Watch Night Monday, December 31, 2007 www.afrolumens.org/rising_free/jubilee.html

Emancipation Proclamation Day and Juneteenth Tuesday, January 1, 2008 www.afrolumens.org/rising_free/jubilee.html

Holy Communion and Epiphany Sunday, January 6, 2008 www.serve.com/shea/germusa/3kings.htm www.goarch.org/en/special/listen_learn_share/epiphany/learn/

A Service of Healing (For those suffering emotional distress, grief, divorce, and physical ailments) Sunday, January 13, 2008 http://gbgm-umc.org/disc/poems/balm.stm www.negrospirituals.com http://drivebyprayer.com/about.php

Baptism Sunday, January 27, 2008 www.popularmechanics.com/science/research/1282186.html

African Heritage Sunday Sunday, February 3, 2008 http://www.afsani.org/nanakyerewaa/index.html

Ash Wednesday Wednesday, February 6, 2008 www.answers.com/topic/sackcloth-and-ashes www.negrosprituals.com/news-song/i/am/free.htm www.ez-tracks.com/SongLyrics-Lyrics-36.html

Lent (Season of Lent: February 6–March 22, 2008) Sunday, February 10, 2008 www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0527.html www.inaword.com/ARCHIVE%20FOLDER/IAW%202000/2000-03.pdf www.reference.com/browse/columbia/carnival www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Lundi_Gras www.eastjeffersonparish.com/culture/MARDIGRA/HISTORY/history.htm www.reference.com/browse/columbia/MardiGra www.lundigrasfestival.com

MAAFA Service Sunday, February 17, 2008 www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Sankofa www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/story/01_till.html www.pbs.org www.theamericanstoryteller.com/story-details.cfm?story=261 www.richsamuels.com/nbcmm/till/till.html www.Emmetttillstory.com

Contemporary Heroes and Heroines Day Sunday, February 24, 2008 www.nps.gov/brvb/historyculture/decisions.htm www.nps.gov/brvb www.nps.gov/archive/malu/documents/amend14.htm www.negrosprituals.com/news-song/lit_le_david_play_on_your_harp.htm www.negrospirituals.com/news-song/joshua_fit_de_battle_of_jerico.htm

Anti-Incarceration Day Sunday, March 2, 2008 www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071202/LOCAL/712020405/-1/ARCHIVE www.negrosprituals.com/news-song/slavery_chain.htm

Jesus and Women Sunday, March 9, 2008 www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h1638t.html www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h1638.html

Palm Sunday Sunday, March 16, 2008 http://web.nccu.edu/artmuseum/permnccu.html www.nga.gov/feature/bearden/170-012.html

Holy Thursday Thursday, March 20, 2008 www.zianet.com/maxey/reflx263.htm http://preacherstudy.com www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/01/AR2006040100617.html www.Kencollins.com http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tenebrae_%28liturgy%29oldid=189288911 www.negrospirituals.com/news-song/this_may_be_the_last_time.htm

Good Friday Friday, March 21, 2008 www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11232007/watch.html www.cyberhymnal.org www.negrospirituals.com www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/c/a/r/carter_rk.htm

Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008 www.encarta.msn.com www.ymbarnwell.com www.ima-art.org/cycles www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Easter_egg www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Pysanka www.infoplease.com/spot/easterintro1.html

Resurrection Remix: Strengthening the Community Sunday, March 30, 2008 www.thefreeonlinedictionary.com http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Remix_culture&oldid=187588527 http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol=347&page=483 www.sitins.com/index.shtml

Resurrection Remix: Strengthening the Family Sunday, April 6, 2008 www.sciway.net/afam/slavery/firstperson.html www.bartleby.com/1004.

Jesus and Economic Justice Sunday Sunday, April 13, 2008 www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Robber_baron www.alternet.org/story/21677 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5391/is_200507/ai_n21380992

Earth Day Sunday, April 20, 2008 www.earthday.net/resources/history.aspx www.earthday.org

Earth Day Sunday, April 20, 2008 http://www.ratical.org/many_worlds/6Nations/PresentToUN.html http://www.ratical.org/many_worlds/6Nations/OL070391.html http://www.nativeamericans.com/Iroquois.htm http://www.toshireagon.com

Jesus and Hip Hop Culture (Young Adult Sunday) Sunday, April 27, 2008 www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/kanyewest/jesuswalks.html http://www.gospelflava.com/index.html

Youth Day (Youth and Sex) Sunday, May 04, 2008 www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/reading/pdf/myreality.pdf www.villagevoice.com/news/0411,181874,51847,1.html www.essence.com/essence/takebackthemusic www.alternet.org www.gospelflava.com/articles/kierrasheardinterview2006.html www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/interviews/700club_kirkfranklin042004.aspx www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/18/AR2007091801807.html www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/arts/05enou.html

