Morning Prayer

Occurring
Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday at for 30 mins
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Morning Prayer is said in St John & St Catherine each day at 9am, using the Church of England Daily Prayer app.

Abbey open

Occurring
Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday at for 6 hours, 30 mins
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

The Abbey is open from 8.45am until 4.30pm daily.

Access may be restricted during services. Please look at the website www.tewkesburyabbey under 'service times' for weekly services.

Holy Communion BCP

Occurring
Every Thursday at for 40 mins
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Book of Common Prayer in the Lady Chapel

Evening Prayer (when Choral Evensong is not sung)

Occurring
Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday at for 30 mins
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Evening Prayer is said in St Margaret's Chapel each day at 4pm, using the Church of England Daily Prayer app.
Weekday Evening Prayer is said when Choral Evensong is not sung.
All are welcome.

Choral Evensong Sung by Schola Cantorum

Occurring
Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday at for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Choral BCP Evensong (during term time)

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Bell Ringing Practice

Occurring
Every Thursday at for 1 hour, 30 mins
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

All welcome, meet at North Transept Door

Morning Prayer

Occurring
Every Sunday at for 30 mins
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Morning Prayer is said in St John & St Catherine each day at 7.30am, using the Church of England Daily Prayer app.

Holy Communion BCP

Occurring
Every Sunday at for 30 mins
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Book of Common Prayer in the Lady Chapel

Family Mass

Occurring
Monthly. Every First Sunday at for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

This will be an informal service which will include Boys Brigade parading of banners and an all-age talk. It will also be a communion service where anyone who wishes to, can come to receive the bread and wine.
We will have a range of well-known hymns and, after the service, we are planning refreshments including sausage and bacon butties! The themes for the next 3 services are:

6 October Harvest Festival
3 November Saints and Superheroes
1 December Only 24 sleeps left

Please note that this service will not be livestreamed

Choral Evensong

Occurring
Every Sunday at for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Choral Evensong Sung by the Abbey Choir

Holy Communion

Occurring
Every Tuesday at for 30 mins
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

A service of Holy Communion, held in the chapel of St Margaret.

Centering Prayer

Occurring
Every Wednesday at for 30 mins
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

In St Margaret's Chapel

High Mass

Occurring
Monthly. Every Second, Fourth, Fifth Sunday at for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

A service of Holy Communion, held at the High Altar.
This service is a sung mass by our Tewkesbury Abbey Choir with congregational hymns.

Parish Mass

Occurring
Monthly. Every Third Sunday at for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

A service of Holy Communion, held in the Nave of the Abbey.
This service is a sung mass by our Tewkesbury Abbey Choir with congregational hymns.

Battlefield Eucharist

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Join us on the site of the Battle of Tewkesbury

Solemn Evensong - Musica Deo Sacra

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Bullock O most merciful
Shephard Responses
Bairstow in G
Elgar Give unto the Lord
Preacher: Revd Hannah Barraclough
(Associate Vicar, Tewkesbury Abbey)

Musica Deo Sacra - A Festival Celebrating Music in the Liturgy

Occurring
for 6 days, 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Founded in 1969, Musica Deo Sacra is a festival celebrating music in the liturgy, held in the majestic setting of Tewkesbury Abbey. Each year a choir of mixed voices, comprising professional and semi-professional singers, assembles to sing some of the jewels of church music written over many centuries, ranging from ancient plainsong composers. The nine choral services – Masses, Evensongs, Compline, a Requiem and Matins – are the beating heart of the festival, and performing this music within the proper liturgical context, rather than a concert, gives the week a unique and special flavour. In addition to the round of services, there are various other musical and social events including an organ recital given by the Festival Organist, a chamber concert in the Old Baptist Chapel and a lecture.

This year we commemorate the 500th anniversary of the birth of the great Renaissance composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina together with the 400th anniversary of the death of the Tudor composer, Orlando Gibbons. We also celebrate the 80th birthday of Sir John Rutter, who was knighted earlier this year. As ever, the music features a wide variety of styles and periods, providing a blend of well-loved classics together with lesser-known items from the repertoire.

High Mass - Musica Deo Sacra

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Palestrina Missa Papae Marcelli
Purcell Hear my Prayer
Gibbons O Lord, in thy wrath
Greene Lord, let me no mine end
Byrd Justorum animae
Preacher: Revd Dr Rebecca Lloyd
(Canon Chancellor, Gloucester Cathedral)

Lecture - Musica Deo Sacra

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

‘Whither English cathedrals? The honest reflections of a baby dean’.
The Very Revd Dr Simon Jones, Dean of Lincoln
Admission £10 on the door

High Mass - Musica Deo Sacra

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Berkeley Missa Brevis
Tavener The Lord’s Prayer
Gibbons O God, the King of glory
Pärt The Beatitudes
Handl Pater noster
Preacher: The Very Revd Dr Simon Jones
(Dean of Lincoln)

Organ Recital - Musica Deo Sacra

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Paul Walton (Assistant Organist, Bristol Cathedral)
Admission £10 on the door

Compline - Musica Deo Sacra

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Tallis O nata lux
Baskerville Te lucis ante terminum
Blitheman In pace
Parsons Ave Maria

Choral Evensong - Musica Deo Sacra

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Gibbons Almighty and Everlasting God
Gibbons/Barnard Responses
Gibbons Second Service
Gibbons O clap your hands
Followed by a reception for the Patrons of MDS

Requiem Mass - Musica Deo Sacra

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Duruflé Requiem

Solemn Matins - Musica Deo Sacra

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Rorem Sing my soul, his wondrous love
Leighton Responses
Leighton Te Deum
Walton Jubilate
Bainton And I saw a new heaven
Followed by a reception in the Abbey

Chamber Concert (Old Baptist Chapel) - Musica Deo Sacra

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Old Baptist Chapel
Address
Old Baptist Chapel, 64 Church St Tewkesbury, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Nathaniel Mander (Harpsichord)
Tickets £20 from John Moore Museum and Eventbrite.
Information 01684 850112 [email protected]

High Mass - Musica Deo Sacra

Occurring
for 2 hours
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Jongen Mass in G minor
Palestrina Sicut cervus
Preacher: Rt Revd Humphrey Southern
(Principal, Ripon College, Cuddeson)

Solemn Evensong & Benediction - Musica Deo Sacra

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Tewkesbury Abbey
Address
Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucester, GL20 5RZ, United Kingdom

Rutter God be in my head
Rose Reponses
Howells in B minor
Rutter Hymn to the Creator of Light
Elgar O salutaris hostia
Vierne Tantum ergo
Preacher: Revd Canon Nick Davies
(Vicar of Tewkesbury Abbey)