Emmanuel Baptist Church Calendar & Important Information

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1 Emmanuel Baptist Church 2015 Calendar & Important Information 2015 Theme God of Life Send Us Your Justice, Peace and Community. Scriptures: Genesis 1: 26-18; Exodus 20:1-2; Amos 9:7ff.; Matthew 5:9; John 20:19-20; Ephesians 4:4-5 With areas of focus of: Poverty, Violence, Education and Incarcerations Emmanuel Baptist Church 1075 Shalimar Drive Winston-Salem, NC Telephone: Rev. Dr. John Mendez, Pastor EBC EBC Website: EBC Facebook: - Church/

2 2015 Church & Ministry Events Calendar 2

3 2015 EMMANUEL SPECIAL DAYS Leadership Retreat (Dr. Derick Hicks, Wake Forest University Asst. Prof. of Religion and Culture) Sat. January 24 th Economic Justice Sunday Sun. February 1 st Discovery Sunday Sun. March 22 th and Sun. October 25 th W. E. B. Dubois. Sat. February 21 st Women s Day (Beverly Carter-Leavy & Carolyn Allison, Chairpersons) March 15 th Unified Ministries Anniversary & Awards Day (Danyetta Jackson/Youth Council, Chairperson) May 16 th Men s Day.....June 21 st National Youth Day. June 14 th MAAFA (Nancy Dodd, Chairperson).. August 28 th -30 th Shaw Day (Darryl Prince & Vivian Connelly, Chairpersons) September 20 th Pastor s Anniversary (John Mendez Institute for Social Justice) (Patricia Sadler & Dot Hill, Chairpersons) October 11 th Church Anniversary (LaShonda Hairston & TeNisha Fields, Chairpersons) (Dr. Allan Boesak)..... October 18 th Christian Convocation including the Frank Lennon Institute September 26 th -October 1 st Church Revival. November th 3

4 2015 EBC EVENTS CALENDAR (Every Sunday is bold) JANUARY Thu Jan 1, Emancipation Proclamation & New Year's Day (National Holiday) Sun Jan 4, Communion Sunday 10am - 12pm Morning Worship Tue Jan 6, Epiphany (Christian Observance) Sat Jan 10, EBC Biannual Church Conference (1of 2) Sun Jan 11, am - 12pm Morning Worship Sun Jan 18, :45am - 9:45am MLK Commemoration by Sunday School 10am - 12pm Morning Worship - Church Officer Installation Mon Jan 19, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Observed (National Holiday) Sat Jan 24, Leadership Retreat; Where: Enterprise Center Sun Jan 25, am - 12pm Morning Worship; Where: Sanctuary Sat Jan 31, pm - 6pm Raye and Smith (Private Event) - Where: New Fellowship Hall FEBRUARY Sun Feb 1, Super Bowl Party Where: MPR 5:00pm-10:00pm Sun Feb 8, S. W. Mack Sr. Scholarship Fund Drive Begins Mon Feb 9 Feb 15 Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference (Atlanta, GA) Sat Feb 14, Valentine's Day Observance Sun Feb 15, Discovery Sunday - ; Forsyth County Sunday School Union 1:30-3:00pm Mon Feb 16, President's Day (National Holiday) Wed Feb 18, Ash Wednesday (Christian Observance)/Season of Lent Begins Ash Wednesday Service, 7pm. Where: Sanctuary Sat Feb 21, W.E.B. Dubois Lecture Sun Feb 22, Black History Program sponsored by the Sunday School- Where: Multipurpose Room and Singles Ministry Anniversary - 10am - 12pm Morning Worship - Where: Sanctuary Sat Feb 28, Education AED Sponsored by the Health and Wellness Ministry MARCH Sun Mar 1, Sat Mar 7, pm -Wedding of Jasmine Marshall (Private Event) Sun Mar 8, S. W. Mack Sr. Scholarship Fund Day Sat Mar 14, AIDS Awareness sponsored by the Health and Wellness Ministry Sun Mar 15, 2015 Women s Day Sunday 4

5 Sat Mar 21, 2015 College Connection Workshop 9am-1pm, Where: Multipurpose Room Sun Mar 22, Health & Wellness Quarterly Blood Pressure Screening Fri Mar 27-29, 2015 Men s Retreat to Washington, DC Sun Mar 29, Palm Sunday (Christian Observance) Women's Day - APRIL Thu Apr 2, Maundy Thursday (Christian Observance) Fri Apr 3, Good Friday Observance Sat Apr 4, Holy Saturday (Christian Observance) Sun Apr 5, Easter Sunday (Christian Observance)- 10am - 12pm Morning Worship - Where: Sanctuary Mon Apr 6, Easter Monday Observance Sun Apr 12, Tue Apr 14, All day - The 45th American Baptist Churches of the South (ABCOTS) will be held in Winston Salem from April 14-17, 2015 Fri Apr 17, :30am - 1pm - Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Sunday School Sun Apr 19, Sat Apr 25, Healthy Heart for Women sponsored by Health and Wellness Sun Apr 26, MAY Sat May 2, Intercessory Prayer Breakfast - Where: Room/Speaker Reservation - Pending Sun May 3, ; Visit Shiloh Baptist 4:00pm Thu May 7, National Day of Prayer Observance Sun May 10, Mother's Day Observance 8:45am - 9:45am Mother's Day Recognition by Sunday School - Where: Multipurpose Room Sun May 17, am - 12pm - Morning Worship and Unified Anniversary including Where: Sanctuary Sun May 24, Pentecost Sunday (Christian Observance) Mon May 25, Memorial Day (National Holiday) Sat May 30, pm (Private Event) Where: Multipurpose Room Sun May 31, JUNE Sun Jun 7, Sat Jun 13, Biannual EBC Church Conference (2 of 2) Youth and Pastor Social Where: TBD Sun Jun 14, Graduation Recognition and National Youth Day Fri Jun 19, Juneteenth Observance Sun Jun 21, Father's Day Observance - 8:45am - 9:45am Father's Day Recognition by Sunday School - Where: Multipurpose Room 5

