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  • Sermon given at Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham Solemn Eucharist

    Saturday, 4th May 2019

    Into this great Abbey church - burial site of kings, the place of coronations - we have just carried a penniless peasant girl from Nazareth.

    Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham

  • Our Lady of Pew

    The Society of Our Lady of Pew venerates the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, and regularly holds Mass and retreats in the Abbey.

  • Sermon at Evensong at the Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham

    Saturday, 4th May 2019

    Sermon at Evensong at the Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham: 'All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer.' Dean Hall, Reverend Canons of this venerable Abbey, Right Reverend Bishops, my.

  • Sermon Given at the Our Lady of Pew Summer Eucharist

    Friday, 21st July 2017

    Sermon given by The Right Reverend Michael Colclough Honorary Assistant Bishop, Diocese of London.

  • Lady Chapel

    The 16th-century historian John Leland called the Henry VII Lady Chapel ‘the wonder of the world’ and it continues to inspire wonder amongst visitors today.

    Architecture

  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Epiphany of Our Lord 2019

    Sunday, 6th January 2019

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Epiphany of Our Lord 2019: We must live like Jesus in loving service of our fellow men and women, now in this blessed year, 2019.

  • Our history

    History of St Margaret's: It may seem surprising to find another large church standing so close to the might and magnificence of Westminster Abbey. Why was an additional church needed in such.

  • Our mission and values

    We see ourselves as a living symbol of faith at the heart of the nation. Our main purpose is to be a working inclusive church.

  • 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.

  • Using our library and archives

    The Library and Muniments are open to researchers but for more limited times.

  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for the Epiphany of Our Lord 2016

    Wednesday, 6th January 2016

    Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

  • Sermon Given at the Vigil Sung Eucharist of the Annunciation of Our Lord 2017

    Friday, 24th March 2017

    Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on The Epiphany of Our Lord 2015

    Tuesday, 6th January 2015

    Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

  • Sermon Given at the Vigil Sung Eucharist for the Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Tuesday, 24th March 2015

    Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

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  • Celebrating the re-building of Westminster Abbey 1269 in the presence of HM The Queen

    Tuesday, 15th October 2019

    Our celebration today marks a particular moment in the long history of this Abbey Church.

    750th anniversary Special Service

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