Sermons & Lectures

Fifth Sunday before Lent

Canon Nicola considers the meaning of the ‘living water’ Jesus speaks of in the reading from John’s Gospel, when he encounters a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well.  Following a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in November she describes the situation in Nablus today, looking to the Orthodox Church which is built over the well for signs of hope.  

Sermon preached at Evensong on Sunday 3 February, 2019.

Fourth Sunday of Epiphany

With the help of Nehemiah the Dean thinks about holiness.

Sermon preached at the 10.00am Eucharist on Sunday 27 January, 2019.

The Baptism of Christ

On the week when we focus on the significance of Christ’s Baptism, Canon Nicola considers the unity that comes through the universally recognised Sacrament of Baptism.

Sermon preached at Evensong on Sunday 13 January, 2019.

First Sunday of Christmas, Evensong

At Evensong on the First Sunday of Christmas, Canon Nicola preaches on the innkeeper.

Sermon preached on Sunday 30 December 2018.

Christmas Day

The Dean preaches at the Festival Eucharist on Christmas Day.

Second Sunday of Advent

With an unfamiliar book of the bible before him the Dean thinks about a national crisis.

Sermon preached at the 10.00am Cathedral Eucharist, Sunday 9 December, 2018.

First Sunday of Advent

On Advent Sunday Revd Sarah Evans, the Cathedral Chaplain, considers how we might learn to hope for the Second Coming of Christ by living out Advent in three timeframes.

Sermon preached at the 10.00am Cathedral Eucharist, Sunday 2 December, 2018.

Christ the King

On the Feast of Christ the King, Canon Martin asks what we need to let go of to live lives seeped in the truth that Christ is King.

Sermon preached at the 10.00am Cathedral Eucharist, Sunday 25 November, 2018.

Second Sunday before Advent

On the Second Sunday before Advent, Bishop Humphrey Southern, Principal of Ripon College, Cuddesdon, preaches on the end of the world.

Sermon preached at the 10.00am Cathedral Eucharist, Sunday 18 November 2018.

Simon and Jude, Apostles

On the Feast of Simon and Jude, Apostles, the Revd Neill Archer preaches on Christ the Cornerstone.

Sermon preached at the 10.00am Cathedral Eucharist, Sunday 28 Octobe,r 2018.