London Diocesan Board for Schools
School Worship Calendar 2017-18
2017: International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development
2017: UK-India Year of Culture
Date
1st September –
4th October
2nd September
5th September
Event
Creation Season
Suggested Theme
Eid il Adha
International Day of Charity
Islamic Festival
6th September
8th September
Read a Book Day
Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
International Literacy Day
Teddy Bear Day
Education Sunday
Roald Dahl Day
Holy Cross Day
National Teaching Assistants Day
National Eye Health Week
Reading
Joy
Reading & Understanding
Luke 1 v46-55
Daniel 5 v 5-8
www.cte.org.uk
Luke 15 v1-10
9th September
10th September
13th September
14th September
16th September
18th – 24th
September
21st September
St Matthew
International Day of Peace
Bible Reference
http://www.un.org/en/events/charity
day/
Reading
The Cross of Christ
Teaching
Vision (12th October: World Vision
Day)
Forgiveness
Peace
Mark 8 v34-35
Matthew 9 v9-13
John 14 v27
www.internationaldayofpeace.org
22nd September
23rd September –
23rd October
26th September
World Gratitude Day
Rosh Hashanah
World Car Free Day
Autumn Equinox
Jeans for Genes
Seed gathering Season
Thank You
Jewish New Year
European Day of Languages
Luke 17 v 12-19
Micah 7 v18-20
http://www.worldcarfree.net/wcfd/
Season
Ecclesiastes 3 v1-8
www.jeansforgenesday.com
www.treecouncil.org.uk
Isaiah 61 v11
Communications
Acts 2 v5-6
http://edl.ecml.at/
28th September
29th September
th
30 September
1st – 31st October
National Poetry Day
World Heart Day
St Michael and All Angels
Yom Kippur
Fair Trade Month
Black History Month
Freedom
http://nationalpoetryday.co.uk/wp/ab
out-npd/
http://worldheartday.org/
Remembrance
Jewish Day of Atonement
Revelation 12 v7-9
Leviticus 16 v 30
Everyone made in Gods image
Galatians 3 v25
http://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/
International walk to school
month
The Big Draw
Being healthy
http://www.walktoschool.co.uk
Living Lines: An Animated Draw
Festival
http://www.thebigdraw.org/organisean-event
Date
1st October
2nd October
3rd October
Event
International Day of Older
Persons
World Architecture Day
World Habitat Day
Suggested Theme
Anna at the Temple
Bible Reference
Luke 2 v36-38
http://www.un.org/en/events/olderpers
onsday/
The environment / Cities and
Climate Change
Ephesians 2 v20-21
Luke 12 v6-7
https://unhabitat.org/world-habitatday/
4thOctober
4-10th October
St Francis
World Animal Day
World Space Week
www.worldanimalday.org.uk
Luke 12 v23-24
Genesis 1 v24-25
Exploring New Worlds in Space
www.spaceweek.org
5th October
6th October
World Teachers’ Day
First Day of Sukkot
William Tyndale
World Smile Day
8th – 16th October
Week of Prayer for World Peace
9th October
World Post Day
9th – 14th October
Libraries Week
th
th
9 – 15 October
10th October
13th October
British Egg Week
World Mental Health Day
Simchat Torah
Judaism
Translating the Bible
Acts of Kindness
Acts 4 v1-2
Exodus 40 v 38
2 Timothy 3 v14-15
Luke 12 v23-26
www.worldsmileday.com
http://www.weekofprayerforworldpea
ce.com/dates.html
http://www.upu.int/en/theupu/world-post-day/about-wpd.html
Epistles in the New
Testament
Discovery
http://www.librariesweek.org.uk/
