On 9 August 2024, from 6:30–c. 7:30pm, an ecumenical service organised by Pax Christi (020 8203 4884) will take place at the HOLY APOSTLES CHURCH, Pimlico, SW1V 4NE (entrance on Winchester Street, near Pimlico Station), in memory of the 81st anniversary of Blessed Franz Jägerstätter’s execution in 1943 for refusing to serve in Hitler’s army. Franz Jägerstätter was beatified in October 2007.

Following the service, there will be an interfaith Peace Walk to the London Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park for a Lantern-Lighting Ceremony (NOTE: the lanterns will not be floated on the Thames). This will begin when the peace walkers arrive at the Peace Pagoda, to commemorate the 79th Anniversary for victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and all wars.

The ceremony seeks to reflect on the horrors of war in an atomic age, and to pray together for peace and harmony between all peoples and nations. This event is supported by London region CND

All are very welcome to join and offer flowers and incense.

Contact Nipponzan Myohoji: Tel: 020 7228 9620.