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Supporting the war effort
On 8th May 1945, Winston Churchill announced that the Second World War in Europe at an end. This was VE Day or Victory in Europe Day.
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St Margaret's Chorister Experience Day
Sunday, 27th April 2025
Find out what it’s like to be a member of the St Margaret’s Choristers of Westminster Abbey – ideal for girls currently in Year 6.
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St Margaret’s to open again for worship and visitors
Thursday, 27th August 2020
St Margaret’s Church will welcome back worshippers and visitors this autumn after being closed for over six months due to coronavirus and following building work.
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The Speaker and Dean of Westminster view St Margaret’s restoration work
Tuesday, 29th September 2020
The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, and the Dean of Westminster viewed restoration work at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster.
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Abbey celebrates life of St Maximilian Kolbe
Monday, 14th January 2019
A service to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of St Maximilian Kolbe was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 13th January 2019.
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St Margaret's Church launches £2 million appeal
Tuesday, 19th May 2009
St Margaret’s Church, affectionately known as the ‘parish church of the House of Commons’, and the church where Winston Churchill married his beloved Clemmie in September 1908 has launched a £2 million appeal to fund essential works to repair its roof, external walls and bell tower.
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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.
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St Margaret's Church hosts Invisible People exhibition
Wednesday, 14th March 2018
Home Office minister, Victoria Atkins MP toured Invisible People a modern slavery photography exhibition outside St Margaret’s Church on Tuesday 13th March.
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MPs and peers remember Lord Lawson at St Margaret’s Church
Tuesday, 17th October 2023
A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of The Right Honourable The Lord Lawson of Blaby was held at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday 17th October 2023.
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Greg Morris new Director of Music at St Margaret’s
Friday, 29th March 2019
The Dean and Chapter of Westminster have appointed Greg Morris as Director of Music at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey.
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Service for the New Parliament at St Margaret's Church
Tuesday, 9th June 2015
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Primate of All England and Metropolitan, gave the Address at Service for a New Parliament at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 9th June 2015.
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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.
Choir of Westminster Abbey Pope Benedict XVI St Peter’s Basilica
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The Reverend Jane Sinclair installed as Rector of St Margaret’s Church
Monday, 5th September 2016
The Reverend Jane Sinclair was installed as Rector of St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, during Sung Eucharist at 11.00am on Sunday 4th September 2016.
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Jo Cox MP remembered at St Margaret’s Service
Monday, 20th June 2016
A Service of Prayer and Remembrance to Commemorate Jo Cox MP was held at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, on Monday 20th June at 4.00pm.
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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.
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St Margaret's welcomes Coptic Christians for New Year service.
Wednesday, 11th September 2013
St Margaret’s Church at Westminster Abbey welcomed Coptic Christians for the service of Raising Evening Incense for the Celebration of El Nayrouz, which marks the beginning of the Coptic New Year, on Tuesday 10th September 2013.
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St Edward icon dedicated
Monday, 21st October 2019
A new icon of St Edward the Confessor has been dedicated and placed in the shrine, the place of his burial, in Westminster Abbey.
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Baroness Boothroyd remembered at St Margaret's memorial service
Tuesday, 16th January 2024
A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of the Right Honourable The Baroness Boothroyd OM was held at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday 16th January 2024.
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Festival of Saint Cecilia service held at Westminster Abbey
Thursday, 25th November 2010
The Festival of St Cecilia service was held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 24th November 2010. The choirs of Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Cathedral came together to sing the premiere of an anthem specially commissioned by the Musicians Benevolent Fund with the help of the RVW Trust: ‘Vast Ocean of Light’, by Jonathan Dove.
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Rwandan Genocide Service in St Margarets
Wednesday, 7th April 2004
A Service of Commemoration was held on the Tenth Anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide on Wednesday 7th April 2004.