Mother’s Day and Pentecost Sunday, May 11, 2008 www.mothersdaycentral.com/about-mothersday/history/ http://womenshistory.about.com/od/mothersday/a/anna_jarvis.htm

Stewardship of Tithes and Talents Sunday, May 18, 2008 Beliefnet.com

Christian Education Sunday (Sunday School and Bible Training Emphasis) Sunday, May 25, 2008 www.cyberhymnal.org

Children’s Sunday Sunday, June 1, 2008 www.ymbarnwell.com www.leb.net/gibran http://archive.uua.org/re/faithworks/winterspring03/worship/worshipe.html www.unicef.org/index.php

Father’s Day Sunday, June 15, 2008 www.wvculture.org/HiStory/miscellaneous/fathersday02.html www.ideafinder.com/guest/calendar/fathersday.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Father%27s_Day&oldid=204529686 www.blackstarproject.org http://www.blackstarproject.org/ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5490496 http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/f/a/faithoof.htm

Graduation Sunday Sunday, June 22, 2008 http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/crrucs2001_2.htm

Arts Day Sunday, June 29, 2008 www.folkways.si.edu us.penguingroup.com www.bartleby.com/114/

Independence Day (Honoring those who helped gain our independence) Sunday, July 6, 2008 http://www.childrensdefense.org/site/DocServer/dropping_out.pdf?docID=396 http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/05/11/1118/ http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/15/10616/1989/785/477199 http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm http://www.19thofjune.com/founder/index.html http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/america.htm http://www.brownielocks.com/americathebeautifulWAVE.html http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/walker/walker.html

Usher's Day Sunday, July 13, 2008 www.nationalchurchushers.org

Men’s Day Sunday, July 27, 2008 www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/15/AR2005071502194.html http://africawithin.com/mmm/mmmcall.htm www.ActioNext.com www.clover-infopage.com

Revival I Sunday, August 17, 2008 www.sc.edu/csam/csamaudioarchive_various.htm www.urbanministry.org/esa/cookman-united-methodist-church-surviving-fears-ch www.urbanministry.org/revdonna-lawrence-jones-cookman-united-methodist-church www.wfu.edu/~matthetl/perspectives/four.html www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1090 www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1091.html www.christianitytoday.com/history/special/131christians/finney.html www.guidedbiblestudies.com/library/asusa_street_revival.htm

Celebration of Vocations (Labor Day) Sunday, August 31, 2008 www.britannica.com/blackhistory/ www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmscientists1.html www.cedarlane.org/00serms/s001029.html www.aflcio.org/aboutus/history/history/ww_strike.cfm www.aflcio.org/aboutus/history/history/randolph.cfm www.aphiliprandolphmuseum.com/index.html http://jec.senate.gov/archive/Hearings/03.08.07BlackMaleUnemploymentHearing.htm www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p60-229.PDF www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/12/AR2007111201711.html?sid=ST2007111300084 www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p60-233.pdf www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/02/10/BUGDRB8K781.DTL&type=business www.msmagazine.com/winter2004/womenoftheyear.asp#dukes

Ecumenical Day of Worship Sunday, September 7, 2008 www.yale.edu/ism/marquand/documents/091707MarquandReader.pdf www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/a-or20-js.php www.progressivetheology.org www.clover-infopage.com www.icjs.org http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/livingreconciliation/particulars.shtml http://www.nccusa.org/about/about_ncc.htm http://www.stanford.edu/group/king/ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kairos_Document&oldid=202492718 http://www.nccusa.org/news/interfaithstatement.html

Women’s Day Sunday September 14, 2008 http://www.ncccusa.org/nmu/mce/ womens_day.pdf http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/46280 http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2005/04/11/sudan10467.htm http://www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/ women_prison.pdf

Homecoming (Family and Friends Day) Sunday, September 21, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown_v._Board_of_Education&oldid=230597059

Missionary Sunday (Mission Work at Home) Sunday, September 28, 2008 http://www.ucc.org/about-us/hidden-histories/blacks-and-the-american.html

World Communion Sunday Sunday, October 5, 2008 http://www.ncccusa.org/unity/worldcommunionsunday.html

Martyr’s Sunday (All Saints Day) Sunday November 2, 2008 http://incommunion.org/articles/conferences-lectures/the-african-american-witness http://www.namibia-1on1.com/a-central/human-rightsday.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstatv.htm#Martyrs http://historiccamdencounty.com/ccnews04.shtml http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/141.html http://www.pbs.org/harrymoore/ http://sniff.numachi.com/pages/tiBIRMSUN;ttFLSEBRDE.html http://www.africawithin.com/malcolmx/malcolm_bio.htm http://www.blackmississippi.com/indexarticle.html?page=main&id=-1&grid=&fid=1136 http://www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com http://www.nbbd.com/godo/moore/ http://www.pbs.org/harrymoore/

Election Day Tuesday, November 4, 2008 http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse http://www.aallnet.org/products/pub_llj_v98n04/2006-39.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Deal http://www.sentencingproject.org

Thanksgiving Day Sunday, November 23 orThursday, November 27, 2008 http://www.infoplease.com/spot/tgproclamation.html http://www.6lyrics.com/music/walter_hawkins/lyrics/thank_you_lord2.aspx

First Sunday of Advent & World AIDS Day Sunday, November 30, 2008 http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/world/index.html

First Sunday of Advent & World AIDS Day Sunday, November 30, 2008 http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/people/special%20projects/tutu-d/timeline-tutu.html

Christmas Thursday, December 25, 2008 www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/behold_that_star.htm http://www.newseum.org/yesvirginia/

Kwanzaa Sunday, December 28, 2008 http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=378&category=educationMakers. www.pbs.org/wonders/episodes/epi2/2_ret1.htm http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/teachers/curriculum/m13/activity2.php http://www.theholidayspot.com/kwanzaa/kwanzaa_music.htm http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88512189 http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/index.shtml http://www.kwanzaamedia.com/video.htm

Watch Night Wednesday, December 31, 2008 http://astro.nmsu.edu/~lhuber/leaphist.html http://galileo.rice.edu/chron/gregorian.html

Emancipation Proclamation Day and Juneteenth Thursday, January 1, 2009 http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/juneteenth.html

Baptism and Epiphany Sunday, January 4, 2009 http://www.wmich.edu/library/archives/mlk/q-a.html http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/epiphany

Holy Communion Sunday, February 1, 2009 http://www.one.org/about/

Contemporary Heroes and Heroines Day Sunday, February 15, 2009 http://www.sing365.com http://www.cocojams.com http://www.clipsandcomment.com/2008/11/05/full-text-president-elect-barack-obama-victory-speech-grant-park-chicago-november-4-2008/ http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/11/17/081117fa_fact_remnick?printable=true http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/ http://www.metrolyrics.com/hero-wind-beneath-my-wings-lyrics-gladys-knight.html http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118540/ http://www.mp3lyrics.org/m/mariah-carey/hero/print.htm

MAAFA Sunday, February 22, 2009 http://www.africanholocaust.net http://www.themaafa.com, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maafa http://africawithin.com/maafa/slavery.htm/ www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org

Ash Wednesday Wednesday, February 25, 2009 http://www.austindiocese.org/newsletter_article_view.php?id=2388 http://www.amoscme.com/vsItemDisplay.dsp&objectID=6292603A-60A6-4E58-8255D869AEEF3D00&method=display

Lent (Season of Lent: February 25–April 11, 2009) Sunday, March 1, 2009 http://www.ncccusa.org/nmu/mce/lent_and_easter.pdf http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkivebeentothemountaintop.htm

Jesus and Women Sunday, March 8, 2009 http://www.churchyear.net/ordinary.html

Jesus and Children (Birth–Age 12) Sunday, March 15, 2009 http://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/yolanda_adams/what_about_the_children-lyrics-1271083.html

Marriage Enrichment Sunday Sunday, March 22, 2009 http://www.blackmarriageday.com/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/03/the-obamas-greatest-pda-m_n_130947.html http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/tucker/stories/2008/11/16/tucked_1116.html http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1858897,00.html http://www.newsweek.com/id/170383/page/1

Church Anniversary Sunday, March 29, 2009 http://www.keyway.ca/htm2000/20000831.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confession_of_Peter

Palm Sunday Sunday, April 5, 2009 http://www.negrospirituals.com/ www.cokesbury.com www.worthychristianbookstore.com www.powerpointsermons.com

Holy Thursday Thursday, April 9, 2009 http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/g/glory-script-transcript-denzel-washington.html http://www.cocojams.com/content/african-american-civil-rights-songs

Good Friday Friday, April 10, 2009 http://www.negrospirituals.com/news-song/i_want_jesus_to_walk_with_me.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqsLMPmya9k&feature=PlayList&p=0F437F608A1D8FF0&playnext=1&index=47

Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009 www.aalbc.com/reviews/african.htm http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/natchitoches/history/shooting.txt http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/grant/peopleevents/e_colfax.html

Economic Justice Sunday Sunday, April 19, 2009 http://www.ushistory.org/documents/declaration.htm http://www.thesullivanfoundation.org/foundation/rev/index.asp http://www.thesullivanfoundation.org/gsp/principles/gsp/default.asp http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9903E1DB1F3FF93BA1575AC0A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/1996/06.06/11ToReceiveHono.html http://www.usm.edu/pr/oola1.htm http://edition.cnn.com/US/9709/18/turner.gift/ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE3DB123BF930A2575BC0A963958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

