Protestant Community

The Protestant Community is one of nine active faith groups supported by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. Leslie Fraser is Advisor to the Protestant community. Mount Holyoke's Protestant Christian group is comprised of students from many different denominations: Baptists, Congregationalists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, Pentecostals, Presbyterians and more.

Protestant Community
Protestant Community

The Protestant Community is one of nine active faith groups supported by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life.

Leslie Fraser is Advisor to the Protestant community.

Mount Holyoke's Protestant Christian group is comprised of students from many different denominations: Baptists, Congregationalists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, Pentecostals, Presbyterians and more.

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Upcoming Events (6)

Advent begins (Christmas Fast: E - New Calendar)

Sun, Dec 3, 2023

The Christmas Fast is the 40 day period before Christmas, ending on Christmas Eve. The New Calendar locates Christmas on December 25, the Old Calendar on January 7. (Eastern Churches)

Christmas Day

Mon, Dec 25, 2023

Christmas celebrates the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. Christmas is given more importance in Western Christianity than in Eastern. College offices are closed. Accommodation may be required...

Epiphany (W)

Sat, Jan 6, 2024

Known as the Feast of Theophany (appearance of God) in Orthodox churches, the Feast of Epiphany (appearance or manifestation) comes 12 days after Christmas and closes the Christmas season with a...

Shrove Tuesday (W)

Tue, Feb 13, 2024

Shrove Tuesday occurs the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent in the Roman Catholic Church. "Shrove" is the past tense of the word "shrive," which means to hear a confession, assign...

Ash Wednesday (W)

Wed, Feb 14, 2024

The beginning of Lent, the forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter. (Western Churches).

Lent

Wed, Feb 14, 2024

The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter. (Western Churches).

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Pentecost (W)

Sun, May 28, 2023

This is a past event.

Also known as Whitsunday in some Western churches, Pentecost is the commemoration of the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Jesus following his ascension (Acts 2:1-11). It comes fifty...

Easter Monday (E)

Mon, Apr 10, 2023

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In many Eastern Orthodox Churches, Easter Monday is a day for religious reflection.

Easter (W)

Sun, Apr 9, 2023

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Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. It initiates the fifty-day period culminating in Pentecost.

Holy (Good) Friday (W)

Fri, Apr 7, 2023

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Commemorates the Passion of Jesus Christ, i.e., his submission to death by crucifixion. Accommodation Possible for special worship may be required for this observance/holy day.

Lent

Thu, Apr 6, 2023

This is a past event.

The forty-day period (excluding Sundays) of prayer, repentance and self-denial that precedes Easter. (Western Churches).

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