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, 7th June 2026 | ||||||||
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| First Sunday after Trinity | ||||||||
| 3.00pm | Evensong | Quire | ||||||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Byrd Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon in Residence |
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| View Order of Service | ||||||||
| Monday, 8th June 2026 | ||||||||
| Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, nonjuror, hymn-writer, 1711 | ||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | ||||||
| sung by the Choristers of Westminster Abbey | plainsong O lux beata Trinitas |
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| Tuesday, 9th June 2026 | ||||||||
| St Columba, Abbot of Iona, missionary, 597 | ||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | ||||||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Bairstow Jesu, the very thought of thee |
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| View Order of Service | ||||||||
| Thursday, 11th June 2026 | ||||||||
| St Barnabas the Apostle | ||||||||
| The Accession of George II, 1727 | ||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | ||||||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Bairstow Jesu, the very thought of thee |
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| View Order of Service | ||||||||
| Friday, 12th June 2026 | ||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | ||||||
| sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey | plainsong O lux beata Trinitas |
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| Saturday, 13th June 2026 | ||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | ||||||
| part of the Chorister Experience Day; sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Vaughan Williams The Call |
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| View Order of Service | ||||||||
