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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2019
Thursday, 15th August 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2019: It’s not just about being good, it’s about becoming holy. Today, brothers and sisters, we celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary, the.
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Sermon at a Meditation for Holy Week 2021
Monday, 29th March 2021
Sermon at a Meditation for Holy Week 2021: The beginning of the Church is often ascribed to Pentecost and the sending of the Holy Spirit.
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Sir John Balchen
Sailor
In the west aisle of the north transept of Westminster Abbey is a memorial to Admiral Sir John Balchen (or Balchin).
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Thomas May
Writer and Historian
Thomas May, writer and historian, was buried in the south transept. When Charles II was restored, May's body was buried in St Margaret's churchyard.
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Richard Kane
Soldier
In the west aisle of the north transept is a memorial to military commander Richard Kane. It consists of a monument in marble.
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James and Mary Kendall
Diplomat
James Kendall and his niece Mary are buried in Westminster Abbey. James Kendall, politician and governor of Barbados, is buried in the south choir aisle.
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Edward and Sir Edmund Godfrey
On the wall of the east cloister is a memorial to brothers Edward and Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey. The marble monument has a sculpted shield.
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John Varnam
Gardener
John Varnam or Varneham, gardener of Westminster, was buried in St Margaret's Church on 15th December 1586 aged 46. There was once a long epitaph to him but this no longer remains.
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A Reflection on history
Friday, 12th June 2020
I have been watching the film of Edward Colston’s statue emerging from Bristol’s Floating Harbour. The statue stood on the city centre Watershed, perhaps five hundred metres from Bristol Cathedral.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Second Sunday of Easter 2015
Sunday, 12th April 2015
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Epiphany 2020
Sunday, 26th January 2020
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Epiphany 2020: Individuals have felt themselves beckoned, called, led in a new direction. When I was an undergraduate at Cambridge in the.
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Poets of the First World War
Poet and Soldier
Sixteen poets of the Great War (World War I) are remembered on this memorial. None of the poets are actually buried in the Abbey.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Advent 2016
Sunday, 11th December 2016
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon Treasurer and Almoner.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2021
Monday, 1st November 2021
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2021: Jesus wept. It is the shortest sentence in the Bible. Possibly one of the most eloquent. I wonder if you can.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2019
Sunday, 13th October 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2019: Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink? Jesus said.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Ash Wednesday 2018
Wednesday, 14th February 2018
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Maundy Thursday 2018
Thursday, 29th March 2018
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Address at the Evening Service on the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 2018
Sunday, 19th August 2018
Address at the Evening Service on the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 2018: ‘I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see; I sought my God, but my God eluded me..
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Sermon given at Matins in Thanksgiving for the Life of HM Queen Elizabeth II - Corinthians 15: 50
Sunday, 11th September 2022
A sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster about his thoughts regarding the life of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
Sunday, 9th October 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity: 'I have called you friends.' A year ago a major US study, reported that ‘the role of friends is experiencing a pronounced decline,.