Did you know?

Did you know that Remembrance Day, in the United Kingdom, is held on November 11^th each year. This date marks Armistice Day, which in turn marks an end to the hostilities of the First World War at 11am, November 11^th 1918.

Remembrance Sunday is the second Sunday in November (as it’s closest to 11^th) and is held "to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts".

Around this time of year you will see many people wearing red poppies on their coats.  This symbol was inspired by the famous World War One poem ‘In Flanders Fields’.  Flanders was one of the great battle sites of the war and the poem begins …

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row

This year commemorates the 100^th anniversary of the start of the First World War. At the Tower of London there is a special artistic installation entitled 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red' and the Tower's famous dry moat is filled with over 800,000 ceramic poppies to create a powerful visual commemoration.

As my international family

you are welcome to join us for a traditional

Remembrance Sunday service

@ St Mark’s Church 10:30am

November 9th, 2014