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“FightingFire,Our Trust inGod”
The Worshipful Company of Firefighters
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A Happy Christmas and
Prosperous New Year to
All
The Master and soloist accompanied by
colleagues and members of the Worshipful
Company of Firefighters attend the annual
carol service at St Mary-le-Bow
AMessage from Our Master - Geoff Morgan
To all Freemen and Liverymen
On behalf of the Wardens and Court of
The Worshipful Company of Firefighters, I would very
much like to wish you and your family a peaceful , happy
and healthy Christmas and New Year
The church of St Mary-le-Bow was completely destroyed in the Great Fire of
London in 1666. Its successor was built by Wren between 1670 and 1683. At
almost £15,645 it was then the most expensive but also the most important
Wren church after St Paul’s Cathedral. Bow bells are probably the most
famous in the world and for many hundreds of years have been woven into the
folklore of the City of London. In 1392 Dick Whittington heard Bow bells call
him back to London to become Lord Mayor; to be born within the sound of
Bow bells was the sign of a true Londoner or Cockney; and Bow bell's author-
ity ends the medieval nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons, 'I do not know says
the Great Bell of Bow'.
Firefighters Annual Carol Service
Members of the Company, their family, friends and guests attended
the annual Festival of Christmas Carols at the church of St. Mary-
le-Bow, Cheapside, London EC2 on Friday 11th December.
The Service was a time for all members with their family and
friends to celebrate the advent of Christmas together with familiar
carols, music and readings. Highlights of the service were solos
from the American opera singer Lauren Goldsmith.
Following the Carol Service, members of the congregation were
invited to remain in the church to share light refreshment and good
company.