EAST JAMAICA CONFERENCE OF SDA
CALENDAR OF SPECIAL DAYS AND EVENTS-2010

JANUARY

2 Soul-Winning Commitment
2 Pentecost and More-Prayer and Fasting
2 Praise Reunion
3 Personal Ministries/Community Services/Education Workshop-St. Thomas
5 Workers' Meeting
9 Tell the World: Spiritual Growth
10 Personal Ministries/Community/Education Workshop-Kingston
11 Senior Youth Leaders and Master Guide Course
16 Health Ministries Day
17 Convention-Kingston & St. Andrew
19 Executive Committee Meeting
23 Education Rally - Kingston
23 Religious Liberty Day
24 Convention-St. Thomas
29-Feb 7 IAD Health Summit

FEBRUARY

6 Lay Evangelism Association Day -Kingston
6 Tell the World:Church Planting Sabbath
7 Church Clerks' Workshop
6-13* Christian Home and Marriage
13 Literature Evangelists
14- Mar. 7 Publishing Ministry Crusade
16 Executive Committee Meeting
20 Let's Talk Sabbath
20 Youth Temperance Emphasis Day
20 Health and Temperance Magazines
20 Christian Parenting Day
21 Elders' bi-monthly Meeting
17-21 Institute/Field School
21 Youth Temperance Seminar
23 Pastors' Growth Seminar
22-26 SDA Schools Junior Temperance Week
27 Communication Day

MARCH

4 Howard Johnson Public Lecture-NCU
6* Women's Day of Prayer
6*+ Adventist World Radio
7 Women's Ministries Prayer Breakfast
9-13 Festival of the Laity-Panama
13* Tell the World :Personal Outreach
13 Pentecost and More Baptism
16 Executive Committee Meeting
20 Conference-wide Youth Fasting and Prayer
25 Elders' bi-monthly Meeting
20*-27 Youth Week of Prayer
21-27 Wildwood Global Health-Medical Missionary Training (Golden Acres)
26-28 Youth Leadership Training and Retreat
27 Sabbath School Community Relations Day
27 13th Sabbath Offering (East-Central Africa Division)
27 Education Rally - St. Thomas
28 Lay Preachers' Certification-St. Thomas

APRIL

1 Workers' Picnic
1-3 Men's Ministries Convention- Santo Domingo
1-30 Education Evangelism
2-4 Health Ministries Training/Children's Ministries Certification-Zones 1-3
1-30 Training in Broadcasting Technique
3 Missionary Magazines
4 Lay Preachers' Certification-Kingston
4 Sabbath School Workshop-St. Thomas
9 Pastoral Development-EJC
10 Adventist Mission Emphasis (offering)
10 Youth Spiritual Commitment Celebration (Northern Hemisphere)
10-17 Stewardship Week
11 Children's Minstries/Health Ministries Leaders' Workshop -Zone 4
11-13 Sabbath School Workshop-Zones 1&2
15 Pastors' Stewardship Certification
17 Youth Stewardship Convention
17 Literature Evangelism Rally
18 Stewardship, Treasurers, Auditors' Workshop -EJC
18 Sabbath School Workshop-Zone 3
20 Executive Committee Meeting
20 Ministry Professional Growth Seminar
19-23 Administrative Professional Week
21 Pastors' Stewardship Certification
22 Administrative Professional Day/Staff Picnic
24 Christian Education Day
24 Zonal Publishing Rally/Convention-Zones 1 & 2
24 Tri-Department- Men, Women & Children's Covention (Montego Bay)
25 Planned Giving and Trust Services Seminar
25 Disaster Preparedness Workshop
28-May 8 Publishing Mid-year Recruitment Month
29 Book & Nutrition Centre & Publishing Promotion

