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  • Dr Martin Luther King Jr activity sheet

  • Westminster Abbey marks 50th anniversary of the death of Dr Martin Luther King Jr

    Wednesday, 4th April 2018

    Rediscovering Justice: A Service of Hope on the 50th anniversary of the death of the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr was held at Westminster Abbey at noon on Wednesday 4th April 2018. The service was attended by HRH The Duke of Kent.

    Martin Luther King Jr Special Service

  • Charles Gore Lecture 2021

    Thursday, 25th March 2021

    Miroslav Volf gives the annual Gore Lecture on God, Gratitude, and Being at Home in the World.

    Charles Gore Memorial Lectures

  • God, Gratitude and Being at Home in the World

    Miroslav Volf gives the annual Gore Lecture on God, Gratitude, and Being at Home in the World.

  • Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday after Trinity 2024

    Sunday, 14th July 2024

    Until justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.

  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on All Souls' Day 2016

    Wednesday, 2nd November 2016

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

  • Sermon Given at the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, Good Friday 2017

    Friday, 14th April 2017

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

  • Sermon Given at Evensong on the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity 2017

    Sunday, 22nd October 2017

    Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton Canon in Residence.

  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2017

    Friday, 13th October 2017

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

  • Modern Martyrs

    Above the Abbey's Great West Door stand ten statues to modern martyrs - Christians who gave up their lives for their beliefs.

    Notable people Christianity Priest

  • Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2024

    Friday, 1st November 2024

    Tonight we must be open to the saints, who call to us because we are vulnerable, bound, and mortal.

  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2021

    Sunday, 17th October 2021

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of the Dedication of Westminster 2021: Building a Beloved Community with Living Stones I bring you greeting from the city that never sleeps,.

  • 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 at Evening Prayer on the Third Sunday of Easter 2021

    Sunday, 18th April 2021

    Sermon at Evening Prayer on the Third Sunday of Easter 2021: There is something important about the strangeness of scripture. Research publicised by the BBC this week has brought the documents known.

  • Sermon Given at Matins on the Third Sunday of Epiphany 2016

    Sunday, 24th January 2016

    Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Canon in Residence.

  • Sermon Given at Matins on the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity 2016

    Sunday, 25th September 2016

    Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Canon in Residence.

  • Sermon Given at the Judges Service 2017

    Monday, 2nd October 2017

    Sermon given by The Right Reverend Michael Doe Preacher of Gray’s Inn.

  • Sermon Given at Evensong on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2017

    Sunday, 13th August 2017

    Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White Canon Theologian.

  • Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2022

    Sunday, 2nd January 2022

    Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2022: God is love, and love is his first gift to us. As the procession of choir and clergy entered the Abbey.

  • Sermon given at Holy Communion on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity

    Sunday, 25th September 2022

    Sermon given at Holy Communion on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity: Will we perish like fools or learn to live together as brothers and sisters? A few days ago, I met Lazarus:.

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