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St Olave Hart Street @stolavehartst.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Join us for traditional candlelit carol services, thoughtful preaching & sublime choral music in our beautiful medieval church, where all are always welcome: www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/advent-ch... #advent #christmas #cityoflondon #towerhill #carols #christmascarols #ninelessons #midnightmass

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St Olave Hart Street @stolavehartst.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Choral Evensong at St Olave Hart Street Tonight - Tuesday 11 November 5.30pm-6.15pm Join us in our beautiful medieval church for submlime music and the timeless liturgy of the Book of Common Prayer. #ArmisticeDay #RemembranceDay

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St Olave Hart Street @stolavehartst.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

A huge thank you to The London Storyteller for leading our parish walk today, connecting the parish of St Giles-in-the-Fields to St Olave Hart Street through the world of Restoration London as witnessed by Samuel Pepys. A wonderful day which included a glimpse of The Lady Mayor's Show!

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St Olave Hart Street @stolavehartst.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

A great pleasure to welcome current and former staff of Cory Group for the Corynthians Remembrance Service today & see the company 'Roll of Honour' that was rediscovered this year. The text of the sermon 'And there's another country' is at this link: onebodyonebread.blogspot.com/2025/11/serm...

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St Olave Hart Street @stolavehartst.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

It was a great pleasure to welcome the Master and members of the The Worshipful Company of Fuellers for a combined celebration of 'Fuellers Sunday' and the Feast of All Saints! Glorious music from our choir as ever! Text of the sermon at the link below: onebodyonebread.blogspot.com/2025/11/serm...

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Free Family Play Days in St Giles Churchyard Tuesday 28 October, Wednesday 29 October, Thursday 30 October - 11am-4pm We welcome back Assemble Play for three free Family Play Days this half term. All welcome. www.stgilesonline.org/post/free-ha... #familyplay #halfterm #londonforfree #camden

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Wonderful to have visitors from the Episcopal Diocese of New York with us in church on Sunday. How fortunate they had heard of Hyacinth Bucket/Bouquet - or my sermon may have been difficult to explain!! onebodyonebread.blogspot.com/2025/10/serm...

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Sermon-Keeping Up Appearances?

Hyacinth and Richard aboard the QEII (BBC) A sermon given during Holy Communion (BCP) at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Sunday 12th October 2025 ...

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

“Churchwardens find love in the Book of Common Prayer” a lovely article by Madeline Davies in the Church Times of the marriage of our Churchwardens Catherine and Oliver at St Giles-in-the-Fields #CofEPeeps #BookofCommonPrayer #LondonChurches www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

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Tinder-united churchwardens find love in Book of Common Prayer

Oliver Flory and Catherine Campbell, wardens of St Giles-in-the-Fields, were married there last month, having met on Tinder ten years ago

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Each stole, altar frontal, chasuble & cope Jacquie Binns has made has a story to tell. This year she celebrates 40 years as an ecclesiastical textile designer with events bringing together her work, these stories & the people & churches they were made for : www.stgilesonline.org/post/stole-n...

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

A great privilege to introduce today's Daily Service on BBCRadio4Extra talking about the beautiful Pre-Raphaelite stained glass in Christ Church Southagte and my calling as a priest. Listen on the IPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @williammorrissocuk.bsky.social @dioceseoflondon.bsky.social

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Daily Service - Sacred Expressions: The Arts in Worship - BBC Sounds

This week's Daily Service reflects on how the arts enrich our spiritual lives.

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

A huge thank you to Churchwarden Brian for the excellent talk last night about some of the memorials and inscriptions at St Olave Hart Street and to Colin and our wonderful choir for the glorious service of Choral Evensong beforehand. #samuelpepys #squaremilechurches #greatfireoflondon

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

It was announced this morning that I have been appointed as the next Rector of St Olave Hart Street. Sad to leave St Giles-in-the-Fields so soon but a great honour and privilege and very excited about this new chapter! Here's a pic of some of the St O's gang from earlier in the year! #LondonChurches

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

My sermon today reflects on the gap between who is remembered as “the greatest” on the walls of this church (& many others) & who Jesus describes as the greatest. Text at the link: onebodyonebread.blogspot.com/2025/08/serm... #stbartholomew #RememberSlavery @unesco.org @dioceseoflondon.bsky.social

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Sermon-Who is the Greatest?

The Second Lord Baltimore Cecilius (Cecil) Calvert (1605-1675) by Gerard Soest, c. 1670 A sermon given during Holy Communion (BCP) at St Gil...

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Play-in-the-Fields with Assemble Play Free Family Play Days Thursday 21st August Friday 22nd August 11am-4pm St Giles-in-the-Fields Churchyard, WC2H 8LG All welcome!

