2015 Panola County Baptist Association Calendar Building Blocks of a BOLD Disciple JANUARY 2015 Called to Prayer Month 4-10 Deacon Emphasis Week and January Bible Study (SBC) 18 Sanctity of Human Life Emphasis 20 Son-Rise Point Committee Meeting 25-26 State Evangelism Conference: Brandon BC, Brandon 6 pm, 25th – 7:30 pm, 26th 27 State Senior Adult Evangelism Rally, Brandon BC, Brandon, 8:30 – 11:30 am FEBRUARY 2015 True Love Waits 1 True Love Waits Emphasis 8 Race Reconciliation Emphasis 9-15 Focus on Missions Through wMu 12 Men’s Ministry Rally, Liberty Hill BC, 7 pm 15 Son-Rise Point Camp Love offering 19 AMD Interpretation Meeting; Garaywa, Clinton; 10 am 19th-Noon, 20th MARCH 2015 1-7 North American Missions Emphasis and Annie Armstrong Easter Offering 3 Son-Rise Point Committee Meeting 7 Daylight Savings Time Begins Spring Forward (set your clocks forward) 8-14 School Spring Break 9 State VBS Kick-off, FBC Richland, 9 am – 12 pm 13-14 Chaplains’ Spring Retreat, Garaywa; 3 pm, 13th-Noon, 14th 16 Spring wMu Meeting, 22 Substance Abuse Prevention Emphasis 26 VBS Open House, FBC Batesville, 6 – 8 pm 29 Associational Bible Drills, FBC Batesville, 2:30 pm APRIL 2015 5 EASTER 12 Life Commitment Sunday/Cooperative Program Day 14 State Bible Drills, Emmanuel BC, Grenada, FBC Brookhaven, 2:30 – 5:00 pm 16 State Bible Drills, FBC, Tupelo, Temple BC, Harrisburg, 2:30-5:00 pm 19 Baptist Doctrine Study (SBC) 20 Spring Associational Meeting, Peach Creek BC, 7 pm 20 Preaching Conference; Blue Mountain College, Blue Mountain; 8:30-3 pm 21 State Bible Drills, FBC Batesville, 2:30 – 5:00 pm 23 State Bible Drills, Calvary BC, Tupelo; 2:30-5:00 pm 25 State Bible Drill Selection Tournament, Ridgecrest BC, Madison, 10 – 4 pm 30 VBS Training; North Oxford BC, Oxford; 6:30 – 8:30 pm MAY 2015 Edwina Robinson Special Day Offering 7 National Day of Prayer 3 Senior Adult Sunday 14 Men’s Ministry Rally, Locke Station BC, 7 pm 10 Mother’s Day 10-16 Christian Home Week 17-23 Associational Missions Emphasis Week 18 Pastor/Minister of Education/SS Director Conference; FBC Grenada; 6:30-9 pm 19 State Senior Day; Emmanuel BC, Grenada; 12:30-5:30 pm 21 Budget and Finance Committee Meeting, PCBA, 7 pm 25 Memorial Day JUNE 2015 13 Flag Day 16-17 Southern Baptist Convention, Columbus, Ohio 15-19 Son-Rise Point Baptist Retreat Summer Camp, First Week 21 Father’s Day/Baptist Men’s Day 28 Citizenship and Religious Liberty JULY 2015 4 Independence Day 13-17 Son-Rise Point Baptist Retreat Summer Camp, Second Week 20 Executive Board Meeting (with messengers), FBC Batesville, 7 pm AUGUST 2015 School & Teacher Appreciation Month 2 Social Issues Emphasis 6 Men’s Ministry Rally, Shady Grove BC, 7 pm 7-8 Growing Churches; Harrisburg BC, Tupelo; 6 pm, 7th – 2 pm, 8th 13 Regional Sunday School Leadership Training, FBC Batesville; 6:30 – 8:30 pm 21-22 Annual Missions Celebration; Jackson Area Local Church; GARAYWA 23-29 Worship Music Week (SBC) 25 MS Baptist Convention Board Meeting, Baptist Bldg., Jackson SEPTEMBER 2015 Margaret Lackey State Missions Offering 6 Single Adult Sunday 7 Labor Day 8 January Bible Study Preview; Blue Mountain College; 8:30-Noon 10-11 AMD/MBCB Fall Retreat Meeting, Garaywa Camp and Conference Center, Clinton 17 Fall wMu Meeting, TBA 7:00 pm 20 Anti-Gambling Emphasis 24 See You at the Pole 26 National Sunday School Directors Seminar; FBC Clinton, TBA OCTOBER 2015 Cooperative Program Emphasis Month 9 Women’s Retreat; Garaywa; TBA 11 World Hunger Emphasis 19-20 PCBA Fall Annual Meetings, FBC, Sardis, 7 pm 26 AMD Conference; Rankin Association, 10:00 am 26-28 Mississippi Baptist Convention, FBC, Jackson 28 Mississippi Baptist Convention Board Meeting 31 Day Light Savings time Ends Turn Clocks back 1 hour NOVEMBER 2015 1 Disaster Relief Appreciation Day 2 Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer 12 Men’s Ministry Rally, Pilgrims Rest BC, 7 pm 26 Thanksgiving Day DECEMBER 2015 29-5 International Missions Emphasis and Lottie Moon Christmas Offering 7 Ministers, Deacon’s & Wives Fellowship, FBC Batesville, 6:30 pm 24-Jan 2 Office Closed for Holidays 25 Christmas Day 28-29 Youth Evangelism Challenge, Mississippi College, Clinton, 1:30 pm 28th – 12:30 pm 31st