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  • Dean is granted his official coat of arms

    Monday, 24th September 2007

    Garter King of Arms has granted the Dean, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall an official coat of arms which represents his work in education - latterly as the Church of England’s chief education officer - and also his geographical connections.

  • Christmas tree returns to North Green

    Tuesday, 7th December 2010

    A 25-foot illuminated Christmas tree now welcomes visitors to Westminster Abbey’s Great North Door and to St Margaret’s Church.

    Christmas Christmas tree

  • Sung Eucharist on Easter Day

    Sunday, 20th April 2025

    Our evening Easter service, sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

    Easter Day Holy Week and Easter St Margaret's Church

  • Sung Eucharist on Easter Day

    Sunday, 5th April 2026

    Our evening Easter service, sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

  • HM The Queen awards Maundy monies to Abbey recipients

    Thursday, 1st April 2021

    Members of the Abbey community have received Maundy monies from Her Majesty The Queen in recognition of their long service to the church.

  • The Funeral of Tony Benn

    Wednesday, 26th March 2014

    The funeral of Labour former Cabinet minister Tony Benn took place at St Margaret’s Church Westminster Abbey on Thursday 27th March 2014.

    Tony Benn funeral

  • Westminster Abbey holds annual Civic Service

    Monday, 2nd July 2018

    Matins, attended by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Lindsey Hall, and Councillors of Westminster, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 1st July.

    Civic Service Special Service

  • Dean installed as Honorary Canon of Chichester

    Monday, 22nd January 2018

    The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, was installed as an Honorary Canon of Chichester Cathedral at Evensong on Saturday 20th January 2018.

  • Anglican Roman Catholic Unity sixty years on from Vatican II: What have we achieved?

    Tuesday, 14th October 2025

    Join us in the Abbey as the Reverend Canon Dr Jeremy Morris, the Church of England's National Advisor for Ecumenical Relations, gives the Annual Friends' Lecture for the Anglican Centre in Rome.

    Events

  • The terrible fire at Notre Dame

    Tuesday, 16th April 2019

    A statement from the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, on the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral.

    Notre Dame

  • The Reverend Paul Arbuthnot appointed Minor Canon and Sacrist of Westminster

    Sunday, 14th June 2015

    The Reverend Paul Arbuthnot, currently Minor Canon and Precentor of the Cathedral Church and Abbey of St Alban in Hertfordshire has been appointed Minor Canon and Sacrist of Westminster Abbey.

    Reverend Paul Arbuthnot

  • Canon Robert Wright to leave Abbey

    Friday, 5th February 2010

    Canon Robert Wright, Rector of St Margaret’s Church Westminster Abbey and Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons, told the congregation at St Margaret’s at the Sung Eucharist on Sunday 7th February that he will resign at the end of September 2010.

    Canon Robert Wright

  • Abbey welcomes Pope Tawadros

    Thursday, 11th May 2017

    His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Bishop of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, was joined by the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, and other representatives of the Church of England, at Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Friday 12th May 2017.

  • Abbey Celebrates Dean’s Ordination Anniversary

    Tuesday, 5th July 2016

    A Sung Eucharist to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Ordination to the Priesthood of the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, was held at Westminster Abbey on Monday 4th July.

    Dean of Westminster

  • Conservation at St Margaret's

    Sunday, 24th April 2005

    Working during their holidays, two students from the Coutaulds Institute, have cleaned the altar screen in St Margaret's.

    conservation

  • Fraternité talk: Lilies and Roses - The Tudor Court and France

    Thursday, 16th May 2024

    Join Alison Weir and Sarah Gristwood in conversation as they explore the dynamic relationship between the courts of Tudor England and Renaissance France.

  • Cardinal Koch and the Archbishop of Canterbury attend Evensong at the Abbey

    Wednesday, 13th June 2012

    His Grace The Archbishop of Canterbury and His Eminence Kurt Cardinal Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, attended Evensong in Westminster Abbey on Monday 11th June, the Feast of St Barnabas the Apostle, as part of Cardinal Koch's first formal visit to the Church of England.

    Cardinal Koch Archbishop of Canterbury

  • A Service of Inauguration for new Speaker's Chaplain

    Tuesday, 12th October 2010

    The ministry of The Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin as Chaplain to The Speaker of the House of Commons was inaugurated on Tuesday 12th October 2010 in St Margaret’s Church at a special service, which was attended by The Right Honourable John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Judith Warner.

    Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin

  • Westminster Abbey’s annual Civic Service was held on Sunday 4th July 2010

    Monday, 5th July 2010

    The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, welcomed The Lord Mayor, and Deputy High Steward of the Abbey, Councillor Judith Warner and other City of Westminster councillors to Westminster Abbey for the Civic Service on Sunday 4th July.

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