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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2019

Friday, 1st November 2019

This beautiful feast of All the Saints reminds us of the triumph our Lord Jesus Christ won over death.

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday after Trinity

Sunday, 21st July 2019

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday after Trinity: If we only have the courage to stop and look and listen... It may be a result of encroaching deafness, but.

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

13th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

Thursday, 7th May 1998

Delivered by Canon Eric James FKC at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 7th May 1998 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.

Sermon given at Sung Eucharist on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022

Sunday, 25th September 2022

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: Honest and the knowledge that a different sort of community exists in God and can be ours. I have.

State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

Sermon Given at Evensong Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Re-organisation of Local Government in London

Sunday, 8th March 2015

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

Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Day of Pentecost 2017

Sunday, 4th June 2017

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

Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist with Confirmation on the Second Sunday after Trinity 2017

Sunday, 25th June 2017

Sermon given by The Right Reverend Michael Marshall Honorary Assistant Bishop, Diocese of London.

Sermon given at the Evening Service on the First Sunday of Christmas 2017

Sunday, 31st December 2017

Sermon given by The Reverend Dr Tony Kyriakides, Priest Vicar

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2018 commemorating the life of Walter Raleigh (c 1554–1618)

Sunday, 28th October 2018

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2018 commemorating the life of Walter Raleigh (c 1554–1618): Do we see the hidden reality in the life of Sir Walter.

11th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

Thursday, 9th May 1996

Delivered by David Hare, Playwright at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 9th May 1996 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.

The Charles Gore Lecture 2005 No. 1

Tuesday, 15th February 2005

Before I moved to Westminster Abbey, I used to live near an Immigration Detention Centre. Three years ago, just before Christmas, I heard there was no priest working at the Chaplaincy.

Home educated groups

Home educators are welcome to visit as individuals or as part of a home educated group with other families. Bookings can be made for a self-led visit or a guided tour.

5th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

Thursday, 31st May 1990

Delivered by The Very Reverend Alan Jones, Dean of Grace Cathedral San Francisco at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 31st May 1990 and subsequently at Lincoln Minster and Keble College, Oxford.

St Margaret's Church

St. Margaret’s is a 12th-century church next to Westminster Abbey. It’s sometimes called ‘the parish Church of the House of Commons’. Everyone’s welcome to visit.

College Hall

This is the oldest continuously used dining room in London. It was finished in 1376. Today it is the main dining hall for Westminster School.

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.

One People Oration

Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture