Lord of All Lutheran Church holds 21st annual Parade of Nations

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Lord of All Lutheran Church held its 21 annual Parade of Nations Supper at Strathmore’s Civic Centre to a sold out crowd.

The Parade of Nations supper had a humble start with around 50 in attendance at the first meal, which was held in the basement of the Church. Today, tickets are coveted by returning participants and if you aren’t on the ball you might miss out. Pastor Dawn Nelson said that “just over 460 hours of work (not including the night of the supper) went into preparation for the event.” Four families from the Church are still participating in the event and have been since its inception.

The evening started with the Parade of Flags representing 17 Nations, led by Piper Brandon Summers and RCMP Constables Anne Daley and Erin Peters.

After grace was said and the National Anthem sung, Pastor Dawn encouraged participants to travel the world without leaving the room and experience the cuisine and flavour of each nation as they visited the various booths.

Some of the menu highlights included bratwurst from Germany, ricotta ravioli from Italy, pickled herring from Denmark and roast beef with Yorkshire pudding from Great Britain, just to name a few.

The entertainment for the evening was the Airdrie Community Choir, who sang pieces from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and some pretty pieces from Canadian Composers.

Participants were encouraged to go back as many times as they wanted to taste from every booth. While in line they could peruse the many donated items that were part of the ticket raffle and put their tickets in.