01
Nov
All Saints’ Day
Sunday, 1 November 2026
All Saints’ Day gives thanks for the whole company of the faithful departed, and for the communion of saints in heaven a...
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Events
Upcoming events happening in and around the Church of Nigeria.
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01
Nov
29
Nov
Advent Sunday
Sunday, 29 November 2026
Advent Sunday begins the Church’s year, a season of preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas and at the last da...
25
Dec
Christmas Day
Friday, 25 December 2026
Christmas Day celebrates the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, God with us, born in Bethlehem for our salvation.
06
Jan
Epiphany
Wednesday, 6 January 2027
The Epiphany celebrates the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles in the visit of the wise men, and the beginning of t...
10
Feb
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, 10 February 2027 · All Parishes
Ash Wednesday is a solemn reminder of human mortality and the need for reconciliation with God and marks the beginning o...
07
Mar
Mothering Sunday
Sunday, 7 March 2027
Mothering Sunday is the fourth Sunday in Lent, when children and husbands give cards and presents to their mothers as a...
21
Mar
Palm Sunday
Sunday, 21 March 2027
Palm Sunday begins Holy Week, recalling our Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, greeted with palm branches and shouts...
25
Mar
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, 25 March 2027
Maundy Thursday recalls the Last Supper, the washing of the disciples’ feet, and the institution of the Holy Communion.
26
Mar
Good Friday
Friday, 26 March 2027
Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, the day on which Christians annually observe the commemoration of the Crucifixion...
28
Mar
Easter Day
Sunday, 28 March 2027
Easter Day is the feast of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, the greatest festival of the Christian year.
06
May
Ascension Day
Thursday, 6 May 2027
Ascension Day, forty days after Easter, marks our Lord’s ascension into heaven and his reign at the right hand of the Fa...
16
May
Pentecost
Sunday, 16 May 2027
Pentecost, or Whitsunday, celebrates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles and the birth of the Church.
23
May
Trinity Sunday
Sunday, 23 May 2027
Trinity Sunday celebrates the mystery of God — Father, Son and Holy Spirit — one God in three Persons.
Holy Days in the Church Calendar
Days kept by the Church of Nigeria. Your parish may mark them with a said or sung Eucharist.
- 06 Aug The Transfiguration of Our Lord Thursday
- 24 Aug St Bartholomew the Apostle Monday
- 21 Sep St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist Monday
- 29 Sep St Michael and All Angels Tuesday
- 18 Oct St Luke the Evangelist Sunday
- 28 Oct St Simon and St Jude, Apostles Wednesday