Regular services
Evensong
This service follows the traditional pattern in The Book of Common Prayer and consists of choral music (psalms, canticles, and anthems) from the rich Anglican musical tradition, scripture readings, and prayers.
When
See the calendar below for upcoming Evensong services.
Where
The Quire. Entry is via the Great West Door.
Evensong times
| Sunday, 18th May 2025 | |||||
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| Fifth Sunday of Easter | |||||
| 300th anniversary of the Letters Patent creating the Order of the Bath | |||||
| 3.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Ayleward Responses Preacher: The Reverend Canon Margaret Cave Director of Episcopal Ministry for the Archbishops of Canterbury and York |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
| Monday, 19th May 2025 | |||||
| St Dunstan, founder of Westminster Abbey, Archbishop of Canterbury, 988 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choristers of Westminster Abbey | plainsong Te lucis ante terminum |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
| Tuesday, 20th May 2025 | |||||
| Alcuin of York, deacon, Abbot of Tours, 804 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Byrd Terra tremuit et quievit |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
| Thursday, 22nd May 2025 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Byrd Terra tremuit et quievit |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
| Saturday, 24th May 2025 | |||||
| John and Charles Wesley, evangelists, hymn-writers, 1791 and 1788 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey | plainsong Ad coenam Agni providi |
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View Order of Service
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