District Calendar of Events - 2025
Episcopal Dates
Connectional Components
Local Church Holiday Days
August
Aug. 4 - Connectional Church Growth & Development~Midnight Prayer~Virtual
Aug. 10 - Family & Friends Day~Disney Chapel~3:00 pm
Aug. 15-16 - NMSC Lay Organization Convention~Solomon Chapel~Cleveland, MS
Aug. 23 - Bonner Campbell Day @ 9am
Aug. 29-30 - Connectional RAYAC~Baltimore, MD
Aug. 15-16 - NMSC Lay Organization Convention~Solomon Chapel~Cleveland, MS
Aug. 23 - Bonner Campbell Day @ 9am
Aug. 29-30 - Connectional RAYAC~Baltimore, MD
September
Sept. 1 - Labor Day
Sept. 10 - WMS Day MSC~Zion Chapel~Natchez, MS
Sept. 11-13 - MS Annual Conference~Zion Chapel~Natchez, MS
Sept. 24 - WMS Day NMSC~Solomon Chapel~Cleveland, MS
Sept. 25-27 - NMS Annual Conference~Solomon Chapel~Cleveland, MS
Oct. 8 - WMS Day CNLAC~Bethel~Alexandria, LA
Oct. 9-11 - CNLA Annual Conference~Bethel~Alexandria, LA
Oct 12 - Connectional Lay Organization~Lay Witness Sunday
Oct. 13 - Columbus Day
Oct. 18 - Active Shooter Training~Powell Chapel, Grenada, MS
Oct. 22 - WMS Day LAC~Greater Turner Chapel~Greensburg, LA
Oct. 23-25 - LA Annual Conference~Greater Turner Chapel~Greensburg, LA
Nov. 27 -Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 30 - First Sunday of Advent
Dec. 7 - Second Sunday of Advent
Dec. 10 - First Quarter General Budget Report Due
Dec. 12-13 - Connectional PME Meeting~New Orleans, LA
Dec. 14 - Third Sunday of Advent
Dec. 21 - Fourth Sunday of Advent
Dec. 25 - Christmas Day
Dec. 31 - Watch Night Services~
Sept. 11-13 - MS Annual Conference~Zion Chapel~Natchez, MS
Sept. 24 - WMS Day NMSC~Solomon Chapel~Cleveland, MS
Sept. 25-27 - NMS Annual Conference~Solomon Chapel~Cleveland, MS
October
Oct. 8 - WMS Day CNLAC~Bethel~Alexandria, LAOct. 9-11 - CNLA Annual Conference~Bethel~Alexandria, LA
Oct 12 - Connectional Lay Organization~Lay Witness Sunday
Oct. 13 - Columbus Day
Oct. 18 - Active Shooter Training~Powell Chapel, Grenada, MS
Oct. 22 - WMS Day LAC~Greater Turner Chapel~Greensburg, LA
Oct. 23-25 - LA Annual Conference~Greater Turner Chapel~Greensburg, LA
November
Nov. 11 - Veterans Day
Nov. 13-15 - 8th District Planning Meeting~Bonner Campbell-ComplexNov. 27 -Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 30 - First Sunday of Advent
December
Dec 5-6 - CONN-M-SWAWO PLUS PK’S~Annual Leadership Summit Retreat~Birmingham, ALDec. 7 - Second Sunday of Advent
Dec. 10 - First Quarter General Budget Report Due
Dec. 12-13 - Connectional PME Meeting~New Orleans, LA
Dec. 14 - Third Sunday of Advent
Dec. 21 - Fourth Sunday of Advent
Dec. 25 - Christmas Day
Dec. 31 - Watch Night Services~
District Calendar of Events - 2026
Episcopal Dates
Connectional Components
Local Church Holiday Days
January
Jan. 1 - New Year Day
Jan. 4 - Epiphany
Jan. 10 - Supervisor (Rev. Dr.) Hugh Marriott Birthday
Jan. 10 - Community Back to School Prayer and Souper Saturday~New Bethel Shelby~2pm
Jan. 12-14 - 38th Annual Church Growth Conference~Mother Bethel~Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 19 - Martin Luther King Jr. Observance Day
Jan. 28-31 - Conn WMS Executive Board Meeting~Baltimore, M
