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 Evensong on the Second Sunday of Easter 2025
Walking together on the road to Emmaus.
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence
Sunday, 27th April 2025
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Easter 2025
'Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.'
The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival Sacrist
Sunday, 27th April 2025
Address given at a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark Anzac Day 2025
History has us telling different stories. History can make us argue.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Friday, 25th April 2025
Sermon preached at Evensong on Easter Day 2025
Jesus came and stood among them, and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ (John 20: 19)
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence
Sunday, 20th April 2025
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2025
If we want to see Easter, we must look to ourselves.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Sunday, 20th April 2025
Sermon preached at the Solemn Liturgy of the Passion and Death of Our Lord, Good Friday 2025
As we look at the cross, this symbol of torture and death, we also sense the victory of an uncontrollable and relentlessly creative life.
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and Almoner
Friday, 18th April 2025
