Spiritual & Religious Life Calendar
Spiritual & Religious Life
Calendar 2026-2027
Labyrinth (Walking Meditation) - Multi-faith/Secular
Midterms/Finals/Other times TBA
Salat al-Jumu'ah (Friday Prayer) - Islam
Weekly/Friday afternoon
Shabbat - Jewish/Judaism
Weekly/Friday Sunset-Saturday Sunset
Buddhist Sitting Group - Buddhist
Weekly/Sunday Morning & Thursday Night
Chapel Service - Christian-Progressive Protestant
1st Sunday of the month at 4:00 p.m.
Sunday Unplugged - Secular
2nd Sunday of the month at 2:00 p.m.
Agape Christian Club Bible Study - Christian-Conservative
Buckley Conference Room in Sullivan Student Center
Weekly/Friday Bible Study at 6:00 p.m.
Newman Club Catholic Bible Study - Christian-Roman Catholic
Carnegie 009
Weekly/Tuesday Bible Study at 8:00 p.m.
The Nudge (Interfaith Dialogue Group) - Multi-faith (PAUSED TIL SPRING 2027)
2nd and 4th Thursday of the month
Rosh Hashanah - Jewish/Judaism
September 11-13
Water Communion - Unitarian Universalism
September 13
Yom Kippur - Jewish/Judaism
September 20-21
Sukkot - Jewish/Judaism
September 25-October 2
Laurentian Weekend
Stained-Glass Window Tour - Secular
October 2
Jewish Bagel Brunch - Jewish/Judaism
October 3
Blessing of the Animals - Christian-Roman Catholic/Multi-faith
October 4 - Observing October 8
Indigenous Peoples' Day - Indigenous
October 12
All Saint’s Day - Christian-Roman Catholic
November 1
Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead - Meso-American/Indigenous
November 1-2
All Soul’s Day - Christian-Roman Catholic
November 2
Diwali/Festival of Lights - Hindu
November 8
Birth of the Báb & Bahá’u’lláh - Bahá’í
November 10
Day of the Covenant - Bahá’í
November 26
Hanukkah - Jewish/Judaism
December 4-12
Candlelight Service - Christian/Multi-faith
December 9
Winter Solstice - Earth-Based/Pagan
December 21
Christmas - Christian-Protestant/Roman Catholic
December 25
Kwanzaa - Secular
December 26 - January 1
Epiphany - Christian
January 6
Eastern Orthodox Christmas - Orthodox Christian
January 7
Martin Luther King Celebration - Multi-faith
January 18 (Campus Service - January 25)
Tu B’Shevat - Jewish/Judaism
January 22-23
Lunar New Year - Buddhist/Confucian/Taoist
February 6
Ramadan (First Day of Fasting Feb. 8) - Islam
February 7 (evening)-March 8
Ash Wednesday - Christian-Protestant/Roman Catholic
February 10
Alá (Loftiness) The Month of Fasting - Bahá’í
March 1-2
Eid al-Fitr/End of Ramadan - Islam
March 9 or 10 (est.)
Eastern Orthodox Beginning of Lent - Orthodox Christian
March 15
Naw-Rúz (Bahá’í New Year) - Bahá’í
March 21
Holi/Hindu Festival of Colors - Hindu
March 22
Purim - Jewish/Judaism
March 22-23
Good Friday - Christian-Protestant/Roman Catholic
March 26
Easter - Christian-Protestant/Roman Catholic
March 28
Passover - Jewish/Judaism
April 21-29
Festival of Ridván (Paradise) - Bahá’í
April 21-May 2
Earth Day - Secular
April 22
Eastern Orthodox Holy Friday - Orthodox Christian
April 30
Eastern Orthodox Easter (Pascha) - Orthodox Christian
May 2
Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Remembrance - Jewish/Judaism
May 3-4
Vesak/Buddha Day - Buddhism
May 20
Baccalaureate Service - Multi-faith/Secular
May 22
Roman Catholic Graduation Mass - Christian-Roman Catholic
May 23
For more information, please email us at chapel@stlawu.edu.
*Faculty and staff, please be mindful that many members of the St. Lawrence University community observe one or more of the spiritual/religious/cultural holidays. Some students might request accommodations according to university policy for work, exams or excused absences on the dates of their spiritual/religious observance.
**Students, we recommend that you communicate with professors and supervisors early about special accommodations needed for spiritual/religious/cultural holiday observances.