58. United Guilds Service at St Pauls’, April 1, 2022
At a meeting of the Twelve Great Companies in 1943 it was
decided to hold a Service in St. Paul's Cathedral, to lift the spirit of the
City following the blitz. This Service, has become an annual event and is one
of the few occasions where the Livery Companies and Guilds of the City gather
together as a whole in a religious setting.
Admission is open to all Livery Company members, and thirteen members and guests attended this colourful spectacle, to see the Livery Companies and Guilds, represented by Masters, Prime Wardens and Upper Bailiff, together with their Wardens, in their robes and badges. The Procession was led by a Virger, and included the Choirs, the Clergy, and the Lord Mayor’s Party.
The Service has a traditionally uplifting theme, with readings
relating the Temple in Jerusalem to the City of Jerusalem, and the parallels in
major cities, especially London. The plight of Ukraine was also on people’s
minds. The service terminated with a rousing rendition of the National Anthem,
and we exited to the sound of St Paul’s bells.
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