Events

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

EVENT INFORMATION For the first time ever, see The Drifters in the magical and remarkable setting of Selby Abbey, lit by hundreds of candles!  Join us on Saturday 5th June 2027 to be […]