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, 5th January 2025 | |||||
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| Second Sunday of Christmas | |||||
| 3.00pm | First Evensong of the Epiphany of Our Lord | Quire | |||
| sung by the Cathedral Singers of Ontario, Canada | Smith Responses Preacher: The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
| Tuesday, 7th January 2025 | |||||
| St Edward the Confessor, king, 1066 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey | plainsong Ecce advenit Dominatur Dominus |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
| Thursday, 9th January 2025 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey | plainsong Ecce advenit Dominator Dominus |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
| Friday, 10th January 2025 | |||||
| William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey | plainsong Ecce advenit Dominator Dominus |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
| Saturday, 11th January 2025 | |||||
| Mary Slessor, missionary in West Africa, 1915 | |||||
| 5.00pm | First Evensong of the Baptism of Christ | Quire | |||
| sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey | Plainsong Ecce advenit Dominator Dominus |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