Earth Day Sunday, April 26, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denis_Hayes&oldid=272779807 http://earthday.envirolink.org/history.html http://www.earthday.net/

Anti-Addiction Day Saturday, May 2, 2009 http://www.aa.org/?Media=PlayFlash http://jbmyers.net/?page_id=9 http://www.hbo.com/addiction/thefilm/

Cancer Awareness Day Sunday, May 3, 2009 http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?lvl=3&lvlID=4&ID=2826 http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1633064920071217

Mother’s Day Sunday, May 10, 2009 http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art3038.asp http://www.msmagazine.com/spring2002/walker.asp

Youth Day (Youth and Violence) Sunday, May 17, 2009 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/violence

Young Adult Sunday Sunday, May 24, 2009 http://anthro.palomar.edu/social/soc_4.htm http://www.music-lyrics-gospel.com/gospel_music_lyrics/my_worship_is_for_real_264.asp http://www.lyricsfreak.com/n/nina+simone/to+be+young+gifted+black_20100554.html http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jillscott/brotha.html

Pentecost Sunday, May 31, 2009 http://www.hurricanekatrinarelief.com/

Graduation Sunday Sunday, June 14, 2009 http://www.hbcunetwork.com/The_History_Of_HBCUs_Creation.cfm http://www.uncf.org/ http://www.elyrics.net/read/h/heather-headley-lyrics/if- it-wasn_t-for-your-love-lyrics.html http://www.lyricsmania.com/lyrics/john_legend_lyrics_3360/ other_lyrics_10459/dare_to_dream_lyrics_675405.html http://www.onlylyrics.com/song.php?id=1008921

Father’s Day Sunday, June 21, 2009 http://www.holidays.net/father/story.htm www.fathers.com/ http://www.realmencook.com

Independence Day (Honoring those who helped gain our independence) Sunday, July 5, 2009 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=liberty&searchmode=none http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=subject&searchmode=none http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=independent&searchmode=none http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dependent http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=precarious&searchmode=none http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=bondage&searchmode=none http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/ print_friendly.html?page=declaration_transcript_content.html&title=NARA%20%7C%20The%20Declaration %20of%20Independence%3A%20A%20Transcription http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/ruffdrft.html http://www.duke.edu/eng169s2/group1/lex3/hyprdecl.htm

Children’s Sunday (Birth–Age 12) Sunday, July 12, 2009 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=avail&searchmode=none http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=unavailable&searchmode=none http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/Metro_Atlanta_Boy_Embraces_Both_ the_Playground_and_the_Pulpit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMJ2OCZipxs

Stewardship (Volunteerism–Tithing Your Time) Sunday, July 19, 2009 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=voluntary http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=volunteer&searchmode=none http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=steward&searchmode=none http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=1281&category= Civicmakers&occupation=Minister%20%26%20Civil%20Rights%20Leader www.voicesofcivilrights.org http://www.rhapsody.com/player?type=track&id=tra.1300279&remote=false&page=& pageregion=&guid=&from=&hasrhapx=true&__pcode=cj http://www.cookman.edu/about_BCU/history/our_founder.html http://www.ncnw.org/about/bethune.htm http://www.cookman.edu/about_BCU/history/lastwill_testament.html

Missionary Sunday (Mission Work Abroad) Sunday, August 2, 2009 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mission http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14520c.htm http://www.iep.utm.edu/o/origen.htm http://inmotionaame.org/home.cfm http://www.fmbnbc.org/index.html http://www.urbana.org/_articles.cfm?RecordId=230 http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/smitham/smith.html http://www.lottcarey.org http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/getinvolved?special http://www.trinitychicago.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51 http://www.missionfrontiers.org http://www.afammissionmanifesto.org http://www.freemaninstitute.com/blackcm.htm http://www.missionfrontiers.org

Choir Anniversary Sunday, August 9, 2009 http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/payne70/payne.html

Revival II Wednesday, August 19, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODmHMKfD_iY

Christian Education Sunday (Sunday School and Bible Training Emphasis) Sunday, August 23, 2009 http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventors/a/Gutenberg.htm http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/sunday/hist1.htm http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/horacemann.html http://www3.amherst.edu/~aardoc/Ferguson.html http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Allen__Richard.html

Ecumenical Day of Worship (Different Faith Communities Worshiping Together) Sunday, August 30, 2009 http://www.etymonline.com http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/horacemann.html www.Fordham.edu/halsall/sbook2.html#Conc2 http://www.ncccusa.org/about/about_ncc.htm www.ifconews.org

