Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey

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Sermons, services and reflections from Westminster Abbey and lectures on issues of faith, ethics, politics and public policy-making from the Westminster Abbey Institute.

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Westminster Abbey

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Religion

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Apr 4, 2026

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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Ash Wednesday - 2016 23.05.2016

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, on Ash Wednesday, 10th February 2016 at Westminster Abbey. #westminsterabbey #ashwednesday #churchofengland #christian #religion

Sermon preached at the Synod Service 2015 28.11.2015

Father Raniero Cantalamessa O.F.M. CAP, Preacher to the Papal Household gives the Sermon at a Service of Holy Communion at the Inauguration of the Tenth General Synod of the Church of England at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 24th November 2015

In Power? The Power of MPs 19.11.2015

Speaker: Baroness Jowell Interlocutor and Chair: Baroness D'Souza, Lord Speaker It is neither superheroes nor automata but human beings who pace the corridors of Westminster and Whitehall, often feeling anything but powerful. Bound by party politics, the executive, the minister, public opinion, the media: sometimes these constraints are real, sometimes not. Who, or what, is running the country? Ho...

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on All Souls' Day 2015 06.11.2015

The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, delivers the sermon on All Souls Day, 2nd November 2015

Sermon given at a special service to commemorate the 600th anniversary of The Battle of Agincourt 29.10.2015

The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Richard Chartres KCVO, Bishop of London, gives the sermon at a special service to commemorate the 600th anniversary of The Battle of Agincourt

Sermon given at a special service celebrating the lives of Armenian martyrs 28.10.2015

The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Richard Chartres KCVO gives the address at a special service celebrating the lives of Armenian martyrs

In Power? The Power of Whitehall 27.10.2015

Speaker: Sir David Normington Interlocutor and Chair: Professor Lord Hennessy It is neither superheroes nor automata but human beings who pace the corridors of Westminster and Whitehall, often feeling anything but powerful. Bound by party politics, the executive, the minister, public opinion, the media: sometimes these constraints are real, sometimes not. Who, or what, is running the country? How...

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist for the Dedication of Westminster Abbey - 2015 26.10.2015

Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster at the Sung Eucharist for the Dedication of Westminster Abbey on Sunday 18th October 2015

Sermon Given on the Festival Eucharist during the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor 26.10.2015

Sermon given by The Right Reverend Stephen Platten, Honorary Assistant Bishop, Diocese of London, at the Festival Eucharist on the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor - 17th October 2015

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist for the Translation of St Edward the Confessor - 2015 26.10.2015

Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster at Sung Eucharist on 13th October 2015, The Translation of St Edward the Confessor, 1163, 1269

In Power? The Power of the Judiciary 13.10.2015

It is neither superheroes nor automata but human beings who pace the corridors of Westminster and Whitehall, often feeling anything but powerful. Bound by party politics, the executive, the minister, public opinion, the media: sometimes these constraints are real, sometimes not. Who, or what, is running the country? How is power balanced around Parliament Square between the Legislature, the Judici...

Address given at a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of Blind Veterans UK 06.10.2015

The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor The Lady Flight, attended a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of Blind Veterans UK at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 6th October 2015. The address was given by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall

Address given at Judges Service 2015 01.10.2015

The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 1st October 2015. The Reverend Robin Griffith-Jones, Master of the Temple, gave the address. Find out more about the Judges Service 2015:

Sermon given at a service of thanksgiving and rededication to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain 20.09.2015

The Venerable (Air Vice-Marshal) Jonathan Chaffey QHC RAF Chaplain-in-Chief, Royal Air Force, gives the sermon at a service of thanksgiving and rededication to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

Sermon given at Sung Eucharist on St Peter's Day 30.06.2015

Sermon given at Sung Eucharist on St Peter's Day by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster

Sermon from the Day of Pentecost - 24th May 2015 26.05.2015

"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you." @deanwestminster The Very Reverend Dr John Hall preaches at Sung Eucharist on The Day of Pentecost, Sunday 2015.

30th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture- Blessed are the Hypocrites? 22.05.2015

Confession is big business. As family relationships are laid bare for daytime TV audiences and mock courtrooms try real cases for entertainment, calls for repentance echo everywhere. Those who hold power; religious, political, legal and cultural; are held to account by a free media and unregulated internet. In these contexts, what can the Church say about the Christian requirement for mercy as a p...

Sermon from Ordination and Consecration of Bishops at Westminster Abbey - 14th May 2015 15.05.2015

The sermon, preached by The Right Reverend and Right Honourable The Lord Williams of Oystermouth, formerly Archbishop of Canterbury, at The Ordination and Consecration of Bishops at Westminster Abbey - 14th May 2015

Sermon - Sung Eucharist, Ascension Day 15.05.2015

The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall delivers the sermon at Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day, 14th May 2015

50th Annual Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale - Address 12.05.2015

The Address given by Professor Michael Wheeler, Visiting Professor at the Universities of Lancaster, Roehampton and Southampton at the 50th Annual Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale.

Address given at the Service of Thanksgiving Marking the 70th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day 10.05.2015

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby delivers the Address at the Service of Thanksgiving Marking the 70th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, 2015. #VEDay70

The Address - A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the ANZAC Landings 27.04.2015

The Dean of Westminster Abbey, The Very Reverend John Hall, delivers the address at A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the ANZAC Landings on Saturday 25th April 2015

Stand and Be Counted - Purposefulness 13.04.2015

Speaker: Canon Professor Vernon White Stand and Be Counted offers lectures and symposia for all those concerned with the health of Politics. This lecture is one of a series of 3 lectures, focussing on "Idealism and Compromise in Public Service: When the eye sees further than the hand can reach."

Stand and Be Counted - Morality 02.04.2015

Speaker: Canon Professor Vernon White Stand and Be Counted offers lectures and symposia for all those concerned with the health of Politics. This lecture is one of a series of 3 lectures, focussing on "Idealism and Compromise in Public Service: When the eye sees further than the hand can reach."

Stand and be Counted - Idealism 18.03.2015

Speaker: Canon Professor Vernon White Stand and Be Counted offers lectures and symposia for all those concerned with the health of Politics. This lecture is one of a series of 3 lectures, focussing on "Idealism and Compromise in Public Service: When the eye sees further than the hand can reach."

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