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, 8th November 2026 | |||||||||||
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| Third Sunday before Advent | |||||||||||
| Remembrance Sunday | |||||||||||
| 3.00pm | Evensong with Admission of Choristers | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Murrill The souls of the righteous Preacher: The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence |
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| Monday, 9th November 2026 | |||||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Choristers of Westminster Abbey | plainsong Te lucis ante terminum |
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| Tuesday, 10th November 2026 | |||||||||||
| St Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, teacher of the faith, 461 | |||||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Murrill The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God |
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| Wednesday, 11th November 2026 | |||||||||||
| St Martin, Bishop of Tours, 397 | |||||||||||
| The Burial of the Unknown Warrior, 1920 | |||||||||||
| Armistice Day, 1918 | |||||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort | Purcell Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts |
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| Thursday, 12th November 2026 | |||||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey; attended by the High Commissioner of Antigua and Barbuda | Radcliffe God be in my head |
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| Friday, 13th November 2026 | |||||||||||
| Charles Simeon, priest, evangelical divine, 1836 | |||||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Radcliffe God be in my head |
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| Saturday, 14th November 2026 | |||||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Radcliffe God be in my head |
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