January Ontario Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church 2018 Calendar of Events January 3/Wed Stewardship Day of Prayer and Renewal Stewardship & Prayer January 6/Sab ipray Initiative AMP January 10-20 10 Days of Prayer Prayer January 12-14 Youth Convention Youth January 14/Sun Adventurer Basic Staff Training Part 1 (GTA) Adventurers January 19-20/ Fri-Sab Prayer Emphasis Event with Living Faith Prayer January 21-24/ Sun-Wed January 25-27/ Thu-Sab January 26-28/ January 31-4/ Wed-Fri Workers Meeting Ajax Convention Centre CHILDMINTREAT18 Regional Leaders Training (GTA) SDACC Youth Advisory Multiple NAD Children s -California Multiple SDACC
February February 3/Sab District-level Pathfinder Bible Experience Pathfinders February 3/Sab Regional Leaders Training (Southern Region) Multiple February 4/Sun Regional Leaders Training (Western Region) Multiple February 4/Sun Adventurer Basic Staff Training Adventurers Part 2 (GTA) February 4/Sun Youth Action Committee Youth February 9-10/Fri-Sat Eastern Ontario Regional Youth & ACF Rally Youth February 9-11/ Pathfinder Basic Staff Training (Peel & Pathfinders Southwest Districts) February 10/Sab Personal Emphasis Personal February 16-19/ Annual Ontario ACF Retreat Youth Fri-Mon February 17-19/ Sab-Mon Provincial Holiday - Family Weekend Family Life February 24-25/ February 25-27/ Sun-Tue Regional Leaders Training Eastern Ontario YPAC Meetings Multiple NAD Youth February 28/Wed Stewardship Day of Prayer and Renewal Stewardship & Prayer
March March 3/Sab Stewardship Sabbath Emphasis Stewardship Stewardship Area Advisory Council Meetings (SAAC) March 3/Sab ipray Initiative AMP March 3/Sab Conference-level Pathfinder and Master Guide Bible Experience Pathfinders/MGs March 4/Sun Master Guide Basic Staff Training March 4/Sun VBS Training (College Park Church) Children s March 9-10/ Discipleship 101 Personal Fri-Sab (GTA West & GTA West Central) March 10-17/ Youth Week of Prayer Youth Sab-Sab March 17/Sab Addiction Recovery Seminar Health & Prayer March 17/Sab Global Youth Day/Compassion Day Youth March 17/Sab Disabilities Awareness Day Compassion March 17-18/ Young Men s/ Women s Indoor Football Men s & Women s March 18/Sun GTA - New Sabbath School Superintendents Sabbath School Training March 18/Sun GTA - New Children Ministry Leaders Training Children s Ministry March 24/Sab Union-level Pathfinder Bible Experience Pathfinders March 24-25/ Family Life Training/Certification Family Life March 25/Sun Annual Pathfinder Directors/Staff Meeting Pathfinders March 30-Apr 1/ Elders Training Ministerial March 30-Apr 1/ Bible Conference Ottawa Personal & Church Growth
April April Mar 30-1/ Elders Training Ministerial April 6-8/ Bible Conference: Non-trinitarianism or Antitrinitarianism Dr. Denis Kaiser Personal & Church Growth April 13-14/ Fri-Sab AMR Workshop Ottawa Region AMR/Personal April 15/Sun First Aid/CPR training Health April 20-21/Fri-Sab Discipleship 101 (Western Ontario) Personal April 20-21/Fri-Sab NAD-level Pathfinder Bible Experience Pathfinders April 21/Sab Sabbath School Emphasis Sabbath Sabbath School April 21/Sab Pre-Marital Seminar (GTA) Family Life April 22/Sun Food safety training Health April 27-28/Fri-Sab Couples Enrichment (Eastern Ontario) Family Life April 27-29/ If My Children Pray Conference Children s & Prayer April 28/Sab Lay Preachers Convention Personal
May May 4-5/Fri-Sab Marriage Enrichment (GTA) Family Life May 4-6/ Pathfinder Basic Staff Training (East & Eastern Districts) Pathfinders May 5/Sab Adventurer Day (Conference-wide) Adventurers May 5/Sab Community Services Emphasis Day Community Services May 5/Sab ipray Initiative AMP May 5-6/ Discipleship 101 (GTA East & GTA Central) Personal May 6/Sun Youth Action Committee Youth May 11-12/Fri-Sab Ontario SEEDs Conference Church Planting/Evangelism May 18-20/ Adventurer Basic Staff Training (London & Adventurers Ottawa) May 18-20/ Sabbath School/Personal Summit Sabbath School/PM May 19/Sab Community Services Rally (GTA) Community Services May 20/Sun Fitness Emphasis Health May 21-26/ Mon-Sab ACF Institute NAD Youth May 25-26/Fri-Sab Men s Rally (Ontario-wide) Men s Ministry May 25-27/ Crawford Alumni Weekend TADSB May 26/Sab Mental Health First Aid training Health & Prayer May 27/Sun Community Outreach Event (GTA West) Family, Men s, Women s, Singles, Health May 27/Sun Annual Adventurer Directors/Staff Meeting Adventurers May 30/Wed Stewardship Day of Prayer and Renewal Stewardship & Prayer
