The Church of the Living God, January 2017 Founded 1903 General Headquarters: DATE Sun NATIONAL EYE CARE MONTH NATIONAL THANK YOU MONTH Local Church News Due 1 31 Presiding Elders are to hold Their First Quarterly 31 Completed Individual Financial Blanks are due In the Church s Branch (Business) Office) Mon Tue Wed 1 2 3 4 12-Day Revival Fasting & Praying New Year s 12-Day Revival with Fasting & Praying New Year s 12-Day Revival With Fasting & Praying New Year s Revival with Fasting & Praying 8 9 New Year s Day ~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW YEAR S 12-Day Revival New Year s 12-Day Revival New Year s 12-Day Revival 15 16 17 Thu 5 Fri Sat 6 7 Mother M. L. Tate s ******** 12-Day Revival New Year s 12-Day Revival New Year s 12Day Revival With Fasting & Praying 11 12 13 14 New Year s 12Day Revival With Fasting & Praying 12-Day Revival with Fasting & Praying ENDS 18 19 20 21 27 28 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. (Matt. 17:21) ************************** My voice shall thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. (Psalms 5:3) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. s 22 HOLINESS: ANNUAL CHURCH CLENDAR COMMITTEE c/o P. O. Box 193 Holcomb, Mississippi 38940 Bishop F. E. Lewis Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. s (Observed) SMMA Teleconference 23 25 30 31 Presiding Elders are to hold their lst Quarterly. Founder s Day 29 26
February 2017 1 2 3 4 DATE 5 6 7 8 9 11 * Black History Month * American Heart Month * National Dental Month 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons sons; (Deut. 4:9) Lincoln s 19 Church & Pastor s Anniversary @ JAXE., FL closes. ******* Reverend's meeting Ends 20 President s Day (Observed) Valentine s Day 21 22 Church & Pastor s Anniversary @ JAXE., FL Washington s Reverend s Meeting @ Headquarters 23 25 Holiness: An entire way of Life 26 27 28
March 2017 1 2 3 4 * NATIONAL WOMEN S HISTORY MONTH 5 6 7 8 9 St. Mary Magdalena Auxiliary (SMMA) @ St. Mary Magdalena Auxiliary (SMMA) @ 11 St. Mary Magdalena Auxiliary (SMMA) @ Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong and do it. (I Chronicles 28:) HOLINESS: 12 Day Light Saving Time Begins. *************** SMMA Ends 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Florida Diocese III @ Ocala, FL 23 Florida Diocese III @ Ocala, FL Florida Diocese III @ Ocala, FL 25 Di- Florida ocese III @ Ocala, FL ANNUAL CHURCH CALENDAR COMMITTEE C/O P.O. BOX 193 Holcomb, MS 38940 26 Church Ann. @ Gainesville, FL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Florida Diocese III. CLOSES 27 28 29 30 31
April 2017 1 College Youth Tour DATE * Cancer Control Month Local Church News Due 16 Church s 1st Educational Day 2 College Youth Tour 3 4 Southern ILL Diocese @ Sandusky, IL. 5 Anniversary @ JAXA, FL 6 S. ILL Diocese ********* Ann. @ JAXA,FL 7 So., ILL Diocese ********* Ann. @ JAXA,FL 8 S.,ILL Diocese CLOSES**** Ann. @ JAXA,FL For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: (Job 19:25) 9 Ann. @ JAXA, FL CLOSES. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PALM SUNDAY 11 12 New Jersey Diocese 13 New Jersey Diocese 14 3-Day Pre-Easter Fast ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Good Friday 15 3-Day Pre-Easter Fast *************** New Jersey Diocese HOLINESS: ANNUAL CHURCH CALENDAR COMMITTEE C/O P.O. BOX 193 Holcomb, MS 38940 16 EASTER SUNDAY ****** Sunrise Service. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Jersey Diocese ENDS ********* Pre-Easter Fast Ends 23 Ann. @ Crystal River, FL ENDS 30 17 18 19 20 21 Church & Pastoral ANN.@ Crystal River, FL 25 Bishop H.M. Lewis 26 27 28 29 22 Ann. @ Crystal River, FL
