All Saints Bawdeswell
& St Thomas Foxley
Remembrance
Sunday
Choir introit: Thou wilt keep them in perfect peace by S S Wesley
Processional Hymn
During which the wreaths are placed on the altar by John Mallen and David Shannon
All people that on earth do dwell,
sing to the Lord with cheerful voice:
him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell,
come ye before him and rejoice.
The Lord, ye know, is God indeed;
without our aid he did us make:
we are his folk, he doth us feed,
and for his sheep he doth us take.
O enter then his gates with praise,
approach with joy his courts unto;
praise, laud, and bless his Name always,
for it is seemly so to do.
For why? the Lord our God is good,
his mercy is for ever sure;
his truth at all times firmly stood,
and shall from age to age endure.
To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
the God whom heaven and earth adore,
from us and from the angel host
be praise and glory evermore.
Leader: Peace to you from God who is our Father.
The peace be always with you
All: and also with you.
Leader: We meet in the presence of God.
We commit ourselves to work in penitence and faith for reconciliation between the nations;
that all people may, together, live in freedom, justice and peace.
Jesus said:
‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.’
[Matthew 5.9]
‘No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for a friend.’
[John 15.13]
Please sit or kneel
Act of Penitence
Leader: For the hatred which divides nation from nation, race from race, class from class,
All: Father Forgive us
Leader: For the covetous desires of people and nations to possess what is not their own,
All: Father Forgive us
Leader: For the greed which exploits the work of human hands and lays waste the earth,
All: Father Forgive us
Leader: For our envy of the welfare and happiness of others,
All: Father Forgive us
Leader: For our indifference to the plight of the imprisoned, the homeless, the refugee,
All: Father Forgive us
Leader: For the greed which dishonours men, women and children,
All: Father Forgive us
Leader: For the pride which leads us to trust in ourselves and not in God,
All: Father Forgive us
Leader: Let us be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave us.
Reading: Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 read by John Mallen
Hymn
The Lord’s my shepherd: I’ll not want;
he makes me down to lie
in pastures green: he leadeth me
the quiet waters by.
My soul he doth restore again,
and me to walk doth make
within the paths of righteousness,
e’en for his own name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through death’s dark vale,
yet will I fear no ill;
for thou art with me, and thy rod
and staff me comfort still.
My table thou hast furnishèd
in presence of my foes;
my head thou dost with oil anoint,
and my cup overflows.
Goodness and mercy all my life
shall surely follow me
and in God’s house for evermore
my dwelling-place shall be.
Act of Remembrance
The wreaths are collected from the altar and taken to the War Memorial at the back of the Church.
Please turn to face the back of the church.
Leader We stand here today to remember lives sacrificed in the service of our Country, and those traumatised and injured in conflict.
We pray for all who in bereavement, disability and pain, continue to suffer the consequences of fighting and terror.
We remember with thanksgiving and sorrow those whose lives, in world wars and conflicts past and present, have been given and taken away.
May we have such a devotion to justice and freedom that the heroism of all who fought, and still fight, may continue to be remembered in a nation of service and in a world of peace.
Roll of Honour
The names of the fallen in both World Wars are read out by Jamie Duncan for. Bawdeswell, and Linda Rose for Foxley.
David Shannon: They shall grow not old,
as we that are left grow old;
age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning, we will remember them.
All: We will remember them.
The Last Post
SILENCE
Reveille
The Kohima Epitaph is said by David Shannon:
When you go home tell them of us and say,
‘for your tomorrow we gave our today’.
The wreaths are laid: and the Choir sing:
Remember me by Bob Chilcott
Please be seated
Reading: Micha 4.1-5 - read by David Shannon
Hymn
O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
our shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal home.
Beneath the shadow of thy throne
thy saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is thine arm alone,
and our defence is sure.
Before the hills in order stood,
or earth received her frame,
from everlasting thou art God,
to endless years the same.
A thousand ages in thy sight
are like an evening gone;
short as the watch that ends the night
before the rising sun.
Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
bears all our years away;
they fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the opening day.
O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
be thou our guard while troubles last,
and our eternal home.
Please kneel or sit
Prayers
Let us pray:
For all who are suffering as a result of conflict, remembering at this time Ukraine, Israel and Gaza; and ask that God may bring them peace:
For the men and women who have died in the violence of war, each one remembered by and known to God;
May God give peace
All: God give peace
For those who love them in death as in life, suffering the distress of their grief and the sadness of their loss;
May God give peace
All: God give peace
For all members of the armed forces of many nations who are in danger this day, remembering family, friends and all who pray for their safe return;
May God give peace All: God give peace
For civilian women, children and men whose lives are disfigured by war or terror, calling to mind in penitence the anger and hatreds of humanity;
May God give peace
All: God give peace
For peace-makers and peace-keepers, who seek to keep this world secure and free;
May God give peace
All: God give peace
For all who bear the burden and privilege of leadership, political, military and religious; asking for gifts of wisdom and resolve in the search for reconciliation and peace.
May God give peace
All: God give peace
O God of truth and justice,
we hold before you those whose memory we cherish,
and those whose names we will never know.
Help us to lift our eyes above the torment of this broken world,
and grant us the grace to pray for those who wish us harm.
As we honour the past,
may we put our faith in your future;
for you are the source of life and hope, now and for ever.
All: Amen.
All:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom, the power,
and the glory for ever and ever. Amen
Hymn
Now thank we all our God,
with heart and hands and voices,
who wondrous things hath done,
in whom his world rejoices;
who from our mother's arms
hath blessed us on our way
with countless gifts of love,
and still is ours today.
O may this bounteous God
through all our life be near us,
with ever-joyful hearts
and blessèd peace to cheer us;
and keep us in his grace,
and guide us when perplexed,
and free us from all ills
in this world and the next.
All praise and thanks to God
the Father now be given,
the Son, and Holy Ghost,
supreme in highest heaven,
the one eternal God,
whom earth and heaven adore;
for thus it was, is now,
and shall be evermore.
Act of Commitment
Leader: Let us pledge ourselves anew to the service of God and of our fellow men, women and children: that we may help, encourage and comfort others, and support those working for the relief of the needy and for the peace and welfare of the nations.
All: Lord God our Father, we pledge ourselves to serve you and all people, in the cause of peace, for the relief of want and suffering,
and for the praise of your name.
Guide us by your Spirit:
give us Wisdom:
give us Courage:
give us Hope:
and keep us faithful now and always.
Amen.
National Anthem
God save our gracious King,
long live our noble King,
God save the King.
Send him victorious,
happy and glorious,
long to reign over us;
God save the King.
BLessing
God grant to the living grace and to the departed rest.
May the blessing of the Lord rest and remain upon all his people,
of every race and language;
May the Lord meet in mercy all who seek him;
May the Lord comfort with tenderness all who suffer and mourn;
May the Lord give us the blessing of Peace.
Please be seated
Choir: ‘O rest in the Lord’ - music F Mendelssohn
Leader: Let us go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God. Amen.
Concluding voluntary: Fuge in E Flat Major ‘St Anne’, BWV552 J S Bach
With thanks to All Saints Festival Choir and their Director and Organist, James Lilwall, and all who have taken part today.