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Sermon Given at the Evensong with The London Mayors
Sunday, 16th October 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Make a donation
It costs over £10 million a year to maintain the Abbey, and we don’t receive any funding from the Church, the Crown, or the Government.
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Celebrating the re-building of Westminster Abbey 1269 in the presence of HM The Queen
Tuesday, 15th October 2019
Our celebration today marks a particular moment in the long history of this Abbey Church.
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Sung Eucharist: Cecile Chaminade
Sunday, 3rd March 2024
Messe pour deux voix égales by French composer Cécile Chaminade, sung by the St Margaret’s Choristers in the week of International Women’s Day
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A royal church
A royal church in the centre of London offering services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.
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Group visits
Visiting the Abbey in a group is a wonderful day out. We welcome private tour groups as well as school and university groups all year.
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Worship & music
We’ve been a place of worship since the tenth century. We hold services every day, and music is an important feature of many of them.
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Muniment collection
Our archive is one of the oldest and richest in England. We hold the records of Westminster Abbey from the tenth century to the present.
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Opening hours for the Kiosk
Relax over delicious food and drink, whether you’re visiting Westminster Abbey or not. The Cellarium Café and Terrace serves meals throughout the day.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2017
Sunday, 28th May 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Canon in Residence.
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Peter Holder to be Organist at Christ Church, Oxford
Tuesday, 14th May 2024
Peter Holder, Sub-Organist at Westminster Abbey, has been appointed Organist and Official Student (Tutorial Fellow) at Christ Church, Oxford. He will take up his new post in the autumn.
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Sam Marks, actor, Royal Shakespearean Company, read the Saint Crispin's Day Speech from Henry the Fifth, Act IV, Scene 3
HRH The Duke of Kent and HRH Princess Michael of Kent attended a service to commemorate the 600th Anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 29th October 2015. The National Anthem was sung.
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One People Oration 2019
Monday, 21st October 2019
There are many churches and cathedrals in the world, some of which are more beautiful, more ancient, more glorious than Westminster Abbey.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for the Epiphany of Our Lord 2016
Wednesday, 6th January 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at Evensong on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2016
Sunday, 23rd October 2016
Sermon given by The Reverend Melusi Francis Sibanda, Rector, St George, Dunsborough, Diocese of Bunbury, Western Australia.
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Sermon preached at Evensong on the Third Sunday before Advent 2023
Sunday, 12th November 2023
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Third Sunday before Advent 2023: What kind of a nation are we and what direction do we want to move in? This is my commandment, that.
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Sermon given at A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Alleyn’s School
Friday, 18th January 2019
It is a pleasure to welcome the community of Alleyn’s School to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the foundation of Edward Alleyn’s educational trust.
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Charles III
King Charles III was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 6th May 2023.
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Charles II
Charles' coronation took place on 23rd April 1661. He was buried in the Abbey on 14th February 1685 in a vault in Henry VII's chapel.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2018
Sunday, 14th October 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2018: May we commit ourselves to dedicate our lives to the service of God in Christ and to the service of.