Religion Calendar for May/June

(RNS) Note: Holidays that begin at sundown continue through sundown the next day, unless otherwise noted. This calendar will be updated in two-month increments throughout 2012. April 30-May 2 The Associated Church Press: annual convention, Chicago. Contact: Joe Thoma at 407-341-6615; email: AssociatedChurchPress(at)gmail.com; website: www.theacp.org May 3 National Day of Prayer National Day of Reason […]

(RNS) Note: Holidays that begin at sundown continue through sundown the next day, unless otherwise noted. This calendar will be updated in two-month increments throughout 2012.

April 30-May 2

The Associated Church Press: annual convention, Chicago. Contact: Joe Thoma at 407-341-6615; email: AssociatedChurchPress(at)gmail.com; website: www.theacp.org


May 3

National Day of Prayer

National Day of Reason

May 9-11

Evangelical Press Association: annual convention, Colorado Springs, Colo. Contact: Executive Director Doug Trouten at 763-535-4793; email: director(at)epassoc.org; website: www.epassoc.org

May 10-17

World Communion of Reformed Churches: Executive Committee, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Contact: Kristine Greenaway at  011-41-22-791-6243; email: Kristine.Greenaway(at)wcrc.ch; website: www.wcrc.ch

May 17

Ascension of Christ (Christian)

May 22

Declaration of the Bab (Baha'i commemoration of announcement by co-founder of the faith that he was the herald of a new messenger of God; begins at sundown)

May 25-27

World Congress of Families: international summit, Madrid, Spain. Contact:  Larry Jacobs at 815-964-5819; email: larry(at)worldcongress.org; website: www.worldcongress.org

May 26

Shavuot (Jewish celebration of the giving of the Torah to Moses at Mount Sinai; begins at sundown)

May 27

Pentecost (Christian)

Global Day of Prayer, observed worldwide. Contact: Stephanie Tucker at 866-771-4367; email: gdopusa(at)waymakers.org; website: www.gdopusa.com

May 28

Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i commemoration of the death of the founder of the Baha'i faith; begins at sundown)


May 28-31

International Church of the Foursquare Gospel: annual convention, Phoenix. Contact: Tammy Sevcov at 213.989.4224; email: tsevcov(at)foursquare.org; website: www.foursquareconnection.org

June 7-10

American Humanist Association: annual conference, New Orleans. Contact: Brian Magee at 202-238-9088, ext. 105; email: bmagee(at)americanhumanist.org; website: www.americanhumanist.org

June 8-14

Christian Reformed Church in North America: annual synod, Ancaster, Ontario. Contact: Dee Recker at 616-224-0827; email: drecker(at)crcna.org; website: www.crcna.org

June 10

All Saints' Day (Orthodox Christian)

June 13-15

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: spring meeting, Atlanta. Contact: Sister Mary Ann Walsh at 202-541-3201; email: mwalsh(at)usccb.org; website: www.usccb.org

June 17-22

Cumberland Presbyterian Church: General Assembly, Florence, Ala. Contact: Mark Davis at 901-276-4572, ext. 216; email: mdavis(at)cumberland.org; www.cumberland.org

June 19-20

Southern Baptist Convention: annual meeting, New Orleans. Contact: Roger Oldham at 615-782-8609; email: soldham(at)sbc.net; website: www.sbc.net


June 19-22

Presbyterian Church in America: General Assembly, Louisville, Ky. Contact: Karen Cook at 678-825-1000; email: events(at)pcanet.org; website: www.pcanet.org

June 20-23

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship: General Assembly, Fort Worth, Texas. Contact: Lance Wallace at 770-220-1641; email; lwallace(at)thefellowship.info; website: www.thefellowship.info

June 21

World Humanist Day

June 21-26

Reformed Church in America: General Synod, Palos Height, Ill. Contact: Paul Boice at 616-698-7071; email: pboice(at)rca.org; website: www.rca.org

June 27-July 4

African Methodist Episcopal Church: General Conference, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: Phyllis Brooks-Quarles at 615-498-4681; email: pqb(at)bellsouth.net; website: www.ame-church.com

June 30-July 7

Presbyterian Church (USA): General Assembly, Pittsburgh. Contact: Sharon Youngs at 502-569-5750; email: sharon.youngs(at)pcusa.org; website:www.pcusa.org

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