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Stephen Glyn Thomas

13th March 1953 - 13th January 2005

Memorial Service

Great St. Mary’s
The University Church
Sunday 13th March 2005

2.00 p.m.

1953

Born 13th March

1971-1974

Queens’ College, Cambridge

1976

Married Catherine

1977-1985

Completed Four Mountain Marathons

1983

Climbed the Matterhorn

1978-1983

Cambridge Interactive Systems

1986

Bought First Magic Dragon several sailing trips to Norway

1989-1994

Madge Networks Ltd

1990

Took part in Trans Atlantic 2 handed race

1992

James born to Stephen and Catherine

1993

Madge awarded Queen’s Award for Industry

1994

Climbed Kilimanjaro

1995-1997

Tradewinds round the world rally in Magic Dragon of Herm with James and Catherine

1998-2001

Madge awarded Queen’s Award for Industry

2001

Geneva Technology Ltd

2002

Completed New York Marathon

2003

Climbed Aconcagua

2003 -2005

Sailing trip in Magic Dragon of Wroxham 80° North 65°South

Bell Ringing by Cambridge University Guild

Order of Service

Introduction given by the Reverend Dr John Binns

Hymn

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven,
to his feet thy tribute bring;
ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
who like me his praise should sing?
Alleluia, Alleluia,
praise the everlasting King.

Praise him for his grace and favour
to our fathers in distress;
praise him still the same as ever,
slow to chide, and swift to bless:
Alleluia, Alleluia,
glorious in his faithfulness.

Father-like, he tends and spares us,
well our feeble frame he knows;
in his hands he gently bears us,
rescues us from all our foes:
Alleluia, Alleluia,
widely as his mercy flows.

Angels, help us to adore him;
ye behold him face to face;
sun and moon bow down before him,
dwellers all in time and space:
Alleluia, Alleluia,
praise with us the God of grace.

H.F. Lyte (1793-1847)

Collect by the vicar of Great St Mary’s

Prayers

Reading
Ecclesiasticus 44 verses 1-15 The Jerusalem Bible
read by Professor Nicholas Donaldson
(Online link to New Revised Standard Version)

Anthem
by Queens’ College Choir “Be Still for the Presence of the Lord” 
by David Evans and arrangement by Martin Howe

Address
given by Steven Edwards

Hymn

For the beauty of the earth,
for the beauty of the skies,
for the love which from our
birth over and around us lies,
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our sacrifice of praise

For the beauty of each hour
of the day and of the night,
hill and vale and tree and flower,
sun and moon and stars of light:

For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth, and friends above,
pleasures pure and undefiled:

For each perfect gift of thine,
to our race so freely given,
graces human and divine,
flowers of earth and buds of heaven:

For thy Church which evermore
lifteth holy hands above,
offering up on every shore
her pure sacrifices of love:

F.S. Pieoint (1835-1917)

Address
given by Bob Bradfield

Anthem by Queens’ College Choir
Nunc Dimittis Luke 2 verses 29-32
music by C.V. Stanford in C

Reading

A reading from the late Peter Blake’s book ‘Peter Blake Adventurer’
read by Inga Chapman:
"The spirit of Adventure never dies..."
(see longer quote here on Sir Peter Blake Trust website)

Prayers by the Reverend Dr Andreas Loewe

Hymn

Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy,
Copyright Jan Struther (1901-1953)

The Blessing
by the vicar of Great St Mary’s

Anthem by Queens’ College Choir
“The Lord Bless You and Keep You”
music by John Rutter

Bell Ringing by The Society of Cambridge Youths
   

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