Showing posts with label song. Show all posts
Showing posts with label song. Show all posts

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, 21 April 2024

Sermon - Sing that Bittersweet Symphony

Marian Anderson by William H. Johnston, 1945 (Smithsonian Museum)

A sermon given during Holy Communion (BCP) at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Sunday 21st April 2024 (The Third Sunday after Easter) based on the text of 1 Peter 2.11-17 and John 16.16-22. You can listen to an audio recording of this sermon at this link.

A Beacon of Thy Charity - A Grace for the Trinity House Civic Lunch on Trafalgar Day 2026

Anton Melbye, The Eddystone Lighthouse, 1846 A grace offered before the Civic Lunch at Trinity House on Wednesday 21st October 2026. The pra...