2027 church media calendar: when to start graphics, video and volunteers
A printable 2027 church media calendar for a team from one volunteer to a rotating team: a year-at-a-glance grid and one page per season that says when to start graphics, video, invitations and volunteer scheduling. Western Easter is March 28, 2027, Orthodox Pascha is May 2 and Advent begins November 28.
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2027 church media calendar
What is inside
- A year-at-a-glance grid for 2027: Holy Week service by service, Easter, Pascha, Advent, Christmas and the Catholic feasts
- One page per season, plus an Orthodox page with its own dates, and US, Canada and UK civil days
- Start-by dates for graphics, video, invitations and volunteer schedules, counted back from each big Sunday
- Variant lines for churches that follow the liturgical year and those that do not, and a three-question self-check
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What the checklist covers
The 2027 dates
- Western Easter is Sunday, March 28, 2027, Ash Wednesday is February 10, Palm Sunday is March 21, Good Friday is March 26 and Pentecost is May 16 (The Lectionary Page; see Sources).
- Orthodox Pascha is Sunday, May 2, 2027, and Orthodox Pentecost is June 20 (Orthodox Church in America).
- Advent begins Sunday, November 28. Christmas Eve is a Friday and Christmas Day a Saturday (The Lectionary Page).
- Catholic dates come from the US bishops' 2027 calendar: Corpus Christi May 30, All Saints November 1 and the Immaculate Conception December 8.
- US Thanksgiving is November 25 and Canadian Thanksgiving is October 11. Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May (May 9) and Father's Day the third Sunday in June (June 20).
When to start
- Our planning figures, not a published standard: volunteer schedule set 8 weeks before a big Sunday, graphics started 6 weeks before, invitations out 4 weeks before, and about two weeks to shoot, edit and review a short video.
- Counted from Easter that is January 31, February 14 and February 28. Counted from Advent Sunday it is October 3, October 17 and October 31. Counted from Christmas Eve it is October 29, November 12 and November 26, and Christmas invitations are ordered by US Thanksgiving, November 25.
- One person owns the calendar and a backup knows where it lives.
For your church
- Churches that follow the liturgical year can plan its seasons; others cross out what they do not keep.
- There is a dated Orthodox page and lines for the US, Canada and the UK where civil dates differ.
Frequently asked questions
Western Easter is Sunday, March 28, 2027, according to The Lectionary Page's 2027 calendar. Ash Wednesday is February 10, Palm Sunday March 21 and Good Friday March 26. Orthodox Pascha is Sunday, May 2, 2027, on the Orthodox Church in America's calendar of the saints for that day.
We suggest six weeks before the big Sunday for graphics and video, four weeks before for invitations and eight weeks before for the volunteer schedule. For Easter 2027 that is February 14, February 28 and January 31. For Advent 2027 that is October 3, October 17 and October 31, and for Christmas Eve it is October 29, November 12 and November 26. We also suggest about two weeks to shoot, edit and review a short video. These are our planning figures, not a published standard. Adjust them for your church.
Advent begins on Sunday, November 28, 2027, the fourth Sunday before Christmas. Christmas Eve is Friday, December 24 and Christmas Day is Saturday, December 25, so Sunday, December 26 follows straight after. Plan separate teams so one volunteer does not run all three services.
Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May (May 9, 2027) and Father's Day the third Sunday in June (June 20). US Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 25. Canadian Thanksgiving is Monday, October 11. In the UK, Mothering Sunday is the Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 7, 2027. Check your own country's calendar for anything else.
Yes. Each season page has a variant line for churches that follow the liturgical year and one for churches that do not. Cross out the seasons you do not keep and keep Easter, Christmas, the fall kickoff and the civil days you plan around.
Yes. The Orthodox page gives Great Lent from March 15, Palm Sunday April 25, Pascha May 2 and Pentecost June 20, from the Orthodox Church in America. The feasts that Catholic and other liturgical churches keep (Ascension, Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi, All Saints, Christ the King and the Immaculate Conception) are listed from the US bishops' 2027 calendar and The Lectionary Page, so some are US dates. Check your own diocese.
It plans the media team's workload: when to start graphics, video, invitations and volunteer schedules for each big Sunday. It does not tell you what to post each day. Use it with whatever weekly rhythm you already keep.
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