Worship & music

Westminster Abbey has been a place of worship since at least the tenth century. We hold services here every day and you are welcome to join us.

Join us at Evensong

Our sung services, usually featuring the Choir of Westminster Abbey, are a special experience.

The Quire - black and white floor with sets of stalls eithers ide of the walkway

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Services

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Sunday, 19th October 2025
Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
THE DEDICATION OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY, 1269
8.00am Holy Communion Nave
The Book of Common Prayer; said
10.30am Sung Eucharist High Altar
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Dove Missa brevis
Parry I was glad
Elgar O hearken thou
Elgar Allegro maestoso (Sonata in G)

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

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3.00pm Evensong, attended by the Lord Mayor of Westminster and the Mayors of the London Boroughs Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Bruckner Locus iste a Deo factus est
Rose Responses
Murrill Evening Service in E
Elgar Light of the world
Howells Psalm Prelude Set 2 no 3

Digital Order of Service

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5.00pm Organ Recital—Young Artists' Platform Nave
given by Jan Liebermann, Northern Ireland International Organ Competition

Wagner arr Lemare Overture (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)
Dupré Prelude and Fugue in C Op 36 no 3
Bach arr Karg-Elert Air (Orchestral Suite III in D)
Duruflé Toccata (Suite Op 5)

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

Mozart Missa brevis in D
Duruflé Ubi caritas et amor
Elgar Ave verum corpus
Alain Litanies

Preacher: The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival Sacrist

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Services are free of charge. Times and locations may change at short notice. Security checks are in place upon entry.

Photography is not permitted during services.

Music at Westminster Abbey

Sacred music is central to life at the Abbey. Here you can find out more about the work of our acclaimed choir and musicians.