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  • Where does wise leadership come from?

    In our parliamentary democracy, leaders are not only elected by the people, they are themselves drawn from the people.

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  • Advent Reflection #3: God who keeps faith for ever

    Sunday, 15th December 2024

    Join The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival as she explores the psalm for the day, reminding us of why we should 'rejoice in the Lord always'.

  • Sermon given at Evensong on the Third Sunday before Advent 2022

    Sunday, 6th November 2022

    Sermon given at Evensong on the Third Sunday before Advent 2022: ‘O where shall wisdom be found?’ More years ago than I would care to admit, I was as chorister in a.

  • Sermon at the Installation of Tricia Hillas as Canon of Westminster - Revelation 3:14

    Sunday, 9th May 2021

    The Sermon given by the Dean of Westminster at the installation of Tricia Hillas as Canon of Westminster.

  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2021

    Wednesday, 13th October 2021

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2021: Where do you think you belong? I met Simon Jenkins this week, the former.

  • Sermon given at Evensong with the Installation of Dr David Michael Hoyle as Dean of the Collegiate Church of St Peter in Westminster

    Saturday, 16th November 2019

    A month ago, the Abbey celebrated – 750 years. Which makes the Abbey older than Amsterdam.

  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Lent 2019

    Sunday, 24th March 2019

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Lent 2019: Where will I end up? Before the city of Venice arose from its salty lagoon, raised on sunken piles.

  • Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Lent 2025

    Sunday, 23rd March 2025

    Unless you repent...

  • Sermon at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2019

    Sunday, 22nd December 2019

    Sermon at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2019: Where we have come from and where we belong now? As we stand on the brink of Christmas, many of us here.

  • The Cloisters

    The Cloisters date mainly from the 13th to the 15th centuries and were where the Abbey’s monks spent much of their time.

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  • Buried among the kings

    Honouring the Unknown Warrior, a centenary after his burial in Westminster Abbey.

  • Royal tombs

    Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of many kings and queens, starting with King Edward the Confessor whose shrine stands just behind the High Altar.

    Royalty

  • Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday before Advent 2023

    Sunday, 19th November 2023

    Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday before Advent 2023: Where is the violence we see and sometimes experience actually coming from? In a world full of wrath, and.

  • Sermon preached at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Lent 2025

    Sunday, 23rd March 2025

    A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

  • Sermon preached at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Easter 2025

    Sunday, 4th May 2025

    The centrepiece of the Fourth Gospel.

  • Poets’ Corner

    Poets’ Corner Westminster Abbey is a place of pilgrimage for literature lovers. More than 100 poets and writers are buried or have memorials here.

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  • Oil paintings

    Several interesting oil paintings hang within Westminster Abbey or form part of its decoration. Most have been presented to the Abbey.

    Art

  • Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Lent 2024

    Sunday, 3rd March 2024

    The Wedding at Cana

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