Celebration of Vocations (Labor Day) Sunday, September 6, 2009 http://www.usholidaysonline.com/taxonomy/term/21 www.etymonline.com/ http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/madamcjwalker/a/madamwquotes.htm http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/frederickdouglass1/a/fdouglassquotes.htm http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/c/r/o/crosby_fj.htm http://www.history.com/search?search-field=labor+day http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/unbound/flashbks/blacked/washaw.htm

Seniors, Elders, and Grandparents Day Sunday, September 13, 2009 http://www.grandparents-day.com/ http://www.grandparents-day.com/html/history/history1-nv2.html http://www.grandparentsmagazine.net

Family Enrichment Day Wednesday, September 16, 2009 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=family http://www.genealogymagazine.com/slavsepfam.html http://www.enotes.com/joe-turners http://blendedfamilies.suite101.com/article.cfm/types_of_blended_families#ixzz09GnsNER3 www.fectampa.org http://www.familyequality.org/ http://womenshistory.about.com/od/quotes/a/dorothy_height.htm http://www.ncnw.org/events/reunion.htm

Women’s Day Sunday, September 27, 2009 http://www.africa-ata.org/holyroute_3.htm http://www.al-bab.com/yemen/data/sheba2002.htm http://hope-of-israel.org/dynmoses.htm

Missionary Sunday (Mission Work at Home) Sunday, October 4, 2009 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=mission&searchmode=none http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Compassion&searchmode=none http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/b/bill_withers/lean_on_me.html http://www.cbcwdc.org/ http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/mahalia_jackson/if_i_can_help_somebody.html

Justice Emphasis Sunday Sunday, October 11, 2009 www.womenshistory.about.com/od/suffrage1848/a/seneca_declartn.htm http://worldfilm.about.com/od/spikesfilms/Spike_Lee_Films.htm http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/whentheleveesbroke/index.html http://industrycentral.net/director_interviews//SL01.HTM http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/report_detail.aspx?id=35904 http://www.civilrights.org/publications/justice-on-trial http://law.jrank.org/pages/12072/Juvenile-Justice-Juvenile-Crime-Statistics.html http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/data/marian-wright-edelman-child-watch-column/lets-put-the-justice-back-in-our-juvenile-justice-system.html www.childrensdefense.org/helping-americas-children/cradle-to-prison-pipeline-campaign/ http://ca.lwv.org/action/prop0811/prop6.html http://www.now.org/issues/violence/stats.html

Disability Awareness Sunday, October 18, 2009 http://www.ada.gov/pubs/adastatute08.htm#12102 http://www.explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=618 http://www.disabilityhistory.org/people.html http://gos.sbc.edu/top100.html http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/barbarajordan1976dnc.html http://neurologicalillness.suite101.com/article.cfm/muhammad_alis_fight http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/06/college.protesters/index.html http://steviewonder.free.fr/html/frameset_songs.html

Youth Day (Youth and Health) Sunday, October 25, 2009 http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/288/14/1723 http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/adolescents/index.htm

Martyrs’ Sunday (All Saints Day) (Remembering Slain Heroes and Heroines) Sunday, November 1, 2009 http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81834_102048_ENG_HTM.htm http://www.frenchcreoles.com/LouisianaPeople/lowdownonlaveau/lowdownonlaveau2.htm http://www.mysticvoodoo.com/marie_laveau.htm http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C0DEFDA1E30E433A25756C0A9679D946195D6CF http://www.displaysforschools.com/history.html

Bridging Communities Day (Blacks and Persons of Other Ethnicities Worshiping Together) Sunday, November 8, 2009 http://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Allen__Richard.html http://www.negrospirituals.com/news-song/we_shall_walk_through_the_valley.htm http://www.negrospirituals.com/news-song/we_shall_overcome.htm New England Congregationalists Presbyterians Baptist Methodist http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Great_Awakening&oldid=308317617 Keep Your Eyes on the Prize. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/july-31-2009/interview-with-michael-emerson/1736/ http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/culture/black/discussion/allchildren.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/23/BA0317MPAQ.DTL&type=printable http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/02/black_white_methodist_congrega.html

Singles' Sunday Sunday, November 15, 2009 http://www.elyrics.net/read/i/india.Arie-lyrics/i-choose-lyrics.html http://www.adinkra.org/htmls/adinkra/gyen.htm http://www.adinkra.org/htmls/adinkra/wonsa.htm

First Sunday of Advent & World AIDS Day Sunday, November 29, 2009 http://www.who.int www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/world http://www.avert.org/hiv-african-americans.htm http://www.aidscalgary.org/resources/publications.cfm http://www.aidscalgary.org/education/whoisatrisk/elderly.cfm

Second Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 6, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kumbaya&oldid=310096771 http://dallassouthblog.com/2008/07/28/the-great-caw-clark-pastor-of-good-street-baptist-church-dies-sunday-in-dallas-1914-2008/ Brian K. Blount

