We are so grateful to Michael and Sara Autton who have chosen various elements of previous Remembrance Sundays (from the AFC sound archives) that have now been incorporated in to this coming Sunday's audio service. The recording of this was completed yesterday, and if you wish to play it on Sunday arriving at the Two Minute silence at 11.00am then we suggest you start the service at 10.38am. Of course, whenever we play the service, the moment of silence we keep will be personal and precious.
Initially this Act of Remembrance took place every 11th November. Then after the Second World War it was transferred to the second Sunday of November, Remembrance Sunday, as it was felt the 11th was a date solely connected with WW1. Since 1995 our country had returned to holding commemorations on both 'Armistice Day' and 'Remembrance Sunday'.
This year sees the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior being established at Wesminster Abbey. The idea came from the Anglican clergyman and chaplain to the forces, The Revd David Railton. He saw a cross in France dedicated to an 'unknown soldier' in 1916. After the war he wrote to the Dean of Westminster with the idea that a national memorial in such a form might be created in the United Kingdom. The Dean shared the idea with an enthusiastic Prime Minister, Lloyd George, who eventually won over the King. Today there are similar national memorials in almost every capital in the world.
On Sunday in our thoughts and prayers we will remember with thanksgiving and commit ourselves once more to both work and pray for peace.
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