The Church Year

Sundays and Holy Days for the Christian Church Year

Table of Sundays and Holy Days for 2008

Date December   2007                 January   2008         February               March                 April           May           June               July           August               September           October           November           December

2 9 16 21 23 25 26 27 28 30 1 6 13 20 25 27 2 3 3 6 10 17 24 25 2 9 16 20 21 22 23 30 31 1 6 13 20 25 27 1 2 4 11 18 25 1 8 11 15 22 24 29 29 6 13 20 22 25 27 3 6 10 15 17 24 24 31 7 14 21 21 28 29 5 12 18 19 26 28 1 2 9 16 23 30 1 7 14 21 22 25 26 27 28 28

Sunday Sunday Sunday Friday Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Firday Sunday Tuesday Sunday Sunday Sunday Friday Sunday Saturday Sunday Sunday Wednesday Sunday Sunday Sunday Monday Sunday Sunday Sunday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sunday Monday Tuesday Sunday Sunday Sunday Friday Sunday Thursday Friday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Wednesday Sunday Sunday Tuesday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Tuesday Friday Sunday Sunday Wednesday Sunday Friday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Monday Sunday Sunday Saturday Sunday Sunday Tuesday Saturday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Monday Sunday Sunday Sunday Monday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sunday

Ordinary Sundays Advent 1A Advent 2A Advent 3A Thomas Advent 4A Christmas Day Stephen John Innocents Christmas 1A Naming & Circ. Epiphany Sunday 1A * Sunday 2A - Sunday 3A Presentation Sunday 4A * - Ash Wednesday Lent 1A Lent 2A Lent 3A Matthias Lent 4A Lent 5A Before Easter A Maundy Thurs. Good Friday Easter Eve Easter Day Easter 1A Joseph Annunciation Easter 2A Easter 3A Easter 4A Mark Easter 5A Ascension Philip & James Easter 6A Pentecost A Trinity A Sunday 8A Sunday 9A Sunday 10A Barnabas Sunday 11A Sunday 12A Baptist Sunday 13A Peter Sunday 14A Sunday 15A Sunday 16A Mary Magdalen James Sunday 17A Sunday 18A Transfiguration * Sunday 19A - Sunday 20A Sunday 21A Bartholomew Sunday 22A Sunday 23A Sunday 24A Sunday 25A Matthew Sunday 26A Michael & Angels Sunday 27A Sunday 28A Luke Sunday 29A Sunday 30A Simon & Jude All Saints Sunday 31A Sunday 32A Sunday 33A Sunday 34A * Advent 1B Andrew Advent 2B Advent 3B Advent 4B Thomas Christmas Day Stephen John Christmas 1B Innocents

Proper Sundays Advent 1A Advent 2A Advent 3A Thomas Advent 4A Christmas Day Stephen John Innocents Christmas 1A Naming & Circ. Epiphany Epiphany 1A * Epiphny 2A - Epiphany 3A Presentation Epiphany 4A * Epiphany Last A Ash Wednesday Lent 1A Lent 2A Lent 3A Matthias Lent 4A Lent 5A Passion Sun. A Maundy Thurs. Good Friday Easter Vigil Easter Day Easter 2A Joseph Annunciation Easter 3A Easter 4A Easter 5A Mark Easter 6A Ascension Philip & James Easter 7A Pentecost A Trinity A Proper 3A Proper 4A Proper 5A Barnabas Proper 6A Proper 7A Baptist Proper 8A Peter & Paul Proper 9A Proper 10A Proper 11A Mary Magdalen James Proper 12A Proper 13A Transfiguration * Proper 14A Mary Proper 15C Proper 16C Bartholomew Proper 17A Proper 18A Proper 19A Proper 20A Matthew Proper 21A Michael & Angels Proper 22A Proper 23A Luke Proper 24A Proper 25A Simon & Jude All Saints Proper 26A Proper 27A Proper 28A Proper 29A * Advent 1B Andrew Advent 2B Advent 3B Advent 4B Thomas Christmas Day Stephen John Christmas 1B Innocents

