Sermons
Below you can find transcripts of sermons our clergy and guest preachers have given at recent Abbey services. They deal with current theological issues, religion and world events, and the interpretation of biblical texts.
Where possible, we provide an audio and video recording of the sermon.
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2026
‘That which is not assumed, is not healed.’ The Ascension makes the connection between Easter and ethics.
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence
Sunday, 17th May 2026
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2026
There is glory and there will be glory.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Sunday, 17th May 2026
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2026
We live and we will live and glory is not beyond our imagining.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Thursday, 14th May 2026
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Sixth Sunday of Easter 2026
'I saw no Temple in the City.'
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence
Sunday, 10th May 2026
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Sixth Sunday of Easter 2026
You in me, and I in you.
The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon Rector
Sunday, 10th May 2026
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2026
'The sheep hear my voice, that I call them by name.'
The Reverend Tessa Bosworth Succentor
Sunday, 26th April 2026
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