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St George, martyr, patron of England, c 303 (transferred)

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Sir David Suchet records St John’s Gospel in the Abbey

Sunday, 28th March 2021

Westminster Abbey will offer a specially recorded reading of St John’s Gospel in the Jerusalem Chamber at the Abbey as part of its Easter offering this year.

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MPs and peers mourn Sir David Amess at St Margaret’s Church

Monday, 18th October 2021

A Service of Prayer and Remembrance for Sir David Amess MP was held at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, on Monday 18th October 2021.

Fundraising concert for Ukraine to take place at St Margaret’s Church

Thursday, 28th April 2022

Dona Nobis Pacem: A Concert for Ukraine, will take place in St Margaret’s Church on Tuesday 10th May at 7.00pm to raise funds in support of the DEC’s (Disasters Emergency Committee) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

St Patrick, Patron of Ireland, bishop, missionary, c 5th century

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St Benedict, Abbot of Montecassino, father of western monasticism, c 550

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St Stephen, deacon, first martyr, patron of the Palace of Westminster

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A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of The Rt Hon Lord Elton

Tuesday, 6th February 2024

A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of Lord Elton will be held in St Margaret's Church.

Special Service St Margaret's Church

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Concert: BACH - St John Passion

Tuesday, 15th April 2025

The Choir of Westminster Abbey is joined by The English Concert for this Holy Week performance of Bach’s moving Johannes-Passion (St John Passion), sung in German.

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Concert: Bach St Matthew Passion

Tuesday, 31st March 2026

The Choir of Westminster Abbey is joined by leading orchestra The English Concert for this Holy Week performance of Bach’s powerful Matthäus-Passion (St Matthew Passion), sung in German.

New memorial for Ignatius Sancho

Saturday, 14th October 2023

Charles Ignatius Sancho who escaped from a background of slavery and rose to distinction in Georgian London, will be honoured when a new memorial is dedicated in St Margaret’s Church.

Concert: Gloria!

Saturday, 28th June 2025

Making their concert debut, the St Margaret’s Choristers of Westminster Abbey perform Vivaldi’s perennial favourite with the renowned period instrument ensemble, The English Concert.

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Music at St Margaret's

Find out more about the choir and musical tradition at St. Margaret's Church

St Mark's Day and Anzac Day

the Abbey bells are rung for following the Anzac Day service at about 1.00 pm, with ringing for St Mark's Day subsumed

Festival of Saint Cecilia service held at Westminster Abbey

Thursday, 25th November 2010

The Festival of St Cecilia service was held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 24th November 2010. The choirs of Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Cathedral came together to sing the premiere of an anthem specially commissioned by the Musicians Benevolent Fund with the help of the RVW Trust: ‘Vast Ocean of Light’, by Jonathan Dove.

St Cecilia The Choir of Westminster Abbey