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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.

    Architecture Christianity

  • 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 preached at Evensong on the First Sunday of Christmas 2025

    Sunday, 28th December 2025

    The manger has become so familiar, so comforting, that we perhaps need to look a little deeper.

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

    Sunday, 5th January 2020

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2020: By grace we are gathered and by grace we shall be gathered. Having Christmas behind us can feel like quite.

  • Sermon given at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2017

    Sunday, 24th December 2017

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

  • Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2025

    Thursday, 25th December 2025

    The birth of a child is an assault on the senses.

  • 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.

  • 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 the Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2016

    Sunday, 25th December 2016

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

  • Abbey gardens

    College Garden, within the walls of the Abbey, has been in cultivation for over 900 years. It was used to grow food and medicinal herbs.

  • Sermon at Evensong on the First Sunday of Christmas 2019

    Sunday, 29th December 2019

    Sermon at Evensong on the First Sunday of Christmas 2019: We travel in faith, for the nativity story is one of journeys. The great Christmas story is still ringing in our ears,.

  • Sermon given at Evensong of the First Sunday of Christmas 2017

    Sunday, 31st December 2017

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

  • Sermon Given at Matins on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2016

    Sunday, 3rd January 2016

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

  • Full Abbey for Christmas Services

    Tuesday, 4th January 2011

    Christmas services at Westminster Abbey attracted near-capacity congregations to the Abbey church this year.

    Christmas

  • National Holocaust Centre and Museum Marks Anniversary

    Monday, 27th June 2016

    A Service of Thanksgiving and Re-commitment to mark the 20th Anniversary of The National Holocaust Centre and Museum was held at Westminster Abbey at 6.30pm on Sunday 26th June.

    Special Service National Holocaust Centre and Museum The Choir of Westminster Abbey

  • Christmas special for Abbey documentary series

    Tuesday, 6th December 2022

    Channel 5 is returning to the Abbey for a Christmas edition of its documentary series, Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors.

  • What sweeter music: Online broadcast for Abbey Christmas concert

    Tuesday, 1st December 2020

    What sweeter music: Online broadcast for Abbey Christmas concert: Westminster Abbey’s traditional Christmas concert will be broadcast to audiences around the world as the Abbey Choir performs as part of the Live.

    Choir of Westminster Abbey Music Concert

  • A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Lord Dahrendorf of Clare Market

    Tuesday, 3rd November 2009

    A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Lord Dahrendorf of Clare Market KBE FBA was held at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, at 12 noon on Tuesday 3rd November 2009.

    Lord Dahrendorf of Clare Market

  • Christmas Day Sung Eucharist

    Thursday, 25th December 2025

    The main service to celebrate Christmas morning. It includes the singing of Christmas Carols, music from the Abbey Choir, a sermon and Holy Communion.

    Advent

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