Wednesday 16 November 2016

Civic Remembrance Service


Photo from The Wokingham Paper of  Remembrance Sunday Parade (Rev'd Anna Harwood, Associate Rector of All Saints and Mayor's Chaplain on left; with Rev'd Dag Bjarnhall, visiting Swedish priest, Rt Hon John Redwood MP in centre)

Once again this year All Saints Church hosted Wokingham's Civic and Ecumenical Remembrance Service with some 400 people in attendance; including the High Sheriff of Berkshire; the High Steward of Wokingham, Lady Elizabeth Godsal MBE; and a contingent of solders from REME. All Saints' Rector, Canon David Hodgson, led the service; Rev'd Anna Harwood, Associate Rector of All Saints and Mayor's Chaplain for this year preached the sermon; Fr David O'Sullivan Parish Priest of Corpus Christi RC Church, led the prayers of intercession. John Redwood MP read the bible lesson, young cadets also took part in readings.The Choir of All Saints Church, conducted by Director of Music Richard Smith, sang the anthem "O for the Wings of a Dove" and also Psalm 121.

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