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Sermons delivered by the Archbishop of Canterbury

24 August 2010
The Archbishop's sermon for Opening Eucharist at the CAPA All Africa Bishops' Conference, Uganda
The Archbishop delivered a sermon for Opening Eucharist at the 'Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa All Africa Bishops' Conference, Entebbe, Uganda
16 July 2010
Archbishop: 'What's the martyr's message to our society?'
The Archbishop of Canterbury preached at Westminster Cathedral on the occasion an ecumenical celebration of the four-hundredth anniversary of the death of St John Roberts. The service was attended by the Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops of Wales and many pilgrims from the churches in Wales.
14 July 2010
Archbishop's homily given at the commissioning of two new Church Army Evangelists
Held in the Chapel at Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop admitted and commissioned Jill Hancock and Phil Morrow into the Office of Evangelist.
13 July 2010
Archbishop's closing sermon at General Synod
The Archbishop preached in York at the final Eucharist of the 2005—2010 General Synod.
09 June 2010
Archbishop celebrates 350th Anniversary of the Royal Society
The Archbishop of Canterbury preached at a special evensong service at St Paul's Cathedral in celebration of the Royal Society's 350th anniversary. The historic link between the cathedral and society dates back to 1660 when a young Christopher Wren gave a lecture there on astronomy which led to the foundation of the society.
08 June 2010
Sermon for the New Parliament
The Archbishop of Canterbury preached at a Service for the New Parliament at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey. There were many new faces at the service, which was conducted by the Reverend Robert Wright, Rector St Margaret's and Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons.
15 May 2010
Archbishop commemorates 100th anniversary of the death of Florence Nightingale
The Archbishop preached at a service held in the chapel of St Thomas' Hospital by the Nightingale Fellowship in commemoration to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Florence Nightingale.
04 May 2010
Archbishop of Canterbury's sermon to commemorate Carthusian Martyrs
An ecumenical service was held at Charterhouse, London, to commemorate the 475th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of St John Houghton and his companions.
04 April 2010
The Archbishop's Easter Sermon
The Archbishop of Canterbury delivers his Easter Sermon at Canterbury Cathedral.
28 March 2010
'Life has the last word': Archbishop pays tribute to Oscar Romero
A sermon given by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, at a service to mark the 30th anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero, Westminster Abbey.
10 March 2010
A sermon to mark 600 years of St Edward the Confessor's church
The Archbishop led a thanksgiving service for the 600th anniversary of the St Edward the Confessor Church during his visit to Romford. The service was held in the presence of the Mayor of Havering, Councillor Roger Ramsey, Andrew Rosindell M.P. and Leader of the Council Michael White, as well as the local residents. The Archbishop described the relationship between churches and schools as 'a journey of learning and discovery'. He said that a church ought to be a "discovery channel: a place where in our loving relationships with one another we discover more about God in Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit". He added that the celebrations of the church and schools are a celebration of what God has begun - a process of making us learners, "And he's promised us that he will be with us all the way along the discovery channel".
23 January 2010
Address celebrating the Mary Ward 400 Jubilee
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, gave an address after the Distribution of Holy Communion at a Mass to celebrate the four-hundredth anniversary of beginnings of the sisters of the Venerable Mary Ward (the Congregation of Jesus, and the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary), in Westminster Cathedral.
20 January 2010
Service at the Parish of St George-in-the-East with St Paul to mark the 150th anniversary of the Ritualism Riots
A full transcript of the sermon is below:
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