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

A great joy to be back to officiate Choral Evensong at Holy Sepulchre London with their world class choir yesterday. Services at HSL stop in August - catch Evensong in the next few weeks if you can (Wednesdays from 5.15pm) - final service of term 30th July. hsl.church #CofEPeeps #evensong #anglican

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Family Summer Play Days in the St Giles Churchyard run by Make Do Play - Wednesday 30th July, 6th August, 13th August, 20th August supported by St Giles-in-the-Fields, Dragon Hall and Camden Council. Child-led outdoor play with loose parts. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

A great joy to baptise Leo this afternoon at St Mary le Bow and very grateful for the help of his brother Jude in the service as the water, oil and candle bearer! #baptism #christening #cityoflondon #anglican #cofe #cofepeeps

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Please join us at St Giles-in-the-Fields as our fascinating ‘Year for Service’ series of talks continue. Emeritus Professor Lis Howell : “A Voice to the Voiceless” - Sunday 13th July at 6.30pm during Evensong. Details below! #cofepeeps #evensong #centralLondonchurches

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

We have more amazing women joining us to speak at Evensong this month, giving their insights on putting faith into action through acts of service. Please join us at St Giles-in-the-fields for Evensong every Sunday at 6.30pm. Nearest Tube : Tottenham Court Road.

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Preaching before the third church AGM of the year today! It will be a great privilege to be at St. George's Bloomsbury for the Sung Eucharist at 10.30am - the text of my sermon is at the link below: onebodyonebread.blogspot.com/2025/05/serm...

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

A great joy to be back with the lovely people of St Olave Hart Street today to celebrate Holy Communion before they gathered for their Annual Meeting. The text of my sermon inspired by the glorious readings from Acts & the Gospel of John is at this link: onebodyonebread.blogspot.com/2025/05/serm...

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Thanks to everyone who came to our special VE Day 80 Evensong on Thursday at St Giles-in-the-Fields. The choir sang beautifully, Tom gave a cracking sermon. Thanks to members of the Household Cavalry who came to yet another service this week & all who helped serve refreshments afterwards! #CofEPeeps

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Please join us at St Giles-in-the-Fields this evening, Thursday 8th May at 6.30pm for a special service of Choral Evensong marking the 80th Anniversary of VE Day: www.stgilesonline.org/post/ve-day-... #veday80 #veday #choralevensong #bcp #bookofcommonprayer #centrallondon #anglican #churchofengland

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

A brief "Thought for the Day" given at today's lunchtime service of Holy Communion at St Olave Hart Street drawing on the text of part of Mark 13 - the 'Little Apocalypse' and my experience on the morning of the terrorist attack in London 20 years ago: onebodyonebread.blogspot.com/2025/04/thou...

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Today as millions of Christians are without a permanent leader on earth & we meet for our Annual Meeting, our scriptures help us answer the question - what does it mean to be this church? My sermon given today at St Giles-in-the-Fields: onebodyonebread.blogspot.com/2025/04/serm...

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

The St Giles-in-the-Fields garden improvements continue. Please get in touch if you can help us keep up the pace! Seeding of wild flowers tomorrow. Thanks to Spencer Noll for all his work on Friday preparing the ground! It will soon be a haven for social (not anti social) activity!

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

This year at St Giles-in-the-Fields we welcome inspiring speakers showing how faith can be put into action through acts of service. We are pleased to announce the first dates in our "Year of Service" programme. I'm grateful to all our speakers for participating: www.stgilesonline.org/post/guest-s...

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

On Wednesday evening at 6.30pm at St Giles-in-the-Fields we are joined by the choir of St George's Bloomsbury for a special service of Tenebrae - which means darkness. Candles are gradually extinguished as the choir sing and we reflect on the Passion of Christ. www.stgilesonline.org/post/holy-we...

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Today is #NationalGardeningDay - we are so grateful to all the volunteers who have helped us at St Giles-in-the-fields over the past week as we begin work on making the churchyard a more beautiful space for everyone to enjoy.

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

A great joy to be with the people of St Olave Hart Street on Palm Sunday, with beautiful music from the choir. My sermon - "Word made Flesh" - drawing on the latest craze to make AI action figures, is at this link: onebodyonebread.blogspot.com/2025/04/serm... #hosanna #palmsunday #cofepeeps

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Pics by Tom from our Day of Prayer, co-ordinated by Lay Reader Wil. Thanks to Mirjam Ngoy-Verhage for her advice. The "Listening Groups" were a big success & these resources (and others Mirjam has developed) well worth accessing. Churches in @dioceseoflondon.bsky.social - do get in touch with her!

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Thank you to Spencer Noll and all these wonderful volunteers from the GSK Premises and Facilities Team for doing the back breaking digging work on Friday in advance of our planting day on Sunday. We are slowly making progress on improving the quality of the churchyard.

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

It will be a great joy to be back at the historic St Olave Hart Street in the City of London on Sunday morning for Palm Sunday, a short walk from Tower Hill or Aldgate tube. We will be blessing palms, processing and singing the Passion Gospel. Join us at 11am! #CofE #Anglican #ChurchofEngland

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

It was lovely to take members of GSK's Global Finance Team on a short walk around the neighbourhood to mark World Health Week, making connections between what they do each day and the fascinating health and welfare history of the St Giles area.

