Post by Admin on Oct 18, 2018 15:44:23 GMT
More faith and belief groups to join the National Service of Remembrance (17 Oct 2018)
Seven more faith and belief groups are to be permanently represented during the National Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph from this year.
"The Zoroastrians
The contribution of the Zoroastrian community to Britain’s war effort greatly exceeds their small size. There have been notable Zoroastrian servicemen in both World Wars and the Falklands conflict, including Col Phirozshah Byramji Bharucha of the 14th Ferozepore Sikhs who was the first Indian to be awarded the Distinguished Service Order. The loss of the lives of Zoroastrian servicemen in World War one also came at great cost to the faith, which relies on the male line to continue the faith, from which it never fully recovered."
"Faiths currently invited to the National Remembrance Service
At present, 15 faith and belief denominations are represented at the Remembrance Service. These are:
The Roman Catholic Church
Churches in Communities International representing Free Churches
Methodist Conference
United Reform Church
Baptist Union
Unitarian and Free Christian Churches
Salvation Army
Chief Rabbi
Reform Judaism
Muslim Representative
Hindu Representative
Buddhist Representative
Director of the Sikh Network UK
Greek Orthodox Church Representative
Church of Scotland"
www.gov.uk/government/news/more-faith-and-belief-groups-to-join-the-national-service-of-remembrance
Seven more faith and belief groups are to be permanently represented during the National Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph from this year.
"The Zoroastrians
The contribution of the Zoroastrian community to Britain’s war effort greatly exceeds their small size. There have been notable Zoroastrian servicemen in both World Wars and the Falklands conflict, including Col Phirozshah Byramji Bharucha of the 14th Ferozepore Sikhs who was the first Indian to be awarded the Distinguished Service Order. The loss of the lives of Zoroastrian servicemen in World War one also came at great cost to the faith, which relies on the male line to continue the faith, from which it never fully recovered."
"Faiths currently invited to the National Remembrance Service
At present, 15 faith and belief denominations are represented at the Remembrance Service. These are:
The Roman Catholic Church
Churches in Communities International representing Free Churches
Methodist Conference
United Reform Church
Baptist Union
Unitarian and Free Christian Churches
Salvation Army
Chief Rabbi
Reform Judaism
Muslim Representative
Hindu Representative
Buddhist Representative
Director of the Sikh Network UK
Greek Orthodox Church Representative
Church of Scotland"
www.gov.uk/government/news/more-faith-and-belief-groups-to-join-the-national-service-of-remembrance