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Sermon at Evensong on the Day of Pentecost 2019
Sunday, 9th June 2019
Sermon at Evensong on the Day of Pentecost 2019: 'Time is how you spend your love.' At the beginning of her novel On Beauty, Zadie Smith quotes a line from a poem.
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Free entry to the Abbey for NHS staff as summer visiting hours are announced
Friday, 25th June 2021
NHS staff will be able to visit Westminster Abbey for free from July onwards. The gesture to NHS staff is an acknowledgment of all their hard work during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
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Prime Minister pays tribute to Westminster terror attack victims
Tuesday, 22nd March 2022
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson MP, today paid tribute to the victims of the terror attack which brought Westminster to a standstill five years ago.
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Abbey marks anniversary of Grenfell tragedy
Tuesday, 14th June 2022
A Memorial Service to mark the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower tragedy was held in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 14th June 2022.
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The King celebrates Commonwealth Day 2023 at the Abbey
Monday, 13th March 2023
Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort attended the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey at 2.45pm on Monday 13th March - The King’s first as monarch.
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Abbey honours 150th anniversary of Charles Dickens
Tuesday, 9th June 2020
Charles Dickens is celebrated with a wreath laying and the release of a film of a sound and light installation which was projected onto the Abbey.
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Chaplains at the Abbey
We want your visit to the Abbey to be safe and enjoyable, so offer some useful tips to help you prepare for your visit.
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Abbey links
ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey by allied forces on 25th April 1915.
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Embracing Global Challenges
Embracing Global Challenges explored ways in which humanity can respond creatively and courageously to our unfolding story.
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Abbey bells
Westminster Abbey now has ten bells which are rung on church festivals and for royal and other occasions.
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Truth in the Public Square
Lecture given by Claire Foster-Gilbert, Westminster Abbey Institute, at the 2015 conference of the Newbigin House of Studies Trinity Hall, Cambridge, 15th July 2015.
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Abbey Marks Shakespeare Anniversary
Monday, 8th August 2016
Westminster Abbey marked the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare with a wreath laying during Matins on Sunday 7th August 2016.
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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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Easter at Westminster Abbey
Lent and Easter can be times of reflection, hope and new beginnings for communities all over the world. Take on the kindness challenge in our Lent series and discover how C.S. Lewis' Narnia parallels the Christian story celebrated at Westminster Abbey.
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Welcome to Westminster Abbey
Discover over ten centuries of British history in a building in the heart of London where worship takes place every day.
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Buckingham Palace announces date for Duke of Edinburgh service
Monday, 7th February 2022
Buckingham Palace has announced that a Service of Thanksgiving for the life of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey will take place on Tuesday 29th March.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity 2018
Sunday, 2nd September 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity 2018: What is true religion? What does the Lord really require? So ‘give heed to the statutes, ordinances, laws, I am.
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See the objects and spaces
Coronations have taken place at Westminster Abbey for nearly 1,000 years. Discover the key objects and spaces that are essential to coronations past and present, guided by experts from Westminster Abbey.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity 2023
Sunday, 3rd September 2023
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity 2023: How will you engage in community with others in the Church? In the name of the Father, and of.
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Abbey Sub-Organist honoured with Royal Academy of Music Fellowship
Wednesday, 24th April 2024
Westminster Abbey's Sub-Organist, Peter Holder, has been honoured by the Royal Academy of Music for his outstanding contribution to church music.