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Firefighters remember
Sunday 14th September 2008 saw over 300 firefighters, representatives and families attend the Annual UK Firefighters' Service of Remembrance at St Mary-le-Bow.
The service opened with the entrance of massed standards from UK fire and rescue services. Prayers were led by the Rector, honorary chaplain to the Worshipful Company of Firefighters. A collection was taken in aid of the Firefighters' Memorial Charitable Trust, and a parade followed to the National Memorial in Sermon Lane.
John Reynolds writing in The Observer:
'The best long-term investment'
The Rector and others have found this article to be helpful in these times. The author is both a successful investment banker and practising Anglican.
The Diocese of London's Fairtrade Day on Friday 11th July 2008
The Bishop of London, the Rt Revd & Rt Hon. Dr Richard Chartres, served tea to passers-by on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral to raise awareness of the Diocese's campaign to turn churches into Fairtrade cafes during Saturday 12th.
The Bishop said 'The Big Brew is about bringing Fairtrade products to local communities across London, whilst fulfilling our commitment as a Church to fighting global poverty.'
Left to right: Canon Martin Warner, Rachel Lindley (JustShare coordinator) and the Bishop of London enjoy Fairtrade tea on the steps of St Paul's
The Church Times Green Church Awards
The first ever Green Church Awards, an ecological initiative pioneered by the Church Times, was hosted by St Mary-le-Bow on 19th November 2007.
London's oldest high street recreated for a day
On Saturday 19th July 2008, Cheapside's traffic was diverted and the thoroughfare resounded to the sounds of medieval London once again.
The usual noise of cars, buses and building sites subsided to reveal the evocative sounds of horses' hooves, a blacksmith's hammer and anvil and a gaggle of geese. Stalls were set up the length of the street, straw bales provided seating, and products displayed were appropriate to the ancient streets to which they gave their names: Bread Street, Milk Street, Wood Street and Poultry. The Rector of St Mary-le-Bow led tours of the church for 150 visitors as Bow Bells rang out in celebration. The event marked the final week of the London Festival of Architecture.
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A green and pleasant land
First prize was awarded to Holy Trinity, Cleeve, for its range of environmental activities. The church’s 'walking-bus' scheme eliminated the school run for the families who joined. The church has also switched to green energy, runs a recycling scheme, and campaigns for a greener environment.
The Bishop of Ely (right), The Rt Revd Dr Anthony Russell, a former president of the Royal Agricultural Society, presented the awards. Runners up, all represented at the ceremony, had developed projects including the provision of allotments on church land, a service distributing vegetables to neighbours, and the use of solar panels.
Editor of the Church Times, Paul Handley, said that the publicity the event had generated was important and that all the shortlisted parishes were leading by example.
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