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To: Pastors, principals, school secretaries, parish secretaries and parish administrators
From: The Most Reverend Bernard S. Shlesinger, III
The following dates are the holy days and holidays that will be observed at the Chancery in the year 2026. In observance of certain holy days of obligation, I am closing the Chancery. My sincere thanks for your efforts on behalf of the archdiocese, and I hope you will take this time to reflect upon these spiritual celebrations with your loved ones.
This memo will also be posted to the Communique for easy reference. Thanks.
| Thursday, January 1 | |
| through Friday, January 2, 2026 | New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day |
| Monday, January 19, 2026 | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day* |
| Thursday, April 2, 2026 | Holy Thursday* |
| Friday, April 3, 2026 | Good Friday |
| Monday, April 6, 2026 | Easter Monday |
| Monday, May 25, 2026 | Memorial Day* |
| Friday, June 19, 2026 | Juneteenth* |
| Friday, July 3, 2026 | Independence Day* |
| Monday, September 7, 2026 | Labor Day* |
| Thursday, November 26, 2026 | Thanksgiving Day* |
| Friday, November 27, 2026 | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| Tuesday, December 8, 2026 | The Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| Monday, December 21, 2026 | Christmas Holiday* |
| through Friday, January 1, 2027 | Christmas Holidays |
Time-off eligible employees are also given one (1) floating personal day each year.
*Office will close at 2 p.m. on the prior workday.
