St George’s Day service 27th April 2025

27 Apr 2025

The afternoon of Sunday 27th April was the occasion of our annual St George’s Day Service It was a beautiful Spring afternoons and the Church was pretty well filled. There were large cadet groups from the Army and Air Cadets and the St John’s Ambulance, they presented standards to the Bishop of Woolwich at the start of the Service as did representatives of the Merchant Navy and the Royal British Legion ( both nationally and locally). The Mayor and Deputy Mayor were both in attendance as were members of the Ukrainian Community who had brought examples of their art with them

The afternoon of Sunday 27th April was the occasion of our annual St George’s Day Service

It was a beautiful Spring afternoons and the Church was pretty well filled. There were large cadet groups from the Army and Air Cadets and the St John’s Ambulance, they presented standards to the Bishop of Woolwich at the start of the Service as did representatives of the Merchant Navy and the Royal British Legion ( both nationally and locally). The Mayor and Deputy Mayor were both in attendance as were members of the Ukrainian Community who had brought examples of their art with them

The theme of this year's Service was the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King Junior. The Bishop gave an Address on the example that Martin Luther King provided and the strength and value of moral courage. The RAF Cadets Band performed with their customary panache and professionalism and it was good to welcome the New Zealand Military Attache (Wing Commander Peart) and her 2 children to the Service. After the National Anthem and the retrieval of the Standards we all enjoyed tea and refreshments in the sun-filled garden.