Events Services
Date
Event Location
All
Big School Room, Sherborne School
Castleton
Cheap Street Church
Cheap Street Church & Sherborne Abbey
Cheap Street Church Hall
Cheap Street, Sherborne (starting at The Green)
Chetnole Church
Church of St Aldhelm & the Sacred Heart, Westbury, Sherborne
Digby Hall (next to Sherborne Library)
Digby Memorial Church Hall
Exeter
Grandsen Hall, Sherborne Girls School
Gransden Hall (Merritt Centre), Sherborne Girls School
Hilfield Friary
Lady Chapel, Sherborne Abbey
Location TBC
Mermaid Pub, Blackberry Lane, Sherborne
Old Palace, Hatfield Park
Online You Tube link
Pageant Gardens, Sherborne
Plume of Feathers
Renscombe Car Park at Worth Matravers
Rose & Crown Pub
Salisbury Cathedral
School Chapel, Leweston School
Sepulchre Chapel, Sherborne Abbey
Sherborne
Sherborne Abbey
Sherborne Abbey Close
Sherborne Benefice Churches
Sherborne Cemetery
Sherborne School Chapel
St James the Great, Longburton
St Johns' Almshouse
St Johns' Almshouse Chapel
St Martin of Tours
St Martin of Tours Lillington
St Mary Magdalene, Castleton
St Mary's Church, Beaminster DT8 3BA
St Paul's
St Paul's at the Gryphon
St Paul's Church, St Paul's Close
The Cross Keys, Sherborne
The Gateway, Yeovil
The Terraces, Sherborne
The Vicarage
Various
Wells Cathedral
Weymouth Beach (St John's Church, Weymouth)
Wimborne Minster, Dorset
Winchester Cathedral
october
25oct8:00 amRepeating EventBCP Holy Communion8:00 am(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
Services in the Abbey today: 8am BCP Holy Communion 9:30am Sung Eucharist 6pm Choral Evensong
Event Details
Services in the Abbey today:
8am BCP Holy Communion
9:30am Sung Eucharist
6pm Choral Evensong
Time
October 25, 2026 8:00 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
25oct9:30 amRepeating EventParish Eucharist9:30 am(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Time
October 25, 2026 9:30 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
25oct9:30 amRepeating EventFamily Service9:30 am(GMT+00:00) St Martin of Tours Lillington
Time
October 25, 2026 9:30 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
St Martin of Tours Lillington
25oct9:30 amRepeating EventMorning Service9:30 am(GMT+00:00) St Martin of Tours Lillington
Time
October 25, 2026 9:30 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
St Martin of Tours Lillington
25oct10:00 amRepeating EventHoly Communion10:00 am(GMT+00:00) St James the Great, Longburton
Time
October 25, 2026 10:00 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
St James the Great, Longburton
25oct10:30 amRepeating EventMorning Worship10:30 am(GMT+00:00) St Paul's
Time
October 25, 2026 10:30 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
St Paul's
25oct6:00 pmRepeating EventChoral Evensong6:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Time
October 25, 2026 6:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
29oct6:00 pmRepeating EventThursday Choral Evensong6:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Time
October 29, 2026 6:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
november
05nov6:00 pmRepeating EventThursday Choral Evensong6:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Time
November 5, 2026 6:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
07nov7:00 pmReductio Presents REVIVAL: Sacred at Sherborne Abbey7:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
Step into over 1300 years of history for an unforgettable evening where ancient architecture meets modern sound. REVIVAL: Sacred is a cinematic electronic experience unlike anything you've seen before. Performed live on the
Event Details
Step into over 1300 years of history for an unforgettable evening where ancient architecture meets modern sound.
REVIVAL: Sacred is a cinematic electronic experience unlike anything you’ve seen before. Performed live on the magnificent organ of Sherborne Abbey, Reductio blends original music, reimagined classical masterpieces and powerful electronic soundscapes into an immersive journey of light, atmosphere and sound.
From moments of quiet reflection to soaring climaxes inspired by the energy of contemporary electronic music, every performance is mixed live by Reductio at the organ bench, transforming the Abbey into a breathtaking audiovisual space while celebrating the beauty and grandeur of one of England’s most remarkable sacred buildings.
This is not a traditional organ recital, and it is not a nightclub. It is a new way of experiencing the organ – where centuries of musical tradition meet modern composition, cinematic production and live performance.