www.britegg.co.uk
www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Judaism
World Sight Day
Make Vision Count
14-29th October
Family Learning Festival
http://www.vision2020uk.org.uk/
www.campaign-forlearning.org.uk/cfl/flf/index.asp
16th October
World Food Day
Sustainable Food Systems
16-22nd October
18th October
19th October
21st October
22nd October
23rd – 29th
October
28th October
31st October
National Baking Week
National Adoption Week
St Luke
Diwali
Conflict Resolution Day
Apple Day
Everyone Writes Day
One World Week
St Simon & Jude
All Hallows Eve
Reformation Day
http://www.wfp.org/WorldFoodDay
www.nationalbakingweek.co.uk
www.nationaladoptionweek.org.uk
The doctor
Hinduism
http://www.national-awarenessdays.com/apple-day.html
Deuteronomy 34
v10-12
Mark 8 v22-26
Mark 6 v35-43
Exodus 12 v37-39
Ephesians 1 v4-5
Luke 1 v1-4
Psalm 17 v8
www.oneworldweek.org
Ephesians 2 v19-22
500th Anniversary of the
Reformation
http://www.reformation500.uk/
1st November
2nd November
5th November
11th November
All Saints
All Souls
Bonfire Night
Armistice Day
Remembrance
Remembrance
Matthew 5 v1-12
Psalm 23
War and Peace
Psalm 62 v6-8
Date
12th November
12th – 19th
November
13th November
13th – 17th
November
Event
Remembrance Sunday – 2nd
before Advent
Inter Faith Week
World Kindness Day
Anti-Bullying Week
16th November
National School Meals Week
International day for Tolerance
20th November
International Day for the
Abolition of slavery
Universal Children’s Day
th
th
20 – 26
November
21st November
23rd November
24th November
Christ the King
Road Safety Week
Suggested Theme
The parable of the sower
Bible Reference
Matthew 13 v1-9,
v18-23
https://www.interfaithweek.org/
Power for Good
www.antibullyingweek.co.uk
http://www.thegreatschoollunch.co.uk/
http://www.un.org/en/events/tolerance
day/
http://www.un.org/en/events/slavery
abolitionday/
http://www.un.org/en/events/childre
nday/
Luke 19 v1-10,
John 6 v 1-13
Proverbs 16 v23-24
1 Corinthians 12
v12-13
Mark 10 v13-16
Luke 23 v33-43
Speed Down Safe Lives
World Hello Day
St Clement
Buy Nothing Day
http://www.worldhelloday.org/
http://www.buynothingday.co.uk/
Philippians 4 v2-3
Luke 12 v 17-29
Event
St Andrew’s
World AIDS Day
1st Sunday of Advent (Year B)
St Nicholas
Feast of the Immaculate
Conception
Human Rights Day
Suggested Theme
Fishers of Men
Bible Reference
Mark 1 v16-18
2nd Sunday of Advent
Hanukkah
John the Baptist
The miracle of light
Matthew 11 v2-11
St Lucy
3rd Sunday of Advent
December Solstice
St Thomas
4th Sunday of Advent
Christmas Day
Holy Innocents
Light
The Witness
Season
2 Corinthians 4 v6
Matthew 11 v2-5
Joseph’s Dream
Matthew 1 v18-21
Suggested Theme
Bible Reference
The Wise Men
Christianity
Matthew 2 v1-12
Loyalty
Year B begins
Date
30th November
1st December
3rd December
6th December
8th December
10th December
th
12 December –
20th December
13th December
17th December
21st December
24th December
25th December
28th December
https://www.worldaidsday.org/events
Signs and Wonders
Bringer of gifts
Matthew 24 v23-27
Mark 10 v13-16
Isaiah 7 v14
http://www.un.org/en/events/humanr
ightsday/
2018: the first European Year of Cultural Heritage
Date
1st January
4th January
6th January
7th January
8th January
14th January