June June 2/Sab Stewardship Sabbath Emphasis Stewardship Area Advisory Council Meetings (SAAC) Stewardship June 3/Sun Family Life Team Work Out Family, Men s, Women s, Single s June 3-6/ Outdoor Education (Grade 6) Health & Education Sun-Wed June 8-9/Fri-Sab Discipleship 101 (Eastern Ontario) Personal June 10/Sun Grief to Wholeness Training Family Life June 16/Sab Camp Meeting 2018 (International Centre) All June 22-24/ Disaster Response Training (Northern Ontario) Community Services June 25-30/ Mon-Sab Sioux Lookout Mission Trip Women s Ministry July July 1/Sun Disaster Response Training (Northern Ontario) Community Services July 1-5/Sun-Thu Adventurer Family Camping (Frenda) Adventurer & Camp July 8-10/ Sun-Tue Compassion Health Mission with GYC Health & Prayer July 14/Sab Prayer Conference Prayer July 15/Sun Pathfinder Parade and Fair Pathfinders July 15-22/ Mission Adventures Week 1 July 19-21/ Adventist Conference on Family Research & Family Life Thu-Sab Practice (Andrews University) July 22-29/ Mission Adventures Week 2 July 29/Sun Adventurer Awards and Fun Day Adventurers July 29-Aug 5/ Mission Adventures Week 3 July 31-Aug 4/ Tue-Sab Global Youth Leaders Congress (Kassel, Germany) Youth & Young Adults
August August 5-12/ Mission Adventures Week 4 August 6/Mon NAD K-12 Teachers Convention (NAD) August 9-15 Blind Camp Compassion Ministry August 12/Sun OMG Extreme Challenge (for & Trainees) August 17-Sep 3/ Community Evangelism Health & Prayer Sun-Mon Exhibition Place (CNE) August 13-19/ Mission Adventures Week 5 Mon-Sun August 17-18/Fri- Ontario ACF Mini-Institute Youth Sat August 19/Sun Youth Action Committee Youth August 19-26/ Mission Adventures Week 6 August 18/Sab Children s Sabbath Children s Ministry August 25/Sab End It Now Abuse Awareness Emphasis Day Family Life August 26/Sun Community Outreach Event (East GTA) Family, Men s, Women s, Singles, Health August 26-Sep 2/ Mission Adventures Week 7 August 29/Wed Stewardship Day of Prayer and Renewal Stewardship & Prayer
September September 1-29/Sab(s) Regional Youth Association Rallies Youth September 1/Sab Stewardship Sabbath Emphasis Stewardship Area Advisory Council Meetings (SAAC) Stewardship September 1/Sab ipray Initiative AMP September 1/Sab Sabbath School Training Northern Ontario Sabbath School September 7-8/ Fri-Sab Stewardship Convention with John Mathews NAD Stewardship Director (Theme: God-First Living) Stewardship September 8/Sab Mental Health First Aid Training Health & Personal September 9/Sun Let s Move Day Celebration with MNC Health September 14-16/ Discipleship 2.0 (GTA Location) Personal September 14-16/ Eastern ACF Fall Retreat Youth September 14-16/ Pathfinder Basic Staff Training (North & Pathfinders Central Districts) September 15/Sab Pathfinder Day (GC) Pathfinders September 15-16/ Disaster Response Training (Western Ontario) Community Services September 21-23/ Men s Huddle [Retreat] Men s Ministry September 21-23/ Sabbath School REACH Ontario Weekend Sabbath School September 21-23/ Western ACF Fall Retreat Youth September 26-30/ Wed-Sun Health Convention (SDACC HM) Maritimes Health September 28-30/ September 29-30/ September 29-Oct 7/ AMP Summit Arise. Inspire. Deliver Parenting Symposium Love and Care Week Adventurers, Masterguides, Pathfinders (AMP) Family Life Community Services
October October 1-7/Mon-Sun Love and Care Week Community Services October 2-6/Tue-Sab Oakwood Live & BAYDA meetings Youth October 5-7/ Master Guide Campout October 6/Sab Addiction Recovery seminar Health & Prayer Min October 12-13/Fri-Sab Women s Enrichment Women s Ministry October 19-20/Fri-Sab Discipleship 3.0 Personal October 19-21/ Deacon/Deaconess Training Ministerial October 19-20/Fri-Sab National Bible Bowl Championships Youth /BAYDA October 20/Sab Pathfinder Day (NAD) Pathfinders October 26-27/Fri-Sab Ignite Conference Worship October 28/Sun Food Safety Training Health October 28/Sun Adventurer Family Fair Adventurers November November 1-6/Thu-Tue NAD Year-End Meetings (NAD) Multiple November 3/Sab Personal Emphasis Personal November 3/Sab ipray Initiative AMP November 4/Sun First Aid/CPR training Health November 17/Sab Innovate - Family Life Conference Family Life November 17/Sab Prison Ministry Convocation Prison Ministry November 17/Sab Adventurer Bible Experience (Book to Study: Adventurers Daniel) November 16-18/ Health & Wellness Retreat Health & Prayer November 18/Sun Youth Action Committee Youth November 24/Sab Prayer Conference Prayer
December December 1/Sab Master Guide Day December 1/Sab ipray Initiative AMP December 7-9/ Annual District-Wide Stewardship Weekend Kingdom Building Rally / Stewardship Area Advisory Council Meetings (SAAC) December 7-9/ Weekend of Prayer for First Responders, Emergency Hospital Staff, and their Families Stewardship Prayer December 15/Sab Conference-wide Teens Worship Experience Youth December 26/Wed Stewardship Day of Prayer and Renewal Stewardship & Prayer