Atlantic Caribbean Union Calendar of Events 2019 (First Quarter s Outreach Lord Transform Me/TMI) JANUARY 1 Let s Move to Live Program Begins 2 Union Office Reopens 5 Lord Transform Me Day of Prayer and Fasting 8 ATCU Lord Transform Me Committee Meeting (Online) 9 10 Cayman Islands Conference Audit 9 19 Ten Days of Prayer 11 13 Turks and Caicos Islands Conference Convention and Audit South Bahamas Conference Convention 12 Health Ministries Emphasis Day Launch of Be My Mentor Reclaiming of Former Members (Online Consultation) 16 19 North Bahamas Conference Convention and Audit 19 Religious Liberty Day 19 21 Pastoral Family Week of Prayer 21 NCU Board Meeting 23 27 NAD Health Summit and I Want to Live Healthy Training (Canada) 26 February 2 IAD Stewardship Holy Convocation (Costa Rica) FEBRUARY 2 Reach the World: Personal Outreach 2 9 ATCU LTM Reaping Campaigns 9 ATCU LTM Reaping Campaigns Baptism Day 9 16 Christian Home and Marriage Week
10 12 IAD Children s and Women s Ministries Workshop (Miami) 13 14 IAD Virtual Ministerial Mega Council 13 15 ATCU Education Summit (Nassau) 16 IAD Second-year Church Elders and Congregation Directors Certification (Virtual Program) 17 26 Lord Transform Me Educational Trip (Israel) 22 March 1 GAiN Conference (Amman, Jordan) MARCH 2 Women s Ministries Day of Prayer 5 ATCU Personal Ministries Meeting (Online) 9 Adventist World Radio Emphasis Sabbath 13 Day of Prayer for Educational Institutions 16 Global Youth Day Global Children s Day 16 23 Youth Week of Prayer 18 19 ATCU Secretariat Council (Nassau) 21 IAD Virtual Education Congress 23 Adventist Education Emphasis Sabbath APRIL 1 2 ATCU Mental Health Summit (Nassau) 6 Day of Prayer and Fasting 11 ATCU Youth Directors Evangelism Meeting (Online) 13 Friends of Hope Day (Visitors Day) World Mission Promotion Day IAD Youth Spiritual Commitment (Virtual Training) 13 20 Educational Evangelism 19 21 ATCU Ministerial Retreat (Freeport) 20 World Impact Day (Mass Distribution of Missionary Book) Adventist Education Day
20 26 Literature Evangelism Rally Week 26 28 IAD Secretariat Council (Miami) ATCU Publishing Ministries Workshop (Nassau) 27 Special Needs Awareness Day 29 30 IAD Mid-year Meeting (Miami) MAY (Drug Awareness Month) 4 Reach the World: Using Communication Channels 5 19 Stewardship Advisory Council (Israel) 11 Reach the World: In the Community Disaster/Famine Relief NCU Special Offering 22 26 IAD Training for Youth Leaders (Cancún) 23 Union Board of Education Meeting (Online) 25 World Day of Prayer for Children at Risk NCU Education Summit 28 ATCU Mid-year Committee Meeting (Online) 29 ATCU Mid-year Symposium (Nassau) 30 ATCU Mid-year Committee Meeting (Nassau) JUNE (Youth Mentoring Month) 1 Reach the World: Bible Study: Sabbath School Correspondence Course 6 Grand Bahama Academy Elementary School Promotional Service 8 Women s Ministries Emphasis Day Grand Bahama Academy High School Baccalaureate Service 9 Grand Bahama Academy High School Graduation 14 Bahamas Academy High School Baccalaureate Service 15 Reach the World: Nurturing Other Members Adventist Church World Refugee Emphasis Day 17 Bahamas Academy Elementary/ELC Graduation (a.m.) Bahamas Academy High School Graduation (p.m.)
22 Cayman Academy High School Consecration Service 23 Cayman Academy High School Graduation 25 Cayman Academy Elementary School Graduation 26 Cayman Academy Kindergarten Graduation 26 30 IAD Special Needs Ministries Conference (Venezuela) 27 Maranatha Academy Graduation JULY (Vacation Bible Experience Month) 6 Day of Prayer and Fasting 6 13 Youth Evangelistic Campaigns 9 13 Third Global Conference on Lifestyle and Health (Loma Linda, CA) 13 World Mission Promotion Day Transformed Generation Baptism Day 15 17 IAD SeLD Conference (Miami) 17 20 One Hundred Years of Family Ministries (Montemorelos, Mexico) 17 21 International Public Campus Ministries Congress (Merida, Yucatan) 20 Reach the World: Media Ministry Sabbath Challenge: Communication Department 27 Children s Sabbath AUGUST 2 8 IAD Secretaries and Treasurers Council (Indianapolis) 3 Children s Ministries Department Emphasis Day 9 11 NCU Graduation 10 Reach the World: Church Planting 17 Adventist Education Emphasis Day 21 24 ASI Convention (Nassau, Bahamas) 24 Abuse Prevention Day (enditnow Day) Lay Evangelism Emphasis Day
SEPTEMBER 6 11 Defining the Future of the IAD (Cancun, Mexico) 7 Division-wide Homecoming Sabbath 8 14 Family Togetherness Week 14 Mission Promotion Day - Unusual Opportunity 15 21 Health Week 21 Pathfinder Day ATCU Bible Connection (Cayman Islands) 28 Launch of Ingathering Sabbath School Guest Day 28 October 12 ATCU Field Lay Evangelist Exchange OCTOBER (Ingathering Emphasis Month) 3 Online CommSessions 5 Day of Prayer and Fasting Adventist Review Subscription Promotion 6 Let s Move To Live Final Day 10 16 GC Leadership and Fall Council (Maryland) 12 Adventist Teachers Appreciation Day 13 19 Children and Adolescent Week of Prayer 14 15 Path to Knowledge for Union Education Directors (Miami) 18 20 Global Public Campus Ministries Weekend 19 Spirit of Prophecy and Adventist Heritage Emphasis Day Children s Sabbath 23 Pastors Virtual Council 26 Creation Sabbath Pastor Appreciation Day 28 30 IAD Year-end Committee Meetings
NOVEMBER 2 9 Week of Prayer 7 ATCU Year-end Meeting (Video Conference) 9 Annual Sacrifice Offering Emphasis 11 ATCU Year-end Meeting (Nassau) 22 24 IAD Bible Connection (Curacao) 30 HIV/AIDS Awareness Day DECEMBER 7 World Stewardship Day 8 9 Cayman Islands Conference Session 14 Health Emphasis Day Youth Day 19 Union Office Closes for the Holiday