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  • Sermon given on Christmas Day 2019

    Wednesday, 25th December 2019

    There is a famous Christmas Day story set here in Westminster Abbey. It takes us back to Christmas Day 1066 William the Conqueror came here to be crowned.

    Christmas

  • Christmas Day: The Beginning of Everything

    Wednesday, 24th December 2025

    Merry Christmas from Westminster Abbey! In this reflection, the Dean of Westminster explores the good news of Jesus' birth through the Gospel of John.

  • Events at Westminster Abbey

    Special services, concerts, lectures, events for families – it's worth a trip to London. Most of our events are free and open to anyone.

  • Sermon given at Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2018

    Tuesday, 25th December 2018

    The heart of the joy of Christmas gives almost universal pleasure.

  • A Reflection for the First Sunday of Christmas: God who is being revealed to us

    Sunday, 29th December 2024

    Ponder the meaning of young Jesus' teaching in the temple with The Reverend Amanda Bourne in a reflection for the First Sunday of Christmas.

  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Eve of St Peter 2019

    Friday, 28th June 2019

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Eve of St Peter 2019: Should we think of St Peter as a good role model? Jesus called Peter a rock. But should we think.

    St Peter's Day

  • 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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    A monthly round-up of expert-led talks, engaging guided tours and after-hours events in this unique church.

  • Sermon preached at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2023

    Sunday, 24th December 2023

    Sermon preached at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2023: The Incarnation of Jesus Christ is not a myth. It’s a very particular sound-world. At Christmas, in the villages surrounding Rome, you can.

  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2015

    Friday, 25th December 2015

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

  • Sermon Given at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2017

    Sunday, 1st January 2017

    Sermon given by The Right Reverend Jonathan, Goodall Bishop of Ebbsfleet.

  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday of Christmas 2018

    Sunday, 30th December 2018

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday of Christmas 2018: There is so much we do not know... Over Christmas, so we are informed, almost half the population of the.

  • Christmas Day Reflection

    Wednesday, 25th December 2024

    Hear the good news of Christ's coming with The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster.

  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2017

    Monday, 25th December 2017

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

  • Sermon Christmas Day 2023

    Monday, 25th December 2023

    Sermon Christmas Day 2023: In the beginning was the Word. Now, I need some room, some leeway. this morning. Perhaps, and please, you might be patient? I do know it is Christmas.

  • Sermon Given at Matins on the First Sunday of Christmas 2015

    Sunday, 27th December 2015

    Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.

  • Christmas I Reflection: God of refuge

    Sunday, 28th December 2025

    The Reverend Canon Mark Birch explores the story of the Holy Family's flight into Egypt, and God's all-embracing welcome.

  • Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist of Christmas Day 2024

    Wednesday, 25th December 2024

    ...but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son.

  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2023

    Sunday, 1st January 2023

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2023: A reflection on a much-overlooked part of the Christmas story from the Gospel of Matthew, and encourages us to.

  • Sermon given at Midnight Mass at Christmas 2018

    Monday, 24th December 2018

    ‘When the angels had left them, the shepherds said one to another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.”’

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