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Sermon at the Solemn Evensong of Thanksgiving for the Canonisation of St Oscar Romero
Saturday, 17th November 2018
We celebrate today the canonisation of St Oscar Romero, Bishop and Martyr, that took place in Rome on 14th October 2018.
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Sermon given at the Dedication Festival Sung Eucharist
Sunday, 20th October 2019
Today, we celebrate the anniversary of the dedication of this third Abbey Church, which took place 750 years ago last Sunday.
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Sermon at Matins on Good Friday 2018
Friday, 30th March 2018
Sermon at Matins on Good Friday 2018: Why should the tortured death of one man on a cross 2000 years ago on a scrubby hill in the Middle East matter to us.
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Library collection
Today’s library was established after the Abbey was founded as a collegiate church in 1560. It has been in the former monastic dormitory since 1591.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Eve of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2018
Friday, 12th October 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Eve of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2018: Our response to tough times should not be to turn away from God. Our focus.
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Service of Thanksgiving for Sir Sydney Chapman
Wednesday, 10th June 2015
A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Sydney Chapman was held at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, on Wednesday 10th June 2015.
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A Christmas Caroll from Westminster Abbey
Works by Leighton, Poulenc, Rutter and Walton feature in this delightful and unusual selection of music for Christmas.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday before Advent 2023
Sunday, 19th November 2023
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday before Advent 2023: Where is the violence we see and sometimes experience actually coming from? In a world full of wrath, and.
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The Charles Gore Lecture 2003
Monday, 24th February 2003
The Basis of Anglican Fellowship in Faith in Organisation is the rather stodgy title which Bishop Charles Gore gave to an Open Letter he wrote to his clergy in the Diocese of Oxford in 1914.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2023
Sunday, 1st January 2023
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2023: A reflection on a much-overlooked part of the Christmas story from the Gospel of Matthew, and encourages us to.
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Sermon preached at Evensong on the Baptism of Christ 2024
Sunday, 7th January 2024
Sermon preached for the Baptism of Christ 2024: Returning from Bethlehem. ‘Homewards’ is the name of the Prince of Wales’s new anti-homelessness initiative. Prince William has decided to focus an enormous amount.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2024
Thursday, 9th May 2024
‘While he was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven.’
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Sermon at the Liturgy on Easter Day 2018
Sunday, 1st April 2018
Sermon at the Liturgy on Easter Day 2018: God raised Jesus of Nazareth from the dead and because of that, nothing in this world can ever be the last word for us..
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Sir Sydney Nicholson
Musician and Composer
The ashes of Sir Sydney Nicholson, organist, lie in the west cloister. His gravestone was re-cut in 1975. He was born on 9th February 1875.
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Coronation Theatre on display from 8th-13th May
Monday, 3rd April 2023
Following the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort, visitors will be welcomed to the Abbey to see the Coronation Theatre.
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Book your experience today
We welcome schools, universities, community groups and youth groups from the UK and overseas, and offer activities for families during the holidays.
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Evensong to be streamed live from the Abbey on Sunday
Friday, 14th May 2021
Evensong from Westminster Abbey at 3.00pm on Sunday 16th May will be streamed live for worshippers to join in from home.
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Radio 3 to broadcast Choral Evensong from the Abbey
Monday, 24th May 2021
BBC Radio 3 will broadcast Choral Evensong live from Westminster Abbey at 3.30pm on Wednesday 26th May 2021.
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Latest CD release from the Choir of Westminster Abbey
Tuesday, 20th April 2010
The latest CD release from the Choir of Westminster Abbey has already won critical acclaim.
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Anniversary Choral Evensong broadcast from Abbey
Thursday, 29th September 2016
BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong celebrated its 90th anniversary this autumn with a live broadcast from the Abbey on Wednesday 28th September on the Eve of the Feast of St Michael and All Angels.
