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.

Nine Lessons and Carols-Living the Word

A homily given at the conclusion of the sequence of Nine Lessons and Carols at St Olave Hart Street on Tuesday 9th December 2025 at 5.30pm. Thank you to everyone who came to this first service of its kind here for many years. A special thank you to Colin Spinks and the choir and to all our readers, representing some of the many important organisations who call St Olave Hart Street their 'own' church.