16th January
Event
New Year’s Day
World Braille Day
The Epiphany
Orthodox Christmas Day
Baptism of Christ
Orthodox New Year
World Religion Day
Matthew 3 v13-17
Date
18-25th January
th
25 January
27th January
Event
Week of prayer for Christian
Unity
St Paul's Day
Holocaust Memorial Day
Suggested Theme
Crossing Barriers
Bible Reference
www.ctbi.org.uk
Conversion of St Paul
The Power of Words
Acts 9 v1-9
www.hmd.org.uk
2nd February
13th February
14th February
14th – 21st
February
16th February
21st February
1st March – 13th
April
1st March
2nd March
11th March
17th March
19th March
20th March
20th March
22nd March
Candlemas
Shrove Tuesday / Carnival
Ash Wednesday
St Valentine
National Nest Box Week
Light of Christ
Christianity
Christianity
Love
Chinese New Year
International Mother Language
Day
Lent
The Year of the Dog
St David’s
Purim
World Book Day
Mothering Sunday
St Patrick’s
St Joseph
St Cuthbert
Spring Equinox
World Water Day
Patron Saint of Wales
Courage
Luke 2 v25-35
Matthew 6 v1-4
John 3 v16
https://www.bto.org/aboutbirds/nnbw
www.unesco.co.uk/education
2 Samuel 23 v1
Esther
http://www.worldbookday.com/
Patron Saint of Ireland
Fathers and Carers
Lost Sheep
Seasons
Nature-based Solutions for Water
Exodus 2 v1-10
Luke 10 v1
Matthew 1 v18-21
Matthew 18 v12-14
Genesis 1 v14-19
Hosea 6 v3
http://www.unwater.org/campaigns/
world-water-day/en/
25th March
25th March
29th March
30th March
31st March
31st March – 7th
April
1st April
21st April
23rd April
25th April
1st May
10th May
14th May
17th May
20th May
16th May – 14th
June
27th May
31st May
Earth Day
The Annunciation
Palm Sunday
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
The Angel appears to Mary
Betrayal
The Last Supper
Crucifixion
Luke 1 v26-33
Matthew 26 v14-19
Matthew 26 v20-28
Matthew 27 v 2131
Holy Saturday
Passover
Judaism
Exodus 12 v11-14
Easter Sunday
The Queen’s Birthday – 92 years
St George
Shakespeare Day
St Mark
May Day
St Philip & St James
Ascension Day
St Matthias
International Day Against
Homophobia & Transphobia
Pentecost
Ramadan
Resurrection
The Royal Family
Patron Saint of England
Matthew 28 v1-8
Psalm 72 v1-7
Ephesians 6 v10-20
Spreading the word of God
Acts 12 v24-25
Spreading the word
Christianity
Becoming an apostle
John 12 v20-24
Acts 1 v1-11
Acts 1 v15-17
The Holy Spirit
Islam
Acts 2 v1-4
Trinity Sunday
Corpus Christi
Christianity
Celebration of Holy Communion
Romans 5 v1-5
I Corinthians 11
v23-26
http://dayagainsthomophobia.org/
Date
8th June
11th June
15th June
17th June
21st June
22nd June
24th June
29th June
3rd July
11th July
Event
World Ocean Day
St Barnabas
Eid al Fitr
Father’s Day
Summer Solstice
St Alban
St John the Baptist
St Peter & St Paul
St Thomas
St Benedict
Suggested Theme
14th July
John Keble
Bastille Day
Emmeline Pankhurst Day
St Swithum
St Mary Magdalene
St James
A guide for living
Freedom
Freedom (women’s votes)
Weather
Love
Following Jesus
15th July
22nd July
25th July
http://www.worldoceansday.org/
The companion
The end of Ramadan
Love
Bible Reference
Genesis 1 v9-10
Acts 14 v11-15
Genesis 3 v1-4
Prayer
Matthew 6 v7-15
Faith
Doubt
Laying foundations
Acts 12 v1-11
John 20 v24-29
1 Corinthians 3
v10-11
Matthew 5 v1-8
Romans 16 v25-27
Luke 24 v1-10
Mark 5 v21-43