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, 17th August 2025
Ninth Sunday after Trinity
8.00am Holy Communion Nave
The Book of Common Prayer; said
10.00am Morning Prayer Quire
said with hymns
Order of Service available View Order of Service
11.15am Sung Eucharist Quire
sung by St John's College Chapel Choir, Durham

Stanford Communion Service in C and F
Wood True love's the gift which God has given

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

Order of Service available View Order of Service
3.00pm Evensong Quire
marking the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War in the Pacific; sung by St John's College Chapel Choir, Durham

Leighton Responses
Jackson Evening Service in G
Bairstow Though I speak with the tongues of men
Bach Prelude in C minor

Preacher: The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence

Order of Service available View Order of Service
5.00pm Organ Recital Nave
given by Jean-Willy Kunz, Organist-in-Residence, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Canada

Goulet Citius, altius, fortius!
Halley Toccata Andromeda
Laurin Aria (Symphonie I)
Bonnet Variations de concert

6.00pm Holy Communion St Margaret's Church
said with hymns

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

Order of Service available View Order of Service

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.