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  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Eve of St Peter 2019

    Friday, 28th June 2019

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Eve of St Peter 2019: Should we think of St Peter as a good role model? Jesus called Peter a rock. But should we think.

    St Peter's Day

  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany 2023

    Sunday, 29th January 2023

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany 2023: Poverty was turned to riches, sorrow into joy. Earlier this week I was in Ethiopia and learned that after.

  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday before Lent 2017

    Sunday, 5th February 2017

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday before Lent 2017: Justice for all Our Old Testament and Gospel readings make it sound like God is very cross with us today. .

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

    Sunday, 26th June 2016

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

  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Easter 2017

    Sunday, 23rd April 2017

    Sermon given by The Reverend Tony Kyriakides, Priest Vicar.

  • Sermon at Evensong on the Seventh Sunday after Trinity

    Sunday, 4th August 2019

    Sermon at Evensong on the Seventh Sunday after Trinity: The Collect set for today (Trinity 7) speaks of grafting in our hearts the love of thy name, and our New Testament Lesson.

  • Abbey receives support from the Cathedral Music Trust

    Wednesday, 15th June 2022

    The Cathedral Music Trust has made a generous donation to Westminster Abbey, funding its Assistant Organist post for a year.

    Music

  • A Service to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Churches Conservation Trust

    Thursday, 17th September 2009

    A Service to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) was held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 16th September 2009 at 12 noon.

    Special Service

  • Suppliers we trust

    Since our founding, hospitality has always been at the heart of the Abbey. Now you can hire a historic space for your next corporate event.

  • HM The Queen attends King James Bible Service

    Wednesday, 16th November 2011

    Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended a service of celebration, in association with the King James Bible Trust, to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 16th November at 12 noon.

    Royal Visit HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Prince of Wales King James Bible

  • Westminster Abbey honours Sir Ernest Shackleton

    Friday, 16th February 2024

    A memorial stone to Sir Ernest Shackleton, one of the most celebrated Antarctic Explorers of the twentieth century, was dedicated at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 15th February 2024.

    Memorial dedication

  • Derek Crowson

    Philanthropist

    Derek Crowson was a generous donor to the restoration of Westminster Abbe which culminated in the cleaning of Henry VII's Lady Chapel in 1995.

  • Dean strengthens Abbey links with India

    Monday, 2nd March 2009

    The Dean spent a week in India earlier this month following an invitation from Shourabh Mukerji to see aspects of his charitable project YMWS, bringing education to the poorest communities in and around Kolkata.

    India

  • Sir Hugh Ridley Sykes

    Philanthropist

    Sir Hugh Ridley Sykes, industrialist, was a donor to the Westminster Abbey Restoration Appeal, which culminated in 1995 in the restoration of the Lady Chapel.

  • Benefact Group celebrates support for good causes

    Thursday, 9th June 2022

    HRH The Prince of Wales attended a Service of Thanksgiving to mark over £100 million raised for good causes by the Benefact family in Westminster.

  • Warburg grant secures final funding for Cosmati restoration

    Thursday, 27th August 2009

    As the Cosmati pavement enters its final phase of conservation, a charitable foundation has awarded the project a surprise grant of £215,000 which has secured the final funding for the restoration process. The donation was the gift of 'Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement'.

    Cosmati pavement

  • Mortimer Sackler

    Philanthropist and Physician

    In Henry VII's chapel is a small stained glass window for Dr Mortimer Sackler, a donor to the Abbey's restoration appeal.

  • New Tower for Westminster Abbey

    Thursday, 26th February 2015

    Westminster Abbey has been granted planning permission by Westminster City Council to build a new stair and lift tower at the east end of the church. The tower will enable public access for the first time to the Abbey's eastern Triforium, an elevated internal gallery, which is to be transformed into a new museum and exhibition space: The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries. This will be the most significant addition to the building since Nicholas Hawksmoor's iconic west towers were completed in 1745.

    Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries

  • Celebrating the Commonwealth

    Celebrating Commonwealth Day, one of the most important dates in the Abbey's year.

  • Beautiful new entrance for Westminster Abbey

    Thursday, 16th March 2023

    The first significant change to the west front of Westminster Abbey in twenty-five years has been completed that now allows step-free access into the church.

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