After Pentecost Advent 1A Advent 2A Advent 3A Thomas Advent 4A Christmas Day Stephen John Innocents Christmas 1A Naming & Circ. Epiphany Epiphany 1A * Epiphny 2A - Epiphany 3A Presentation Epiphany 4A * Epiphany Last A Ash Wednesday Lent 1A Lent 2A Lent 3A Matthias Lent 4A Lent 5A Passion Sun. A Maundy Thurs. Good Friday Easter Vigil Easter Day Easter 2A Joseph Annunciation Easter 3A Easter 4A Easter 5A Mark Easter 6A Ascension Philip & James Easter 7A Pentecost A Trinity A Pentecost 2A Pentecost 3A Pentecost 4A Barnabas Pentecost 5A Pentecost 6A Baptist Pentecost 7A Peter & Paul Pentecost 8A Pentecost 9A Pentecost 10A Mary Magdalen James Pentecost 11A Pentecost 12A Transfiguration* Pentecost 13A Mary Pentecost 14A Pentecost 15A Bartholomew Pentecost 16A Pentecost 17A Pentecost 18A Pentecost 19A Matthew Pentecost 20A Michael & Angels Pentecost 21A Pentecost 22A Luke Pentecost 23A Pentecost 24A Simon & Jude All Saints Pentecost 25A Pentecost 26A Pentecost 27A Pentecost Last * Advent 1B Andrew Advent 2B Advent 3B Advent 4B Thomas Christmas Day Stephen John Christmas 1B Innocents

Prayer Book - BCP Advent 1 Advent 2 Advent 3 Thomas Advent 4B Christmas Day - - - Christmas 1 Circumcision Epiphany Epiphany 1 Septuagesima Conversion of Paul Sexagesima Purification Quinquagesima * - Ash Wednesday Lent 1 Lent 2 Lent 3 Matthias Lent 4 Lent 5 Palm Sunday Maundy Thurs. Good Friday Easter Even Easter Day Easter 1 - Annunciation Easter 2 Easter 3 Easter 4 Mark Easter 5 Ascension Philip & James Easter 6 Whitsunday Trinity Sunday Trinity 1 Trinity 2 Trinity 3 Barnabas Trinity 4 Trinity 5 Baptist Trinity 6 Peter Trinity 7 Trinity 8 Trinity 9 - James Trinity 10 Trinity 11 - Trinity 12 - Trinity 13 Trinity 14 Bartholomew Trinity 15 Trinity 16 Trinity 17 Trinity 18 Matthew Trinity 19 Michael & Angels Trinity 20 Trinity 21 Luke Trinity 22 Trinity 23 Simon & Jude All Saints Trinity 24 Trinity 25 * Trinity 26 * Before Advent * Advent 1 Andrew Advent 2 Advent 3 Advent 4 Thomas Christmas Day - - Christmas 1 -

* The Sunday Before Advent uses the Collect, Epistle and Gospel of Trinity 25. Where there are more Sundays than Trinity 24, the appointed collect and readings of those Sundays after Epiphany, which were omitted, are to be used.
* Traditionally the Transfiguration was celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in Lent, but is often now celebrated on the Last Sunday after Epiphany, the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, or as a special Holy Day on August 6.
* The Baptism of our Lord, when celebrated, is held on Sunday/Epiphany 1.
* The Reign of Christ / Christ the King is celebrated on the last Sunday of the church year
* In the BPC, the 25th Sunday after Trinity, not being the last Sunday after Trinity, uses the Collect, Epistle and Gospel for the 6th Sunday after Epiphany.
  Some Holy Days are moved to suit the season while others have alternate celebration days. Matthias: Feb. 24 or May 14. Mark: April 25 or 26. Philip and James: May 1 or 3. Thomas: Dec. 21 or July 3. Stephen: Dec. 26 or Aug. 3. John: Dec. 27 or May 6. Holy Innocents: Dec 28 or Feb 17.
  Ordinary Sundays are titled according to An Australian Prayer Book, 1978, while Proper and After Pentecost by A Prayer Book for Australia, 1995.
  Lesser Holy Days may be moved to Monday when they fall on a Sunday.
  Other Holy Days: The Visitation, May 31; Thanksgiving for the Holy Communion, June 15; Martyrs of New Guinea; September 2; All Souls, November 2.

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