January
Jan 18-25: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Jan 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) National Bishop Susan C. Johnson invites members of the church to pray for peace in the Middle East on the 24th of each month. The regular call to prayer is part of a global ecumenical prayer vigil initiated by ACT Alliance.
February
Feb 1-7: World Interfaith Harmony Week
Feb 2: Global Mission Sunday
Feb 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Feb 20: World Day of Social Justice
Feb 23: Diaconal Sunday
Feb 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
Feb 26: Ash Wednesday
Feb 26: Pink T-Shirt Day
March
Mar 1: Zero Discrimination Day
Mar 6: World Day of Prayer
Mar 8: International Women's Day
Mar 13-15: National Church Council Meeting
Mar 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Mar 21: Week of Solidarity with Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination
Mar 22: World Water Day
Mar 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
Mar 28: Earth Hour, 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time.
April
April 4: Refugee Rights Day
April 7: World Health Day
April 8: Day of Pink - Celebrating diversity and raising awareness to stop homophobia, transphobia, transmisogyny and all forms of bullying
April 10: Good Friday
April 12: Easter
April 22: Earth Day
April 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
May
May 3: Vocational Sunday
May 9: World Fair Trade Day
May 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
May 24: Jerusalem and the Holy Land Sunday
May 31: Pentecost Sunday event: One Family in Mission
June
June 5: World Environment Day
June 11: Anniversary of Government of Canada Apology for Indian Residential Schools (2008)
June 20: World Refugee Day
June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
July
July 13-16: National Worship Conference (Postponed to 2021)
July 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
July 30: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
August
Aug 9: International Day of the World's Indigenous People
Aug 12: International Youth Day
Aug 17: National Non-Profit Day
Aug 19: World Humanitarian Day
Aug 20-23: CLAY Gathering
Aug 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
September
Sept 1: Day of Prayer for Care of Creation
Sept 1-October 4: Season of Creation
Sept 5: International Day of Charity
Sept 10-12: National Church Council Meeting
Sept 15-22: World Week of Peace in Palestine and Israel
Sept 21: International Day of Peace
Sept 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
Sept 30: Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters
October
Oct 4: National day of vigils honouring the lives of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls
Oct 10: World Mental Health Day
Oct 13: International Day for Disaster Reduction
Oct 16: World Food Day
Oct 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Oct 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
November
Nov 11: Remembrance Day
Nov 15-22: Restorative Justice Week
Nov 22: National Housing Day
Nov 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
Nov 25: International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women
Nov 25-Dec 10: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence
December
Dec 1: World AIDS Day
Dec 2: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Dec 3: International Day of People with Disabilities
Dec 5: International Volunteer Day
Dec 6: National Day of Action to Prevent Violence Against Women
Dec 10: Human Rights Day
Dec 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
Dec 24: Christmas Eve
Dec 25: Christmas Day
January
Jan 18-25: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Jan 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) National Bishop Susan C. Johnson invites members of the church to pray for peace in the Middle East on the 24th of each month. The regular call to prayer is part of a global ecumenical prayer vigil initiated by ACT Alliance.
February
Feb 1-7: World Interfaith Harmony Week
Feb 3: Global Mission Sunday
Feb 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Feb 20: World Day of Social Justice
Feb 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
Feb 24: Diaconal Sunday
March
Mar 1: Zero Discrimination Day
Mar 1: World Day of Prayer
Mar 6: Ash Wednesday
Mar 8: International Women's Day
Mar 8-10: National Church Council Meeting
Mar 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Mar 21: Week of Solidarity with Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination
Mar 22: World Water Day
Mar 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
Mar 30: Earth Hour, 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time.
April
April 4: Refugee Rights Day
April 7: World Health Day
April 10: Day of Pink - Celebrating diversity and raising awareness to stop homophobia, transphobia, transmisogyny and all forms of bullying
April 19: Good Friday
April 21: Easter
April 22: Earth Day
April 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
May
May 11: World Fair Trade Day
May 12: Vocational Sunday
May 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
June
June 2: Jerusalem and the Holy Land Sunday
June 5: World Environment Day
June 9: Day of Pentecost
June 11: Anniversary of Government of Canada Apology for Indian Residential Schools (2008)
June 20: World Refugee Day
June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
July
July 10 & 13: National Church Council Meeting (Before and after National Convention)
July 11-13: 2019 ELCIC National Convention at the University of Regina in Regina, Saskatchewan.
July 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
July 30: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
August
Aug 9: International Day of the World's Indigenous People
Aug 12: International Youth Day
Aug 17: National Non-Profit Day
Aug 19: World Humanitarian Day
Aug 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
September
Sept 1: Day of Prayer for Care of Creation
Sept 1-October 4: Season of Creation
Sept 5: International Day of Charity
Sept 5-7: National Church Council Meeting
Sept 15-22: World Week of Peace in Palestine and Israel
Sept 21: International Day of Peace
Sept 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
Sept 30: Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters
October
Oct 4: National day of vigils honouring the lives of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls
Oct 10: World Mental Health Day
Oct 13: International Day for Disaster Reduction
Oct 16: World Food Day
Oct 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Oct 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
November
Nov 11: Remembrance Day
Nov 17-24: Restorative Justice Week
Nov 22: National Housing Day
Nov 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
Nov 25: International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women
Nov 25-Dec 10: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence
December
Dec 1: World AIDS Day
Dec 2: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Dec 3: International Day of People with Disabilities
Dec 5: International Volunteer Day
Dec 6: National Day of Action to Prevent Violence Against Women
Dec 10: Human Rights Day
Dec 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
Dec 24: Christmas Eve
Dec 25: Christmas Day
January
Jan 18-25: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Jan 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
February
Feb 1-7: World Interfaith Harmony Week
Feb 4: Global Mission Sunday
Feb 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
Feb 25: Diaconal Sunday
March
Mar 1: Zero Discrimination Day
Mar 1-3: National Church Council, Winnipeg, MB.
Mar 2: World Day of Prayer
Mar 8: International Women's Day
Mar 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Mar 21: Week of Solidarity with Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination
Mar 22: World Water Day
Mar 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
Mar 24: Earth Hour, 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Central.
April
April 4: Refugee Rights Day
April 7: World Health Day
April 22: Earth Day
April 22: Vocational Sunday
April 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
April 26-28: Manitoba/Northwestern Ontario Synod Convention, Winnipeg, MB.
May
May 13: Jerusalem and the Holy Land Sunday
May 21: Global Day of Prayer to End Famine
May 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
May 24-27: British Columbia Synod Convention
June
June 5: World Environment Day
June 20: World Refugee Day
June 21: National Aboriginal Day of Prayer
June 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
July
July 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
August
Aug 12: International Youth Day
Aug 19: World Humanitarian Day
Aug 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
September
Sept 1: Day of Prayer for Care of Creation
Sept 21: International Day of Peace
Sept 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
October
Oct 4: National day of vigils honouring the lives of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls
Oct 16: World Food Day
Oct 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Oct 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
November
Nov 11: 100th Anniversary of Remembrance Day
Nov 22: National Housing Day
Nov 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
Nov 25: International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women
December
Dec 1: World AIDS Day
Dec 2: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Dec 6: National Day of Action to Prevent Violence Against Women
Dec 10: Human Rights Day
Dec 24: Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
