CALENDAR OF SPECIAL DAYS, EVENTS AND OFFERINGS – 2024
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January 06: Quarterly Day of Prayer 10-20: Ten Days of Prayer – For more information, visit the Ten Days of Prayer website. 13: Health Ministries – For more information, please contact your local division. 20: Religious Liberty Day – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty. |
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February 03: Reach the World: Personal Outreach – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Sabbath School and Personal Ministries. 10-17: Christian Home and Marriage Week – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Family Ministries. |
Offering: Newbold College (100% to Newbold) |
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March 02: Women’s Day of Prayer – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Woman’s Ministries. 09: Adventist World Radio – For more information, please contact Adventist World Radio. 16-23: Youth Week of Prayer – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Youth Ministries. 16: Global Youth Day – For more information, please see the Global Youth Day website. 16: Global Children’s Day – For more information, please see the General Children’s Ministries website. 23: Christian Education – For more information, please contact your local division. |
Offering: Adventist World Radio/Hope Channel |
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April 06: Quarterly Day of Prayer 06: Youth Spiritual Commitment Celebration (Northern Hemisphere) – For more information, please contact your local division. 13: Friends of Hope Day (Visitor’s Day) – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Sabbath School and Personal Ministries. 13: Hope Channel International – For more information, please contact Hope Channel International. 13-19: Literature Evangelism Rally Week – For more information, please contact your local division. 13: World Impact Day—for Distribution of Missionary Book – For more information, please contact your local division. 20: Possibility Ministries Day – For more information, please contact the Adventist Possibility Ministries. |
Offering: Adventist Mission Emphasis (100% to GC) |
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May 04-25: Drug Awareness Month – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Health Ministries. 04: Reach the World: Using Communication Channels – This day has been set aside to share our church’s global strategic plan with the world. 11: Reach the World: In the Community – For more information, please contact your local division. 18: Global Adventurer’s Day – For more information, contact the General Conference Youth Ministries department. 25: World Day of Prayer for Children at Risk |
Offering: Disaster and Famine Relief (100% to TED) |
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June 0 1: Reach the World: Bible Study: Sabbath School and Correspondence Courses 08: Women’s Ministries Emphasis Day – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Woman’s Ministries. 15: Reach the World: Nurturing Other Members and Reclaiming 15: Adventist Church World Refugee Day – For more information, please contact the Adventist Development and Relief Agency. 22: World Public Campus Ministries Day – For more information, please visit the General Conference Youth Ministries department website. |
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July 06: Quarterly Day of Prayer 13: Mission Promotion: World Mission 20: Reach the World: Media Ministry – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Communication. 27: Children’s Sabbath – For more information, please see the General Children’s Ministries website. |
Offering: World Mission Budget (100% to GC) |
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August 03: Global Mission Evangelism – For more information, please contact your local division. 10: Reach the World: Church Planting – For more information, please contact Adventist Mission. 17: Education Day – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Education. 24: enditnow Day – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Women’s Ministries. 24: Lay Evangelism – For more information, please contact your local division. |
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September 01-7: Family Togetherness Week of Prayer – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Family Ministries. 07: Family Togetherness Day of Prayer – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Family Ministries. 07: Youth Spiritual Commitment Celebration (Southern Hemisphere) – For more information, please contact your local division. 14: Mission Promotion: Unusual Opportunities – For more information, please contact Adventist Mission. 21: Pathfinder Day – For more information, visit the Youth Ministries website. 28: Sabbath School Guest Day – For more information, please contact your local division. |
Offering: World Mission Budget (Unusual Opportunities – 100 % GC) |
