Church Seasons and Special Sundays

Special church, national, and international observances.

2013

April 2013

• Apr. 21: Earth Sunday
• Apr. 22: Earth Day
• Apr. 28: Camping Sunday

May 2013

May is Asian Heritage Month.

• May 5: Rural Life (Rogation) Sunday
• May 9: Ascension Day
• May 12: Christian Family Sunday; Mother's Day
• May 17: International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia
• May 19: Day of Pentecost
• May 20: Victoria Day
• May 26: Trinity Sunday; National Day of Healing and Reconciliation

June 2013

• June 2: Environment Sunday
• June 9: Union Sunday
• June 10: 88th Anniversary of Church Union
• June 16: Aboriginal Sunday; Father’s Day
• June 21: National Aboriginal Day of Prayer
• June 27: Canadian Multiculturalism Day

July 2013

• July 1: Canada Day

August 2013

• Aug. 5: Civic Holiday

September 2013

• Sept. 2: Labour Day
• Sept. 8-Oct. 13: Creation Time
• Sept. 21: UN International Day of Peace

October 2013

• Oct. 6: Worldwide Communion Sunday
• Oct. 13: Thanksgiving Sunday
• Oct. 14: Thanksgiving Day
• Oct. 20: World Food Sunday
• Oct. 27: Peace Sunday; Reformation Sunday

November 2013

• Nov. 1: All Saints Day
• Nov. 10: Remembrance Sunday
• Nov. 11: Remembrance Day
• Nov. 17: Children’s Sunday
• Nov. 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
• Nov. 24: Reign of Christ Sunday

December 2013

• Dec. 1: First Sunday of Advent; World AIDS Day
• Dec. 6: National Day of Action on Violence against Women
• Dec. 8: Second Sunday of Advent; Human Rights Sunday
• Dec. 10: Human Rights Day
• Dec. 15: Third Sunday of Advent
• Dec. 22: Fourth Sunday of Advent
• Dec. 25: Christmas Day

2014

January 2014

• Jan. 6: Epiphany
• Jan. 12: Baptism of the Lord
• Jan. 19-26: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

February 2014

February is Black History Month.

March 2014

• Mar. 2: Transfiguration Sunday
• Mar. 5: Ash Wednesday
• Mar. 7: World Day of Prayer
• Mar. 8: International Women's Day
• Mar. 9: First Sunday in Lent
• Mar. 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

April 2014

• Apr. 13: Palm/Passion Sunday
• Apr. 17: Maundy Thursday
• Apr. 18: Good Friday
• Apr. 20: Easter Day; Earth Sunday
• Apr. 22: Earth Day
• Apr. 27: Camping Sunday

May 2014

May is Asian Heritage Month.

• May 11: Christian Family Sunday; Mother's Day
• May 17: International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia
• May 19: Victoria Day
• May 25: Rural Life (Rogation) Sunday
• May 26: National Day of Healing and Reconciliation
• May 29: Ascension Day

June 2014

• June 1: Environment Sunday
• June 8: Day of Pentecost; Union Sunday
• June 10: 89th Anniversary of Church Union
• June 15: Trinity Sunday; Father's Day
• June 21: National Aboriginal Day of Prayer
• June 22: Aboriginal Sunday
• June 27: Canadian Multiculturalism Day

July 2014

• July 1: Canada Day

August 2014

• Aug. 4: Civic Holiday

September 2014

• Sept. 1: Labour Day
• Sept. 14-Oct. 12: Creation Time
• Sept. 21: UN International Day of Peace

October 2014

• Oct. 5: World Communion Sunday
• Oct. 12: Thanksgiving Sunday
• Oct. 13: Thanksgiving Day
• Oct. 19: World Food Sunday
• Oct. 26: Peace Sunday; Reformation Sunday

November 2014

• Nov. 1: All Saints Day
• Nov. 9: Remembrance Sunday
• Nov. 11: Remembrance Day
• Nov. 16: Children's Sunday
• Nov. 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
• Nov. 23: Reign of Christ Sunday
• Nov. 30: First Sunday of Advent

December 2014

• Dec. 1: World AIDS Day
• Dec. 6: National Day of Action on Violence against Women
• Dec. 7: Second Sunday of Advent; Human Rights Sunday
• Dec. 10: Human Rights Day
• Dec. 14: Third Sunday of Advent
• Dec. 21: Fourth Sunday of Advent
• Dec. 25: Christmas Day