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
16th - 22nd November 2025
Sunday, 16th November 2025
Second Sunday before Advent
8.00am Holy Communion Nave
The Book of Common Prayer; said
10.00am Matins Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Morley Responses
Gibbons The Short Service
Buxtehude Toccata in F
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11.15am Sung Eucharist Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Tye Missa Euge bone
Tallis If ye love me
Mendelssohn Allegro vivace e maestoso (Sonata IV)

Preacher: The Reverend Professor Katherine Sonderegger William Meade Chair in Systematic Theology, Virginia Theological Seminary, USA
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3.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Gibbons Almighty and everlasting God
Morley Responses
Howells The Gloucester Service
Holst A Hymne to Christ
Howells Psalm Prelude Set 2 no 1

Preacher: The Reverend Dr Melanie Marshall Associate Priest, St Mary Magdalen, Oxford
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5.00pm Organ Recital Nave
given by Paul Greally, Assistant Organist

Dupré Cortège et Litanie Op 19 no 2
Dupré Prelude and Fugue in F minor Op 7 no 2
Vierne Carillon (24 Pièces en Style Libre)
Vierne Scherzo (Symphonie VI)
Vierne Final (Symphonie I)
6.00pm Sung Eucharist St Margaret's Church
sung by the St Margaret's Choristers

Rheinberger Missa puerorum
Britten As Dew in Aprille
Vivaldi Laudamus te
Whitlock Paean

Preacher: The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival Sacrist
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Monday, 17th November 2025
St Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200
The Accession of Elizabeth I, founder of this Collegiate Church of St Peter, 1558
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion of the Accession of Elizabeth I Lady Chapel
said
12.30pm Holy Communion of St Hugh of Lincoln Nave
said
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey

Bullock Evening Service on the 8th tone
Elgar Seek him that maketh the seven stars
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Tuesday, 18th November 2025
St Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess of Thuringia, philanthropist, 1231
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion Shrine
said
12.30pm Holy Communion Nave
said
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey Radcliffe God be in my head
Clucas Responses
Sumsion Evening Service in G
Parry My soul, there is a country
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Wednesday, 19th November 2025
St Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion Chapel of the Holy Name
said
11.00am Festival of St Cecilia Abbey
attendance by free ticket only (booking closed); sung by the choirs of St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort

Tallis If ye love me, keep my commandments
Leighton Responses
Dyson Evening Service in D
Wheeler Alleluia! I heard a voice
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Thursday, 20th November 2025
St Edmund, King of the East Angles, martyr, 869
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion Shrine
said
12.30pm Holy Communion Nave
said
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey

plainsong Deus tuorum militum
plainsong Responses
Guerrero Magnificat quinti toni
Quinney Nunc dimittis tertii toni
Palestrina Hic est vere martyr
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Friday, 21st November 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 Choir of Westminster Abbey

Radcliffe God be in my head
Clucas Responses
Byrd The Third Service
Philips Jubilate Deo omnis terra
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Saturday, 22nd November 2025
St Cecilia, martyr at Rome, c 230
8.00am Holy Communion St Faith's Chapel
said
8.40am Morning Prayer St Faith's Chapel
said
5.00pm First Evensong of Christ the King Quire
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey

Poulenc Seigneur, je vous en prie
Rose Responses
Ives The Westminster Service
Palestrina Cantantibus organis
Langlais Acclamations carolingiennes
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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.