Regular services
Evensong
This service follows the traditional pattern in The Book of Common Prayer and consists of choral music (psalms, canticles, and anthems) from the rich Anglican musical tradition, scripture readings, and prayers.
When
See the calendar below for upcoming Evensong services.
Where
The Quire. Entry is via the Great West Door.
Evensong times
| Sunday, 1st March 2026 | |||||
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| Second Sunday of Lent | |||||
| 3.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Farrant Call to remembrance, O Lord Preacher: The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence |
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| Monday, 2nd March 2026 | |||||
| St David, Bishop of Menevia, patron of Wales, c 589 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey | plainsong Vir celse forma fulgida |
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| Tuesday, 3rd March 2026 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Purcell Hear my prayer, O Lord |
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| Wednesday, 4th March 2026 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort | Gjeilo Ubi caritas et amor |
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| Thursday, 5th March 2026 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey; attended by HE The High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana | Purcell Hear my prayer, O Lord |
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| Friday, 6th March 2026 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Purcell Hear my prayer, O Lord |
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| Saturday, 7th March 2026 | |||||
| St Perpetua, St Felicity, and their companions, martyrs at Carthage, 203 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Purcell Hear my prayer, O Lord |
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