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Canon Theologian to retire
Tuesday, 6th March 2018
The Reverend Professor Vernon White, who has been Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey since June 2011 and a Visiting Professor at King’s College London, is to retire at the end of September 2018.
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Edward Vernon
Politician and Sailor
Edward Vernon has a marble memorial in the north transept, near the entry door. He was born in Westminster on 12th November 1684.
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Robert White
Musician and Composer
Robert White, composer, and his wife Ellen (Tye) were buried in St Margaret's Westminster. He was Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey.
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Vernon Faithfull Storr
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Vernon Faithfull Storr has a memorial stone in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey. He is buried at Matfield church in Kent.
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Harold Costley-White
Priest/Minister
The ashes of Harold Costley-White, Canon of Westminster 1936-1938 and Head Master of Westminster School, are buried in the vault of the Islip chapel.
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Sermons
Transcripts of sermons given at recent Abbey services. They deal with current theological issues, religion and world events, and the interpretation of biblical texts.
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A white rose is laid on the Innocent Victims’ Memorial
The Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Boris Johnson MP, attended a service to commemorate the life of Florence Nightingale at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 12th May 2021.
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Earl of Wessex attends Synod service
His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex attended a Service of Holy Communion at the Inauguration of the Eleventh General Synod of the Church of England.
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Sermon Given at Matins on Christ the King 2016
Sunday, 20th November 2016
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of Christ the King 2019
Sunday, 24th November 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of Christ the King 2019: The ambiguity of a king who serves. Westminster Abbey is not exactly short of imagery surrounding the subject of.
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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.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2019
Sunday, 21st April 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2019: Now we enter fully into the joy of the risen Lord. Many of us have journeyed in a particular way with Jesus Christ.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the festival of the Baptism of Christ, 2022
Sunday, 9th January 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the festival of the Baptism of Christ, 2022: What does the grace of baptism accomplish? Today we keep the feast of the Baptism of Christ. It’s somewhat ironic.
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Sermon at Memorial Eucharist For Eric Symes Abbott
Wednesday, 12th June 1985
Delivered by The Reverend John Robson. Chaplain of Wellington College, Berkshire.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2015
Sunday, 15th March 2015
Sermon given by The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 2nd October 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: ‘May you live in interesting times’ ‘May you live in interesting times’ is often claimed to be a translation of a.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Third Sunday before Lent 2017
Sunday, 12th February 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday before Advent 2021
Sunday, 14th November 2021
Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday before Advent 2021: We often fail to get angry about the right things, in the right way. The email arrived whilst I was on.
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Sermon series: Noble Army of Martyrs
Sunday, 10th September 2023
Noble Army of Martyrs: Above the Abbey’s Great West Door stand ten statues to 20th-century Christian martyrs. This autumn, to mark the 25th anniversary of their installation, a sermon series.
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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.