Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on All Souls' Day 2015

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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on All Souls' Day 2015

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The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, delivers the sermon on All Souls Day, 2nd November 2015

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Nov 6, 2015

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