Sermon-Unto thee shall all flesh come

A sermon given at Evensong at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Sunday 6th October 2024 inspired by the life and writings of abolitionist and radical Robert Wedderburn one of the ‘St Giles Blackbirds’ and readings from Deuteronomy 26.1-11 and John 6.26-35. This sermon was given on Harvest Sunday and during Black History Month.

BOOK REVIEW-Endell Street. The Women who ran Britain’s Trailblazing Military Hospital

Based on research from numerous sources and woven together into an engaging narrative, this former Radio Four ‘Book of the Week’ by Wendy Moore tells the story of the Endell Street Military Hospital – the only hospital in England ever to be run and staffed entirely by women, located in the parish of St Giles-in-the-Fields. Wendy Moore will be giving a talk for The St Giles Society on Wednesday 20th November 2024 at 7pm at St Giles-in-the-Fields. Tickets £5 available at this link.

Sermon - Blackbirds, Pigeons, Doves & our Wings of Faith

Charles McGhee - One of the St Giles' Blackbirds (1824. Painting by John Dempsey. National Portrait Gallery)

A sermon given during Holy Communion (BCP) at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Sunday 12th May 2024 based on the text of 1 Peter 4.7-11 and John 15.26-16.4. You can listen to an audio recording of this sermon at this link.

Sermon - Wings of Faith

Gin Lane 2016 by Thomas Moore

A sermon given during Evensong at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Sunday 5th May 2024 based on the text of Song of Solomon 4.16-5.2 and Revelation 3.14-end.