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

Choral Services|Organ Recitals
14th - 20th September 2025
Sunday, 14th September 2025
Thirteenth 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

Radcliffe Responses
Stanford Te Deum laudamus in C
Britten Jubilate Deo in C
Buxtehude Canzonetta in C
Order of Service available View Order of Service
11.15am Sung Eucharist High Altar
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Byrd Mass for four voices
Byrd Ave verum corpus
Byrd Fantasia in G

Preacher: The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and Almoner
Order of Service available View Order of Service
3.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Harris Holy is the true light
Radcliffe Responses
Gibbons The Second Service
Handel Let thy hand be strengthened
Bach Prelude and Fugue in C

Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon in Residence
Order of Service available View Order of Service
5.00pm Organ Recital Nave
given by Milkica Radovanovic, Ullensaker Kulturskole, Norway

Bach after Vivaldi Concerto in A minor BWV 593
Nystedt Deus Sancta Trinitas Op 28
Dupré Le monde dans l'attente du Sauveur (Symphonie-Passion Op 23)
6.00pm Sung Eucharist St Margaret's Church
sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort

Ireland Communion Service in C
Chilcott Even such is time
Mathias Recessional

Preacher: The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and Almoner
Order of Service available View Order of Service
Monday, 15th September 2025
Holy Cross Day
Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, 1940
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion RAF Chapel
said
12.30pm Holy Communion Nave
said
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choristers of Westminster Abbey

plainsong The royal banners forward go
plainsong Responses
Dyson Evening Service in C minor
Bach Bete aber auch dabei
Order of Service available View Order of Service
Tuesday, 16th September 2025
St Ninian, Bishop of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts, c 432
Edward Bouverie Pusey, priest, Tractarian, 1882
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion Chapel of the Holy Name
said
12.30pm Holy Communion Nave
said
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey; attended by the High Commissioner of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Batten O praise the Lord, all ye heathen
Ayleward Responses
Dyson Evening Service in F
Williams Almighty God, look down with mercy
Order of Service available View Order of Service
Wednesday, 17th September 2025
St Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, visionary, 1179
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion Chapel of the Holy Name
said
12.30pm Holy Communion Nave
said
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort; attended by the High Commissioner of the Republic of Malta

Tallis O nata lux de lumine
Smith Responses
Stanford Evening Service in C
Chilcott Even such is time
Order of Service available View Order of Service
Thursday, 18th September 2025
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion St Faith's Chapel
said
12.30pm Holy Communion Nave
said
5.00pm Evensong Quire
attended by members of the Coroners' Conference from the British Isles and the Commonwealth; sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Batten O praise the Lord, all ye heathen
Ayleward Responses
Batten The Fourth Service
Jackson O everlasting God
Order of Service available View Order of Service
Friday, 19th September 2025
St Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion St Faith's Chapel
said
12.30pm Holy Communion Nave
said
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey; attended by the High Commissioner of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Batten O praise the Lord, all ye heathen
Ayleward Responses
Bingham The York Service
Parsons Ave Maria gratia plena
Order of Service available View Order of Service
Saturday, 20th September 2025
John Coleridge Patteson, first Bishop of Melanesia, and his companions, martyrs, 1871
8.00am Holy Communion St Faith's Chapel
said
8.40am Morning Prayer St Faith's Chapel
said
3.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Batten O praise the Lord, all ye heathen
Ayleward Responses
Purcell Evening Service in E minor
Gibbons See, see the Word is incarnate
Bach Prelude and Fugue in F minor
Order of Service available View Order of Service

Everyone is welcome at these services, free of charge.

Service times and locations may change at short notice. Security checks are in place upon entry.