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.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Sep

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7 8 9 10 11 12

13

14 Holy Cross Day

15 16 17 18 19

20

21 St Matthew the Evangelist

22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 Michaelmas

30 1 2 3

Oct

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4

5 6 7 8 9 10 St Paulinus *

11

12 St Wilfred *

13 14 15 16 17

18 St Luke the Evangelist

19 20 21 22 23 24

25

26 27 28 St Simon & St Jude

29 30 31

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vem

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1 All Saints’ Day

2 All Souls’ Day

3 4

5 6 7

All S

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8 Remembrance Sunday

9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 St Hilda *

20 21

22 Christ the King

23 24 25 26 27 28

29 1st Sunday in Advent

30 St Andrew

1 2 3 4 5

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7 8 9 10 11 12

13

14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22

23 24 25 CHRISTMAS DAY

26 St Stephen

27 St John the Evangelist

28 Holy Innocents

29 30 31

* 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

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1 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Naming of Christ

2

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3 4 5 6 Epiphany

7 8 9

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10 Baptism of Christ

11 12

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20

21 22 23

24 25 Conversion of St Paul

26 27 28 29 30

31 1 2 Presentation of Christ

3 4

5 6

7

8 9 10 11 12

13

14

15 16 Shrove Tuesday

17 ASH WEDNESDAY

18 19 20

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22 23 24 25

26 27

28

1 St David

2

3

4 5

6

Mar

ch

7

8

9

10

11 12 13

14 Mothering Sunday

15 16

17 St Patrick

18 19 Joseph of Nazareth

20 St Cuthbert *

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25 Annunciation of Mary

26 27

28 Palm Sunday

29 30 31 1 Maundy Thursday

2 Good Friday

3 Holy Week

Ap

ril

4 EASTER DAY

5 6 7

8 9

10

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r

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12

13 14 15 16

17

18 19

20 21

22 23 St George

24

25 St Mark the Evangelist

26 27 28

29 30

* 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

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3

4 5

6 7 8

9 10

11 12

13 ASCENSION DAY

14 St Matthias the Apostle

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16 17

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22

23 PENTECOST

24

25 The Venerable Bede *

26 27 28 29

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inary

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30 Trinity Sunday

31

1 Mary visits Elizabeth

2 3 4 5

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7

8 9

10 10 Corpus Christi

11 St Barnabas

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13

14

15 16

17 18 19

20 21

22

23

24 Birth of John the Baptist

25 26

27 28 29 St Peter & St Paul

30 1

2 3 St Thomas the Apostle

July

4

5

6 7

8 9 10

11

12 13 14

15 16 17

18

19

20

21

22 Mary Magdalene

23 24

25 St James the Apostle

26 27 28

29 30 31

Au

gust

1

2

3

4 5 St Oswald *

6 The Transfiguration

7

8

9

10 11

12 13 14

15 Blessed Virgin Mary

16 17 18

19 20 21

22 23 24 St Bartholomew

25

26 27 28

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

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September

18th – 20th Rosh Hashanah

27th – 28th Yom Kippur

October 17th – 25th Navratri 25th Vijayadashami

2nd – 9th Sukkot

November 14th Diwali 14th Diwali

30th Guru Nanak Gurpurab

December 10th – 18th Hanukkah

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January 7th Orthodox

Christmas Day

February 15th Parinirvana 26th Magha Puja

12th Chinese New

Year (Ox)

March 28th – 29th Holi 27th March – 4th April

Pesach (Passover)

28th – 29th Holi

April 8th Vesak 12rd April – 11rd May

Ramadan 12th – 13th May

Eid al-Fitr

14th Vaisakhi

May 2nd May Orthodox

Easter Day

June

July 24th Asalha Puja 19th - 20th

Eid al-Adha

August 29th Janmashtami

For more festivals, click on the link

Buddhist Festivals

Hindu Festivals

Islamic Festivals

Jewish Festivals

Sikh Festivals