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Bublé Christmas by Candlelight comes to Selby Abbey! Saturday 19th December 2026 at 6:15pm & 8:30pm 1st Sitting: Doors 5:30pm / Show 6:15pm - 7:30pm 2nd Sitting: Doors 8:00pm / Show 8:30pm - 9:45pm Featuring a spectacular live big band and the UK’s number one Michael Bublé tribute act, join us for an unforgettable evening of Christmas hits, made […]
Bublé Christmas by Candlelight comes to Selby Abbey! Saturday 19th December 2026 at 6:15pm & 8:30pm 1st Sitting: Doors 5:30pm / Show 6:15pm - 7:30pm 2nd Sitting: Doors 8:00pm / Show 8:30pm - 9:45pm Featuring a spectacular live big band and the UK’s number one Michael Bublé tribute act, join us for an unforgettable evening of Christmas hits, made […]
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols by Candlelight, Sunday 20 December, 6.30pm For many people, this service marks the beginning of their Christmas - it is based around nine Bible readings telling of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Jesus. These readings are interspersed with carols sung by […]
Selby Abbey Crib Services – Christmas Eve (24th December) 3pm and 4:30pm. Join us for this candlelit, family-friendly service as we hear the story of Christmas, sing Carols and place the figures in the Nativity Scene, remembering the birth of Jesus at this special time of year. Admission free and no ticket necessary.
Selby Abbey Crib Services – Christmas Eve (24th December) 3pm and 4:30pm. Join us for this candlelit, family-friendly service as we hear the story of Christmas, sing Carols and place the figures in the Nativity Scene, remembering the birth of Jesus at this special time of year. Admission free and no ticket necessary.
SUNDAY, 10 JANUARY 2027 All are welcome to join us at Selby Abbey as we celebrate the Baptism of Christ and the First Sunday of Epiphany, with music led by the Abbey Choir. 6.30pm The Epiphany Procession Matin Responsory: Palestrina The noble stem of Jesse: Trad. arr. Praetorius What star is this with beams so […]
All are welcome to join the Clergy and Selby Abbey Choir for Palm Sunday Palm Sunday, is a major Christian feast that commemorates Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, initiating Holy Week. It marks the final Sunday of Lent, celebrated with processions, the blessing of palm fronds or branches (symbolizing peace and victory), and readings of […]
Maundy Thursday - 2nd April 7.30pm Sung Eucharist (with the Choir) The service focusses on the Last Supper and includes of Renewal of Christian Discipleship. It is followed by the 'stripping of the altars' and other church furnishing, leaving the Abbey as bare and unadorned as possible in preparation for Good Friday, and the opportunity for […]
Good Friday - 26th March 11.30am Churches Together in Selby Walk of Witness. Meet at Portholme Church.Finishes with a short act of worship outside the Abbey and soup inside.
1.30pm Proclamation of the Cross (with the Choir) A service focussing on the Crucifixion including prayer and thanksgiving before the Cross.
Easter Eve - 27th March 6.30pm Service of Light and Easter Vigil (with the Choir) Beginning with the lighting of the new Paschal Candle; readings from scripture then lead us to the Good News of the Resurrection as we celebrate the first Eucharist of Easter 2026 with our Risen Lord.
