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Sermon at Evensong on Easter Day 2019
Sunday, 21st April 2019
Sermon at Evensong on Easter Day 2019: One of the most enduring images of this last week was the majestic golden altar cross seen glowing among the ashes of Notre Dame cathedral..
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Abbey and Cathedral choirs join for Evensong
Friday, 21st September 2012
The choirs of Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral sang a joint Evensong at the Abbey on Thursday 20th September.
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Westminster Abbey takes part in Cathedrals at Night
Friday, 28th February 2020
The Abbey will be open from 4.30pm - 7.00pm (last entry at 6.00pm) as part of Cathedrals at Night, a project that will see all 42 Church of England cathedrals, as well as the cathedrals in Wales and the Isle of Man, open their doors free of charge.
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Joint Evensong with the Choir of Westminster Cathedral
Thursday, 16th October 2025
Join us for our annual Evensong as we celebrate the life of St Edward the Confessor with Westminster Cathedral
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Address given by the Prime Minister on the fifth anniversary of the attacks on Westminster Bridge and in New Palace Yard
Tuesday, 22nd March 2022
Address given by the Prime Minister on the fifth anniversary of the attacks on Westminster Bridge and in New Palace Yard: 'Death is swallowed up in victory.' I want to begin by.
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Westminster Abbey welcomes cathedral deans
Monday, 8th April 2013
Every year during the week after Low Sunday the deans of the English cathedrals gather at one of the cathedrals for a residential conference.
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Sermon given at the Festival Eucharist in the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor
Saturday, 16th October 2021
Sermon given at the Festival Eucharist in the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor: When in 2007 we came to refurbish the shrine of Hereford’s own saint, Thomas.
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Abbey receives support from the Cathedral Music Trust
Wednesday, 15th June 2022
The Cathedral Music Trust has made a generous donation to Westminster Abbey, funding its Assistant Organist post for a year.
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History of Westminster Abbey
An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey houses tombs and memorials to kings and queens and the famous and the great.
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Robert Quinney appointed Director of Music at Peterborough Cathedral
Friday, 19th October 2012
The Chapter of Peterborough Cathedral has announced that it has appointed Mr Robert Quinney as Director of Music. He will take up his new post in April 2013.
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One People Oration 2019
Monday, 21st October 2019
There are many churches and cathedrals in the world, some of which are more beautiful, more ancient, more glorious than Westminster Abbey.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2015
Sunday, 1st November 2015
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday of Advent 2017
Sunday, 3rd December 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Sacrist.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist of Corpus Christi 2018
Thursday, 31st May 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist of Corpus Christi 2018: Might it have been said to Jesus, "Wonderful, Master, but what does it mean?" There is a story about the composer Robert Schumann..
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday before Lent 2024
Sunday, 4th February 2024
In the first few lines of John’s gospel, I hope anyone would find ideas that are gripping and enticing.
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Sermon preached at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Advent 2024
Sunday, 8th December 2024
What is the spirit of this Advent season?
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Sermon preached on the First Evensong of the Epiphany of Our Lord 2025
Sunday, 5th January 2025
The pilgrimage of the Magi is essentially rooted in some kind of trusting hunch.
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Abbey loans rare 1588 first edition Welsh Bible to St Davids Cathedral
Monday, 16th June 2025
A rare 1588 Welsh Bible from Westminster Abbey’s Library collection – the first complete translation of the Bible into the Welsh language – has been loaned to St Davids Cathedral, where it will go on public display for the first time this week.
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Dean installed as Honorary Canon of Chichester
Monday, 22nd January 2018
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, was installed as an Honorary Canon of Chichester Cathedral at Evensong on Saturday 20th January 2018.
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Festival of St Cecilia
Wednesday, 19th November 2025
Join us for the annual Festival of St Cecilia, featuring the combined choirs of St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey.
