Sermons
Below you can find transcripts of sermons our clergy and guest preachers have given at recent Abbey services. They deal with current theological issues, religion and world events, and the interpretation of biblical texts.
Where possible, we provide an audio and video recording of the sermon.
Sermon preached at a Service to mark the opening of the Legal Year in England and Wales
May the wisdom of God 'enter your heart and protect you with understanding'.
The Right Revd Dr Peter Selby Honorary Assistant Bishop, Diocese of Southwark, Bishop to HM Prisons 2002–07, President, National Council for Independent Monitoring Boards 2007–12
Tuesday, 1st October 2024
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity 2024
British holy sites series: IV Canterbury
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence
Sunday, 29th September 2024
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity 2024
Stumbling can be spiritual.
The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Precentor
Sunday, 29th September 2024
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity 2024
British holy sites series: III Little Gidding
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence
Sunday, 22nd September 2024
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2024
God be with you till we meet again.
The Reverend Tricia Hillas Canon Steward
Sunday, 15th September 2024
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2024
British holy sites series: II Walsingham
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence
Sunday, 8th September 2024
