Academic Year 2020 / 2021 Liturgical Calendar for Church of England Schools
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Academic Year 2020 / 2021 Liturgical Calendar for Church of England Schools The Anglican Calendar The liturgical calendar indicates the festivals and seasons of the Anglican Church. The calendar below now runs for the academic year, rather than the calendar year as before. It shows the major festivals and saints’ days. The festivals for some notable saints for our region are also included (bold & italics). You can click on each item to find out more. Liturgical Colours The liturgical colours for each festival and season are shown. Further explanation of the liturgical colours can be found below the calendar. Other World Faiths In addition, on the final page, you will find a table with key festivals of other World religions. Again you can find out more about each item by clicking on it. The Anglican Liturgical Calendar - Academic Year 2020 / 2021 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Creationtide 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Holy Cross Day 20 21 St Matthew the 22 23 24 25 26 Evangelist September 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 Michaelmas 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 St Paulinus * 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 St Wilfred * 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 St Luke the Evangelist October 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 St Simon & St Jude 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 All Saints’ Day All Souls’ Day All Saints to Advent 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Remembrance Sunday 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 * St Hilda * * 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Christ the King November 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 1st Sunday in Advent St Andrew 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Advent 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 CHRISTMAS DAY St Stephen December 27 28 29 30 31 St John the Evangelist Holy Innocents * If you make note of this saint during your worship the colour should be white. ** During All Saints to Advent the liturgical colour can also be red Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 2021 Naming of Christ 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Epiphany 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Epiphany Baptism of Christ 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 January 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Conversion of St Paul 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Presentation of Christ 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Shrove Tuesday ASH WEDNESDAY 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 St David Lent 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Mothering Sunday St Patrick Joseph of Nazareth St Cuthbert * 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Annunciation of Mary March 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 Holy Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday Good Friday Week 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 EASTER DAY 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Easter 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 April St George 25 26 27 28 29 30 St Mark the Evangelist * If you make note of this saint during your worship the colour should be white. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 St Philip & St James 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Easter 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ASCENSION DAY St Matthias the Apostle 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 May 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PENTECOST The Venerable Bede * 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 Trinity Sunday Mary visits Elizabeth 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 Corpus Christi St Barnabas 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ne 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Ju Birth of John the Baptist 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 St Peter & St Paul St Thomas the Apostle Ordinary Time 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 July Mary Magdalene 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 St James the Apostle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 St Oswald * The Transfiguration 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Blessed Virgin Mary August 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 St Bartholomew 29 30 31 St Aidan * * If you make note of this saint during your worship the colour should be white. For more Christian Festivals click on this link Some Festivals in Other World Religions Academic Year 2020 / 2021 Buddhism Hinduism Islam Judaism Sikhism Other 18th – 20th Rosh Hashanah September 27th – 28th Yom Kippur 17th – 25th Navratri October 2nd – 9th Sukkot 25th Vijayadashami 2019 14th Diwali November 14th Diwali 30th Guru Nanak Gurpurab December 10th – 18th Hanukkah 7th Orthodox January Christmas Day 15th Parinirvana 12th Chinese New February 26th Magha Puja Year (Ox) March 28th – 29th Holi 28th – 29th Holi 27th March – 4th April rd rd th 12 April – 11 May Pesach (Passover) th April 8 Vesak 14 Vaisakhi Ramadan 12th – 13th May nd 2020 2 May Orthodox May Eid al-Fitr Easter Day June 19th - 20th July 24th Asalha Puja Eid al-Adha August 29th Janmashtami For more festivals, Buddhist Hindu Islamic Jewish Sikh click on the link Festivals Festivals Festivals Festivals Festivals .