Most of these photos were taken as the Pride Parade was marshalling, ready to set off at 2pm, Sunday 29 June 2003. We were on Church Street, just below the intersection with Yonge St. A few of the later pictures are from the parade in progress.
There were 17 parishes listed on the sides of the float, and on the (2000!) handout cards distributed to the crowds. Most of those parishes had marchers in the parade. You'll see pictures of them in parish groupings among the photos below.
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St Clement (eglinton) people, by float and by the wall
Float waiting to go
Gary van der Meer, rector of St John's West Toronto
St Peter's Carlton St delegation (three photos taken, and NONE managed to catch the rector. Twas not to be, clearly.)
St George's Willowdale
St Simon the Apostle, Bloor St
Church of the Redeemer, at various times and combination of people
Trudy Lebans, Church of the Incarnation, Oakville
Gary van der Meer & Christopher Cantlon
B and Lillian
Church of the Holy Trinity
Front of our company, ready to roll
Float ready to roll
Riders on the float (west side) – from the right: Sister Anitra ssjd, John Gartshore, founder of Integrity/Toronto, Archbishop Ted Scott, retired Primate, Anglican Church of Canada
Our sound system started playing the Village People's YMCA. The Proud Anglicans got into the dancing spirit.
We're off!
Sara Boyles (Holy Trinity) and Andrew Asbil (Redeeemer)
The Wiltons and Jim Ferry
The float moving south on Church St, just before Bloor St.
The float on Bloor St, just about to turn south on Yonge St. At this auspicious moment, the sound system (quite fortuitiously) began blasting forth the Hallelujah Chorus
The crowd was enjoying our music too (especially Chapel of Love). Here are rooftop revellers joining in with another go-round of YMCA
All sorts of people saw us – including Archbishop Finlay, who was in the crowd on Yonge St just south of College. We handed him one of our signs for the photo-op.
Dancing to the music: "Goin' to the chapel and we're / gonna get ma-a-arried"
[photo: Brian MacIntyre]
