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
| Sunday, 12th October 2025 | |||||
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| Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity | |||||
| 8.00am | Holy Communion | Nave | |||
| The Book of Common Prayer; said | |||||
| 10.00am | Matins | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Tomkins Responses |
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| 11.15am | Sung Eucharist | High Altar | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey; attended by The King's Scholars of Westminster School | Mozart Missa brevis in F Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon Rector |
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| 3.00pm | First Evensong of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Victoria O quam gloriosum est regnum Preacher: The Reverend David Stanton Canon in Residence |
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| 5.00pm | Organ Recital—Young Artists' Platform | Nave | |||
| given by Thomas Howell, Keyboard Trust | Krebs Toccata in E |
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| 6.00pm | Sung Eucharist | St Margaret's Church | |||
| sung by the St Margaret's Choristers | Langlais Gloria (Missa in simplicitate) Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon Rector |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
| Monday, 13th October 2025 | |||||
| THE TRANSLATION OF ST EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, KING, 1163, 1269 | |||||
| 7.30am | Morning Prayer | Quire | |||
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| 8.00am | Holy Communion | Shrine | |||
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| 12.30pm | Holy Communion | Nave | |||
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| 4.00pm | Evening Prayer | St Faith's Chapel | |||
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| 5.00pm | Sung Eucharist | High Altar | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Vierne Messe solennelle Preacher: The Reverend Christopher Stoltz Priest Vicar |
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| Tuesday, 14th October 2025 | |||||
| Octave of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor | |||||
| 7.30am | Morning Prayer | Quire | |||
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| 8.00am | Holy Communion | Shrine | |||
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| 12.30pm | Holy Communion | Nave | |||
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| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choristers of Westminster Abbey | plainsong O lux beata Trinitas |
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| Wednesday, 15th October 2025 | |||||
| Octave of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor | |||||
| 7.30am | Morning Prayer | Quire | |||
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| 8.00am | Holy Communion | Shrine | |||
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| 12.30pm | Holy Communion | Nave | |||
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| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort | Bruckner Locus iste a Deo factus est |
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| Thursday, 16th October 2025 | |||||
| Octave of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor | |||||
| 7.30am | Morning Prayer | St Faith's Chapel | |||
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| 8.00am | Holy Communion | St Faith's Chapel | |||
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| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choirs of Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral | plainsong Iste confessor Domini |
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| Friday, 17th October 2025 | |||||
| Octave of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor | |||||
| 7.30am | Morning Prayer | Quire | |||
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| 8.00am | Holy Communion | Shrine | |||
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| 12.30pm | Holy Communion | Nave | |||
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| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey | plainsong Te lucis ante terminum |
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| Saturday, 18th October 2025 | |||||
| The National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor | |||||
| 7.30am | Morning Prayer | St Faith's Chapel | |||
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| 8.00am | Holy Communion | Shrine | |||
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| 11.15am | Festival Eucharist | High Altar | |||
| sung by the Westminster Abbey Special Service Choir | Mozart Coronation Mass Preacher: The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and Almoner |
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| 3.00pm | First Evensong of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey and the St Margaret's Choristers | Bruckner Locus iste a Deo factus est |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
