| | | Thinking Day - 19 February 2013 |
St.
Mungos’ was once again delighted to host the 2014 Thinking Day service for
the Girl Guides, Brownies, Rainbows, and Beavers on Tuesday 25th February. The
gallery was full of parents and grandparents there to see and support
their children.
This years theme was 'Friendship' making new friends while keeping the old.
 Thinking Day goes back to 1926, when delegates
from around the globe met at the fourth World Conference of the
Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting Movement. There they decided that 22
February would be known from then onward as a special day for Girl
Guides and Girl Scouts all over the world, when they would think of
each other and express their thanks and appreciation for their
international Movement.
The 22nd February was chosen as the
date for Thinking Day because it was the birthday of both Lord
Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout Movement, and his wife Olave,
who was World Chief Guide. For 2014 the date in for the Midlothian
movement was chosen as the 25th for ease of bringing all the
companies together.
 Guide
Commissioner Gill Amos started the service which had the
Guides, and Brownies presenting their colours and pennants, followed by
the girls singing their theme song ‘One more Step along the
World I Go’, by Sydney Carter which illustrates life as a
journey,
calling upon God to be our companion and guide. We then sang
'Make New Friends' (but keep the old) before starting the
Candle Ceremony
Each
unit of the Brownies and Guides, including Senior Section and Trefoil
Guild came forward to light one of eight candles and tell the audience
why they were doing it. The first candle was 'I light this candle in
friendship for all of the people who are older or younger, taller or
smaller, richer or poorer than me. The audience then responded
'Watch the flames closely - the light from each candle is the same,
even though the outside of each candle id different. So, too, are all
of us in the world.
 The
second candle message was 'I light this candle in friendship for all
the people who worship differently from me'. The audience response was
'We wear different clothes, speak different languages, follow different
religions or beliefs, like different foods, sing different songs. And
yet, we all belong to the same human race.
The remainder of the
eight candles were lit with the final guides saying 'I light this
candle for me, for I am unique and special.' The audience responded
'Stars that shine together form a galaxy; Flowers that grow together
form a garden; Buildings that stand together begin a city; People who
work together make a difference. This is what valuing differences is
all about.
'Who Put the Colours in the Rainbow', preceded the
Promises. First the Rainbows, followed by the Brownies, and finally the
Guides.
We sang 'On My Honour, before Rosemary Marwick took a
prayer. The flags and pennants were then handed back while
singing 'Walk in the Light'.
The service closed with the 'National Anthem, and the song 'It's a Small World', while the flags were marched out.
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