Our Remembrance Service this year took a very different form. Our worship was in three parts; the first was given to considering the true meaning of “Blessed are the Peacemakers”. We explored that being a Peacemaker is not the same as being a lover of peace, and its consequent struggle.
In our congregation we have a 94-year old sailor and during the second part of the service, we listened to accounts of his life on board a battleship and his war service. Harry’s recollections were divided by reflective Taizé music and power point images.
In our final section, we had a full Act of Remembrance, again accompanied by images on power point, with the Last Post, two minutes silence, closing with Reveille and the National Anthem, to honour all those who have given their lives in the cause of Peace.
Our songs included among others, Eternal Father (Harry’s favourite), God is our strength and Refuge (to the Dambusters’ music), songs about peace and closed with O Jesus, I have promised.
I think it was a very thought-provoking time of worship and it was appreciated by many people.
Deacon Olivia
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