February
Feb. 4 - Bishop Erika D. Crawford Birthday
Feb. 7 - 8th District Sons of Allen and Daughter of Sarah Retreat~Bonner-Campbell Complex
Feb. 12-14 - 8th District Founder’s Day Meeting~Bonner-Campbell Complex
Feb. 15 - Founders’ Day Celebration~Bethel Mound Bayou~3pm
Feb. 15 - Black History Program~Bethel Rosedale
Feb. 16 - Presidents’ Day
Feb. 18 - Ash Wednesday
Feb. 18 - Ash Wednesday Service~Bethel Mound Bayou~6pm
Feb. 18-20 - Global Development Council~Maputo, Mozambique
Feb. 27-28 - 8th District WMS Retreat~Bonner-Campbel
March
Mar. 2 - Read Across America/Dr. Seuss Day (YPD)
Mar. 7 - Worship in White~New Bethel Shelby~2pm
Mar. 8 - Daylight Saving Time Spring Forward
Mar. 10 - Second Quarter General Budget Report Due
Mar. 21 - Women in Ministry~Lavender and White Luncheon~TBD
Mar. 29 - Palm Sunday
Mar. 29-Apr. 4 - Holy Week
Mar. 30-Apr. 2 - Passion Week and Mundy Thursday Services~Bethel Mound Bayou~7pm nightly
April
Apr. 5 - Resurrection Sunday
Apr. 8-11 - Connectional MCAM Conference~Nashville, TN
Apr. 12 - Family & Friends Day~Bethel Rosedale
April 17-19 - 8th District Clergy Family Organization Retreat~Shreveport, LA
Apr. 22 - 8th District WMS Midyear Meeting~Bonner-Campbell Complex
Apr. 23-25 - 8th District Mid-Year Meeting~Bonner-Campbell Complex
May
May 10 - Mother’s Day
May 7-14 - YPD~Self Denial Week
May 24 - Pentecost Sunday
May 25 - Memorial Day
June
Jun. 10 - Third Quarter General Budget Report Due
Jun. 8-11 - Vacation Bible School~Bethel Mound Bayou~5pm Daily
Jun. 12-13 - 8th District Lay Organization Convention~Bonner-Campbell Complex
Jun. 14 - Men’s Day~New Bethel Shelby~2pm
Jun. 17 - Emmanuel Nine Remembrance
Jun. 19 - Juneteenth
Jun. 21 - Father’s Da
July
Jul. 1 - Halftime Prayer and Praise Experience~Friendship~6pm
Jul 13 - 8th District WMS Meeting/Pageant
Jul. 13-15 - 8th Episcopal District CEYLC~Tougaloo College
Jul. 16-17 - Revival~Bethel Mound Bayou~7pm Nightly
Jul. 17-19 - Connectional YPD LTI~Montgomery, AL
Jul. 19 - Church Anniversary~Bethel Mound Bayou
Jul. 26 - Church Anniversary~Bethel Rosedale
August
Aug. 2 - Church Anniversary~New Bethel Shelby~2:30pm
Aug. 9 - Annual Women’s Day~Bethel Mound Bayou~3pm
Aug. 13-15 - World Methodist Council (Ghana)
Aug 22 - Bonner Campbell Day~Bonner-Campbell Comples
September
Sept. 7 - Labor Day
Sept. 10 - Fourth Quarter General Budget Report Due
Sept. (9) 10-12 - Mississippi Annual Conference
Sept. 13 - Annual Men’s Day~Bethel Mound Bayou~3pm
Sept. (23) 24-26 - North MS Annual Conference
October
Oct. 4 - World Communion Sunday
Oct. (7) 8-10 - Central North Louisiana Annual Conference
Oct. 11 - 157th Church Anniversary~Friendship~11am
Oct. 12 - Columbus Day
Oct. (21) 22-24 - Louisiana Annual Conference
Oct. 26 - Men & Women’s Day~Bethel Rosedale
November
Nov. 1 - All Saints Day
Nov. 2 - All Souls Day
Nov. 11 - Veterans Day
Nov. 11 - 8th District WMS Planning Meeting~Bonner-Campbell Complex
Nov. 12-14 - 8th District Planning Meeting~Bonner-Campbell
Complex
Nov. 15 - Harvest Day Festival~Bethel Rosedale
Nov. 26 - Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 29-Dec. 19 - Advent
December