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2021 Special Sundays/Days
January 1, 2021 New Year’s Day January 3, 2021 2nd Sunday after Christmas January 6, 2021 Epiphany January 10, 2021 The Baptism of the Lord January 17, 2021 2nd after Epiphany January 18, 2021 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins January 24, 2021 3rd after Epiphany January 25, 2021 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ends January 31, 2021 4th after Epiphany
February 1, 2021 Black History Month begins February 7, 2021 5th after Epiphany February 14, 2021 Transfiguration Sunday February 16, 2021 Shrove Tuesday February 17, 2021 Ash Wednesday February 21, 2021 1st in Lent February 28, 2021 2nd in Lent
March 5, 2021 World Day of Prayer March 7, 2021 3rd in Lent March 8, 2021 International Women’s Day March 14, 2021 4th in Lent March 21, 2021 5th in Lent; International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination March 28, 2021 Palm/Passion Sunday March 29, 2021 Holy Week begins
April 1, 2021 Maundy Thursday April 2, 2021 Good Friday April 3, 2021 Holy Saturday April 4, 2021 Resurrection Sunday: Easter Day April 11, 2021 2nd of Easter April 18, 2021 3rd of Easter; Earth Sunday April 22, 2021 Earth Day April 25, 2021 4th of Easter; Camping Sunday; Vocation Sunday (suggested)
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May 1, 2021 Asian Heritage Month begins May 2, 2021 5th of Easter May 9, 2021 6th of Easter; Rural Life (Rogation) Sunday; Christian Family Sunday; Mother’s Day May 13, 2021 Ascension Day May 16, 2021 7th of Easter May 17, 2021 International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia May 23, 2021 Day of Pentecost May 24, 2021 Victoria Day (except in QC) May 30, 2021 Trinity Sunday; Environment Sunday
June 5, 2021 Environment Day June 6, 2021 2nd after Pentecost; Pride Sunday; Union Sunday June 10, 2021 96th Anniversary of Church Union June 13, 2021 3rd after Pentecost June 20, 2021 4th after Pentecost; Indigenous Day of Prayer; World Refugee Day; Father’s Day June 21, 2021 National Indigenous Peoples Day June 24, 2021 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (QC) June 27, 2021 5th after Pentecost; Canadian Multiculturalism Day
July 1, 2021 Canada Day July 4, 2021 6th after Pentecost July 11, 2021 7th after Pentecost July 18, 2021 8th after Pentecost July 25, 2021 9th after Pentecost
August 1, 2021 10th after Pentecost August 2, 2021 Civic Holiday (except in QC) August 8, 2021 11th after Pentecost August 15, 2021 12th after Pentecost August 22, 2021 13th after Pentecost August 29, 2021 14th after Pentecost
September 5, 2021 15th after Pentecost September 6, 2021 Labour Day
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September 12, 2021 16th after Pentecost; Creation Time begins September 19, 2021 17th after Pentecost; Creation Time 2; World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel September 21, 2021 International Day of Peace September 26, 2021 18th after Pentecost; Creation Time 3
October 3, 2021 19th after Pentecost; Creation Time 4; World Communion Sunday October 10, 2021 20th after Pentecost; Creation Time 5; Thanksgiving Sunday; Stewardship Sunday October 11, 2021 Thanksgiving Day October 17, 2021 21st after Pentecost; World Food Sunday; International Day for the Eradication of Poverty October 24, 2021 22nd after Pentecost; Peace Sunday October 31, 2021 23rd after Pentecost; Reformation Sunday
November 1, 2021 All Saints Day November 7, 2021 24th after Pentecost; Remembrance Sunday November 11, 2021 Remembrance Day November 14, 2021 25th after Pentecost; Children’s Sunday November 20, 2021 Transgender Day of Remembrance November 21, 2021 26th after Pentecost; Reign of Christ November 28, 2021 1st of Advent
December 1, 2021 World AIDS Day December 3, 2021 International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 5, 2021 2nd of Advent; Human Rights Sunday December 6, 2021 National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women December 10, 2021 Human Rights Day December 12, 2021 3rd of Advent December 19, 2021 4th of Advent December 24, 2021 Christmas Eve December 25, 2021 The Birth of the Lord: Christmas Day December 26, 2021 1st Sunday after Christmas
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