2009

Launch of Fly Me Home Balloon
Fly Me Home is an exciting new venture in which homeless and vulnerably housed young people will make, build and fly a hot air balloon to raise awareness of the growing number of people without homes in the UK.

St Paul's celebrates Thanksgiving Day
Over 2,000 people today attended a  Thanksgiving Day Service for the American Community in London.

Lord Mayor's Show Day
Thousands of visitors enjoyed performances in dance and song at St Paul's as part of the Cathedral's celebrations on Lord Mayor's Show Day.

Be a Chorister for a Day
On Monday 16 November, St Paul's invites parents and boys to visit the school and Cathedral to experience life as part of the world-famous St Paul's Cathedral Choir.

St Paul's wins RICS Project of the Year 2009
St Paul's Cathedral has been awarded the top accolade for the St Paul's Cathedral Tercentenary Restoration Project.

London's A Christmas Carol
Spandau Ballet and Little Boots perform on the steps of St Paul's on 3rd November to celebrate the launch of Disney's A Christmas Carol.

Iraq 2003 - 2009
A Service of Commemoration has taken place at St Paul's Cathedral to mark the end of combat operations in Iraq.

Ordination and Consecration of the Bishops of Ludlow and Thetford
On 29 September, Alistair Magowan and Alan Winton were consecrated Bishops of Ludlow and Thetford respectively, by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Installation of Revd Giles Fraser as Chancellor takes place during Evensong
Revd Dr Giles Fraser has been instituted and installed into a Residentiary Canonry as Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral.

Installation of Registrar takes place during Evensong
The Installation of the Registrar of St Paul's Cathedral, Nicholas Cottam, CB OBE, took place during Evensong on Tuesday 15 September.

Roman Catholic Abbot admitted as Honorary Canon
St Paul's Cathedral today witnessed the admission of the Roman Catholic Benedictine Monk, Abbot Edmund Power, as an Honorary Canon of the Cathedral.

Service marks 70th Anniversary of WWII Evacuation
On 1st September, hundreds of former evacuees filled St Paul's Cathedral to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the operation which saw 3.5 million children evacuated during the Second World War.

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Bill Viola to undertake commission for St Paul's
Internationally acclaimed artist Bill Viola has been commissioned to create two altarpieces for permanent display in St Paul's Cathedral.

St Paul's wins national bell ringing contest
St Paul's Cathedral Guild of Ringers won the National 12 Bell Striking Contest held on Saturday 4th July.

Summer Organ Recitals
The St Paul’s organ recital series continues with performances by US organist David Higgs (June 11th) St Paul’s Cathedral Sub-Organist Tim Wakerell (July 16th) and St Paul’s Cathedral Organist Simon Johnson (August 6th).

St Paul's hosts national bell ringing competition for first time in 25 years
The sound of pealing bells will ring out across London on 4th July as the National 12 Bell Striking Contest takes place at St Paul's Cathedral.

St Paul’s celebrates 50th Anniversary of American Memorial Chapel with US fundraising event
St Paul’s Cathedral is delighted to announce that the St Paul’s Cathedral Trust in America – its US fundraising arm – has raised $300,000 at a Gala Dinner in New York held to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the American Memorial Chapel.

St Paul's wins prestigious conservation award
The £40 million St Paul’s Cathedral Tercentenary Restoration Project has scooped the overall London Project of the Year at the prestigious RICS Awards.

Giles Fraser becomes Canon Chancellor
The Revd Dr Giles Fraser, currently Vicar of Putney in the Diocese of Southwark, is to be the next Canon Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral.

Miranda Richardson rings out the bells for International Day of Biodiversity in support of the MEMO project
Miranda is tolling the MEMO (Mass Extinction Memorial Observatory) bell in the South Churchyard on Friday, 22nd May at 1.45pm. A chain of bells will ring out from Portland to London ending with the Great Bell of Bow. Bells are also being rung in US, India and Brazil.

Service to celebrate centenary of Naval Aviation takes place at St Paul's
This service was held, in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and The Duke of York, as a tribute to the courage, commitment and professionalism of everyone who has served with the Royal Air Service or Fleet Air Arm over the past 100 years.

Storytelling, mosaic-making workshops and Easter trails
Easter Family Fun at St Paul's

Holy Week and Easter
Services during Holy Week and Easter at St Paul's Cathedral

Packed cathedral hears two premiers chaired by Bishop of London
Rebuilding trust - the G20 and beyond

HM The Queen dedicates new chapel at St Paul's
On Thursday 13th November, Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh attended a service at St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate the centenary of the Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor.