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The Church's year

Keeping time with the whole Church

Our worship follows the rhythm of the Christian year. Seasons of waiting and feasting, fasting and rejoicing, carrying us through the whole story of our salvation in Christ. Even this website changes its colours with the season.

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Trinity (Ordinary Time)

Liturgical colour: Green · Theme: Deep Forest

The long green season of growth — living the life of the Triune God, Sunday by Sunday.

Sun, 31 May — Sat, 28 November

Seasons

The eight seasons of the Church year

Advent

Violet / Blue

Watching and waiting for the coming of Christ — the Church's new year of expectation and hope.

Sun, 30 November — Wed, 24 December

Christmastide

White / Gold

The twelve days of Christmas — the Word made flesh, God with us.

Thu, 25 December — Mon, 5 January

Epiphany

White → Green

Christ made known to the nations — the star, the Jordan and the first signs of glory.

Tue, 6 January — Tue, 17 February

Lent

Purple / Ash

Forty days of prayer, fasting and repentance, walking with our Lord toward the cross.

Wed, 18 February — Sat, 28 March

Holy Week

Crimson

From the palms of Sunday to the silence of the tomb — the week that changed the world.

Sun, 29 March — Sat, 4 April

Eastertide

White / Gold

The great fifty days — Christ is risen, alleluia! From the empty tomb to the Ascension.

Sun, 5 April — Sat, 23 May

Pentecost (Whitsuntide)

Red

The Holy Spirit poured out — fire, wind and the birth of the Church.

Sun, 24 May — Sat, 30 May

Trinity (Ordinary Time)

Now

Green

The long green season of growth — living the life of the Triune God, Sunday by Sunday.

Sun, 31 May — Sat, 28 November

Holy days · 2026

Principal feasts & holy days

The holy days of the Anglican calendar, with this year's dates for Easter, Ascension, Pentecost and the other movable feasts. The Conversion of St Paul is our cathedral's own feast day.

  1. Thu, 1 JanuaryThe Circumcision of Christ / New YearWhite
  2. Tue, 6 JanuaryThe Epiphany of our LordWhite
  3. Sun, 25 JanuaryThe Conversion of St PaulWhitePatronal feast — Cathedral Church of St Paul, Diobu
  4. Mon, 2 FebruaryThe Presentation of Christ in the TempleWhite
  5. Wed, 18 FebruaryAsh WednesdayPurple
  6. Sun, 15 MarchMothering Sunday (Lent 4)Purple / Rose
  7. Wed, 25 MarchThe Annunciation of our LordWhite
  8. Sun, 29 MarchPalm SundayRed
  9. Thu, 2 AprilMaundy ThursdayWhite
  10. Fri, 3 AprilGood FridayBlack / Red
  11. Sun, 5 AprilEaster Day — The Resurrection of our LordWhite / Gold
  12. Thu, 14 MayAscension DayWhite / Gold
  13. Sat, 16 MayDiocesan Inauguration Anniversary (1996)Diocese of Niger Delta North founded on Ascension Day 1996
  14. Sun, 24 MayThe Day of Pentecost (Whitsunday)Red
  15. Sun, 31 MayTrinity SundayWhite
  16. Mon, 29 JuneSt Peter & St Paul, ApostlesRed
  17. Thu, 6 AugustThe Transfiguration of our LordWhite
  18. Tue, 29 SeptemberSt Michael & All Angels (Michaelmas)White
  19. Sun, 1 NovemberAll Saints' DayWhite / Gold
  20. Sun, 29 NovemberAdvent Sunday — the Church's New YearViolet
  21. Fri, 25 DecemberChristmas Day — The Nativity of our LordWhite / Gold
  22. Sat, 26 DecemberSt Stephen, the First MartyrRed

Continue to Worship & Prayer for the collects, psalms, canticles and hymns of each season.