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Message Charity No:298235 Thorney Commemoration Day 29th March 2025 Service and Dedication ORDER OF SERVICE The Right Reverend Debbie Sellin Bishop of Peterborough Reverend Hayley Hobbs Reverend Ann Ballard
Charity No:298235 ORDER OF SERVICE Entrance of the Official Party (and standards) THE WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Bishop: Welcomes those gathered and explains the memorials. We have gathered around these memorials today to remember all those who have been lost in the skies above the Parish of Thorney and above us here at Knarr Fen during the 20th century. We welcome national and international representatives of the armed services and guests together with local people whose lives have been touched by events in the skies over this Parish. THE ACT OF REMEMBRANCE/THE DEDICATION AND RE-DEDICATION Bishop: O 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. All: Amen
Charity No:298235 Bishop: As we remember those who have perished, let us pray that God will heal all memories, speak a word of peace, and bring us his healing. Lord, have mercy. All: Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. All: Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. All: Lord, have mercy. ABSOLUTION Bishop: May the God of all healing and forgiveness draw you to himself and cleanse you from your sins, that we may behold the glory of his Son, the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. READING Matthew 5:3 -10 Lord-Lieutenant: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Charity No:298235 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. This is the word of the Lord ALL: Thanks be to God POEM: High Flight - By John Gillespie Magee Jr. RCAF. Read by Chair of the Thorney Society Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds,—and done a hundred things. You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along, and ung My eager craft through footless halls of air .... Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark, or even eagle ew— And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high un-trespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
Charity No:298235 Names of the thirty-nine fallen who are commemorated on the memorials are read: Rev’d Hayley Hobbs & Rev’d Ann Ballard WILHELM BEETZ RUDOLF KRONIKA JOHANN MITTAG HARRY ZAVADOWSKY RODNEY CORR JOHN WHITE VALENTIN BECHTHOLD LUDWIG DREES KARL HEBERLING HEINRICH BREDEMEIER REGINALD STAGG ROBERT LOUIS PHILIPPE DE BIENKIEWICZ WALTER HOWES FREDERICK ALDERSLEY JOHN HARDY KENNETH INGER ROBERT McALPINE FREDERICK REES KENNETH SLEE JOHN R. McNALLY
Charity No:298235 LESLIE C. BRISSETTE DAVID A. LYNCH WILLIAM G. MARTIN ALESANDRO CORONA ROBERT A. EIGENRAUCH KENNETH M. BURKHART RICHARD M. CLEVEN GASTON J. VARGAS HARRY R. DEMPSEY JOHN H. BLACKLEY GLENN K. HABERBUSH EDWIN C. PAYNE DALE C. JOHNSON CHARLES BARLOW OLEN MELTON BRUCE KEARNS JEAN PERRIN JOHN LEEMING DAVID HAIGH All: May they rest in peace, And rise in glory.
Charity No:298235 CONGREGATION MOVE TO MEMORIALS UNVEILING OF THE NEW MEMORIAL Jim Hemmant & Arthur Gee LAYING OF WREATHS Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire – Mrs Julie Spence RAF Air Commodore - Anthony Lyle Embassy of France: Air and Space Attache - Col Emmanuel Emond Thorney Society – District Judge - Kenneth Sheraton USAF/RAF Lakenheath A1C – Erin Dryer USAF/RAF Fairford - TSgt. Jessica Avallone Thorney Society – Jayne Sheraton THE EXHORTATION RAF Squadron Leader James R Nightingale MA They shall grow not old, as we are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, not the years condemn. RAF Air Cadet - Cpl Aryan Kassiram At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. All: We will remember them From ‘For the Fallen’ (Laurence Binyon,1914)
Charity No:298235 THE LAST POST Bugler – Jason Hobson THE SILENCE THE REVEILLE Bishop: 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. All: Amen. RAISING OF THE FLAGS 115 (Peterborough) Squadron Air Training Corps CONGREGATION RETURN TO MARQUEE THE COMMITMENT TO PEACE Bishop: Let us pledge ourselves today to live as good neighbours, to honour the past, to care for all who are in need, and to live at peace among ourselves and with all people.
Charity No:298235 All: Lord God, Father of all, we pledge ourselves to serve you and this neighbourhood, to bring relief to all who are in need, and comfort to the sad, lonely, and distressed; Keep us ever mindful of the struggles and achievements of former generations, and of this place where we make our home, now, and in the days to come. Amen. Strengthen our hearts, and hands, and minds, O Lord, to work together for peace; to see you in one another; and to seek your kingdom above all things; that your will may be seen to be done and your kingdom come, through Jesus Christ, the Lord of lords and King of kings. Amen. Bishop: As we ask that God’s will may be done in this and every place, so we pray together as Jesus Christ has taught us: All: 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.
Charity No:298235 Hymn: Praise, my soul, the King of heaven, To his feet thy tribute bring; Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Who like me his praise should sing? Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise the everlasting King! Praise him for his grace and favour To our fathers in distress; Praise him still the same for ever, Slow to chide, and swift to bless. Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Glorious in his faithfulness. Father-like he tends and spares us; Well our feeble frame he knows; In his hands he gently bears us, Rescues us from all our foes. Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Widely as his mercy flows. Angels, help us to adore him; Ye behold him face to face; Sun and moon, bow down before him, Dwellers all in time and space: Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise with us the God of grace.
Charity No:298235 THE BLESSING Bishop: God grant to the living grace, the departed rest, the Church, the King, the Commonwealth and all the world peace and concord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. All: Amen. DISMISSAL Bishop: Let us go In peace to love and serve the Lord All: In the name of Christ, Amen. Time for reection at Memorials. Coach transfer to the Bedford Hall for speeches and refreshments. View exhibition boards and Thorney Museum.
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