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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Ash Wednesday 2023
Wednesday, 22nd February 2023
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Ash Wednesday 2023: We do not easily use the words provided. Working somewhere else I used to sit next to a thoughtful devout Catholic in.
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Sermon preached at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2023
Sunday, 5th November 2023
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2023: Naming God When I was interviewing potential undergraduate students to study theology, I would quite often ask them ‘How useful is.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity 2018
Sunday, 21st October 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity: Possession with purpose I was two years old when my brother was born. Compared with me, Andrew was a good, rather.
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St Margaret of Antioch Patronal Festival
Sunday, 21st July 2019
May St Margaret pray for us that we may not fail in the face of opposition but remain firm in our faith and confident as witnesses to God’s truth.
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7th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 7th May 1992
Delivered by John Fenton at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 7th May 1992 and at Lincoln Theological College and Keble College, Oxford.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2020
Sunday, 18th October 2020
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2020: Even the Dean of Westminster could not, should not tell you what the outcome will be. I grew up in.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Lent 2024
Sunday, 3rd March 2024
The Wedding at Cana
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The Charles Gore Lecture 2008
Tuesday, 29th April 2008
I was interested to hear recently from a distinguished professor of liturgics in the United States that he considers Charles Gore's book, The Body of Christ, to be a classical and enduring exposition of the Eucharist and assigns it to be read by his students.
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Henry VIII
Musician
The coronation of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon took place in the Abbey on 24th June 1509. He is buried at Windsor.
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Richard & William Neile
Dean and Priest/Minister
Richard Neile was Dean of Westminster from 1605-1610 but he has no memorial or portrait at the Abbey, being buried in York Minster.
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Nicholas Rowe
Poet and Playwright
Nicholas Rowe, Poet Laureate and dramatist, was buried in Poets' Corner. His monument was moved to the triforium and can be seen there.
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William Buckland
Scientist, Dean and Priest/Minister
William Buckland, geologist and Dean of Westminster has a memorial in the nave but is buried with his wife in the churchyard at Islip, Oxfordshire.
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Richard Busby
1606-1695 Priest/Minister
Dr Richard Busby, who held the post of Head Master of Westminster School for 55 years, is buried beneath the pavement of the Choir.
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Christopher Anstey
Writer and Poet
On a pillar in Poets’ Corner is a marble tablet to Christopher Anstey, by sculptor Charles Horwell, put up by his son John.
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Thomas and Matthew Arnold
Writer, Poet and Historian
A memorial to Dr Thomas Arnold, famous head master, is now on a ledge in the nave, while son Matthew has two memorials.
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Sir John Puckering
Lawyer
Sir John Puckering, Speaker of the House of Commons, is buried in St Paul's chapel. His large monument shows effigies of him and his wife.
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Katherine Bovey
Philanthropist
In the south aisle of the nave is a monument to Katherine Bovey, philanthropist. The white and coloured marble memorial shows a coat of arms.
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Gabriel Goodman
Dean and Priest/Minister
In the chapel of St Benedict is a monument to Welshman Gabriel Goodman, Dean of Westminster 1561-1601. It consists of a bearded figure in Doctor's robes.
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William Pulteney, Earl of Bath
William Pulteney, Earl of Bath, is buried in the Islip chapel with his wife and three children and his brother. A new vault was made.
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James Turle
Musician and Composer
James Turle was Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey from 1831-1882. He has a memorial tablet in the cloisters and a memorial window in the Abbey but is not buried here.