Seasonal Resources
Everything your corps needs to plan worship and ministry through the Christian year.
Go straight to a season
Each page has the latest worship series, outreach ideas and downloads for that season.
Advent & Christmas
Nov 29 – Jan 6, 2027Worship series, invitations, Blue Christmas and family devotions.
Open page →Lent & Easter
Feb 10 – Mar 28Lent series, Holy Week, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Open page →Summer & Rally Day
Jun 21 – Sep 12Summer series, soul care, small groups and Rally Day.
Open page →Annual Change
Orders in April · moves in late JuneFarewells, welcomes and healthy transitions for corps.
Open page →Advent & Christmas
Four Sundays of hope, peace, joy and love lead us to Christmas. The candles light up as each Sunday of Advent arrives.
Top picks
- Living Worship: Advent series→
- Christmas service invitation (Canva)→
- How to hold a Blue Christmas service→
- Advent meditations→
- Advent resources from IHQ→
Coming up on the calendar
Lent & Easter
Forty days of reflection and renewal on the road to the cross, and the joy of Easter Sunday.
Top picks
- The Gifts of Lent worship series→
- Indigenous Lenten Guide→
- Easter Reading Series→
- Easter Made Simple→
- Lent resources from the UK Territory→
Coming up on the calendar
Summer & Rally Day
Make space for rest and renewal through the summer, then gather everyone for a fresh start on Rally Day.
Top picks
- Summer Soul Care→
- Summer Road Trip sermon series→
- RightNow Media summer studies→
- Rally Day: Homecoming Awake→
- Father’s Day sermons→
Coming up on the calendar
Special Sundays and seasons, month by month
Browse the next twelve months and plan ahead. Each date links to the best resource for it.
OctoberThis month
- All monthHome Missions Month
- Mon, Oct 12Thanksgiving and harvest ↗
NovemberThis month
- Sun, Nov 8Remembrance Sunday
- Mid-November Salvation ArmyChristmas kettle campaign kicks off ↗
- Sun, Nov 29First Sunday of Advent
DecemberThis month
- DecemberBlue Christmas service ideas
- Fri, Dec 25Christmas Day
January 2027This month
- Sun, Jan 3Covenant Sunday ↗
- Jan 18–25Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ↗
February 2027This month
- All monthBlack History Month
- Wed, Feb 10Ash Wednesday: Lent begins
- Sun, Feb 14 Salvation ArmyPartners in Mission appeal (through Lent)
March 2027This month
- Sun, Mar 21Palm Sunday
- Fri, Mar 26Good Friday
- Sun, Mar 28Easter Sunday
April 2027This month
- April Salvation ArmyFarewell orders come out
May 2027This month
- Sun, May 9Mother’s Day ↗
- Sun, May 16Pentecost Sunday ↗
June 2027This month
- Sat, Jun 19 Salvation ArmyOrdination and Commissioning
- Sun, Jun 20Father’s Day
- Mon, Jun 21National Indigenous Peoples Day
- Late June Salvation ArmyAnnual Change: officers move
July 2027This month
- July & AugustSummer worship and soul care
- Fri, Jul 2 Salvation ArmyFounders’ Day (1865)
August 2027This month
- No special dates this month (Ordinary Time). A good month to plan ahead.
September 2027This month
- Sun, Sep 12Rally Day
- Thu, Sep 30National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
More key date resources from The Salvation Army UK+
All seasonal resource pages+
Have a seasonal resource to share?
Tell the Corps Mission team and we’ll consider it for these pages.
