committee
Miss D.M. Milnes M.A., Secretary, Bedfordshire Rural Community Council
Lt. Col. D.C. Part, O.B.E., President of the Fund,

WHO WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN THE HALL

BLESSING OF THE HALL

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen.

V. Our help is in the name of the Lord
R. Who hath made Heaven and Earth
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with thy spirit

            Prayer of Dedication                                   (The Vicar of Houghton Regis)
                                                                             (The Reverend Leslie Blackburn B.A.)
            Lesson from the Old Testament                   (Pastor Williams – Methodist Church)
            Lesson from the New Testament                  (Mr. P. Wilson – Baptist Chapel)  

            Prayers

            The Lord’s Prayer

            The Doxology

            Praise God from whom all blessings flow
            Praise Him all creatures here below
            Praise him above ye heavenly host
            Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost

          THE UNVEILING OF THE MEMORIAL PLAQUE

           By the Chairman, Houghton Regis Branch, British Legion

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