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Mackay United Church
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
September 29, 1999
Vol. III, p. 351
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a Celtic cross throughout with ends pattée Or charged at the centre with an open book Argent edged Or bound Sable between dexter and sinister a Madonna lily conjoined with a thistle proper in the first quarter a representation of the façade of Mackay United Church Or windowed Sable in the second a communion flagon in the third a white pine tree eradicated and in the fourth three heads of wheat bound all Or;
Motto
GOD OUR FORTRESS;
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Badge
On a hurt a representation of the façade of Mackay United Church between in chief a mullet Or and in base a burning bush proper;
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 July 22, 2000, in Volume 134, page 2265 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Local (church, synagogue)