MAY

1-31 Drug Awareness Month
1-31 Children's Ministries Evangelism Month
1 Lay Evangelism Association Day-St. Thomas
1 Community Services Evangelism
2 Children's Convention-Hampton Court, St. Thomas
2-7 Education Week
5 Teachers' Day
9,16, 30 Sabbath School Teachers' Certification - Yallahs SDA, St. Thomas
6,13,20,27 Pastors' Drug Addiction Training
8* Disaster & Famine Relief Emphasis
9 Children's Convention- Kingston (VHPercy Centre)
11 Pastors' Consultation & Fellowship Day-Zone 3
15* Tell the World:Big Cities
18 Executive Committee Meeting
22* Sabbath of Hope
21-23 AY2Y Convention
23 Family Ministries Directors Seminar - Zone 4
31 - June 10 West Indies Union Mid-Year Meetings
27 Pastors' Consultation- & Fellowship Day - Zone 2
30 Family Ministries Directors Seminar - Zone 1 ,2, & 3

JUNE

5 Bible Correspondence School Emphasis
6 5K Health Plan and Walk/Children's Fun Day
12* Women's Ministries Emphasis
13 Elders' bi-monthly meeting
15 Executive Committee Meeting
19 Adventist Laypersons' Service & Industries (ASI) Day
23-July 3 General Conference Session, Atlanta, Georgia

JULY

1-Aug. 31 Student Summer Program
3 Elementry/Academy Promotion Day
6 Pastors' Meeting
10+ World Mission Budget
10* Tell the World: Media Ministry
17*-24 Consolidation Emphasis:Church History Week
18-Aug. 29 Summer Evangelism
21-23 Conference Session-EJC
31 Book & Nutrition Centre & Publishing Promotion
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

AUGUST

6 Independence Day Celebration -Youth Department
6-8 AHVA Health Weekend
7 Day of Prayer for the Nation
7 Global Mission Evangelism
7*+ Youth Day
13-15 Graduation, Northern Caribbean University
14 Community Service Congress
17 Executive Committee Meeting
21 Abuse Prevention Emphasis Day
22 Elders' bi-monthly meeting
28 Conference-wide Youth Baptism
28 Stewardship Festival Day

SEPTEMBER

1-30 Lay, Recruitment, Subscription Material & Miss. Magazine Promotion Month
4 Lay Evangelism/Prison Ministries Day
4-11 Adventist Review -(Annual Subscription Promotion)
11* Family Togetherness
11*+ Adventist Mission (offering)
11 Youth Spiritual Commitment Celebration (Southern Hemisphere)
14 Pastors' Consultation & Fellowship Day- Zone 2
18 Pathfinder Day
18-25 Health Emphasis Week
21 Executive Committee Meeting
25 13th Sabbath Offering (Trans-European Division)
26 Evening of Elegance
30 Pastors' Consultation & Fellowship Day- Zone 1
OCTOBER
1-31 Ingathering Emphasis month
2* Tell the World: In the Community
2 Launch Ingathering Campaign
9* Spirit of Prophecy Day
9*+ Day of Kindness and Compassion
15-18 Singles' Retreat
16* Adventist Children's Day
17 Children's Banquet
17 Elders' bi-monthly meeting
19 Executive Committee Meeting
23* Day of the Pastor
23 Creation Day
30 Book & Nutrition Centre & Publishing Promotion
31 Children's Banquet

NOVEMBER

6*-13 Week of Prayer
13*+ Annual Sacrifice Offering
13* Trust Services Day in the churches
14 Trust Services Seminar - St. Thomas
15-25 West Indies Union Year-end Meetings
17 Lay Workers' Institute, Robin's Bay
20 Ingathering
21 Sashing of Mr. & Mrs. EJC - Ambassadors
27 Bible Emphasis
27 HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
28 Senior Citizens' Launch

DECEMBER

5 Leaders' Summit
4 World Stewardship Day
8-11 Camp Meeting
12 Elders' bi-monthly Meeting
17-18 Youth Congressoree
19 AVHAmk and Health Ministries Awards Dinner
21 Workers' Dinner
23 Staff Dinner
Nov. 28- Dec 5. Stewardship Commitment Week

* 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
13th Sabbath Offerings Schedule-2010
First Quarter East-Central Africa Division
Second Quarter Euro-Africa Division
Third Quarter Trans-European Division
Fourth Quarter West-Central Africa Division