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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 9d

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.

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#familyplay #halfterm #londonforfree #camden

Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · 12d

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...

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 · Sep 24

Thank you! Leaving St Giles a
bit earlier than expected but off to an equally wonderful parish with amazing people, fascinating past and huge potential for the future! All v exciting and a huge privilege.

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · Sep 19

“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

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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 · Sep 16

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 · Sep 10

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/...
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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 · Sep 10

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

Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · Sep 7

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 · Aug 24

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
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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 · Jul 17

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 · Jul 17

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 · Jul 16

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.

Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · Jul 13

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 · Jul 9

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

Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · Jun 4

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 · May 18

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:

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · May 11

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...

Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · May 10

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 · May 8

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 · Apr 29

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...

Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · Apr 27

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 · Apr 26

They are lovely, thank you! It will soon be a new Eden out there!

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Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · Apr 26

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 · Apr 24

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...

Phillip Dawson @phillipdawson.bsky.social · Apr 15

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.

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