Christmas Friday, December 25, 2009 http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/history_for_children/23421 http://www.nymag.com/shopping/

Kwanzaa Saturday, December 26, 2009 http://www.melanet.com/kwanzaa/whatis.html http://www.christianitytoday.com/le/1996/fall/6l4089.html

Emancipation Proclamation Day Friday January 1, 2010 http://www.negrospirituals.com/news-song/didn_t_my_lord_delier_daniel.htm http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/18/AR2009061803877.html

Installation of Officers/Leaders(and Celebration of All Church Leaders) Sunday, January 3, 2010 http://www.negrospirituals.com/news-song/walk_together_children.htm http://www.allgospellyrics.com/

Holy Communion Sunday, January 10, 2010 http://www.allgospellyrics.com/?sec=listing&lyricid=4582

Children’s Sunday(Stopping Abuse and Neglect) Sunday, January 17, 2010 http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/fatality.cfm http://www.aecf.org/OurWork/ChildWelfarePermanence.aspx http://www.unicef.org/media/media_35903.html http://www.shef.ac.uk/bibs/DJACcurrres/Lam.html http://www.childrensdefense.org

MAAFA Sunday, February 14, 2010 http://www.emory.edu/home/news/releases/2008/12/trans-atlantic-slave-trade-database.html www.negrospirituals.com

Ash Wednesday(Beginning of the Lenten Season) Wednesday, February 17, 2010 http://fao.org/News/Global/Locusts/Locuhome.htm www.lectionarystudies.com

Economic Justice Sunday Sunday February 28, 2010 http://www.naacp.org/events/convention/99th/speeches/obama/index.html http://www.sweetauburn.us/intro.htm http://www.bookrags.com/biography/abram-lincoln-harris-jr/ www.negrospirituals.com

Ordination of Protestant Deacons and Other Non-Clergy Persons Sunday, March 7, 2010 http://www.cobaptist.org/deacon%20ordination.htm

Jesus and Women (March is Women’s History Month) Sunday, March 14, 2010 http://www.dol.gov

Holy Thursday Thursday, April 1, 2010 http://www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org/PopupCulturalAid.asp?LRID=78

Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Carter_and_The_Prisoners&oldid=332219621 http://articles.latimes.com/1989-02-05/sports/sp-2452_1_george-foreman http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=13236&more=1

Earth Day Thursday, April 22, 2010 http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventors/ss/Carver_pictures.htm http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/o/joyful.htm Wil­liam H. Drap­er

Contemporary Heroes and Heroines Day Sunday, April 25, 2010 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hero http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Heroine http://www.etymonline.com/index.ph?search=Hero&searchmode=none http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Heroine http://abagond.wordpress.com/?s=clark+doll+experiment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_and_Mamie_Clark http://abagond.wordpress.com/?s=clark+doll+experiment http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Heroine

Anti-Domestic Violence Day Sunday, May 2, 2010 http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=775 http://www.ncdbw.org/ http://www.mincava.umn.edu/documents/herstory/herstory.html#martin http://www.childhelp.org/resources/learning-center/statistics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O5hz5KnSdc

Young Adult Sunday Sunday, May 16, 2010 http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.singleplaylist&friendid=502108561&plid=1256850 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/6716392/Tupac-Shakur-and-Muse-feature-on-Vaticans-MySpace-playlist.html http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091123/ratner/single http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/23/AR2009112304092.html http://voices.washingtonpost.com/economy-watch/2009/11/today_im_going_to_take.html

Pentecost Sunday May 23, 2010 http://www.africawithin.com/bios/mary_bethune.htm http://africawithin/bios/will_and_testament.htm www.dailydevotional@ucc.org http://www.azusastreet.org/AzusaStreetMason.htm

Graduation Sunday Sunday, June 6, 2010 http://www.elyrics.net/read/r/r.-kelly-lyrics/i-believe-i-can-fly-lyrics.html http://artists.letssingit.com/deniece-williams-lyrics-black-butterfly-qmj1gs3

Youth Day (Addressing Youth Violence) Sunday, June 13, 2010 http://faculty.roosevelt.edu/meyers/legislator.pdf http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/5688/ http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s111-132 http://www.bostonhistorycollaborative.org/bostoninnovation/communitySafety.htm http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/01/13/morehouse-college-stephen-stafford/

Father’s Day Sunday, June 20, 2010 http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/11/02/black.men.colin.powell/index.html http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lupefiasco/hesayshesay.html http://www.lyricsfreak.com/p/pretenders/ill+stand+by+you_20110661.html http://www.parade.com/news/2009/01/barack-obama-letter-to-my-daughters.html

Health Day Sunday, June 27, 2010 http://healthcarereform.nejm.org/?p=2137 www.etymonline.com http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1494942/ www.cdc.gov/H1N1flu http://www.whitehouse.gov/Issues/health-Care www.omb.gov

