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An Observance for Commonwealth Day 2014 An Observance for Commonwealth Day 2014 In the presence of Her Majesty The Queen His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex Monday 10th March 2014 at 3.15 pm #teamcommonwealth The Commonwealth theme for 2014 It is my great pleasure, as Chairman of the Council of Commonwealth Societies, to welcome you to this very special event. In an age of renewed global dangers and uncertainties, while governments may differ and nations struggle to maintain coherence, the Commonwealth family continues to knit together as never before. The team between peoples, the partnership, the unifying association of common values and purpose which is the modern Commonwealth, stands out increasingly as a network of hope across the planet. Today’s Commonwealth is one of the world’s best pressure groups for gender equality, for youth opportunity, for mutual help and respect between peoples from large nations and small. Sometimes it falters but always the will and pressure to achieve progress for the collective benefit of our citizens is there. Our Commonwealth Day Observance at Westminster Abbey, in the presence of the Head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty The Queen, and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, allows us to give thanks for what has been achieved and for the chance to achieve much more. It proclaims the vitality, and ever increasing connectedness, of peoples across a third of the planet (with others knocking at the door) who are determined to work together in every field, from the defeat of poverty and the stability of governance to sport and games, to art, music, and literature—and all in the best causes of humanity. This year, the Observance event, and the day of the Commonwealth, will reach out as never before in recent times, and be matched by ceremonies, services, The Abbey is served by a hearing loop. and flag displays across the towns and cities of the United Kingdom, and of other Users should turn their hearing aid Commonwealth countries, as a reminder of our common family purpose and of what to the setting marked T. together we can do. Members of the congregation are kindly requested to refrain from using private cameras, video, or sound recording equipment. Please ensure that mobile phones, The Right Honourable The Lord Howell of Guildford pagers, and other electronic devices are switched off. Chairman of the Council of Commonwealth Societies An Observance for Commonwealth Day 2014 • 1 Team Commonwealth What is the Commonwealth theme? Every year, the Commonwealth chooses a theme to provide a focus for its activities. The theme is celebrated throughout the year, with special events taking place during Commonwealth Week, including the Commonwealth Day Observance. What does ‘Team Commonwealth’ mean? This year’s Commonwealth theme, ‘Team Commonwealth’, celebrates how fifty- three widely differing countries can be united in their shared values and work together to further common aims. Through a series of events and programmes in 2014, the Commonwealth will celebrate the very real spirit of friendship and motivation towards the shared goals and values that exist between Commonwealth members. As competitors from across the globe gather in Glasgow for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, this team spirit will be on display not just within nations, but also between them. To find out more about the theme and how you can get involved, visit www.commonwealththeme.org #teamcommonwealth The Commonwealth theme for 2014 An Observance for Commonwealth Day 2014 • 3 Before the Observance The Procession of Honoured Guests and Participants An Honorary Steward Canada United Kingdom Music before the start of the ♦ Observance is performed by The Chair of the Royal Commonwealth Society New Zealand Australia the Commonwealth Youth Ms Claire Whitaker India South Africa Orchestra under the direction ♦ Sri Lanka Pakistan of Paul Carroll. The Chairman of the Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship Malaysia Ghana Mr Lyn Hopkins The Procession of Flags ♦ Cyprus Nigeria As the procession of The Chairman of the Royal Over-Seas League Tanzania Sierra Leone Commonwealth flags Sir Anthony Figgis KCVO CMG moves through the Abbey, ♦ Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica it is accompanied by The Deputy Chairman of the English-Speaking Union Kenya Uganda the Commonwealth Youth Mr Jonathan Dye Malta Malawi Orchestra. The flags of the member countries of the The Representatives of the Faith Communities Zambia Guyana Commonwealth are carried A Verger Singapore Lesotho in the order determined ♦ by the date of membership The Representative of the The Representative of the Botswana Mauritius (when read from right to left). Shia Muslim Community Bahá’í Community Barbados Nauru Maulana Raza Shabbar Miss Arezoo Farahzad ♦ ♦ Swaziland Samoa The Representative of the The Representative of Tonga The Bahamas Hindu Community Liberal Judaism Bangladesh Papua New Guinea Mr Anil Bhanot OBE Rabbi Danny Rich ♦ Grenada Solomon Islands The Representative of the Buddhist Community Seychelles Dominica The Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala Tuvalu Kiribati ♦ The Representative of the The Representative of the Saint Lucia Vanuatu Jewish Reformed Synagogues Sikh Community Saint Vincent and Antigua and Barbuda The Grenadines Rabbi Sybil A Sheridan The Lord Singh of Wimbledon CBE ♦ ♦ Belize Saint Christopher and Nevis The Representative of the The Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Maldives Namibia Zoroastrian Community Congregations of the Commonwealth Brunei Darussalam Mozambique Mr Malcolm M Deboo Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis ♦ ♦ Cameroon Rwanda The Representative of the The Representative of the Sunni Jain Community Muslim Community Dr Natubhai Shah Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra 4 • #teamcommonwealth An Observance for Commonwealth Day 2014 • 5 The Procession of Honoured Guests and Participants The Observance The Representatives of the Christian Churches Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex are received. Presentations are made. All remain seated. A Verger ♦ Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are Westminster Cathedral Methodist Central Hall received. Presentations are made. All remain seated. Canon Christopher Tuckwell The Reverend Martin Turner ♦ ♦ Church of Scotland Orthodox The Reverend Andrea Price His Eminence Archbishop Gregorios A fanfare is sounded. All stand. of Thyateira and Great Britain Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh are received. Presentations are made. All sing The National Anthem God save our gracious Queen, long live our noble Queen, God save The Queen. Send her victorious, happy and glorious, long to reign over us: God save The Queen. The procession forms and moves through the Nave and the South Quire Aisle, into the Lantern, Sacrarium, and Quire. 6 • #teamcommonwealth An Observance for Commonwealth Day 2014 • 7 The Observance The Observance All remain standing to sing The Order of the Procession The Beadle The Hymn ♦ The Choir of Westminster Abbey ♦ The Minor Canons ♦ The Canons’ Verger ♦ The Canons of Westminster ♦ Immortal, invisible, God only wise, The Dean’s Verger ♦ in light inaccessible hid from our eyes, The Dean of Westminster most blessèd, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, ♦ almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise. The Queen’s Almsmen ♦ Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, An Honorary Steward nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might; ♦ thy justice like mountains high soaring above The Commonwealth Flag thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love. (with Brownie escort) ♦ To all life thou givest, to both great and small; The Commonwealth Secretary-General in all life thou livest, the true life of all; ♦ we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree, The Chief Honorary Steward ♦ and wither and perish; but naught changeth thee. The Chairman of the Council of Commonwealth Societies ♦ Great Father of glory, pure Father of light, The Commonwealth Mace thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight; ♦ all laud we would render: O help us to see HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN ’tis only the splendour of light hideth thee. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH HEAD OF THE COMMONWEALTH ♦ Her Royal Highness His Royal Highness St Denio 377 NEH Walter Chalmers Smith (1824–1908) The Duchess of Cornwall The Prince of Wales from John Roberts’s Caniadau y Cyssegr 1839 ♦ Her Royal Highness His Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex The Earl of Wessex ♦ Suites in Attendance 8 • #teamcommonwealth An Observance for Commonwealth Day 2014 • 9 The Observance The Observance All remain standing. The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, gives The Commonwealth Day Message 2014 from Her Majesty The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth The Bidding In July this year, the opening of the 20th Commonwealth Games will be marked by the arrival in Glasgow of the baton that started its journey from Buckingham Palace On behalf of the Dean and Chapter, I welcome you warmly to Westminster Abbey, five months ago. this House of Kings, the place of coronations since 1066, and House of God, in which almighty God is honoured in daily worship. Many of us are following closely the news of the baton relay as it passes through the 70 countries and territories whose teams will gather for the Games. The images In this year of the Commonwealth Games, we think in particular of the unique bring vividly to life what we mean by the Commonwealth family: it is wonderful to character of the Commonwealth, bringing people together from countries large see the warmth, shared endeavour and goodwill as the baton is passed through the and small, rich and poor, each with their own distinctive histories and traditions, hands of many thousands of people. and building from all the teams a coherent international community, Team Affinities of history and inheritance from the past are strong, yet we are bound Commonwealth. together by a sense that the Commonwealth is a powerful influence of good for the future.
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