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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Epiphany 2018
Sunday, 21st January 2018
Sermon given by The Reverend Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Sacrist
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Sermon at the Solemn Evensong of Thanksgiving for the Canonisation of St Oscar Romero
Saturday, 17th November 2018
We celebrate today the canonisation of St Oscar Romero, Bishop and Martyr, that took place in Rome on 14th October 2018.
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Sermon at the The Whitehall Carol Service 2018
Tuesday, 18th December 2018
Is it possible or sensible to talk of a Golden Age? And if so, when might there have been a Golden Age?
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Sermon given on the Day of Pentecost
Sunday, 9th June 2019
‘I am in the Father and the Father is in me.’ And he said, ‘I am going to the Father.’
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Sermon at Evensong on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2019
Sunday, 11th August 2019
Sermon at Evensong on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2019: I recently returned from holiday in rural Herefordshire. One of the great joys of being away from the hustle and bustle of.
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Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Advent 2019
Sunday, 8th December 2019
Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Advent 2019: "The things which matter most must never be at the mercy of the things which matter least" [Goethe] Our New Testament lesson.
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Sermon at Evensong of the Baptism of Christ 2020
Sunday, 12th January 2020
Sermon at Evensong of the Baptism of Christ 2020: Today, again is Epiphany, today is Theophany. The Baptism of Jesus by John in the River Jordan which we celebrate today is one.
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Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Epiphany 2020
Sunday, 19th January 2020
Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Epiphany 2020: Aren’t gifts supposed to last? We have all been there: despite the best plans and intentions, the gift you’ve bought for someone.
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Sermon at a Sung Eucharist of Thanksgiving at St Margaret's Church
Saturday, 31st October 2020
Sermon at a Sung Eucharist of Thanksgiving at St Margaret's Church: There is a file full of letters on my desk. Some of them, probably, written by people now sitting here.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2021
Wednesday, 13th October 2021
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2021: Where do you think you belong? I met Simon Jenkins this week, the former.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Lent 2022
Sunday, 20th March 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Lent 2022: The story of Jacob’s ladder is one which has a fascinating reception history. On Christmas Day 1950, a remarkable theft was.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Easter 2022
Sunday, 24th April 2022
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Easter 2022: Every eye will see him. No one, not a single Thomas, will be left in any doubt. How do.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 2nd October 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: ‘May you live in interesting times’ ‘May you live in interesting times’ is often claimed to be a translation of a.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 23rd October 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2022: ‘Vanity of Vanities, says the Teacher; all is vanity.’ ‘Vanity of Vanities, says the Teacher; all is vanity’ Not exactly the most.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany 2023
Sunday, 29th January 2023
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany 2023: Poverty was turned to riches, sorrow into joy. Earlier this week I was in Ethiopia and learned that after.
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Sermon preached on the feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor, 2023
Friday, 13th October 2023
Sermon preached on the feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor, 2023: This is an astonishing place, and today we honour the Saint whose gift it is. On this day,.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Advent 2023
Sunday, 10th December 2023
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Advent 2023: John Baptist’s voice came from the edge, not from the centre of power. Many of you, I expect, will.
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Sermon preached at Evensong on the Baptism of Christ 2024
Sunday, 7th January 2024
Sermon preached for the Baptism of Christ 2024: Returning from Bethlehem. ‘Homewards’ is the name of the Prince of Wales’s new anti-homelessness initiative. Prince William has decided to focus an enormous amount.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Annunciation of Our Lord 2024
Monday, 8th April 2024
If we can but bear it, we will see that all around are the fields of paradise.
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George Frederic Handel
Musician and Composer
George Frederic Handel, famous composer, is buried in the south transept. He wrote four anthems for the coronation of George II including 'Zadok the Priest'.