A final celebration

The NDP has released the full details of Saturday’s "celebration of life" in honour of Jack Layton. The public visitation at city hall in Toronto will conclude at 11am Saturday morning. The procession to Roy Thomson Hall will begin at approximately 1:15pm, followed by the service at 2pm, with an overflow area outside Roy Thomson Hall and four video screens set up in David Pecaut Square, to the west of the hall.

The service will proceed as follows.

Samuel Barber, Adagio for Strings G.F. Handel, Pifa from Messiah Members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Into the Mystic – Van MorrisonRichard Underhill 

Magnificat - J.S. BachRichard Underhill 

Processional The Choir of the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto 

O Canada Joy Klopp 

Aboriginal Blessing Shawn Atleo 

Welcome / Bienvenue Rev. Brent HawkesAnne McGrath 

Philippians 2 Nycole Turmel 

Isaiah 57-5 Myer Siemiatycki

Qu’ran 2:153 Tasleem Riaz 

Croire Martin Deschamps 

Video “Together, we’ll change the world” 

Eulogy Stephen LewisKarl BelangerMike and Sarah Layton 

Hallelujah Steven Page 

Homily Rev. Brent Hawkes 

Rise Up Lorraine Segato

Benediction Rev. Brent Hawkes 

Get Together Julie Michels 

Hymn to Freedom Chris Dawes

In keeping with Layton’s wishes, the program ends with a chance for those assembled to write down something they will do to make our world a better place.