Programs - Louisiana Interchurch Conference

	******* 2012 *******
Jan. 16	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Jan. 17	Criminal Justice Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 18 - 25	Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (always on Jan. 18th - 25th) http://www.geii.org/
Jan. 18	Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Service at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, New Orleans at 7pm
Jan. 25	Bread or Stones Task Force Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 31 - Feb 3	Episcopal Clergy Silent Retreat
Feb. 20	President's Day
Feb. 21	Mardi Gras (a/k/a Fat Tuesday)
Feb. 22	Ash Wednesday
March 1 - 4	State Ecumenical Executives (SEE) Retreat, Carefree, Arizona
March 2 - 3	175th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of LA. St. James Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge, LA
March 5 - 6	LIC 42nd Annual Assembly, Bishop Tracy Center, Baton Rouge, LA
March 5	Ecumenical Worship Service (in conjunction with the LIC 42nd Annual Assembly), location t/b/d
March 18 - 21	National Association of Ecumenical and Interreligious Staff (NAEIS) Retreat, Philadelphia, PA
Mar 23 - 26	Ecumenical Advocacy Days, Washington, D.C. Click here for more info.
March 28	Governor's Prayer Breakfast, Baton Rouge, LA. More info. go to: www.lagpb.org
April 6	Good Friday
April 6 - 8	Religious Society of Friends, South Central Yearly Meeting, Greene Family Camp, Bruceville, Texas
April 8	Easter Sunday
April 16 - 19	National Workshop on Christian Unity (NWCU) Oklahoma City, OK
May 3	National Day of Prayer (1st Thursday in May)
May 4	May Friendship Day - Church Women United (1st Friday in May)
May 28	Memorial Day
June 1	Day of Prayer for Protection from Hurricanes
Sept 17 - 18	LIC Fall Board Meeting, Shreveport, LA
Sept 21	International Day of Peace
Oct 1	World Peace Day (celebrated Oct. 1st in LA)

Previous Year's calendar for reference:

	******* 2011 *******
Jan. 17	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Jan. 18 - 25	Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (always on Jan. 18th - 25th) http://www.geii.org/
Jan. 18	Criminal Justice Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 18 - 20	Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC) - Plenary, in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jan. 25 - 27	Episcopal Clergy Silent Retreat
Feb. 4 - 7	National Association of Ecumenical and Interreligious Staff (NAIES) Retreat - Oblate Renewal Center, San Antonio, Texas
Feb. 11	Faith & Order Meeting, Pineville, LA, Episcopal Diocesan Offices
March 8	Mardi Gras
March 9	Ash Wednesday
March 14	Ecumenical Worship Service (in conjunction with the LIC 41st Annual Assembly), location t/b/d
March 14 - 15	LIC 41st Annual Assembly, Lafayette Hilton, Lafayette, LA
March 24	Criminal Justice Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 25 - 26	Ecumenical Advocacy Days, Washington, D.C. Click here for more info.
Mar 29 - 30	Tri-State VOAD Conference, Jackson, MS
April 1 - 4	State Ecumenical Executives (SEE) meeting in Carefree, AZ
April 22	Good Friday
April 22 - 24	Religious Society of Friends, South Central Yearly Meeting, Greene Family Camp, Bruceville, Texas
April 24	Easter Sunday
April 27	Governor's Prayer Breakfast, Baton Rouge, LA. More info. go to: www.lagpb.org
May 5	National Day of Prayer (1st Thursday in May)
May 6	May Friendship Day - Church Women United (1st Friday in May)
May 9 - 10	Juvenile and Criminal Justice Conference - Spiritual Service, Advocacy Workshops and Advocacy Day at the Capitol, Baton Rouge, LA
May 9 - 12	National Workshop on Christian Unity (NWCU) Pittsburgh, PA
June 1	Day of Prayer for Protection from Hurricanes
June 3 - 5	South Central Conference United Church of Christ 48th Annual Meeting, Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake.
June 6 - 8	United Methodist Church, Louisiana Annual Conference Session, Centenary College, Shreveport, LA
June 11	25th Anniversary of the founding of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport, Shreveport Convention Center. Events culminate with a 4pm Mass, followed by a reception
June 19-22	Christian Methodist Episcopal Church-Fourth Episcopal District, 117th South LA Conference, Reeves Temple CME Church, Lake Charles, LA
June 29	LIC Criminal Justice Commission Meeting, at Catholic Charities, Baton Rouge, LA
July 5 - 9	African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Louisiana Annual Conference, Tasker AME Zion, Ponchatoula, LA
July 9-13	Great River Region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), General Assembly, Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN
July 10 - 13	Christian Methodist Episcopal Church-Fourth Episcopal District, 141st Louisiana Annual Conference, Clarion Hotel, Shreveport, LA
July 17 - 22	LA Missionary Baptist State Convention, 138th Annual Session, The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, LA
July 24-27	Baptist Missionary & Educational State Convention, Annual Session, Peaceful Rest Baptist Church, Shreveport, LA
July 24 - 29	94th Annual Session, Louisiana Home & Foreign Mission Baptist State Convention, at Greater Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, LA
August 31	Criminal Justice Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA
Sept 1	LIC Faith & Order Commission Meeting, Pineville, LA
Sept 16 - 17	Church Women United, Louisiana State Assembly, Wesley Center, Woodworth, LA
Sept 19 - 20	LIC Fall Board Meeting, Wesley Center, Woodworth, LA (near Alexandria)
Sept 21	International Day of Peace
Oct 1	World Peace Day (celebrated Oct. 1st in LA)
Oct 3 - 9	African Methodist Episcopal-8th Episcopal District, Central North Louisiana Conference, St. Matthew AME Church, Shreveport, LA
Oct 7 - 8	Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana, 32nd annual Diocesan Convention , Alexandria, LA
Oct 15	119th Stated Presbytery Meeting Presbytery of South LA, Highland Presbyterian Church, Baton Rouge (they have 3 Stated meetings per year)
Oct 17 - 23	African Methodist Episcopal-8th Episcopal District, Annual Louisiana Conference, Union Bethel AME Church, New Orleans, LA
Oct 26	Criminal Justice Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 5	New Orleans Association Meeting of the United Church of Christ, South Central Conference, to be held at St. Paul's in New Orleans, w/a reception afterwards.
Nov 6	50th Anniversary Mass of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, 3pm at the River Center, Downtown Baton Rouge
Nov 14-15	Louisiana Baptist Convention 2011 Annual Meeting, First Baptist Church, Covington
Nov 14-16	Tri-State VOAD Conference, Jackson Convention Complex, Jackson, MS. Click here to email LA VOAD for more info.
Nov 17	LIC Faith & Order Commission Meeting, Pineville, LA
Dec 8 - 9	Presbyterian/Episcopal Bilateral Dialogue, San Diego, CA