Each Sunday five separate sermons are delivered at Westminster Abbey or St Margaret's. The Abbey's clergy and guest preachers address current theological issues, religion and world events, and the interpretation of biblical texts.
2010
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8 June 2010 Sermon given at a Service for the New Parliament: St Margaret's Church Tuesday 8 June 2010
The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
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26 September 2010 Sermon given at Sung Eucharist, St Margaret's Church Sunday 26 September 2010
The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster
A sermon preached by the Dean of Westminster at the farewell Eucharist at St Margaret’s Church Westminster Abbey for the Rector, Canon Robert Wright, including some reflections on the recent visit of the Pope.
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10 October 2010 Sermon given at Sung Eucharist and Presentation of The Reverend Canon Andrew Tremlett as Rector, St Margaret's Church Sunday 10 October 2010
The Reverend Andrew Tremlett, Rector of St Margaret's
I recount these brief biographical details because they illustrate succinctly the life of a pastor, the place of compassionate rebellion when dealing with those on the edges, and the centrality of the incarnation, all of which feature in the gospel reading this morning from Luke ch 17. I want to explore these themes and then connect them to the life and ministry of St Margaret’s.
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12 October 2010 Sermon given at the Inauguration of the Ministry of the Speaker’s Chaplain, St Margaret's Church Tuesday 12 October 2010
The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Richard Chartres KCVO, Lord Bishop of London
“What a thing of naught is a Chaplain!” So said John Milton, Latin Secretary to the Commonwealth on hearing that Charles I had complained about being denied the attendance of his chaplains. Despite Milton’s scorn, the Speaker has appointed a Chaplain since 1660 and Rose is the latest in the line. There is however a grain of truth in the poet’s splenetic outburst. In a place where big beasts prowl, the Chaplain works best by not being feared. She cannot kill by looks.