Whether you are discovering the organ for the first time or hearing it in a completely new light, REVIVAL: Sacred promises an evening that is powerful, uplifting and unlike any concert you’ve experienced before.
Experience the organ reimagined.
For tickets visit – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reductio-presents-revival-sacred-at-sherborne-abbey-tickets-1993153242001?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true
Time
November 7, 2026 7:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
12nov6:00 pmRepeating EventThursday Choral Evensong6:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Time
November 12, 2026 6:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
19nov6:00 pmRepeating EventThursday Choral Evensong6:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Time
November 19, 2026 6:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
26nov6:00 pmRepeating EventThursday Choral Evensong6:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Time
November 26, 2026 6:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
The Friends' Advent Reception (mulled wine and mince pies) will take place in the Lady Chapel at 4.00 pm followed by the Advent Carol Service in Sherborne Abbey at 5.00
Event Details
The Friends’ Advent Reception (mulled wine and mince pies) will take place in the Lady Chapel at 4.00 pm followed by the Advent Carol Service in Sherborne Abbey at 5.00 pm.
(Invitation letters were posted/emailed to the Friends in early October asking them to submit request for reserved seats to the Parish Office by Friday 15 November 2024 please.)
Time
November 29, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Lady Chapel, Sherborne Abbey
29nov5:00 pmAdvent Carol Service+ Friends of the Abbey5:00 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
1st Sunday of Advent Officiants: The Reverend Martin Lee & The Reverend Rebecca McDonnell Anthems: Matin Responsory, Palestrina Advent Antiphons Let all mortal flesh, Bairstow Christe, redemptor omnium, Matthew
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Time
November 29, 2026 5:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
29nov7:45 pmSherborne School Advent Carol Service7:45 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
For more information about this school service, please contact the school direct on 01935 812249. Not open to the public.
Event Details
For more information about this school service, please contact the school direct on 01935 812249.
Not open to the public.
Time
November 29, 2026 7:45 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
december
02dec2:30 pmRailway Touring Company Carol Service2:30 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
Why not arrive into Sherborne by steam train and attend this Carol Service at 2.30 pm in Sherborne Abbey. All are welcome -
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Time
December 2, 2026 2:30 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
05dec2:00 pmSalamanca Band of the Rifles Christmas Concert2:00 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
Back by popular demand, the Band are performing a Christmas Concert in the Abbey. Salamanca Band of the Rifles Christmas Concert Saturday 5th December 2026 - The Abbey – 2.00 pm Christmas
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Back by popular demand, the Band are performing a Christmas Concert in the Abbey.
Salamanca Band of the Rifles Christmas Concert
Saturday 5th December 2026 – The Abbey – 2.00 pm
Christmas with the Rifles!
(Free entry, all welcome, retiring collection.)
Time
December 5, 2026 2:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
06dec11:30 amRepeating EventSherborne Girls' School Carol Service11:30 am(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
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Time
December 6, 2026 11:30 am(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
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Time
December 6, 2026 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
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Time
December 6, 2026 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
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Craft and Carols @ St Paul’s Church Sunday 6 December 2026 – 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm Start your Christmas festivities with Christmas crafts from 3.00 pm and Community Carols from 4.30
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Craft and Carols @ St Paul’s Church
Sunday 6 December 2026 – 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Start your Christmas festivities with Christmas crafts from 3.00 pm and Community Carols from 4.30 pm.
All welcome!
Time
December 6, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
St Paul's Church, St Paul's Close
10dec10:30 amHazelgrove School Carol Service10:30 am(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Time
December 10, 2026 10:30 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
10dec6:00 pmRepeating EventThursday Choral Evensong6:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Time
December 10, 2026 6:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
10dec3:00 pmLeweston School Carol Service3:00 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
Not open to the public. For more details on this service, please contact Leweston School direct on 01963 210691 or email: admin@leweston.dorset.sch.uk
Event Details
Not open to the public.
