church parade

British  

noun

1. a parade by servicemen or members of a uniformed organization for the purposes of attending religious services

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church parade

Our folks are wantin’ t’ horses; maister an’ t’ Colonel’s daughter’s going to the church parade.

From Lorimer of the Northwest by Alfred James Dewey

Just as the troops were being formed up for a church parade a staff officer came up to Rupert and his fellow aides-de-camp as they were buckling on their swords.

From The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition by Joseph Nash

It had been the custom for members of other corps to come into the canteen at the “Castle” for a glass of beer or two, after their dismissal from church parade.

From The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon by J. M. (Joseph Maria) Gordon

Oh, Mary went nowhere this morning, Mr. Sylvester—not even to the church parade.

From A Comedy of Masks A Novel by Ernest Christopher Dowson

At ten o’clock in the morning following our brush with the Malays the hands were mustered for church parade, as on Sundays, and Kennedy’s body was committed to the deep with all solemnity.

From The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise by Edward S. Hodgson