6 Health & Wellness Quarterly Blood Pressure Screening Mon Jun 22, 2015 Fri Jun 26, Vacation Bible School Sat Jun 27, 2015 Forsyth County Missionary Union Prayer Breakfast Where: 9:00am Diabetes Care and Education sponsored by Health and Wellness Sun Jun 28, Union of Four Churches, EBC 5:00pm Where: Sanctuary JULY Fri Jul 3, Independence Day Observed (National Holiday) Sat Jul 4, Independence Day (National Holiday) Sun Jul 5, Sat Jul 11, am EBC Biannual Church Conference Where: Multipurpose Room (2 of 2) Williams Family Reunion (Private Event), NFH Sun Jul 12, Fri Jul 17, McCoy/Fails Wedding Rehearsal (Private Event)- Where: Sanctuary Sat Jul 18, am - 4pm McCoy/Fails Wedding (Private Event) - Where: Sanctuary Sun Jul 19, Sun Jul 26, AUGUST Sun Aug 2, Sun Aug 9, Sat Aug 15, 2015 Marriage Conference (9a-1p) and Vow Renewal Ceremony (3p-5p) Sun Aug 16, am - 12pm - MAAFA Commemoration - Morning Worship - Where: Sanctuary and 12pm - 1pm Sunday School Outing Sat Aug 22, Health Fair Van sponsored by the Health and Wellness Ministry Sun Aug 23, Fri Aug 28 Sun Aug 30 MAAFA: Remembrance of the Middle Passage Sun Aug 30, SEPTEMBER Sun Sep 6, Mon Sep 7, Labor Day (National Holiday) Sat Sep 12, Self Care for Caregivers Workshop Sun Sep 13, Grandparents Day Observance and Music and Arts Day Sun Sep 20, Shaw Day - 8:45am - 9:45am Sunday School Promotion Day - Where: Multipurpose Room; ; Visit Middlefork Christian Church 4:00pm Sat Sep 26, Christian Education Convocation Week (Sept 26 Oct 1) - Where: Multipurpose Room Sun Sep 27, Christian Education Convocation - Where: Sanctuary & Multipurpose Room; Health and Wellness Quarterly Blood Pressure Checks; 10am - 12pm Morning Worship - Where: Sanctuary 6

7 OCTOBER Thu Oct 1, Frank Lennon Institute Sponsored By Christian Education- Where: Multipurpose Room & New Fellowship Hall 10/1-2 Fri Oct 2, Frank Lennon Institute Sponsored By Christian Education - Where: Multipurpose Room & New Fellowship Hall 10/1-2 Sun Oct 4, Sat Oct 10, Domestic Violence Workshop sponsored by Married Couples Ministry Sun Oct 11, 2015 Pastors Anniversary - Mon Oct 12, Columbus Day (National Holiday) Sat Oct 17, 2015 Church s 101 Anniversary Workshop 8am-12pm Where: NFH Sun Oct 18, Church s 101 Anniversary - 10am - 12pm Morning Worship - Where: Sanctuary Sat Oct 24, am 6pm Tentative (Private Event) Sun Oct 25, 2015 Discovery Sunday NOVEMBER Sun Nov 1, Sat Nov 2, am-12pm- Handling Holiday Grief Workshop Where: NFH Sun Nov 8, Veterans Day Sunday Observance Wed Nov 11, Veterans Day (National Holiday) Sat Nov 14, am - 3pm Angel Tree Volunteer Fellowship - Where: Multipurpose Room Sun Nov 15, Tues Nov 17-Thurs Nov 19, 2015 Annual Fall Revival Sun Nov 22, Thu Nov 26, Thanksgiving (National Holiday) Sun Nov 29, First Sunday of Advent (Christian Observance) DECEMBER Sat Dec 5, Sunday School Fruit Basket Delivery to Sick Sun Dec 6, Sat Dec 12, Sunday School Salem Garden Christmas Outreach Sun Dec 13, Wed Dec 16, pm - 8pm Christmas Candlelight Program Sat Dec 19, pm - 5pm 2015 Calendar Angel Tree Decorating - Where: Multipurpose Room Sun Dec 20, Thu Dec 24, Christmas Eve Observance Fri Dec 25, Christmas Day (National Holiday) Sat Dec 26, 2015 Sat Jan 1, Kwanzaa Observance Sun Dec 27, Health & Wellness Quarterly Blood Pressure Checks Thu Dec 31, New Year's Eve Watch Night Service Observance 7