For more details on this service, please contact Leweston School direct on 01963 210691 or email: admin@leweston.dorset.sch.uk
Time
December 10, 2026 3:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
10dec6:00 pmAbbey Girls' Choir Evensong6:00 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
Sung by the Sherborne Abbey Girls' Choir. Introit: Oculi omnium, Wood Responses: Reading Psalm: 119 vv 145–152, Turle Canticles: Watson in E Anthem: Te lucis ante terminum, Balfour
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Time
December 10, 2026 6:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
11dec10:30 amMothers' Union Carol Service10:30 am(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
The Mothers' Union Carol Service takes place in the Lady Chapel, Sherborne Abbey at 10.30 am - all are welcome to attend this
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Time
December 11, 2026 10:30 am(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
11dec2:00 pmSherborne Prep School Carol Service2:00 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
Not open to the public. For more details about this service, please contact the school direct on 01935 812097.
Event Details
Not open to the public.
For more details about this service, please contact the school direct on 01935 812097.
Time
December 11, 2026 2:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
11dec5:30 pmRepeating EventSherborne School Carol Service5:30 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
Event Details
For more information about this school service, please contact the school direct on 01935 812249.
Time
December 11, 2026 5:30 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
12dec6:00 pmChristingle Service6:00 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
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Time
December 12, 2026 6:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
13dec6:00 pm2:02 pmCarol Service6:00 pm - 2:02 pm(GMT+00:00) St James the Great, Longburton
Time
December 13, 2026 6:00 pm - 2:02 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
St James the Great, Longburton
13dec10:30 amNativity Service at The Gryphon10:30 am(GMT-11:00) St James the Great, Longburton
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Time
December 13, 2026 10:30 am(GMT-11:00)
Location
St James the Great, Longburton
13dec11:30 amRepeating EventSherborne Girls' School Carol Service11:30 am(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
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Time
December 13, 2026 11:30 am(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
13dec2:45 pmDorset Masonic Carol Service2:45 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
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Time
December 13, 2026 2:45 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
14dec7:00 pmChristmas Concert7:00 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
Christmas Concert - Carols, music and song! Free entry (not ticketed), all welcome! Director of Music: James Henderson (This concert lasts approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.)
Event Details
Christmas Concert – Carols, music and song!
Free entry (not ticketed), all welcome!
Director of Music: James Henderson
(This concert lasts approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.)
Time
December 14, 2026 7:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
15dec7:00 pmGryphon School Carol Service7:00 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
Not open to the public. For more details about this service please contact the school direct on 01935 813122.
Event Details
Not open to the public.
For more details about this service please contact the school direct on 01935 813122.
Time
December 15, 2026 7:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
16dec7:00 pmMulled Wine & Mince Pies with Carols7:00 pm(GMT-11:00) Lady Chapel, Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
The Reverend Martin and Mrs Sue Lee would like to invite you for mulled wine and mince pies with carols. We shall again this
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Time
December 16, 2026 7:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Lady Chapel, Sherborne Abbey
17dec6:00 pmRepeating EventThursday Choral Evensong6:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Time
December 17, 2026 6:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
17dec2:00 pmSherborne Abbey Primary School Carol Service2:00 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
Not open to the public. For more details about this service please contact the school direct on 01935 812318.
Event Details
Not open to the public.
For more details about this service please contact the school direct on 01935 812318.
Time
December 17, 2026 2:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
17dec7:00 pmA Quieter Christmas7:00 pm(GMT-11:00) Lady Chapel, Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
This is a delightfully quiet, reflective time just before Christmas for those who find the busyness of this season a struggle. Anyone can come. You may be thinking of a
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This is a delightfully quiet, reflective time just before Christmas for those who find the busyness of this season a struggle. Anyone can come. You may be thinking of a loved one especially at this time or it may simply be that you feel that a little oasis before the big event may benefit you and put the time of Christmas into its right perspective. Whatever your situation, this service allows us all to draw near to God to steady, refresh and still our hearts for the coming of Christ. A Quieter Christmas will take place in the gentle light of The Lady Chapel. Please come and join us to be blessed in God’s presence and to bend the knee at the entrance of the stable.
Time
December 17, 2026 7:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Lady Chapel, Sherborne Abbey
18dec11:00 amRepeating EventRemembering the Fallen11:00 am(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Time
December 18, 2026 11:00 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
18dec5:30 pmRepeating EventSherborne School Carol Service5:30 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
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For more information about this school service, please contact the school direct on 01935 812249.
