Events and Services at Dore Abbey
and neighbouring churches
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Wednesdays @ St Michael's, Ewyas Harold
An informal service followed by refreshments every Wednesday at 10.30am at St Michael’s, Ewyas Harold.
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TAIZE PRAYER at DORE ABBEY
Dates for 2025: 30th March, 29th June, 31st August, 30th November
A heart-warming stage production, telling the story of an unlikely friendship formed in the middle of a snowstorm, exploring the importance of joy, friendship and the true meaning of the Nativity.
Most suitable for ages 7-11 but anyone who is young at heart will enjoy this stage show!
Duration 1 hour. No interval. Doors open at 5pm.
Dore Abbey isn’t warm in the winter so wear layers and maybe bring a rug. No outside lights, so please bring a torch.
More info: Annie 07816 751573
Celebrating Mary
Local singers, under the direction of organist Rob Milan, provide the music for a summer afternoon service to celebrate Mary, patron saint of all Cistercian abbeys worldwide.
Choral Evensong
Choral Evensong: St Michael and All Angels.
Michael, Gabriel and Raphael are the three named biblical angels, depicted as the beloved messengers of God. Michael, which means ‘who is like God?’
A basilica near Rome was dedicated in the fifth century in honour of Michael on 30 September, beginning with celebrations on the eve of that day, and 29 September is now kept in honour of Michael throughout the western Church.
Hymns (AMNS)
163 Angel-voices ever singing
532 Ye watchers and ye holy ones
13 Abide with me - (Archangel Michael is regarded as the protector of those at the hour of death)
The Feast of Michael and All Angels
The feast falls at the most beautiful time of the year, on the cusp between the last glow of fiery summer and the yellow-gold 'fallowing' leaves of autumn; the wings of Michael and his angels seem to flutter in harmony with the unleaving of the trees.
Michaelmas has been the English name for the feast since at least the eleventh century, and it's a lovely one in every context: Michaelmas daisies, Michaelmas fairs, Michaelmas moons, and more. (School and University terms, too.)
The Unicorn Singers, a choir of around thirty, specialises in exploring exciting repertoires from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Baroque periods.