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Theme:
"One in the Apostles' Teaching, Fellowship, Breaking of Bread and Prayer"
cf. Acts 2:42
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2011 Week of Prayer |
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity January 18th - 25th
EVENTS:
We will be posting Week of Prayer events for January, 2011, as information is provided. Please send us your event schedules!
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The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated annually on January 18th - 25th.
More Information on the Week of Prayer
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2010 Week of Prayer Theme:
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2010 Week of Prayer
Theme:
"Ye Are Witnesses of These Things" |
2009 Week of Prayer Theme:
“That they may
become one in
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2008 Week of Prayer Theme:
First
Thessalonians 5:12a
and 13b - 18 |
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********* 2010 ********* |
| Jan. 3 - 7 |
Region Five Catholic Bishops Retreat – St. Benedict, LA |
| Jan. 10 |
Dedication of Natchitoches Cathedral as a Minor Basilica |
| Jan. 18 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Jan. 18 - 25 |
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (always on Jan. 18th - 25th) http://www.geii.org/ |
| Jan. 20 |
Criminal Justice Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan. 28 - 30 |
AME Conference in New Orleans |
| Jan. 31 |
Pastoral Center Expansion Dedication Ceremony - Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Schriever, LA |
| Feb. 2 |
Catholic Bishops Meeting |
| Feb. 16 |
Mardi Gras |
| Feb. 17 |
Ash Wednesday |
| Feb. 22 - 24 |
Louisiana Home & Foreign Mission Baptist State Convention Mid-Winter Board Meeting
St. Paul Baptist Church, Jennings, LA |
| Feb. 22 - 26 |
AME Zion Board of Bishops Meeting, St. Louis, MO |
| Feb. 25 - 28 |
State Ecumenical Executives (SEE) meeting in Carefree, AZ |
| Feb 28 - March 1 |
LIC Ecumenical Workshop, Messiah Lutheran Church, Monroe, LA |
| March 1 |
Ecumenical Worship Service (in conjunction with the LIC 40th Annual Assembly), First Presbyterian Church, Monroe, LA |
| March 1 - 2 |
LIC 40th Annual Assembly, Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Monroe, LA |
| March 3 - 5 |
30th Annual Governor's Conference on Juvenile Justice, New Orleans Convention Center |
| March 13 |
173rd Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of LA, hosted by Episcopal High School, Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 16 - 19 |
NAEIS Annual Gathering, Baltimore, MD |
| March 19-22 |
Ecumenical Advocacy Days,
Double Tree Hotel in Crystal City, VA (by Washington, D.C.). The theme will center on “A Place to Call Home - Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Peoples”.
Click here for more info. |
| March 31 |
Governor's Prayer Breakfast, Baton Rouge, LA. More info. go to: www.lagpb.org |
| April 2 |
Good Friday |
| April 2 - 4 |
Religious Society of Friends, South Central Yearly Meeting, Greene Family Camp, Bruceville, Texas |
| April 4 |
Easter Sunday |
| April 16 - 18 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, TX/LA Gulf Coast Synod Assembly, Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans |
| April 19 - 22 |
National Workshop on Christian Unity (NWCU) Tampa, FL |
| May 6 |
National Day of Prayer (1st Thursday in May) |
| May 7 |
May Friendship Day - Church Women United (1st Friday in May) Theme: "Living the Vision". Events:
5/7 Baton Rouge-program w/potluck: Begins at 10am, at Wesley UMC on Government Street.
5/7 Shreveport/Bossier-program w/potluck: Begins at 11am, at Kings Hwy Christian Church, Shreverport.
5/14 New Orleans- program w/potluck: Begins at 10am, at Greater Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 2100 St. Rock Ave., New Orleans.
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| May 8 |
Consecration of 11th Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of LA. Service to be held at the New Orleans Cathedral. |
| May 18 |
Criminal Justice Meeting and Advocacy Day at the State Capitol |
| June 1 |
Day of Prayer for Protection from Hurricanes |
June 4 -6
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South Central Conference United Church of Christ 46th Annual Meeting, Marriott Hotel in New Orleans.
