Mission Calendar

Calendar of special days and events for the year 2012.

JANUARY
7th          Soul Winning Commitment/Vision One Million – Prayer and Fasting
7-14th     Holy Spirit Week/Tell the World: Spiritual Commitment
21st        Health Ministries Day
28th        Religious Liberty Day/Ingathering Launch
26th        Harmon 60th Anniversary Launch

FEBRUARY
4th-10th  Christian Home and Marriage
12th        Health on the Mall
11–18th   Evangelism Impact
18th        Youth and Temperance Day
25th        Health and Temperance Magazines

MARCH
2nd         Lay Crusades Begin
3rd*        Women’s Day of Prayer
3rd*+      Adventist World Radio
7th          Day of Prayer (Educational Institutions)
10th*      Tell the World: Personal Outreach
17–24th* Youth Week of Prayer
24th        Sabbath School Community Relations Day
24th        Communion Service
31st#      Vision One Million Celebration
31st        13th Sabbath

APRIL
7– 28th  Education Evangelism
7th         Day of Prayer and Fasting
7th         Missionary Magazines
14th       Adventist Mission Emphasis (offering)
14th       Youth Spiritual Commitment Celebration (Northern Hemisphere)
21st       Literature Evangelism Rally
24–26th  International Religious Liberty World Conference
28th       Christian Education Day
28th       Spiritual Revival Emphasis
28th       Lay Crusades end

MAY
1–31st    Drug Awareness Month
5th         Community Services Evangelism
5th*       Day of SDA Books
5th*       Disaster and Famine Relief Emphasis
6th         ADRA/OSHA Convention
12th*     Tell the World: Big Cities
19th*     Sabbath of Hope
26th       Schools of Prayer in IAD Territory

JUNE
1st *      Emphasis on the Family
2nd        Bible Correspondence School Emphasis
3rd         Lay Rally
9th *      Women’s Ministry Emphasis
16th       Adventist Laypersons Service & Industries (ASI) Day
23rd       Communion Service
30th #    Vision One Million Baptismal Day
30th       13th Sabbath
30th       Elders’ Appreciation Day

JULY
7th         Day of Prayer and Fasting
7th         Pastoral Crusades Begin
14th+     World Mission Budget
14th*     Tell the World: Media Ministry
21–28th*Consolidation Emphasis: Church History Week
28th       Spiritual Revival Emphasis

AUGUST
4th         Children’s Ministries Emphasis Day
4th         Global Mission Evangelism
11th*+   Adventist Youth Day
11th*     University Education Promotion Day
18th       Abuse Prevention Emphasis Day

SEPTEMER
1st         Pastoral Crusades end
1–30th    Lay Recruitment, Subscription Material & Miss. Magazine Promotion Month
8-15th    Adventist Review (Annual subscription promotion)
8th *      Family Togetherness
8th *+    Adventist Mission Emphasis (offering)
15th       Pathfinder and Youth Spiritual Commitment Day
22nd      Communion Service
22-30th  Health Emphasis Week
29th       13th Sabbath

OCTOBER
1– 31st  Month of the Pastor
6th        Day of Prayer and Fasting
6th *     Tell the World: In the Community
6th *     Spirit of Prophecy
13th *+ Day of Kindness and Compassion
13th      Adventist Teachers’ Day
14-20th Children Week of Prayer
20th *   Adventist Children’s Day
27th *   Day of the Pastor
27th      Creation Sabbath
27th      Spiritual Revival Emphasis

NOVEMBER
3–10th* Week of Prayer
10th*+  Annual Sacrifice (offering)
10th*    Trust Services Emphasis Day in the Churches
24th      Bible Emphasis
24th      HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

DECEMBER
1–8th    World Stewardship Week
22nd     Communion Service
23rd      Health in Christmas
29th #   Vision One Million Baptismal Day
29th      13th Sabbath