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  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on St Peter's Day 2016

    Wednesday, 29th June 2016

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

  • Sermon preached at Eucharist with Ordination and Consecration 2023

    Friday, 29th September 2023

    Sermon preached at the Eucharist with Ordination and Consecration 2023

  • Sermon preached at the Festival of St Margaret of Antioch 2023

    Thursday, 20th July 2023

    Sermon preached at the Festival of St Margaret of Antioch 2023: God is with us in our trials and tribulations and will ultimately uphold the righteous. A few weeks ago the Chaldean.

  • Reflection for the Feast of the Holy Name

    Wednesday, 1st January 2025

    Discover how the Feast of the Holy Name and the Abbey's Islip Chapel are connected, in this reflection from The Reverend Canon James Hawkey.

  • Conservators focus on St Catherine’s Chapel Garden

    Saturday, 19th May 2007

    Abbey conservators are examining the best way of cleaning the remains of the stonework of the 12th century Chapel of St. Catherine.

    St Catherines Chapel Garden conservation

  • Michael Mayne, Dean of Westminster 1986 - 1996

    Sunday, 22nd October 2006

    The Dean and Chapter were saddened to hear of the death of former Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Michael Mayne KVCO, on Sunday 22nd October.

    The Very Reverend Michael Mayne

  • Sistine Chapel Choir sings at Westminster Abbey

    Wednesday, 3rd June 2015

    The Sistine Chapel Choir visited Westminster Abbey on Saturday 30th May and Sunday 31st May to sing Evensong and perform a recital of sacred choral music.

    Choir of Westminster Abbey Sistine Chapel Choir

  • St George's Day

    Saturday, 23rd April 2005

    Representations of St George and his dragon can be seen in Westminster Abbey on Henry VIIs tomb and grille, in the Lady Chapel statue series, in stained glass windows to the YMCA and Sir Benjamin Baker in the nave, and in the window in St Benedicts chapel.

    St George

  • Sistine Chapel Choir joins Abbey Choir for Evensong tonight

    Friday, 25th May 2018

    The Cappella Musicale Pontificia ‘Sistina’ (Sistine Chapel Choir) joins the Choir of Westminster Abbey in singing Evensong today at 5.00 pm.

    The Choir of Westminster Abbey

  • Chapel reveals old stonework

    Friday, 14th September 2007

    The conservators have discovered a discarded fragment of stonework in the Chapel of St John the Baptist.

    St John the Baptist

  • St Michael and All Angels

    the Abbey bells will be rung at about 6.00 pm for the feast of St Michael and All Angels, following the Sung Eucharist

  • Michael Mayne

    Writer, Dean and Priest/Minister

    The ashes of Michael Clement Otway Mayne K.C.V.O, Dean of Westminster, are buried in the nave near the graves of his predecessors in office.

  • Westminster Abbey to unveil newly-commissioned stained glass windows in historic Lady Chapel

    Friday, 3rd May 2013

    Westminster Abbey has announced plans to unveil two new stained glass windows in the magnificent Lady Chapel.

    Lady Chapel Hughie O'Donoghue

  • St Margaret's Choristers to sing their first service

    Wednesday, 27th September 2023

    The St Margaret's Choristers, a new choir for girls aged 11 - 17, will sing its first service in St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey.

    St Margaret's Church

  • Patrons lend their support to the St Margaret’s Choristers

    Friday, 1st March 2024

    Five patrons from across the worlds of public service and the arts have lent their support to the St Margaret’s Choristers – a new girls’ choir founded at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, last year.

  • St Michael and All Angels

    St Peter flag

  • New Minor Canon appointed

    Tuesday, 5th August 2008

    The Reverend Michael Macey has been appointed Minor Canon of Westminster, to succeed the Reverend Deiniol Morgan, who leaves the Abbey on 14th October having accepted a full-time commission in the Royal Army Chaplains’ Department.

    Reverend Michael Macey

  • Abbey Choir sings for Pope in St Peter's

    Friday, 29th June 2012

    Westminster Abbey’s Choir sang for Pope Benedict XVI, with the Cappella Musicale Pontificia ‘Sistina’, the Sistine Chapel Choir, at the Papal Mass marking the Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, on Friday 29th June, a historic occasion of great significance for Anglican-Catholic relations.

    Pope Benedict XVI St Peter’s Basilica

  • Westminster Abbey Choir to sing at St Peter's in Rome

    Monday, 25th June 2012

    Westminster Abbey’s world-famous choir arrives in Italy this week (Tuesday 26th June) for a tour of Rome and Montecassino which will include singing for Pope Benedict XVI, with the Cappella Musicale Pontificia ‘Sistina’, the Sistine Chapel Choir, at the Papal Mass marking the Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul (Friday 29th June) in St Peter’s Basilica.

  • Requiem Mass Marks Start of Lady Chapel Festival

    Friday, 22nd April 2016

    The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, celebrated Requiem Mass in the Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, on Thursday 21st April 2016, the Anniversary of the Death of King Henry VII.

    Requiem Mass Henry VII 500 Years of Wonder

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