Unity Calendar
The unity calendar is one way to celebrate the diverse expressions of faith in the worship of the followers of Yeshua. It’s wonderful to honor the main celebrations of all the members of the Body of Messiah in their respective communities.
“God who is one will make righteous the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith” (Romans 3:30)
September 2025 - August 2026
September
September 1 | New Church Year | Easter Orthodox
September 8 | Major Feast: Nativity of Mary the Theotokos | Orthodox
September 11 | New Church Year | Coptic Orthodox
September 14 | Major Feast: Exaltation of the Holy Cross | Orthodox
September 16 | Beginning of Christmas Preparation and Celebration | Bruderhoff
September 23 | Biblical Feast: Yom Tiruah or Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets) | Messianic Jew
October
October 2 | Biblical Feast: Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement | Messianic Jew
October 7-13 | Biblical Feast: Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) | Messianic Jew
October 31 | Reformation Day | Reformed / Protestant | Link |
November
November 1 | Holy Day of Obligation: All Saints | Roman Catholic
Beginning of the Season of Nativity Preparation
November 15 | Nativity Fast Begins | Orthodox
November 21 | Major Feast: The Presentation of the Theotokos to the Temple | Orthodox
November 25 | Nativity Fast Begins | Coptic Orthodox
November 30 | Advent and the Beginning of the Church Year | Roman Catholic & Western Churches
December 2025
December 8 | Holy Day of Obligation: Immaculate Conception | Roman Catholic
December 14-22 | Channukah | Messianic Jew
Beginning of the Season of Nativity
December 25 | Major Feast/Holy Day of Obligation: Nativity or Christmas | Orthodox, Catholic, Western Churches
January 2026
January 1 | Holy Day of Obligation: Mary, the Mother of God | Roman Catholic
January 6 | Major Feast: Epiphany (Baptism of the Lord) | Orthodox
January 7 | Major Feast: Holy Nativity | Coptic Orthodox
January 18-25 | Week of Prayer for Christian Unity | Links: WCC, DPCU, GEII
January 19 | Major Feast: Epiphany (Baptism of the Lord) | Coptic Orthodox
February
End of the Season of the Nativity
February 2 | Major Feast: The Meeting of Christ in the Temple | Orthodox
Beginning of the Season of Preparing for the Lord’s Resurrection
February 16 | Holy Great Fast | Coptic Orthodox
February 18 | Ash Wednesday and Beginning of Lent | Catholic and Western Churches
February 23 | Beginning of Great Lent | Orthodox
March
March 2 | Purim (Sunset) | Messianic Jew
April
April 1-9 | Biblical Feast: Pesach or Passover (Sunset) | Messianic Jew
Beginning of the Season of the Resurrection of the Lord
April 3 | Yom HaBikkurim or Sfirat HaOmer (Counting of the Omer or First Fruits) | Messianic Jew
April 5 | The Resurrection of the Lord (Easter) | Catholic and Western Churches
April 12 | Resurrection of the Lord | Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox