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  • Address Given at A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to Mark the Centenary of the ANZAC Landings

    Saturday, 25th April 2015

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

    ANZAC Day

  • Sermon Given at a Service of Thanksgiving to Mark the Centenary of Blind Veterans UK

    Tuesday, 6th October 2015

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

  • Sermon at a service to mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior

    Wednesday, 11th November 2020

    Come Holy Spirit and fill our hearts afresh with the fire of your love.

  • Address given at a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day

    Wednesday, 25th April 2018

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

  • Address given at a Service of Commemoration to mark the 5th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge and in New palace Yard

    Tuesday, 22nd March 2022

    Address given at a Service of Commemoration to mark the 5th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge and in New palace Yard: Today is a day to unite against evil..

  • Address Given at The Service of Thanksgiving and Re-Dedication to Mark the 75th Anniversary of The Battle of Britain

    Sunday, 20th September 2015

    Address given by The Venerable (Air Vice-Marshal) Jonathan Chaffey QHC RAF, Chaplain-in-Chief, Royal Air Force.

    Battle of Britain Sunday

  • Address given at a Service to mark the life of Florence Nightingale

    Wednesday, 9th May 2018

    Address given at a Service to mark the life of Florence Nightingale: Jesus said, Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Yesterday when I was.

  • 7th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

    Thursday, 7th May 1992

    Delivered by John Fenton at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 7th May 1992 and at Lincoln Theological College and Keble College, Oxford.

  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist of St Michael and All Angels 2019

    Sunday, 29th September 2019

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist of St Michael and All Angels 2019: Why are we all here? Why are we all here? Why are you here? I suppose there may be many.

  • Sermon preached at Evensong on the feast of Christ the King 2025

    Sunday, 23rd November 2025

    My kingdom is not from here.

  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Epiphany 2020

    Sunday, 19th January 2020

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Epiphany 2020: Look, here is the Lamb of God! In todays Gospel reading there is much talk about Jesus as the Lamb.

  • Address given at a Service to mark the opening of the Legal Year in England and Wales

    Wednesday, 1st October 2025

    Wisdom is what our world needs more than anything.

  • Sermon at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Advent 2019

    Sunday, 15th December 2019

    Sermon at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Advent 2019: Here, in this country, we are in changing, exciting, and challenging times. Well, what a momentous political week! You may have already.

  • Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2024

    Sunday, 20th October 2024

    We have to think about the cornerstone that set us here.

  • The Sermon preached at the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III

    Saturday, 6th May 2023

    The Sermon preached at the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III: We are here to crown a King, and we crown a King to serve. We are here to crown a.

  • Sermon given at the Eucharist on the Sixth Sunday after Trinity 2020

    Sunday, 19th July 2020

    Sermon given at the Eucharist on the Sixth Sunday after Trinity 2020: Here is Paul’s big idea: however bad it looks, God intends salvation. I was born in Lancashire, you might struggle.

  • 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.

  • Address given at a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark Anzac Day 2025

    Friday, 25th April 2025

    History has us telling different stories. History can make us argue.

  • Address given at A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

    Sunday, 20th September 2020

    Today marks the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. It is a time for us to reflect and remember, to recall memories, to remember the sacrifices made and not least the pivotal nature of the event.

  • Sermon preached at a Service to mark the opening of the Legal Year in England and Wales

    Tuesday, 1st October 2024

    May the wisdom of God 'enter your heart and protect you with understanding'.

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