Remembrance Service for the Homeless at St Martin in the Fields – Report

By Jo Siedlecka, Independent Catholic News

‘Coming Home’ – the annual Service of Commemoration for people who have been homeless, who have died in London in the past year, took place at a packed St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square on Thursday. In this very touching service, the names of 129 people were carefully read out – another 64 people who died were not named. The congregation included friends and relatives of the deceased as well staff and volunteers of the various homeless charities.

Organised by St Martin in the Fields, The Connection at St Martin’s, Housing Justice and the Museum of Homelessness, the service began with Simon and Garfunkel’s song ‘Homeward Bound, played by Alistair Murray, John Deacon and Chris Bluemel.

In his introduction, Rev Richard Carter pointed out that these people were originally not homeless. “They came to London looking for a home” he said…

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