Advent & Christmas at the Abbey
Join us at Westminster Abbey as we prepare to celebrate Christmas, the coming of Jesus Christ.
Find out more about worshipping with us and explore the many ways you can connect with the Abbey in Advent and Christmas, wherever you are.
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A royal church offering daily services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.
Open for visiting tomorrow from 9.30am until 3.00pm
Today's services
| Sunday, 7th December 2025 | ||
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| Second Sunday of Advent | ||
| 8.00am | Holy Communion | Nave |
| The Book of Common Prayer; said | ||
| 10.00am | Matins | Quire |
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Byrd Responses |
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| View Order of Service | ||
| 11.15am | Sung Eucharist | High Altar |
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | plainsong Kyrie eleison Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon Rector |
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| View Order of Service | ||
| 3.00pm | Evensong | Quire |
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Clucas Prepare ye the way of the Lord Preacher: The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence |
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| View Order of Service | ||
| 5.00pm | Organ Recital | Nave |
| given by Robert Sholl, Royal Academy of Music | Alain Première Fantaisie |
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| 6.00pm | An Advent Liturgy | St Margaret's Church |
| sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort | MacMillan O Radiant Dawn |
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| Watch this service | ||
News
Compassion and togetherness celebrated at royal carol service
Friday, 5th December 2025
German President welcomed to the Abbey
Thursday, 4th December 2025
St Cecilia Day service a celebration of music
Wednesday, 19th November 2025
About the Abbey
An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey has become a treasure house of artefacts. This is also the coronation church where some of the most significant people in Britain's history are buried or commemorated.
The King Charles III Sacristy
We're constructing a new building - named in honour of HM The King - to transform the welcome we offer to the millions of people who come to the Abbey to enjoy one of the world’s great churches.
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