Sermons
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Sermon for national Church of England online service - 3rd Sunday of Advent
11/12/2022
COMMENT - The Archbishop gave the sermon as part of the Church of England's weekly online service. This follows in full...
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House of Lords Debate on UK asylum system and refugee policy
09/12/2022
NEWS - Archbishop Stephen responded to the Archbishop of Canterbury's debate on the principles behind the contemporary UK asylum system and refugee policy, and of the response to the challenges of forced migration. His speech follows in full
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Address to York Diocesan Synod
26/11/2022
COMMENT - The Archbishop addressed York Diocesan Synod today. The address follows in full
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Archbishop Blanch Memorial Lecture
22/11/2022
COMMENT - The Archbishop of York delivers the 25th Archbishop Blanch Memorial Lecture at Liverpool Hope University on 22 November.
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Sermon for St Wilfrid’s Day, Ripon Cathedral
16/10/2022
SERMON - Patronal Eucharist marking the 1350 Anniversary of the Crypt founded by Wilfrid in 672 AD at Ripon Cathedral
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The Labour Party Conference Church Service
25/09/2022
SERMON - Each year Christians on the Left host a church service at the beginning of the Labour Party Conference. This year Archbishop Stephen was invited to preach at St James in the City, Liverpool. His sermon follows in full…
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There is a river that makes glad the city of God
18/09/2022
SERMON - Archbishop Stephen preaches and presides at Choral Eucharist at Southwark Cathedral on the eve of the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II
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Sermon following the death of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
11/09/2022
SERMON - York Minster Eucharist on the Sunday following the death of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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Preaching as Pilgrimage
06/09/2022
COMMENT - The Archbishop today gave the keynote address at the College of Preachers conference at York St John University. This follows in full
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