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Thursday, 26 September 2024

Wedding Sermon - The Song of Divine Love


A sermon given at the marriage of Scott Westoby and Shani Cantor at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Thursday 26th September 2024. Scott manages The Phoenix Arts Club, a drag and cabaret bar next to the church. Shani is a fantastic performer and sings at the club as well as in numerous productions on the West End stage. The marriage service ended with a procession behind a band down Denmark Street. The sermon draws on lyrics from songs recorded, demoed or written in Demark Street – the UK’s version of Tin Pan Alley, which is next to the church.

Sunday, 8 September 2024

Sermon-The Accession Day-Why Pray for the King?


A sermon given during Holy Communion (BCP) at St Giles-in-the-Fields on The Accession Day, Sunday 8th September 2024, drawing on the texts of 1 Peter 2.11-17 and Matthew 22.16-22. 


Why ought we to pray for the King? A former Rector of St Giles-in-the-Fields (and Chaplain to King George II) helps us to understand why…

Sermon on the 75th Anniversary of the start of the restoration of St Olave Hart Street

A sermon given at St Olave Hart Street on Sunday 21st June 2026 during a service marking the seventy fifth anniversary of the start of the r...