Theme: "Restoring the Dance" |
| June 6 - 9 |
United Methodist Church, Louisiana Annual Conference Session, Centenary College, Shreveport, LA |
| June 25 - July 4 |
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, General Conference, Mobile, AL |
| June 29 - July 2 |
Presbyterian Church in America, General Assembly, Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, TN |
| July 18 - 23 |
LA Baptist State Convention, Annual Meeting, Shreveport, LA |
| Sept 13 - 14 |
LIC Fall Board Meeting, Lake Charles Retreat Center, Lake Charles, LA |
| Sept 21 |
International Day of Peace |
| Sept 24 - 25 |
Church Women United, Statewide Gathering, Shreveport, LA |
| Oct 1 |
World Peace Day (celebrated Oct. 1st in LA) |
| Nov 8 |
Habitat for Humanity-Work Day in New Orleans, in conjunction with the NCCCUSA General Assembly |
| Nov 8 - 11 |
National Council of Churches, General Assembly, Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, LA |
| Nov 11 - 12 |
Consultation on Local and Regional Ecumenism (CLRE), to be held in conjunction with the National Council of Churches, General Assembly, New Orleans, LA |
For reference only -- last year's calendar:
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********* 2009 ********* |
| Jan. 18 - 25 |
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (always on Jan. 18th - 25th) |
| Feb. 6 - 8 |
NAEIS Meeting, San Antonio, TX |
| Feb. 16 - 18 |
Louisiana Home & Foreign Mission Baptist State Convention
Mid-Winter Board Meeting
Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, Lena, LA |
| March 1 - 2 |
LIC Ecumenical Workshop, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Shreveport, LA |
| March 2 - 3 |
LIC Annual Assembly, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Shreveport, LA |
| March 13 - 16 |
Ecumenical Advocacy Days, Washington, DC
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| March 19 - 21 |
State Ecumenical Executives Retreat (S.E.E.)
St. Petersburg, Florida |
| March 27 - 28 |
Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana Convention
Metairie, LA |
| April 10 - 12 |
Religious Society of Friends, South Central Yearly Meeting, Greene Family Camp, Bruceville, Texas |
| April 27 - 30 |
National Workshop on Christian Unity (NWCU) Phoenix, AZ
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| May 1 |
May Friendship Day - Church Women United
Theme:
"Building on our Stories" |
| May 7 |
National Day of Prayer (1st Thursday in May) |
| June 1 |
Day of Prayer for Protection from Hurricanes |
| June 8 - 10 |
United Methodist Church, Louisiana Annual Conference Session, Pontchartrain Center, Kenner, LA |
| June 16 - 19 |
Presbyterian Church in America, General Assembly. Washington |
| June 17 - 19 |
U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Spring Assembly. San Antonio, TX |
| June 23 - 24 |
Southern Baptist Convention, Annual Meeting. Louisville, KY |
| June 23 - 24 |
African Methodist Episcopal Church, General Board & Council of Bishops Meetings. New Orleans, LA |
| June 26 - 30 |
United Church of Christ General Synod, Grand Rapids, MI |
| July 19- 24 |
Louisiana Baptist State Convention, St. Mary Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, Rev. Harry Blake presiding. |
| July 26-30 |
56th Annual Session of Baptist Missionary & Educational Convention of Louisiana, Inc., Peaceful Rest Missionary Baptist Church, Shreveport. Rev. Dr. R. Timothy Jones, Presiding. |
| July 26-31 |
92nd Annual Session of Louisiana Home & Foreign Mission Baptist State Convention, Inc., a division of National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
(NBCA, Inc.) Greenfield Baptist Church, Hammond. |
| July 29 |
Environmental Workshop: Building is a Moral Act. Lafayette, LA |
| July 29 |
Ecumenical Conference, Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans |
| July 29 - Aug 2 |
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) General Assembly, Indianapolis, IN |
| Aug 16-17 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Conference of Bishops, Chicago, IL |
| Aug 19 |
LIC Faith and Order Commission meeting, at Episcopal Diocese of W. LA, Pineville, LA |
| Aug 20 |
Installation of Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans |
| Sept 7 - 11 |
National Baptist Convention of America, 129th Annual Session, Shreveport, LA |
| Sept 21 |
International Day of Peace |
| Sept 27 - 28 |
LIC Ecumenical Workshop, Trinity Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge, LA |
| Sept 28 - 29 |
LIC Fall Board Meeting, Bishop Tracy Center, Baton Rouge, LA |
| Sept 29 |
Catholic Bishops Meeting |
| Oct 1 |
World Peace Day (celebrated Oct. 1st in LA) |
| Oct 20 |
LIC Stewardship of the Environment Commission Meeting, UMC Conference Bldg, Baton Rouge, LA |
| Oct 23 - 24 |
Great River Region Christian Church - Disciples of Christ, Annual Corporate Meeting, Terry, MS |
| Nov 9 |
LIC Commission on Criminal Justice evening meeting and new member orientation/invite, Bishop Tracy Center, Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 9 - 10 |
162nd Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, Summer Grove Baptist Church, Shreveport |
| Nov 10 - 13 |
National Council of Churches, General Assembly, Minneapolis, MN |
| Dec. 27-30 |
AME Zion Christian Education Department Winter Meeting, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dallas, TX |
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