ISLANDERS lined Broad Street this morning to come together to mark Remembrance Sunday.
The service was slightly reduced in its scale due to the weather conditions, with just two marching contingents taking part.
Leaders from across the Island attended the service, with the Lieutenant-Governor, the Bailiff, and the Chief Minister among those laying wreaths at the Cenotaph.
With readings from Micah and the Romans, the Very Rev Michael Keirle, Dean of Jersey, reminded Islanders of the texts’ prescience.
“The writer yearns for a better world where the things that cause hostility and destruction are reshaped into things that are life-giving, from swords to ploughs, where fear is displaced by security and safety, where everyone can be at peace in their own home,” he said.
“Today on this Remembrance Sunday, we acknowledge that for much of the world, and particularly in the region from which Micah came, that vision of peace remains a very distant hope, and that ploughs have been beaten back into swords, and where no-one’s home is safe.
“So today, we remember not just those who have given their life in the service of their country, so that we can be secure in our homes and not be afraid, but all those whose daily experiences continue to be that of fear and suffering and loss.”
The service saw leaders from across the Island’s religious communities take part, with leaders from the Jewish, Muslim, Catholic and Methodist communities delivering readings and prayers.
