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Remembrance Sunday; 13th November 2011
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A Service of Reflection on Remembrance Sunday
The Cathedral Church of Christ at Canterbury
Third Sunday before Advent
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Order of Service

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God is our refuge and strength; a very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46.1
I lift up my eyes to the hills - from whence will my help come?
My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 121.1,2
This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:
the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning
Lamentations 3.21-23


The Gathering

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.

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.


Act of Remembrance

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.
We will remember them.


The Last Post and the Laying of the Wreath



A moment of two minute's silence is observed.

Ever-living God,
we remember those whom you have gathered from the storm of war
into the peace of your presence;
may that same peace calm our fears,
bring justice to all peoples
and establish harmony among the nations,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.


Act of Penitence

Let us confess to God the sins and shortcomings of the world;
its pride, its selfishness, its greed;
its evil divisions and hatreds.
Let us confess our share in what is wrong,
and our failure to seek and establish that peace
which God wills for his children.

Most merciful God,
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
we confess that we have sinned
in thought, word and deed.
We have not loved you with our whole heart.
We have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.
In your mercy
forgive what we have been,
help us to amend what we are,
and direct what we shall be;
that we may do justly,
love mercy,
and walk humbly with you, our God.
Amen.


Almighty God,
who forgives all who truly repent,
have mercy upon you,
pardon and deliver you from all your sins,
confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,
and keep you in life eternal;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.


Hymn: O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Please stand for the first hymn, O God, Our Help in Ages Past.




New Testament Readings

Hear these words from the New Testament.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.
John 14.27
The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full
of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. And a harvest
of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace.
James 3.17,18
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light
and in him there is no darkness at all.
1 John 1.5


Prayers of Intercession

Let us pray for all who suffer as a result of conflict,
and ask that God may give us peace:
for the service men and women
who have died in the violence of war,
each one remembered by and known to God;
may God give peace.
God give peace.

For those who love them in death as in life,
offering the distress of our grief
and the sadness of our loss;
may God give peace.
God give peace.

For all members of the armed forces
who are in danger this day,
remembering family, friends
and all who pray for their safe return;
may God give peace.
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.
God give peace.

For peacemakers and peacekeepers,
who seek to keep this world secure and free;
may God give peace.
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.
God give peace.


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.
Amen.


The Lord's Prayer

We pray together, as Our saviour has taught us.

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.



Responsory in Hope and Committment

Members of the congregation, may, at this point come forth and lay wreaths, poppies and other symbols of remembrance or light a candle at the altar.

The Kohima Epitaph is said

When you go home
tell them of us and say,
for your tomorrow
we gave our today.



Hymn: I Vow To Thee My Country

Please stand for the second hymn, I Vow To Thee My Country.




Act of Commitment

Let us commit ourselves to responsible living and faithful service.

Will you strive for all that makes for peace?
We will.

Will you seek to heal the wounds of war?
We will.

Will you work for a just future for all humanity?
We will.

Merciful God, we offer to you the fears in us
that have not yet been cast out by love:
may we accept the hope you have placed in the hearts of all people,
and live lives of justice, courage and mercy;
through Jesus Christ our risen redeemer.
Amen.


The National Anthem: God Save Our Queen

Please stand for the National Anthem, God Save Our Queen.




A Prayer for the Queen's Majesty

Almighty and everlasting God,
we are taught by thy holy Word,
that the hearts of kings are in thy rule and governance,
and that thou dost dispose and turn them
as it seemeth best to thy godly wisdom:
we humbly beseech thee so to dispose and govern the heart of
Elizabeth thy Servant, our Queen and Governor,
that, in all her thoughts, words, and works,
she may ever seek thy honour and glory,
and study to preserve thy people committed to her charge,
in wealth, peace, and godliness:
grant this, O merciful Father, for thy dear Son's sake,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.


The Blessing

God grant to the living grace,
to the departed rest,
to the Church, the Queen, the Commonwealth and all people,
unity, peace and concord,
and to us and all God's servants,
life everlasting;
and the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,
be among you and remain with you always.
Amen.



(c) Church of England. 2011. http://www.churchofengland.org/ The Archbishop's Council.
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The Most Reverend & Right Honourable,

Victoria Somerset, Duchess of Gloucester
Lady Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England
Metropolitan of the Province of Canterbury aand York

Lady Bishop of the Diocese of the United Kingdom of Britain
Lady Bishop of the Diocese of Empires of Earth
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Her Grace, The Most Reverend Mother in God, Lady Carrington-Sinclair, by Divine Providence Lady Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan Archbishop of York, Cantuar.

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