Services & times

See a complete list of the Abbey's upcoming choral services and organ recitals.

You are also able to see our calendar for the weeks ahead and view orders of service for selected services.

 

This week's services

Choral Services|Organ Recitals
23rd - 29th March 2025
Sunday, 23rd March 2025
Third Sunday of Lent
8.00am Holy Communion Nave
The Book of Common Prayer; said
10.00am Matins Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Byrd Responses
Batten Benedicite (Short Service)
Gibbons Benedictus (Short Service)
Bull Ut re mi fa so la
Order of Service available View Order of Service
11.15am Sung Eucharist High Altar
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey; attended by The King's Scholars of Westminster School

Byrd Mass for five voices
Guerrero O Domine Jesu Christe
Buxtehude Toccata in F

Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Order of Service available View Order of Service
3.00pm Evensong with Presentation of a Surplice Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Ferguson It was in that train
Byrd Responses
Murrill Evening Service in E
Parry There is an old belief
Bach Prelude in B minor

Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon in Residence
Order of Service available View Order of Service
5.00pm Organ Recital Nave
given by Yvette Murphy, St Saviour's, Pimlico

Peeters Lucis Creator Optime
Summers O Lux Beata Trinitas
Peeters Veni, Creator Spiritus
Buxtehude Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott BuxWV 199
Howells Master Tallis’s Testament
6.00pm Sung Eucharist St Margaret's Church
sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort

Darke Communion Service in F
Mendelssohn Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich
Bach Fugue in A minor

Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Order of Service available View Order of Service
Monday, 24th March 2025
Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, martyr, 1980
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, founder of the College of St Peter at Westminster, 1603
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion St Faith's Chapel
said
12.30pm Holy Communion Nave
said
5.00pm First Evensong of the Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary Quire
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey; attended by HE The High Commissioner for Pakistan

plainsong Ave Maris Stella
plainsong Responses
Moore The First Service
Morales Missus est Gabriel angelus ad Mariam virginem
Order of Service available View Order of Service
Tuesday, 25th March 2025
THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion Lady Chapel
said
12.30pm Holy Communion Nave
said
4.00pm Evening Prayer St Faith's Chapel
said
5.00pm Sung Eucharist High Altar
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Tallis Missa Salve intemerata
Byrd Ecce virgo concipiet
Peeters Toccata, Fugue, and hymn on 'Ave Maris Stella'

Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon in Residence
Order of Service available View Order of Service
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Wednesday, 26th March 2025
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion Chapel of the Holy Name
said
12.30pm Holy Communion Nave
said
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort; attended by HE The High Commissioner for Bangladesh

Tallis O nata lux de lumine
Smith Responses
Byrd The Second Service
Mendelssohn Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich
Order of Service available View Order of Service
Thursday, 27th March 2025
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion St Faith's Chapel
said
12.30pm Holy Communion Nave
said
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey

plainsong Audi benigne Conditor
plainsong Responses
Mundy Magnificat secundi toni
Reid Nunc dimittis tertii toni
Byrd Circumdederunt me funes mortis
Order of Service available View Order of Service
Friday, 28th March 2025
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion Pyx Chamber
said
12.30pm Holy Communion Nave
said
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

attr Farrant Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake
Radcliffe Responses
Gibbons The Short Service
Poulenc Timor et tremor venerunt super me
Order of Service available View Order of Service
Saturday, 29th March 2025
8.00am Holy Communion St Faith's Chapel
said
8.40am Morning Prayer St Faith's Chapel
said
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey

Martin Justorum animae in manu Dei sunt
Rose Responses
MacPherson Evening Service in E
Martin Circumdederunt me gemitus mortis
Alain Litanies
Order of Service available View Order of Service

Everyone is welcome at these services, free of charge.

Service times and locations may change at short notice. Security checks are in place upon entry.