2007
RELIGIOUS HOLY DAYS / HOLIDAYS CALENDAR
This listing, though
selective and incomplete, highlights religious feasts, festivals
and other observances. It is offered with the hope that
awareness will be fostered special days celebrated by other
Christian Traditions and some celebrations of other Faiths
present in our community.
KEY:
(PC) Protestant Christians, (RC) Roman Catholic Christians, (OC)
Orthodox Christians, (C) Christians [All], (E)
Ecumenical. Other religions in our area - (M) Muslim, (J)
Judaism (I) Interfaith (N) National
|
JANUARY |
FEBRUARY |
MARCH |
1 New Year's Day --
6 Epiphany/Theophony C
16 Martin Luther King Holiday E
18-25 Week of Prayer
for ChristianUnity E
|
2 Meeting of Christ
in the Temple OC
4 Souper Bowl Sunday E
4 Four Chaplains Sunday C+J
11-17 Brotherhood/Sisterhood
Week I
18 Transfiguration C
19 Lent Begins OC
21 Ash Wednesday C
25 Ecumenical Lenten Service C
|
2 World Day of
Prayer E
4-5 Purim J
20 Mawlid an Nabi M
25 The Annunciation RC
31 Mawlid an Nabi M
|
|
APRIL |
MAY |
JUNE |
1 Palm Sunday C
3-10 Passover J
5 Maundy Thursday C
6 Good Friday C
8 Easter/Pascha C
15 Yom Hasho’ah J
|
3
National Day of Prayer I
4 May Fellowship Day E
17 Ascension of Christ C
23-24 Shavuot J
27 Pentecost C
28 Memorial Day N
|
3
United Churches Sunday E |
|
JULY |
AUGUST |
SEPTEMBER |
|
4 Independence Day N
24 Tisha B’Av J
|
6 Transfigeration C
15 Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin Mary RC+OC
|
8 Birth of the Blessed
Virgin Mary RC+OC
13-14 Rosh Hashanah J
13 Ramadan begins (through 10/23) M
14 Holy Cross Day RC+OC
22 Yom Kippur J
29 - Oct. 3 Sukkot J
|
|
OCTOBER |
NOVEMBER |
DECEMBER |
7
World Communion Sunday E
13 Eid al-Fitr (Ramadan ends) M
14 Laity Sunday E
14 CROP Walk/Lycoming County I
|
1 All Saints Sunday PC+RC
2 World Community Day Pgm E
11 Stewardship Sunday E
15 Advent Begins OC
21 Entry of the Theotokos OC
22 Thanksgiving N
25 Christ the King PC+RC
|
1 World AIDS Day I
2 Advent Begins RC+PC
5-12 Chanukkah J
6 St. Nicholas Day OC
8 Immaculate Conception
of Blessed Virgin Mary RC
20 - Eid al Adha M
23 Last Sunday of Advent C
25 Christmas C
26-1/1 Kwanzaa --
28 The Holy Innocents C
|
NOTE: Celebrations of the Jewish holydays begin at sundown of
the preceding day, and end at sundown on the holyday.
Additional Links
to Related Sites
Search for Passages
/ Words in The Bible
www.bible.gospelcom.net
Church World Service
www.churchworldservice.org
National Council of
Churches
www.ncccusa.org
New Testament
Resources
www.ntgateway.com
Books-Resources
www.religion-online.org
Historical Study of
Christian Scripture
www.religion.rutgers.edu/iho/
Lectionary / Sermon
Aids
www.textweek.com
Hunger
www.thehungersite.com
World Wide Faith
News
www.wfn.org
The Pennsylvania Council of Churches
www.pachurches.org
The World Council of Churches
www.wcc-coe.org
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