Friday 11 November 2016

At the eleventh hour

At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh the children of St James's School came to the church today to remember.


The whole school stood in perfect silence for two minutes.

Two children brought forward a poppy tribute. Two others read extracts from the prophet Micah and John's Gospel, which Penny then referrred to in her talk, concluding with Jesus' call to love one another.

We sung 'Kum ba yah' - come by here, Lord - and we prayed for peace in the world. It was good to remember.

Meanwhile from YouTube, a powerful Armistice Day video from Glen Scrivener:


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