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Please join us on Tuesday at 5.30pm at St Olave Hart Street for the second in our monthly services of Choral Evensong, according to the Book of Common Prayer. Unwind with beautiful music from the choir and space for reflection at the end of the day in this beautiful & historic church. saintolave.com

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Holy Week & Easter at St Giles-in-the-Fields Please join us for our services during Holy Week and Easter. Services from Thursday to Sunday according to the Book of Common Prayer. All welcome. www.stgilesonline.org/post/holy-we... #holyweek #lent #easter #churchofengland #bookofcommonprayer

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Please join us at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Sunday 25th May at 11am for a special service of Holy Communion followed by the placing of a garland of oak trees on the tomb of Richard Penderel, ‘The Kings Deliverer’, who is buried in the churchyard. www.stgilesonline.org/post/oak-app... #restorationday

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Please join us at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Thursday 8th May at 6.30pm for a special service of Choral Evensong marking the 80th Anniversary of VE Day: www.stgilesonline.org/post/ve-day-... #veday80 #veday #choralevensong #bcp #bookofcommonprayer #centrallondon #anglican #churchofengland

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

A huge thank you to volunteers from the Procurement Team at GSK and the Central District Alliance who donated a few hours this morning to help us clear up part of the St Giles-in-the-Fields Churchyard #volunteering #thankyou #StGiles #churchyard

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

A brief 'Thought for the Day' given at the lunchtime service of Holy Communion at St Olave Hart Street on Tuesday lunchtime, inspired by Ezekiel's vision of a mighty river : onebodyonebread.blogspot.com/2025/04/thou... #hiddenrivers #spirituality #cofepeeps

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Thought for the Day - A Mighty River

Olafur Eliasson's ‘Waterfall’ at Versailles, 2006 A Thought for the Day given at a lunchtime service of Holy Communion at St Olave Hart Stre...

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

It was great pleasure to be with the lovely people of St Olave Hart Street on Mothering Sunday and give this sermon "Our Ministry of Bearing", drawing on the writing of Dietrich Bonhoeffer who died eighty years ago this year: onebodyonebread.blogspot.com/2025/03/serm... #motheringsunday #cofepeeps

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Sermon - Our Ministry of Bearing

Alice Neel, The Family, 1927, Metropolitan Museum of Art A sermon given during the Sung Eucharist at St Olave Hart Street, City of London an...

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

It was a great privilege to give a talk with my better half Henry on 26th March at Holy Sepulchure, the National Musicians Church: "Portraying Christ in Music:Fully Human and Fully Divine." We didn't completely stick to our script but our notes are here: onebodyonebread.blogspot.com/2025/03/port...

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Portraying Christ in Music : Fully Human and Fully Divine

Gauguin as Christ in the Garden, 1889 A script of a joint talk given by Henry Lamprecht (my better half!) and me as part of a series on Musi...

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Please join my better half @henrylamprecht.bsky.social & me for our first ever joint talk in a church! Portraying Christ in Music, Fully Human and Fully Divine. A talk during Choral Evensong at the National Musician's Church, Holy Sepulchre, Holborn Viaduct. Wednesday 26th March 5.15pm-6.00pm

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

A privilege to preside at the Eucharist for the 50th time since I was ordained priest on Sunday at St George's Bloomsbury. Inspired by the scriptures and Morecambe & Wise, my sermon encourages us to make the most of our relationship with God while we can. onebodyonebread.blogspot.com/2025/03/serm...

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Sermon - You'll miss me when I'm gone

Fig Tree by Paul Klee A sermon given during the Sung Eucharist at St George's Bloomsbury on Sunday 23rd March 2025 (Year C, Lent III) based ...

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

A clip of the talented University of London Chamber Choir and the University of London Symphony Orchestra who performed Handel's Messiah on Saturday evening at the church. Very talented students. I am grateful for their musical support with events at @lshtm.bsky.social #hechaplaincy #chaplaincy

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

A pic of the University of London Chamber Choir gearing up to sing at the @lshtm.bsky.social Spring Concert on Wednesday. We enjoyed musical numbers from the choir and audience & three springtime poems from Christian, Jewish & Muslim authors. #HEChaplaincy #SpringEquinox

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Today is #UniMentalHealthDay. The Student Support Services team at @lshtm.bsky.social have put on a range of events for students as well as offering a chance for 1-2-1 conversation. It has been lovely to be involved in a singing workshop and a lunchtime quiz #HEChaplaincy

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

A great pleasure to be with the lovely people of St Olave Hart Street in the City of London this Shrove Tuesday lunchtime and share this Thought for the Day - "Flipping Loyalties" : onebodyonebread.blogspot.com/2025/03/serm... #shrovetuesday #preaching #epistleofjames #cityoflondon #anglican #cofe

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Sermon-Flipping Loyalties

The Pancake Bakery, Pieter Aertsen, 1560 A sermon given during a service of Holy Communion at St Olave Hart Street on Tuesday 4th March 2025...

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Please join me at 12.30pm today Saint Olave Hart Street in the City of London for Holy Communion and a brief Thought for the Day. Do also join us next Tuesday evening (11th March) at 5.30pm for service of Choral Evensong - music list in poster below. #choralevensong #cityoflondon #evensong #cofe

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