- The Governor General of Canada
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Session of Knox Presbyterian Church of Stratford
Stratford, Ontario
Grant of Arms
March 28, 1994
Vol. II, p. 306
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Blazon
Arms
Per saltire Azure and Gules a bend reversed wavy Argent surmounted by a bend Or charged in centre point with a Celtic cross Sable in chief a representation of the Burning Bush proper irradiated Or and in base a swan naiant Argent beaked Or;
Motto
WITH GOD WE FIND A WAY;
Symbolism
In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on December 3, 1994, in Volume 128, page 4583 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robert Black, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Gordon Macpherson
Calligrapher
John Whitehead
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Local (church, synagogue)