CALENDAR OF SPECIAL DAYS AND EVENTS

VOTED, to adopt the Calendar of Special Events for 2008 as follows:

JANUARY

1 New Year’s Day
5 Day of Fasting & Prayer – Conference Wide
6 Church Officers Workshop
6-Mar.15 Pentecost & More Evangelism Campaigns
10-12 C. I. Conference Year-end Audit & Budget Meeting
12* Tell the World Spiritual Growth
14 Workers Meeting – Office & School
19 Health Ministries Emphasis
26 Religious Liberty Day
28 National Heroes Day

FEBRUARY

2 Tell the World: Church Planting Sabbath
6 Ash Wednesday
9*-16 Christian Home and Marriage
22-24 Cayman Brac Convention
23* Let’s Talk Sabbath
23* Health and Temperance Magazines
23* Youth Temperance Emphasis Day

MARCH

1 Women’s Day of Prayer
8* Tell the World: Personal Outreach
15*+ Special Pentecost Day Baptisms
15-22 Youth Week of Prayer
20-24 Youth Camp
21 Good Friday
22 Communion Service
24 Easter Monday
28-30 Women’s Convention
29 Sabbath School Community Relations Day

APRIL

1-30 Education Evangelism
4-6 Grand Cayman Convention
5 Personal Ministries/Community
6-7 Ministerial Seminar
11-13 Membership Retention Workshop Weekend
18-20 Men’s Convention Weekend
26 Christian Education Day

MAY

1-31 Children‘s Month Launch
4-7 Community Services Evangelism/Small Group Seminar
17* Tell the World: Big Cities
18 10K Run Walk
19 Discovery Day
24* Sabbath of Hope
25-28 Disaster & Famine Relief Emphasis
31 Children Joint Programme

JUNE

6-8 Marriage Symposium – Family Life
14* Women’s Ministry
16 Queen’s Birthday
18-19 Conference Session
22 Conference Wide Family Day Picnic
28 Communion Service
29 Cayman Academy Primary School Graduation

JULY

3-31 Vacation Bible School
5 Personal ministries – Evangelism
7 Constitution Day
6-12 Family Life Retreat
6-19 Youth Campaign
12* Tell the World: Media Ministry

AUGUST

1-31 Vacation Evangelism
2 Global Mission Evangelism
9 Youth Day

SEPTEMBER

1-30 Lay Recruitment, Subscription Material & Misc. Magazine Promotion
Month
6 Lay Evangelism
6* Adventist Mission Emphasis (offering)
13* Family Togetherness Day
12-14 Sabbath School Emphasis
20-26 Health Emphasis Week
27 World Pathfinder Day

OCTOBER

1-31 Ingathering Emphasis
4* Communion Service
4* Tell the world in the Community
11 Abuse Prevention (churches) - Joint Evening
18* Adventist Children’s Day
25* Pastor’s Recognition Day

NOVEMBER

1-8* Week of Prayer
10 Remembrance Day
15* Trust Services Emphasis Day - Churches
2-16 Women’s Ministries Campaign
15 Men’s Emphasis
21-22 Religious Liberty Emphasis
29 HIV/AIDS Awareness Day/ADRA Joint Afternoon

DECEMBER

6 World Stewardship Day
5-7 Singles Retreat
13 Communion Service
20* Senior Citizen’s Day (Honoring seniors)
25-26 Christmas Holidays
27 Thanks Giving Day of Prayer

• *Program provided by the General Conference or by the Inter-American Division
  
• + Worldwide Offering-Special offerings are included in the systematic plan of the division
  
• Bold type – Cayman Holidays
  

Sabbath Offerings Schedule – 2008

Happy Sabbath/feliz sabado