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Remembrance Reflection

 Remembrance Reflection   By Rev. Phil Burrows   Many of you will know that I served in the Regular Army before offering for ordination as a vicar in the Church of England.  20 years later that led me to join the Army as a chaplain – no experience in life is ever wasted!  As a result, Remembrance Sunday holds particular significance for me. I would love you to join us for our 10.00am Holy Communion Service on 10 th   November, or at least for the Act of Remembrance on Gatley Green, gathering at 10.45am.     In 2017 I had the privilege of conducting a re-dedication and a re-burial in Ypres, known as ‘Wipers’ to the Tommies fighting in the First World War.  Such was the scale of loss in the fighting and so horrendous were the conditions of mud and swamp as a result of continuous shelling, that human remains are still surfacing from the land over 100 years later!   I was impressed by the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. ...