Independence Sunday (Honoring those who helped gain our Independence) Sunday, July 4, 2010 http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15609 http://www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org/PopupCulturalAid.asp?LRID=93

Jesus and Children (Birth–Age 12) Sunday, July 11, 2010 http://www.merriam-webster.com/ http://www.assatashakur.org www.lyricsmagnet.com/lyrics/Walt+Whitman+And+the+Soul+Children+of+Chicago www.lyricsmagnet.com/lyrics/Walt+Whitman+And+the+Soul+Children+of+Chicago www.lyricsmagnet.com/lyrics/Walt+Whitman+And+the+Soul+Children+of+Chicago www.media.MIT.edu/events/2009/12/02/social-health-initiative-presents-Yales-dr-james-p-comer/

Usher’s Day Sunday, July 18, 2010 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usher http://anacostia.si.edu/exhibits/online_exhibitions/speak_to_my_heart/credits.htm http://www.bayweekly.com/year99/issue7_48/dock7_48.html http://www.bible-history.com/isbe/D/DOORKEEPER/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/special/mlk/king/words/blueprint.html http://www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org/main.as http://www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org/main.as http://www.amarillo.com/stories/011102/fea_methodin.shtml http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/raymond_a__foss/poems/24123

Baptism Sunday, July 25, 2010 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/baptism http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/baptism http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/baptism www.violettereid.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If6i59NUfkk Ro­bert Ro­bin­son

Choir Anniversary Sunday, August 8, 2010 http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/hall_4318.htm http://www.thefreedictionary.com/choir http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HST/is_6_6/ai_n9480374/

A Service of Healing (For those suffering emotional distress, grief, divorce, and physical ailments) Sunday, August 29, 2010 http://www.voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/civil/harper1893int.htm

Celebration of Vocations (Labor Day) Sunday, September 5, 2010 http://www.history.com/videos/history-of-labor-day#history-of-labor-day www.etymonline.com http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/martin_luther_king__jr__quotes.html http://thinkexist.com/quotes/marian_wright_edelman http://www.lyricstime.com/the-clark-sisters-is-my-living-in-vain-lyrics.html http://www.songlyrics.com/billie-holiday/god-bless-the-child-lyrics

Seniors, Elders, and Grandparents Day Sunday, September 12, 2010 http://www.etymonline.com/ http://www.nbccongress.org/publications/black-authors/anne-streaty-wimberly.asp http://www.abyssiniannyc.org/index.php?l=1 http://www.metropolitanbaptist.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxk3NJWngm0

Family Enrichment/Kinship Sunday Sunday, September 19, 2010 www.divorcerate.org http://www.bethelbloom.com

Homecoming (Family and Friends Day) Sunday, September 26, 2010 www.divorcerate.org http://www.bethelbloom.com

Women’s Day Sunday, October 3, 2010 http://www.ncccusa.org/nmu/mce/womens_day.pdf http://www.feminist.com/resources/artspeech/genwom/sojour.htm http://www.rhapsody.com/sister-rosetta-tharpe/sister-rosetta-tharpe-vol-2-1942-1944 accessed 1 May 2010

Anti-Incarceration Day Sunday, October 10, 2010 http://jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=7a22e2ab-7e9c-9af9-7bb7-4a1b88554f61&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35- http://jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=9d0729b4-eefe-2b3e-7931-fb353bebe2a8&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35- http://webb.senate.gov/newsroom/pressreleases/2008-10-16-01.cfm http://webb.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=305502& http://webb.senate.gov/newsroom/pressreleases/2008-12-05-01.cfm www.etymonline.com Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1998/12/the-prison-industrial-complex/4669/ http://www.rebeccaproject.org/ http://www.childrenofthecode.org/interviews/whitehurst.htm#PrisonCellsandReadingScores http://www.schr.org/incarceration www.exodusfoundation.org www.sentencingproject.org www.theatlantic.com/doc/199812/prisons/3 http://ebenezerame.org/ http://www.nacacad.org/

Disability Awareness Sunday, October 17, 2010 www.societyforhelping.org http://www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org/bigideaapril09.asp http://www.linfo.org/human_variability.htm http://www.ada.gov/ http://shilohbaptist.org http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_015101258.html?start:int=15 http://www.lifeway.com/article/?id=168109 http://www.crossroadsfellowship.org.au/nsw/inclSunday.html http://www.ncccusa.org/nmu/mce/dis/

Youth Day (Youth and Health) Sunday, October 24, 2010 http://www.seedsnc.org/dig.htm http://www.certnyc.org/ffth.html

