| | | Remembrance
Sunday - 9 November 2014 |
The
weather though cold was dry for the march of the parade from the
British Legion to St. Mungo's on Remembrance Sunday morning. Parade
commander John McLean led the parade from Kirkhill to arrive on time at the church
for the start of the service at 10.45am prompt. Joining the 'troops'
were the Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian, Sir Robert Clerk Bt OBE, the
Deputy Lord Lieutenant, Mr Henry Duncan, and Major Richard McClure from
the The Royal Highland Fusiliers 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of
Scotland (2 SCOTS), based at Glencorse.
The Colours were
marched forward by the Legion, The Army Cadets, Air Training corps, Boy
Scouts and Guides to the tune of Boys of the Old Brigade, played by the
Penicuik Silver Band, and presented to the minister at the front of the
church congregation. The call to worship started the service as we sang
hymn 159, Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided.
The Act of Remembrance was presented by Parade Commander John McLean
The
bugler then played the Last Post, followed by piper Vic Ramage, a
member of St. Mungo's and Penicuik Pipe Band, playing the lament. This
ends poignantly as the piper departs from the church and the
congregation hears the playing disappear into the distance. The two
minute silence commenced exactly on 11.00am, followed by the bugler
playing Reveille.
 Once again the congregation joined in the
singing of hymn 161, O God, our help in ages past. Our minister Rev
Hugh Davidson than related a story about choices, using everyday
examples to show how we all make choices each and every day, and have
to live with the consequences, not always with the outcome we
expected.
Sir Robert Clerk than read the Old Testament reading
from Joshua, chapter 24, which was followed by hymn 598, Come, Holy
Ghost, our hearts inspire. Major Richard McClure read the New Testament
reading from John, chapter 15.
Hugh chose the story of creation
as the theme for his sermon, comparing the Babylonian story to that of
the Christian Bible. The Babylonian story is complex, based on gods
creating the earth and all in it by being what we would see as evil,
whereas the bible story is simpler, more peaceful, and views the
creation as good.
 We sang hymn 705, It is God who holds the
nations in the hollow of his hand, before accepting the offering, and
prayers of thanksgiving.
After our final praise, hymn 266, God
the Omnipotent, the colours were returned to the colour bearers, and
following the national anthem, and benediction, assembled outside the
church with the other organisations, pipe and silver bands, for the
march to the war memorial in the park, where Sir Robert saluted the
'troops' on arrival..
A short service was led by Neville Suttle
with wreaths being laid by the Legion and other organisations and
individuals. The Legion then marched back to Kirkhill, led by the Pipe
Band.
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