Baptism Homily-Another verse in an ancient song

State Baptism of a Child of Noble Blood, Anonymous, c1612, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

A homily given on the baptism of [N] by The Reverend Phillip Dawson at St Olave Hart Street in the City of London on Saturday 19th September 2026.

Sermon-Forward people of Christ, forward people of the Cross

The Crypt Chapel at St Olave Hart Street

A brief Thought for the Day given at a lunchtime service of Holy Communion at St Olave Hart Street, City of London on Tuesday 29th July 2025 – the Feast Day of St Olaf. The service, the last before the summer break, took place in the medieval crypt chapel, using the altar there for the first time in several years. Services resume at St Olave Hart Street on Tuesday 2nd September at 12.30pm when I will be back preach and celebrate.