Church Year Calendar

Purchase your copy of the WMU Year Book today! It is packed with useful details about organizations from Mission Friends to Women on Mission, as well as information related to dated emphases for the entire church. Use this planning tool as your key resource to help equip your church for missions activities and WMU’s national ministry projects.

Church Calendar and Seasonal Resources from WMU

September 2012
Single Adult Sunday (September 2)
Labor Day (September 3)
Anti-Gambling Sunday (September 16)
Discipleship Rally (September 17)
CWJC National Certification Training, Level 1, California (September 19–22)
Baptist Nursing Fellowship Missions Trip to Guatemala (September 22–29)

October 2012
Cooperative Program Emphasis Month (October 1–31)
Soul-Winning Commitment Day (October 7)
World Hunger Sunday (October 14)
CWJC/CMJC National Certification Training, Levels 1 & 2, Dallas, Texas (October 16–19)

November 2012
Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer (November 5)
Veterans’ Day (November 11)
Thanksgiving Day (November 22)

December 2012
Week of Prayer and Mission Study for International Missions and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® (December 2–9)
Christmas Eve (December 24)
Christmas Day (December 25)

January 2013
New Year’s Day (January 1)
January Bible Study (January 2–6)
Sanctity of Human Life Sunday (January 20)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 21)

February 2013
True Love Waits Emphasis (February 1–28)
Racial Reconciliation Sunday (February 10)
Focus on WMU (February 11–17)
Children’s Ministry Day (February 16)

March 2013
Week of Prayer and Mission Study for North American Missions and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering® (March 3–10)
Youth Week (March 3–9)
International Initiatives Trip: Sochi, Russia (March 4–13)
Substance Abuse Prevention Sunday (March 17)
Start a Church Sunday (March 17)
Good Friday (March 29)
Easter (March 31)

April 2013
SBC Seminaries Sunday (April 7)
Baptist Nursing Fellowship Annual Meeting/30th Anniversary Celebration, Birmingham, Alabama (April 11–13)
Cooperative Program Sunday (April 14)
Baptist Doctrine Study (April 14–19)
Life Commitment Sunday (April 21)

May 2013
Senior Adult Sunday (May 5)
Fair Trade Day (May 11)
Mother’s Day (May 12)
Christian Home Week (May 12–18)
Baptist Association Emphasis (May 19–25)
Memorial Day (May 27)

June 2013
Crossover (June 7-8)
WMU Annual Meeting/Missions Celebration, Houston, Texas (June 9–10)
SBC Convention, Houston, Texas (June 11–12)
Father’s Day (June 16)
Baptist Men’s Day (June 16)
FamilyFEST: Atlanta, Georgia (June 22–27)
Mission: Dignity Sunday (June 23)
Citizenship and Religious Liberty Sunday (June 30)

July 2013
Independence Day (July 4)
FamilyFEST: Western Kentucky (July 13–19)
Serving Your Community Sunday (July 21)

August 2013
Christmas in August
Social Issues Sunday (August 4)
Student Evangelism Day (August 11)
myMISSION: Atlanta Trip (August 30–September 2)

September 2013
Single Adult Sunday (September 1)
Labor Day (September 2)
Anti-Gambling Sunday (September 15)
Discipleship Rally (September 16)

October 2013
Cooperative Program Emphasis Month (October 1–31)
Soul-Winning Commitment Day (October 6)
World Hunger Sunday (October 13)
MissionsFEST: Atlanta, Georgia (October 19–25)

November 2013
Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer (November 4)
Veterans’ Day (November 11)
MissionsFEST: Rio Grande Valley, Texas (November 13–17)
Thanksgiving Day (November 28)

December 2013
Week of Prayer and Mission Study for International Missions and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® (December 1–8)
Christmas Eve (December 24)
Christmas Day (December 25)

January 2014
New Year’s Day (January 1)
January Bible Study (January 1–5)
Sanctity of Human Life Sunday (January 19)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 20)

February 2014
True Love Waits Emphasis (February 1-28)
Racial Reconciliation Sunday (February 9)
Focus on WMU (February 10-16)
Children’s Ministry Day (February 15)

March 2014
Week of Prayer and Mission Study for North American Missions and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering® (March 2–9)
Youth Week (March 2–8)
Substance Abuse Prevention Sunday (March 16)
Start a Church Sunday (March 16)

April 2014
SBC Seminaries Sunday (April 6)
Cooperative Program Sunday (April 13)
Baptist Doctrine Study (April 13–18)
Good Friday (April 18)
Easter (April 20)
Life Commitment Sunday (April 20)

May 2014
Senior Adult Sunday (May 4)
Fair Trade Day (May 10)
Mother’s Day (May 11)
Christian Home Week (May 11–17)
Baptist Association Emphasis (May 18–24)
Memorial Day (May 26)

June 2014
Crossover (June 6-7)
WMU Annual Meeting/Missions Celebration, Baltimore, Maryland (June 8–9)
SBC Convention, Baltimore, Maryland (June 10–11)
Father’s Day (June 15)
Baptist Men’s Day (June 15)
Mission: Dignity Sunday (June 22)
Citizenship and Religious Liberty Sunday (June 29)

July 2014
Independence Day (July 4)
Serving Your Community Sunday (July 20)

August 2014
Christmas in August
Social Issues Sunday (August 3)
Student Evangelism Day (August 10)