At our Remembrance service, our minister, Revd Trevor Jamison, gave out fragrant sprigs of rosemary for remembrance. A poppy wreath was hung on our First World War memorial, and we kept two minutes silence. We placed poppy crosses in a large cruciform display, remembering all those connected with our church who had died in war, […]
Remembrance Centenary
St Columba’s marked the centenary of the armistice at the end of the First World War at 11.00 on 11 November 2018. In our morning service, we joined with others with in hearing an audio broadcast from the Cenotaph in London, holding two minutes’ silent remembrance, followed by a bugle sounding. In the church, a […]
Remembrance
As part of our morning service on Sunday 8 November, we brought forward poppy crosses in memory of church members who had been killed in the two world wars. The service was made up of a series of short readings and reflections by several members of the congregation, looking towards the ultimate vision of a […]
Remembrance Sunday 2012
St Columba’s Church celebrated Remembrance Sunday at the morning service on 11 November. The service included the two minutes silence, the formal laying of a poppy wreath below the war memorial, and reflections on war and peace. There was also an opportunity for members of the congregation to lay poppies and crosses on a larger […]
Remembrance
Our morning Remembrance Sunday service this year was all-age worship, and was led by our Minister, Revd Liz Blair. In a thought-provoking service, we were asked to consider how we ourselves would be remembered by generations to come, and we were encouraged to be peacemakers, ready to spread forgiveness and reconciliation. At 11.00, one of […]