2009
Nov. 18-20: Payne Theological Seminary Founder's Day and Board Meeting
Dec. 3-6: CONN-M-SWAWO + PKs Leadership Planning Retreat
Dec. 7-9: General Conference Commission - 7th & 8th, CONVO XIII - Dec.
8th & 9th, Gaylord Opryland Hotel - Nashville, TN
2010
Jan. 2: Episcopal Supervisor Kirkland's Birthday
Jan. 12-15: Council of Bishop' Retreat, Durham, North Carolina
Jan. 27-30: WMS Executive Board Meeting, New Orleans, LA
Feb. 1-4: Turner Theological Seminary 116th Founder's Day
Feb. 14: AME Church Founder's Day (Bishop Richard Allen's birthday). Each
Annual Conference is encouraged to celebrate in its own way.
Feb. 17: Ash Wednesday
Feb. 24-26: Global Development Executive Board, Lyon, France
March 10-12: 5th District Midyear Meeting, Phoenix, AZ
March 28: Palm Sunday
April 2: Good Friday
April 4: Easter Sunday (Resurrection Day)
April 8: Bishop Kirkland's Birthday
April 15-17: Ministries in Christian Education Meeting (Connectional)
April 23-25: Connectional Lay Organization (CLO) Executive Board Meeting,
Detroit, MI
May 2-6: Connectional Conference on Stewardship and Commitment, Hyatt
Regency, Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel, Jacksonville, FL
May 5: Bishop and Mrs. Kirkland's Wedding Anniversary
May 9: Mother's Day
May: Payne Theological Seminary Board Meeting
May: Payne Theological Seminary Graduation
June 20: Father's Day
June 27-30: General Board and Bishops' Council, Business Sessions - June;
Investiture (Bishop James Davis) Birmingham, AL
July 7 - 9, Christian Education Summit, Renaissance Las Vegas
Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
July 21-24: 5th District Lay Organization Convention
Aug - Oct: 5th District Annual Conferences: Pacific Northwest, Desert
Mountain, Midwest, California, Southern California, Missouri
Sept. 12: Grandparents Day
Nov. 1-2: 5th District Planning Meeting
Nov. 25: Thanksgiving Day
December: Bishop and Mrs. Kirkland's Vacation
Dec. 25: Christmas
Dec. 26-31: Kwanzaa