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Today's services
| Sunday, 18th October 2026 | ||
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| Twentieth Sunday after Trinity | ||
| THE DEDICATION OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY, 1269 | ||
| 8.00am | Holy Communion | Nave |
| The Book of Common Prayer; said | ||
| 10.30am | Sung Eucharist | High Altar |
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Rheinberger Cantus missae Preacher: The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and Almoner |
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| 3.00pm | Evensong attended by The Lord Mayor of Westminster and the Mayors of the London Boroughs | Quire |
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Bruckner Locus iste a Deo factus est Preacher: The Right Reverend Dr Rosemarie Mallett Bishop of Croydon, Diocese of Southwark |
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| 5.00pm | Organ Recital | Nave |
| given by Evan Lawrence, Organ Scholar | Howells Psalm Prelude Set 1 No 2 |
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| 6.00pm | Sung Eucharist of the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity | St Margaret's Church |
| sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort | Howells Collegium Regale Preacher: The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival Sacrist |
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