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Grace Parish Calendar 2012
(as of 1/19/12)
January 8 Baptism of
Our Lord, Day for Baptisms
8 Christian Formation Classes Resume
8 Reception and Evensong - Sandra
35th Anniversary at Grace
13-16 Winter Weekend (grades 7-8), Camp McDowell 22 Commissioning Service - New Vestry and Wardens 27-29
Diocesan Cursillo Ultreya 28 Outreach
Summit, St. Stephen's, Birmingham February
TBD Vestry Retreat
4 Altar Guild Festival,
St-Mary's-on-the-Highlands, Birmingham
11 Cursillo Staff Training Workshop, All
Saints', Birmingham
12 Children's Choir Practice Resumes (Sundays
at 11:30 a.m.) 17-18 Diocesan Convention 19
Parish Meeting, Part II 21 Shrove
Tuesday Pancake Supper 22 Ash
Wednesday Services: Noon & 6 p.m. (Holy Cross at 8 a.m.) 24-26 Vocare
Weekend (ages 18-30), Camp McDowell 29
Wednesday Nights in Lent-begins 29
Lenten Noonday Preaching Series and Lunch-begins, St. John's, Montgomery
March 2-4
Happening Weekend #60 (grades 10-12), Epiphany, Guntersville
8-11 Cursillo Weekend #181, Camp McDowell
17 St. Patrick's Day Fundraiser Dinner
24 Parish Leadership Training Event, St.
Luke's, Birmingham 23-25 Spring Break Conference & EYC Convention
(grades 9-12), Camp McDowell 31 Spring
Work Day/Youth Palm Cross Folding
April 4 Wednesday in Holy
Service, 6 p.m. Stations / 7 p.m. Eucharist
5 Maundy Thursday Service, 7
p.m.
6 Good Friday Service, 7 p.m.
8 Easter Day - Services at 8
and 10 a.m., Day for Baptisms 12-15 Cursillo Weekend #182, Camp
McDowell 14-15 Cursillo Staff Training Workshop, Camp McDowell 22
Holy Cross School's Low Country Boil 29
United Thank Offering (UTO) Spring Ingathering May 6
Youth Sunday
6 English Country Afternoon; Choral
Evensong
TBD Parish Picnic
27 Day of Pentecost, Day for Baptisms 27
Summer Church Service Schedule begins - one service at 9:30 a.m.
June 3-7
Young People Paint Birmingham - YPPB (entering grades 7-9)
7-10 Cursillo Weekend #183, Camp McDowell
4-7 Convocational Vacation Bible School
22-30 Sawyerville Camp I
July TBD
Vacation Bible School at Grace with the Jubilee Center
4 Pike Road 4th of July Parade
5-12 General Convention, Indianapolis, IN
6-14 Sawyerville Camp II 14-22 Honduras Mission Trip I
(VBS, Construction) 21-29 Honduras Mission Trip II (Medical,
Construction) August
5 Blessing of the Backpacks
19 Fall Church Service Schedule Resumes -
two services: 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. September
6-9 Cursillo Weekend #184, Camp McDowell
9 Christian Formation Classes
begin
9 Commission of Christian
Formation facilitators
23 United Thank Offering (UTO) Fall Ingathering
October 7
Stewardship Kickoff Sunday
7 Blessing of the Animals, 4
p.m.
11-14 Cursillo Weekend #184, Camp McDowell
13-14 Cursillo Staff Training Workshop, Camp McDowell 28
Pledge Sunday 28 Episcopal Youth
District Day (grades 7-12) November 2-4
Happening Weekend #61 (grades 10-12), Grace, Mt. Meigs
4 All Saints' Sunday, Day for
Baptisms
4 Collections of Food and Toys
(Good Samaritan & Operation Christmas Child)
11 Parish Meeting, Part I
December 16 Last
Day of Christian Formation Classes before Holidays
24 Christmas Eve - 4 p.m. Family Service; 5
p.m. Wine & Cheese;
6:30 Lessons &
Carols; 7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Service
26-28 Christmas Conference (grades 9-12), Camp McDowell |