Lent, Holy Week and Easter at Westminster Abbey

Lent, Holy Week and Easter at Westminster Abbey

Find out more about worshipping with us and explore the many ways you can connect with the Abbey this Holy Week, 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.

Today's services

Sunday, 5th April 2026
Easter Day
8.00am Holy Communion High Altar
The Book of Common Prayer; said
10.30am Sung Eucharist High Altar
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Scott Missa Dies Resurrectionis
Scheidt Surrexit Christus hodie
Stanford Ye choirs of new Jerusalem
Widor Toccata (Symphonie V)

Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster

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3.00pm Evensong with the Installation of The Reverend Jennifer Adams-Massmann as Canon of Westminster Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Handel Since by man came death
Rose Responses
Stanford Evening Service in C
Taverner Dum transisset Sabbatum
Lanquetuit Toccata in D

Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster

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5.00pm Organ Recital Nave
given by François Cloete, Organ Scholar

Dupré Symphonie-Passion

6.00pm Sung Eucharist St Margaret's Church
sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort

Vaughan Williams Mass in G minor
Hadley My beloved spake
Vaughan Williams Rise heart
Bach arr Dupré Sinfonia (Cantata 29)

Preacher: The Reverend David Stanton Sub-Dean and Canon Treasurer

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Everyone is welcome at these services, free of charge. Security checks are in place upon entry.

News

2011 Trust launched

2011 Trust launched

Thursday, 24th January 2008

Preserving the Sedilia

Preserving the Sedilia

Saturday, 5th January 2008

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

The King Charles III Sacristy

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Rosary being held in a hand in front of a door at Westminster Abbey

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