May 2017 The Church of the Living God, Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 N. ILL Diocese @ Chicago, ILL 4. N. ILL Diocese Chicago, IL 5. 6 7 N. ILL Diocese @ Chicago, ILL CLOSES 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 Ann.,JAXC,FL***** FL s Diocese IV, RBCH, FL** AL Diocese @ Tuskegee, AL 20 22 23 26 27 Bishop s Meeting ******** Pastor s Ann. N. ILL Diocese Chicago, ILL N. ILL Diocese Chicago, ILL 2017 General Theme: Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. (I Samuel 3:9) The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. (Proverbs 29:15) HOLINESS: ANNUAL CHURCH CALENDAR COMMITTEE C/O P.O. BOX 193 Holcomb, MS 38940 Mother s Day 21 Closing of: Anniversaries @ JAXC, FL. **** FL s Diocese IV ***FL s Diocese IV @ RBCH, FL **** ***AL Diocese @ Tuskegee, AL***** Ann. @ ATLB, FL 25 Ann. @ ATLB, FL. Bishop s Meeting @ Ann.,JAXC,FL***** FL s Diocese IV Assemby, RBCH, FL** AL Diocese @ Tuskegee, AL SNDK, IL 28 Closing of: 29 Ann. @ ATLB, FL MEMORIAL DAY (Observed) ************** Bishops Meeting 18 Church & Pasto- FL s Diocese IV Ann. @ JAXC, FL. ral Ann. @ @ RBCH, FL. JAXC, FL AL Diocese @ Tuskegee, AL 30 MEMORIAL DAY 31
June 2017 General Headquarters: VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (Within the first 2 weeks of June ) 2017 G. A. Theme: Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth (I Samuel 3:9) 1 2 3 PRESIDING ELDERS 2nd Quarterly to be held (June 1-30) 4 5 6 7 8 9 And the LORD said, shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;.for I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, (Gen. 17, 19) Holiness: 11 12 13 14 15 16 Deacons Meeting @ 18 Father's Day ************ Deacons Meeting @ 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bishop W. C. Lewis 17 Deacons Meeting @
July 2017 - - 1 DATE July 1-3 July 16 July Local Church News Due Licenses & Appointments (VOID) Licenses & Appointments (Given/Renewed) And they prayed, and said, Thou LORD, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, (Acts 1:) HOLINESS: 2 3 4 9 Fast BEGINS 16 (1TH) GENERAL 3808Clarksville Pike Fast 17 ASSEMBLY (All licenses & Appointments VOID) Independence Day 11 Fast 18 THEME:: Speak LORD, 5 6 7 8 12 Fast 19 for thy servant 13 Fast 20 heareth. (I Samuel 3:9) 14 Fast 21 2017 GENERAL 15 Fast ENDS 22 Annual Church Calendar Committee c/o P. O. Box 193 Holcomb, Mississippi 38940-0193 23 (1th) General - 30 31 (:licenses and appointments given/renewed) 25 2017 General Closes 26 27 28 29
August 2017 General Headquarters: 1 2 3 4 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. (Psalms 130:5) Bishop M. H. Lewis 6 7 8 9 11 12 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. (Psalms 145:15) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: ( II Peter 1:) 20 21 22 23 Ministers-in- Training meeting @ 25 26 HOLINESS an entire way of life 27 Ministers in- Training Meeting Closes 28 29 30 31
September 2017 1 2 Church s 2nd Educational Day 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. (Jeremiah 23:1) But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. (Luke 11:28) Pastors meeting @ 17 Closing of: F L s Diocese V Assemb. @ LKLD, FL **************** Pastors Ann. @ Riviera Bch., FL Labor Day 11 12 13 F L s Diocese V Assemb. @ LKLD, FL **************** Pastors Ann. @ Riviera Bch., FL 18 19 20 Diocese @ ATLA, GA 14 F L s Diocese V Assemb. @ LKLD, FL **************** Pastors Ann. @ Riviera Bch., FL 21 Diocese @ ATLA, GA Pastors meeting @ 15 F L s Diocese V Assemb. @ LKLD, FL **************** Pastors Ann. @ Riviera Bch., FL 22 Diocese @ ATLA, GA Pastors meeting @ 16 F L s Diocese V Assemb. @ LKLD, FL **************** Pastors Ann. @ Riviera Bch., FL 23 Diocese @ ATLA, GA Holiness: Diocese @ ATLA, GA ****************** Pastor s Ann. @ DURM, NC 25 26 27 Opening of: : Pastor s Ann. JOLT, ILL 28 Pastor s Ann. JOLT, ILL 29 Pastor s Ann. JOLT, ILL 30 Pastor s Ann. JOLT, ILL
