Thought for the Week

1. Remembrance Day They shall grow not old,as we that are left grow old:Age shall not weary them,nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sunand in the morningWe will remember them. Thought for the Week

2. Remembrance Day • Loving God • We remember in your presence all those who have died in warAnd those who still live with the pain of losing someone they love.We remember people who, today, live in fear of their livesAnd those who fear the knock on the door or the telephone call that heralds bad news.We remember politicians and others who hold positions of power and influenceAnd whose decisions can lead to other people’s life or death.And we commit ourselves not only to pray, but to seek and make peaceIn our relationships, in our communities, and in our world.AMEN Prayer Thought for the Week

3. Prayer • Loving GodWe remember in your presence all those who have died in warAnd those who still live with the pain of losing someone they love.We remember people who, today, live in fear of their livesAnd those who fear the knock on the door or the telephone call that heralds bad news.We remember politicians and others who hold positions of power and influenceAnd whose decisions can lead to other people’s life or death.And we commit ourselves not only to pray, but to seek and make peaceIn our relationships, in our communities, and in our world.AMEN Reflection Activities Reflections Activities Each day choose an activity either from this sheet or an activity of your own choice based on the Thought for the Week to be completed in your tutor groups reflection time. Hymn I vow to thee my country.. • Music and words can be found on V: music\Departmental\Collective Worship\ Kirianne Curley's story Kirianne, 28 was married to Stephen Curley, Royal Marine. Stephen was killed in May 2010 when their son William was 17 weeks old. Stephen and Kirianne met on a platform at Exeter train station in 2006 the day he got back from a tour of Afghanistan and got chatting. They were engaged five weeks later and married eight months after that, in November 2006 in Thailand, during Stephen's Christmas leave. "I heard that Stephen had been killed when they told me at 12.40 in the morning. The door went and I knew, I'd been in bed about half an hour as I'd been up with William, I was fast asleep and heard the door go. I'd felt uneasy all day and I never felt like that. Remembrance for me is nothing political whatsoever, it isn't about making a stand, it's simply about having respect for those who have lost their lives. That's what sums up Remembrance for me, it's about respect. Regardless of your creed, your colour, your religion, your nationality, it's about taking time to honour and respect those that have died. "Stephen's death didn't end the war in Afghanistan and it didn't change the world - it changed my world and William's world completely. Initially all that came out of Stephen's death was hurt and pain and anguish but over time, through the campaigns that I've been a part of, Stephen's death now has a meaning and I've been part of something that helps other people and through that positive action, it's helped me understand why he died and to deal with my loss." Watch the video on - http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/remembrance/schools-and-learning/learning-pack or see other resources on T: Collective Worship/2013-14/Autumn 2 -Generosity/10 11-11 Remembrance day. Write your own poem or prayer about Remembrance Day.