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  • A Reflection on closing down

    Friday, 20th March 2020

    I sat staring at a computer screen trying to find words that I could use that would explain why we had to close the Abbey.

    Friday Reflection COVID-19

  • Abbey podcast for the Feast of the Annunciation

    Wednesday, 25th March 2020

    A podcast produced in a locked down Westminster Abbey has been released today to mark the Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

    Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary Our Lady of Pew Abbeycast

  • A Reflection on isolation

    Friday, 27th March 2020

    Now, suddenly solitary, with a wife who is a head teacher in Bristol, it is time to get over myself.

  • A podcast for Passion Sunday

    Sunday, 29th March 2020

    Worshippers everywhere are invited to mark Passion Sunday today with the Abbey’s latest podcast.

    Passion Sunday

  • A Reflection on time

    Friday, 3rd April 2020

    I came to Westminster just months ago, installed as the 39th Dean on 16th November. A new boy, with west country ways, they had to bring me up to speed quickly.

  • A podcast for Palm Sunday

    Sunday, 5th April 2020

    A new podcast is released today for Palm Sunday, the day of Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the beginning of Holy Week.

    Palm Sunday Holy Week and Easter

  • Abbey releases A-Z of family activities

    Tuesday, 7th April 2020

    Staging a royal coronation at home, making up a secret sign language and navigation games are amongst the new activities being released online by the Abbey to keep families occupied during isolation.

    Learning Family

  • HRH The Prince of Wales records Easter Day reading

    Thursday, 9th April 2020

    His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has recorded a reading of the Gospel for Easter Day which will be broadcast by Westminster Abbey.

    HRH The Prince of Wales

  • A Reflection for Good Friday

    Friday, 10th April 2020

    I was outside in the Abbey garden. The sun shone on cherry blossom and tulips. Spring ablaze before me, full of new life and promise.

  • A Reflection for Easter Day

    Sunday, 12th April 2020

    I grew up in a house where Easter could be a bit problematic. There were Easter eggs of course, but we were not churchgoers.

  • A Reflection on blame

    Friday, 17th April 2020

    The news is full of the spat between Mr Trump and the World Health Organisation. Here is an argument about how you explain what is happening to us and, perhaps, about who is to blame.

  • A podcast for Low Sunday

    Sunday, 19th April 2020

    A new podcast is released today for Low Sunday which begins with the story of the disciples in their own lockdown.

  • New Zealand Prime Minister reads for Abbey podcast

    Friday, 24th April 2020

    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has recorded a poem for Westminster Abbey’s podcast which will be published as part of this weekend’s ANZAC Day commemorations.

    ANZAC Day Jacinda Adern

  • A Reflection on thanks

    Friday, 24th April 2020

    Each morning at round about the same time, I stand at the top of a staircase looking out of my temporary home onto the streets of Westminster.

  • Abbey marks ANZAC Day in lockdown

    Saturday, 25th April 2020

    The Abbey has upheld its long tradition of marking ANZAC Day by holding a special wreath laying ceremony conducted by the Dean of Westminster.

  • A Reflection on Restlessness

    Friday, 1st May 2020

    Westminster has changed. I am living in a changed environment. Shops and offices are shut. Parks may be full, but the city pavements are deserted.

  • A podcast for the Fourth Sunday of Easter

    Sunday, 3rd May 2020

    A podcast for the Fourth Sunday of Easter is published today as part of the Abbey’s continued commitment to provide virtual worship for all.

    Alan Titchmarsh

  • Prime Minister visits Abbey on eve of VE Day

    Thursday, 7th May 2020

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson was welcomed to the Abbey tonight by the Dean of Westminster on the eve of the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

    VE Day Prime Minister Boris Johnson

  • A podcast for the 75th anniversary of VE Day

    Friday, 8th May 2020

    A special podcast for VE Day with contributions from the Chief of the Defence Staff and VE Day veteran Barbara Weatherill has been released to mark the 75th anniversary.

  • A podcast for the Fifth Sunday of Easter

    Sunday, 10th May 2020

    A podcast for the Fifth Sunday of Easter is published today as the Abbey continues to offer virtual worship for all.

    Florence Nightingale

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