Worship & Services
Regular Services & Prayer Times at the Abbey (Please see special services at the end of this list.)
- Morning Prayer
Mon-Sat 8.30am – 8.45am. Please use the south door, near the pedestrian crossing over Abbey Foregate.
- Private Prayer & Quiet Contemplation
We invite everyone of faith or of none, to visit the Abbey Monday to Saturday, to come to sit quietly, to pray, to light a candle for a loved one in the Lady Chapel. We particularly keep 11.00am to 3.00pm as Abbey Quiet Time.
- Midday Prayer
Prayers are said for a few minutes at midday every day, Monday to Saturday, led by one of our Day Chaplains. Afterwards they will gladly pray with you or answer any questions.
- Midweek Holy Communion
We have a popular service of Holy Communion each Wednesday at midday. It takes place in our Lady Chapel and lasts about 40 minutes.
- Sunday Services
- 11.00am Choral Eucharist. Services are said when the choir is absent during August,
- 3.00pm Choral Evensong. In the choir’s absence we hold Evening Prayer.
St Peter’s Church, Monkmoor Road
- Holy Communion Sundays at 10.00am
- Morning Worship replaces Holy Communion on the 4th Sunday each month.
Special Services at the Abbey 2025
- Sunday 5th January (translated from 6th) – Epiphany – Special Eucharist with incense, 11.00am
- Sunday 25th January – Conversion of St Paul – Eucharist with incense, 7.00pm
- Sunday 2nd February – Candlemas/Presentation – Eucharist, 11.00am
- Wednesday 5th March – Ash Wednesday – Evening Eucharist with ashing and incense, 7.300pm
- Tuesday 25th March – The Annunciation – Evening Eucharist with incense
- Sunday 30th March – Laetare Sunday (also Mothering Sunday) – Eucharist with rose vestments, 11.00am
- Sunday 13th April – Palm Sunday – Procession with palms, banners and incense, 11.00am
- Monday 14th April (Holy Week) – Compline, 7.00pm
- Tuesday 15th April (Holy Week) – Compline, 7.00pm
- Wednesday 16th April (Holy Week) – Tenebrae, 7.30pm
- Thursday 17th April – Maundy Thursday – Eucharist & Vigil with incense, 7.30pm
- Friday 18th April (Good Friday) – Stations of the Cross, 12.30pm – Passion Liturgy, 2.00pm
- Saturday 19th April – Holy Saturday – Vigil Mass with incense, 8.00pm
- Sunday 20th April – Easter Day – High Mass with procession and incense, 11.00am; Solemn Choral Evensong & Benediction, 3.00pm
- Sunday 8th June – Pentecost – High Mass & Procession, 11.00am; Solemn Evensong with incense, 3.00pm
- Sunday 15th June – Trinity Sunday – High Mass with incense, 11.00am; Solemn Evensong with incense, 3.00pm
- Thursday 19th June Corpus Christi – Eucharist with Benediction and incense, 7.30pm
- Sunday 29th June – Patronal Festival (SS Peter & Paul) – Celebration of Fr Stan. 50 year a priest
- Sunday 29th June – Methodist Ordination Service 4.00pm
- Sunday13th July St Benedict (translated from 11th) – Eucharist, 11.00am, Evensong 3.00pm
- Wednesday 6th August – Transfiguration – Sung Eucharist, 7.30pm
- Friday 15th August – Assumption – Sung Eucharist, 7.30pm
- Saturday 6th September – Evensong sung by the Prebendal Singers, 5.00pm
- Sunday 14th September – Patronal (Holy Cross) – High Mass with procession, banner and incense, 11.00am; Solemn Evensong, 3.00pm
- Sunday 21st September – Special Evensong by the Prayer Book Society, Preacher: Bishop Sarah Bullock, 3.00pm
- Sunday 2nd November – Eucharist with incense for All Saints, 11.00am; Requiem for All Souls with incense, 3.00pm
- Sunday 30th November – Advent Sunday – Eucharist, 11.00; Advent Carol Service, 4.00pm
- Tuesday 9th December – Carol Service with the Street Pastors, 7.00pm
- Sunday 14th December – Gaudete Sunday – Eucharist with rose vestments, 11:00am; Choral Evensong, 3.00pm
- Christmas Eve – Crib Service, 3.00pm; Carol Service, 6.00pm; Midnight Mass with incense, 11.30pm
- Christmas Day – Family High Mass, 11.00am; (no Evensong)