Time
December 18, 2026 5:30 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
19dec12:30 pmWedding12:30 pm(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Time
December 19, 2026 12:30 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
19dec7:00 pmLibera Christmas Concert7:00 pm(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
Tickets from £10.00 libera.org.uk/sherborne Tel: 0333 666 3366 Celestial sounds to lift the spirit
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Time
December 19, 2026 7:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
20dec10:00 amRepeating EventHoly Communion10:00 am(GMT+00:00) St James the Great, Longburton
Time
December 20, 2026 10:00 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
St James the Great, Longburton
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Time
December 20, 2026 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
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Time
December 20, 2026 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
20dec5:00 pmAbbey Festival of Lessons and Carols5:00 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
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Free entry (not ticketed) - all welcome! Officiant: The Reverend Martin Lee Director of Music: Mr James Henderson Carols: This is the truth, Vaughan Williams Sans Day Carol,
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Time
December 20, 2026 5:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
20dec6:00 pmCarol Service6:00 pm(GMT-11:00) St Martin of Tours Lillington
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4th Sunday of Advent Officiant: The Reverend Hugh Bonsey Eats/drinks will be provided after this service.
Event Details
4th Sunday of Advent
Officiant: The Reverend Hugh Bonsey
Eats/drinks will be provided after this service.
Time
December 20, 2026 6:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
St Martin of Tours Lillington
Event Details
Christmas Eve Leader & Speaker: The Reverend Jim Edie The service will be followed by seasonal refreshments.
Event Details
Christmas Eve
Leader & Speaker: The Reverend Jim Edie
The service will be followed by seasonal refreshments.
Time
December 24, 2026 10:00 am(GMT-11:00)
Location
St Paul's Church, St Paul's Close
24dec3:00 pmRepeating EventCrib Service & Lighting of the Tree3:00 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
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Time
December 24, 2026 3:00 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
24dec4:00 pmCrib Service at the Inn4:00 pm(GMT-11:00) Rose & Crown Pub
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Christmas Eve Officiant: The Reverend Lesley McCreadie Join us for this Crib Service to be held at the Rose & Crown pub in Longburton.
Event Details
Christmas Eve
Officiant: The Reverend Lesley McCreadie
Join us for this Crib Service to be held at the Rose & Crown pub in Longburton.
25dec8:00 amBCP Said Holy Communion8:00 am(GMT+00:00) Sherborne Abbey
Time
December 25, 2026 8:00 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
25dec9:30 amFamily Holy Communion with Carols9:30 am(GMT+00:00) St Martin of Tours Lillington
Time
December 25, 2026 9:30 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
St Martin of Tours Lillington
24dec11:30 pmMidnight Mass - The First Eucharist of Christmas11:30 pm(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
Event Details
Christmas Eve Celebrants: The Reverend Martin Lee, The Reverend Rebecca McDonnell & Canon Charles Mitchell-Innes Setting: Darke in E Anthems: O little one sweet, J S
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Time
December 24, 2026 11:30 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
24dec11:30 pmFirst Eucharist of Christmas11:30 pm(GMT-11:00) St James the Great, Longburton
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Christmas Eve - Midnight Mass Celebrant: The Reverend Lesley McCreadie
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Christmas Eve – Midnight Mass
Celebrant: The Reverend Lesley McCreadie
Time
December 24, 2026 11:30 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
St James the Great, Longburton
25dec9:30 amParish Eucharist with Carols9:30 am(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
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Christmas Day Celebrant & Preacher: The Reverend Martin Lee Deacon: The Reverend Rebecca McDonnell Setting: Darke in E Carols: E’en so, Lord Jesus, Manz; In the bleak midwinter,
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Time
December 25, 2026 9:30 am(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
25dec10:00 amFamily Holy Communion Service10:00 am(GMT-11:00) St James the Great, Longburton
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Time
December 25, 2026 10:00 am(GMT-11:00)
Location
St James the Great, Longburton
25dec11:30 amFestal Mattins11:30 am(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
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4th Sunday of Easter Officiant: The Reverend Hugh Bonsey Sung by the Becket Consort, directed by Stephen Bell. Part of the Sherborne Abbey Music Festival. Free
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Time
December 25, 2026 11:30 am(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
26dec10:00 amFeast of St Stephen Eucharist with Carols10:00 am(GMT-11:00) Sherborne Abbey
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Time
December 26, 2026 10:00 am(GMT-11:00)
Location
Sherborne Abbey
27dec8:00 amRepeating EventBCP Holy Communion8:00 am(GMT+00:00) St Martin of Tours Lillington
Time
December 27, 2026 8:00 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
St Martin of Tours Lillington