Weekly

Sunday
            Confirmation – 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Late September through May
Wednesday
            Choir Practice – 7:00 p.m.
                        Begins on first Wednesday after Labor Day, ending mid to late May
                        During week of Thanksgiving Choir meets on Tuesday with Presbyterian choir
                        Choir does not practice on the Wednesday after Christmas
                        During Lent Choir practices after the Midweek service, at about 7:45 p.m.

Thursday – Bible Study – 7:00 p.m.

Bi-Weekly

2^nd & 4^th Wednesday
            Pastors' Text Study – 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Monthly

2^nd Tuesday – Lunch Bunch  - Noon

3^rd Monday – Learning in retirement Book Club 9:30 a.m.

3^rd Monday – Thrift Shop Board Meeting – Noon

3^rd Tuesday – League of Women Voters 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

3^rd Tuesday – Council Meeting – 7:00 p.m.

20^th of each month – Happenings Articles Due

Quarterly

10^th of January, May, August, & October – Newsletter Articles Due

Yearly

JANUARY

            January 6 - Epiphany Potluck Dinner and Service, 6p.m.

            Martin Luther King Weekend - Youth Winter Retreat

FEBRUARY

            Sunday before valentine’s Day – Dessert Auction

            Rend Lake conference for Youth

            Lenten Dinners and Services: First 5 Wednesdays in Lent
            (For 2007, these dates are 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, and 3/28, 2^nd and 4^th Wednesdays at ELCAS)
           (For 2008, these dates are 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/5, and 3/12, 1^st, 3^rd, and 5^th Wednesdays at Epiphany)

MARCH/APRIL

            Holy Week (In 2008, March 16-22)

                        Maundy Thursday – 7 p.m. Holy Communion

                        Good Friday – 7 p.m. Tenebrae Service

                        Saturday before Easter
                                    Morning – Easter Egg Hunt
                                    7 p.m. Easter Vigil Service

            Easter Sunday
                        8 & 11 a.m. – Holy Communion
                        9-10 a.m. – Easter Breakfast

MAY

            2^nd Sunday before Memorial Day = last day of Sunday School

JUNE

            Annual Congregational Annual Meeting

            Church Picnic

JULY

            Leadership Lab (2008 July 14 – 19)

SEPTEMBER

            Time and Talent Sheets Distributed

            1^st Sunday after Labor Day – Rally Day

            2^nd Tuesday – WELCA Fall Fellowship Day in DeSoto

OCTOBER

            Mid to Late – Trick or Treat for Unicef 

             Last Sunday – Reformation Sunday/Confirmation

NOVEMBER

            Faith Pledge Sunday

            Congregational Budget Meeting

            Christmas program practice – Begins after Thanksgiving each Sunday during Sunday School until the program.

DECEMBER

            Christmas Cookie Bake – first Saturday in December

            Choir Cantata – The cantata is usually scheduled for the second Sunday in December.

            Spaghetti Dinner & Children’s Christmas Program – usually 2nd Sunday in December (in 2006 it is December 17)

            December 24 – Christmas Eve service, 7:00 p.m.