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By Church PostingLiturgical calendar 2026 and 2027
The liturgical calendar orders the church's year around the life of Christ: his birth, his death and resurrection, and the sending of the Spirit at Pentecost. Christmas and Epiphany fall on fixed dates. Easter moves with the spring full moon, and Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, and Pentecost move with it. The dates below follow the Western (Gregorian) reckoning shared by Catholic and most Protestant congregations, each with the traditional color of the day.
Orders of worship and seasonal readings are in the worship library.
The church year
2026
| Date | Observance | Season | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Jan 6, 2026 | Epiphany Christ made known to the nations. Keep the feast simple and Scriptural. | Epiphany | white |
| Wed, Feb 18, 2026 | Ash Wednesday The church enters fasting and repentance. Dust you are; preach Christ who raises the dead. | Lent | purple |
| Sun, Mar 29, 2026 | Palm Sunday The King enters Jerusalem. Read the Passion. Do not rush past the cross. | Holy Week | crimson |
| Fri, Apr 3, 2026 | Good Friday Christ crucified. Keep the service spare. Let Scripture speak longer than commentary. | Holy Week | crimson |
| Sun, Apr 5, 2026 | Easter Day The Lord is risen. Proclaim resurrection with joy that still knows the wounds. | Easter | white |
| Sun, May 24, 2026 | Pentecost The Spirit poured out. Preach the church birth without carnival noise. | Pentecost | red |
| Sun, Nov 29, 2026 | First Sunday of Advent Watch and wait. Advent is longing for Christ’s coming, not a shopping countdown. | Advent | violet |
| Fri, Dec 25, 2026 | Christmas Day The Word became flesh. Keep the incarnation at the center of every carol and sermon. | Christmas | gold |
The church year
2027
| Date | Observance | Season | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 6, 2027 | Epiphany Christ made known to the nations. Keep the feast simple and Scriptural. | Epiphany | white |
| Wed, Feb 10, 2027 | Ash Wednesday The church enters fasting and repentance. Dust you are; preach Christ who raises the dead. | Lent | purple |
| Sun, Mar 21, 2027 | Palm Sunday The King enters Jerusalem. Read the Passion. Do not rush past the cross. | Holy Week | crimson |
| Fri, Mar 26, 2027 | Good Friday Christ crucified. Keep the service spare. Let Scripture speak longer than commentary. | Holy Week | crimson |
| Sun, Mar 28, 2027 | Easter Day The Lord is risen. Proclaim resurrection with joy that still knows the wounds. | Easter | white |
| Sun, May 16, 2027 | Pentecost The Spirit poured out. Preach the church birth without carnival noise. | Pentecost | red |
| Sun, Nov 28, 2027 | First Sunday of Advent Watch and wait. Advent is longing for Christ’s coming, not a shopping countdown. | Advent | violet |
| Sat, Dec 25, 2027 | Christmas Day The Word became flesh. Keep the incarnation at the center of every carol and sermon. | Christmas | gold |
Reference
Seasons and colors
Advent
Four Sundays before Christmas
Hope, repentance, and watchfulness.
Christmas
Dec 25 through Epiphany eve
Incarnation celebrated in white and gold.
Epiphany
Jan 6 and following
Christ revealed to the nations.
Lent
Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
Fasting, prayer, and catechesis toward the cross.
Holy Week
Palm Sunday through Holy Saturday
The Passion week. Keep the tone grave and clear.
Easter
Easter Day through Pentecost
Resurrection joy that lasts fifty days.
Pentecost
Fifty days after Easter
Spirit and church sent into the world.
Ordinary Time
The long green season
Growth in the Word between the great feasts.