October 2017 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1 Closing of: Pastor s Anniversary @ Joliet, IL 2 3 4 5 6 ELDERS MEETING @ 7 ELDER S MEETING @ Local Church News Due 8 ELDERS MEETING @ ENDS 9 Columbus Day 11 The Greater Jacksonville, FL Area Diocese (FL Diocese II) 12 The Greater Jacksonville, FL Area Diocese (FL Diocese II) 13 The Greater Jacksonville, FL Area Diocese (FL Diocese II) 14 The Greater Jacksonville, FL Area Diocese (FL Diocese II) And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God follow him: but if Ba al, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. (I Kings 18:21) 15 Closing of: The Greater Jacksonville, FL Area Diocese (FL Diocese II) 22 Ann. @ Ocala, FL 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 25 26 27 28 Holiness 29 30 31
November 2017 General Headquarters: 1 2 3 4 Pastoral Anniversary @ CHGW, IL Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons sons; (Deut. 4:9) 5 Daylight Savings Time Begins ************** Pastoral Ann. CHGW, IL Closes 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Veterans Day Election Day Holiness 19 20 21 22 NATIONAL HYPA YOUTH CON- GRESS & RTI Location: TBA 23 THANKSGIVING DAY ****** NATIONAL HYPA YOUTH CONGRESS & RTI NATIONAL HYPA YOUTH CON- GRESS & RTI 25 NATIONAL HYPA YOUTH CON- GRESS & RTI Annual Church Calendar Committee c/o P. O. Box 193 Holcomb, Mississippi 38940 26 NATIONAL HYPA YOUTH CON- GRESS & RTI CLOSES 27 28 29 30
December 2017 General Headquarters: 1 2 DATE 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 31 FAITH BATH ( To be taken before mid-night Dec. 31) 31 SECRETARIES : begin completing Individual Financial Blanks 11 12 13 14 15 16 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. (St. Matt. 1:21) 17 18 19 20 21 22 New & Living Way Publishing Company Meeting @ 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 New & Living Way Publishing Company Meeting @ Holiness An entire way of life Annual Church Calendar Committee c/o P. O. Box 193 Holcomb, MS 38940 New & Living Way Publishing Company Meeting @ 31 WATCH NIGHT SERVICE Christmas Day
January 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday DATE 1 31 Presiding Elders are to hold their 1st Quarterly Local Church News Due Completed Individual Financial Blanks are due in the Church s Branch (Business) Office by Jan. 31, 2018 My voice shall thou hear in the morning, Oh LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. (Psalms 5:3) 7 ANNUAL 12 DAYS REVIVAL with FAST- ING & PRAYING 1 New Years Day **** ANNUAL TWELVE 8 14 15 21 22 ANNUAL 12-DAYS REVIVAL with FASTING & PRAYING Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. s Bishop F. E. Lewis 2 DAYS REVIVAL WITH 9 ANNUAL 12-DAYS REVIVAL with FASTING & PRAYING 3 FASTING & PRAYING ANNUAL 12-DAYS REVIVAL with FASTING & PRAYING 4 5 Mother M. L. Tate s *** ** 12-Days Revival with Fasting & Praying 11 16 17 18 ANNUAL 12-DAYS REVIVAL with FASTING & PRAYING SMMA Teleconference 12 ANNUAL 12-DAYS REVIVAL with FASTING & PRAYING CLOSES 6 ANNUEL 12 DAYS REVIVAL with FASTINGT & PRAY- ING 13 19 20 23 25 26 27 HOLINESS: 28 Founders Day 29 30 31