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October 05: Quarterly Day of Prayer 05: Adventist Review Subscription Promotion – For more information, visit the Adventist Review website. 12: Pastor Appreciation Day – For more information, visit the Elder’s Digest website. 19: Spirit of Prophecy and Adventist Heritage – For more information, please view the Ellen G. White Estate website. 26: Creation Sabbath – For more information, please view the Creation Sabbath website. |
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November 02-9: Week of Prayer 09-15: e-Week of Prayer for Youth and Young Adults – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Youth Ministries. 09: Mission Promotion: Annual Sacrifice Offering – For more information, please visit Global-Mission.org/mysacrifice. 16: World Orphans-Vulnerable Children Day 23: HIV/AIDS Awareness – For more information, please contact Adventist AIDS International Ministry. 30-December 7: Stewardship Revival Week – For more information, please visit Stewardship Ministries website. |
Offering: Annual Sacrifice (Global Mission 100% GC) |
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December 07: Annual Stewardship Sabbath 14: Health Emphasis – For more information, please contact your local division. |
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2023
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January 07 Day of Fasting and Prayer 11-21 Ten Days of Prayer 14 Health Ministries 21 Religious Liberty Day |
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February 04 Reach the World: Personal Outreach 11-18 Christian Home and Marriage Week |
Offering: Newbold College (100% to Newbold) |
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March 04 Women’s Day of Prayer 11 Adventist World Radio 18-25 Youth Week of Prayer 18 Global Youth Day/Children’s Day 25 Christian Education |
Offering: Adventist World Radio/Hope Channel |
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April 01 Day of Fasting and Prayer 01 Youth Spiritual Commitment 08 Friends of Hope Day (Visitor’s day) Mission Promotion World Mission 08 Hope Channel International – For more information, please contact Hope Channel International. 15-21 Literature Evangelism Rally Week 15 World Impact Day for distribution of Missionary Book 22 Possibility Ministries Day |
Offering: Adventist Mission Emphasis (100% to GC) |
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May 06-27 Drug Awareness Month 06 Reach the World: Using Communication Channels 13 Reach the World: In the Community 20 Global Adventurer’s Day 27 World Day of Prayer for Children at Risk |
Offering: Disaster and Famine Relief (100% to TED) |
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June 03 Reach the World: Bible Study, Sabbath School and Correspondence Courses 10 Women’s Ministries Emphasis Day 17 Reach the World: Nurture and Reclaiming 17 Adventist Church World Refugee Day 24 World Public Campus Ministries Day – For more information, please visit the General Conference Youth Ministries department website. |
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July 01 Day of Prayer and Fasting 08 Missions Promotion World Mission 15 Reach the World: Media Ministry 22 Children’s Sabbath |
Offering: World Mission Budget (100% to GC) |
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August 05 Global Mission Evangelism 12 Reach the World: Church Planting 19 Education Day – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Education, Presentation about Adventist Education (zip). 26 enditnow Day 26 Lay Evangelism |
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September 02: Youth Spiritual Commitment Celebration (Southern Hemisphere) – For more information, please contact your local division. 03-09 Family togetherness Week 09 Family Togetherness Day of Prayer 09 Mission Promotion Unusual Opportunities – For more information, please contact Adventist Mission. 16 Pathfinder Day 23 Sabbath School Guest Day – For more information, please contact your local division. |
Offering: World Mission Budget (Unusual Opportunities – 100 % GC) |
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October 07 Day of Prayer and Fasting 07 Adventist Review Subscription Promotion 14 Pastor Appreciation Day 21 Adventist Heritage and Spirit of Prophecy – For more information, please view the Ellen G. White Estate website. 28 Creation Sabbath |
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November 04-11 Week of Prayer 11-17 e-Week of Prayer for Youth and Young Adults – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Youth Ministries. 11: Annual Sacrifice Offering – For more information, please visit Global-Mission.org/mysacrifice. 18 World Orphans-Vulnerable Children Day 25 HIV/AIDS Awareness For more information, please contact Adventist AIDS International Ministry. 25-2: Stewardship Revival Week |
Offering: Annual Sacrifice (Global Mission 100% GC) |
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December 02 Stewardship 09 Health Emphasis – For more information, please contact your local division. |
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