Lighting the Beacons: Kindling the Flame of Faith in our Hearts

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The Queen and Prince Philip, for example, marked their platinum wedding anniversary in 2017, 70 years after they were married. Beacons were lit to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897. They were also used in 1977, 2002 and 2012 to mark Elizabeth II’s Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilees, as well as her 90th birthday in 2016. Where are the Jubilee Beacons? There are some exceptions, with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Anchor Chain lit at 9.30pm, and the 40 connecting beacons along Hadrian’s Wall at 10.00pm – international beacons are being lit at 9.15pm local time. Cabot Tower Whitchurch Village Playpark, Norton Lane, Whitchurch Patchway Jubilee Beacon lighting, Bristol BMX Club, Waterside Drive, Patchway

Jubilee names will be familiar to many as they follow the same convention as those commonly used to denote significant wedding anniversaries. The sculpture is made up of 80 steel branches holding 350 trees in aluminium pots marked with the Queen's cypher.Members of the royal family arrive to watch the lighting of the principal beacon at the palace– a 21-metre tall Tree of Trees sculpture. The Jubilee Beacons will be lit around the UK and Channel Islands at 9.45pm on Thursday 2 June, with pipers across the nation and Commonwealth performing the special commemorative tune “Diu Regnare” just before. The decision to cancel was seen as regrettable but sensible, given the journey from Windsor Castle to St Paul’s and the physical demands a service at the cathedral inevitably involves. It is understood that it was always the Queen’s hope to attend rather than a firm commitment. Deeply grounded in a gritty sense of place, yet alert to the signs of God's presence in our culture . . . breathes the kind of hope and longing that will lift your eyes and your heart. - Graham Tomlin, theologian, author and McDonald Agape Director of the Lambeth Palace Library At exactly 9.45pm the beacons will be lit and communities will sing A Life Lived with Grace - the Song for the Commonwealth - which won a competition to be chosen as the official beacon song.

On mountain and cliff tops, on village greens and town squares, a chain of more than 3,000 beacons were set ablaze across the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK overseas territories. For the first time beacons were lit in all 54 Commonwealth capitals. My older son dared me to write it so that it could be read by the Dads at rugby. A couple of the school mums read it, and one said: “This has made me want to read the Bible more”.Proceedings get officially under way at 2pm when town criers will read a proclamation announcing the lighting of beacons later in the evening. A beautiful book with engaging stories to warm the soul of those on the edge of faith and those for whom faith is an old, but mysterious friend. - Rev Kate Bottley, Radio 2 presenter

It means the Prince of Wales will now officially represent his mother at the service. With no Queen procession, the timings of the royal party will have to be adjusted, with Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, arriving 10 minutes later than previously planned. In fact the more I prayed, the more I was drawn into a sense agony in God’s heart, the whisper of the Spirit signalling: “We miss you, please come home”. Many others have had a similar vision. Jill: "Quite simply – I hope it will light beacons, to fire faith in hearts, whether readers are new to faith, disappointed or bruised by faith, or aspiring to be a giant of faith.

The Queen is to symbolically lead the lighting of the principal Jubilee beacon from Windsor Castle as part of special dual ceremony with her grandson the Duke of Cambridge. The Queen will touch the globe, symbolically triggering the lighting of the Tree of Trees beacon outside the Palace. Lights will chase along the Quadrangle towards Windsor’s famous Round Tower, before travelling up the Tree of Trees in London. The Queen is to symbolically lead the lighting of the principal Jubilee beacon from Windsor Castle as part of special dual ceremony with her grandson the Duke of Cambridge tonight. The open-air concert in front of the palace – featuring stars including Queen + Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, Duran Duran and Diana Ross – is broadcast live on BBC One.