Singles' Sunday Sunday, October 31, 2010 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_28_17/ai_76997837/ http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Man-in-the-House+Rule http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/censr-20.pdf http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/318338/census_bureau_singles_are_increasing.html http://www.lyricstime.com/rev-milton-brunson-available-to-you-lyrics.html http://www.lyricstime.com/gmwa-mass-choir-use-me-lyrics.html http://www.lyricsera.com/568203-lyric-Lamar+Campbell-Use+Me.html

Prayer for Government Officials Day Tuesday, November 2, 2010 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=govern&searchmode=none http://blog.beliefnet.com/stevenwaldman/2009/01/rev-lowery-inauguration-benedi.html http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/douglass/home.html http://baic.house.gov/member-profiles/profile.html?intID=33 http://baic.house.gov/member-profiles/profile.html?intID=38 http://www.norton.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=189&Itemid=94 http://www.lee.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=2§iontree=2

Pastor’s Anniversary Sunday, November 7, 2010 http://www.my-pastor.com/church-jokes.html http://www.pastor-appreciation.net/pastor-appreciation-event-successful.html http://www.my-pastor.com/pastor-appreciation-poems.html http://www.pastorappreciationgifts.com/

Stewardship Sunday (Tithing of Finances) Sunday, November 14, 2010 http://www.jewishfederations.org/local_includes/ujcfiles/ga09/program/spkrdownloads/(F08) %20Successful%20Management%20in%20Lean%20Times%20-%20Powerpoint2.PDF.

Thanksgiving Sunday, November 21, 2010 Thursday, November 25, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Josepha_Hale http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=32 http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/murray:@field%28DOCID+@lit%28lcrbmrpt0d03div1%29%29

First Sunday of Advent & World AIDS Day Sunday, November 28, 2010 http://www.avert.org/hiv-african-americans.htm http://www.halehouse.org/aboutmch Clara Hale http://www.encyclopedia.com http://www.halehouse.org/aboutmch

Second Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 5, 2010 http://www.lyricsmania.com http://www.kovideo.net/lyrics http://www.music-lyrics-gospel.com http://www.janetmckenzie.com/joppage1.html http://www.janetmckenzie.com/joppage1.html

Fourth Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 19, 2010 http://www.liturgies.net/Advent/advent.htm

Kwanzaa Sunday, December 26, 2010 -Saturday, January 1, 2011 http://theuglytruth.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/the-difference-between-heaven-and-hell/ http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/26/opinion/a-case-of-the-kwanzaa-blues.html http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/documents/PrinciplesandPracticesofKwanzaa_000.pdf

Watch Night Friday, December 31, 2010 http://www.snopes.com/holidays/newyears/watchnight.asp http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?mid=258&GID=308&GMOD=VWD&GCAT=W http://www.mlkonline.net/dream.html http://www.childrensdefense.org/ http://www.ucc.org/worship/worship-ways/pdfs/2007/07Behold-A-New-hing.pdf http://hungryblues.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/watchnightservices.JPG http://www.mlkonline.net/video-i-have-a-dream-speech.html

YOUTH DAY (AGES 12–17) (YOUTH AND EDUCATION) Sunday, January 9, 2011 http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/ewp_08.htm

Installation of Officers Sunday, January 16, 2011 www.boosey.com/pages/cr/catalogue/cat_results.asp http://uabchoirs.blogspot.com/2005/01/mlk-if-i-can-help-somebody.html http://blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G373&t=KJV http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/althea_gibson.html http://dictionary.die.net/deacon http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/intro.html http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/1861.jun/higgin.htm http://www.motherbethel.org/content.php?cid=53 http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/o/workfort.htm http://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/carliss_moody_jr/im_available_to_you-lyrics-1160374.html

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday (Beloved Community Day) Friday, January 17, 2011 http://www.theworldhouse.org/whessay.html www.discipleshipresources.org www.sheetmusicplus.com http://www.raphaelwarnock.com www.halleonard.com http://www.mlkonline.net/dream.html http://www.thekingcenter.org/KingHoliday/Default.aspx http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/We-Shall-Overcome-lyrics-Various-Artists/410AAAC037CA3D6248256AF3003CD7BC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzcYajuigHk&feature=related http://www.musthear.com/music/reviews/mahalia-jackson/live-at-newport-1958/

African Heritage Sunday Sunday, January 30, 2011 http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/kingpapers/article/the_drum_major_instinct/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRFzBBrRJFk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_keJ6I4QoC4&feature=related www.praisecharts.com http://www.national-anthems.org/anthems/country/ETHIOPIA/naw_id/FOR-011 www.musicnotes.com www.ntimemusic.com www.Lyricsfreak.com http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/lgbt-rights http://www.capturedtimeproductions.com/films/amistad.html http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/amistad/index.html http://multipleworlds.net/images/Phil_Ethio-705x453.jpg http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/194224/Ethiopianism accessed 8 December 2010;

MAAFA Sunday, February 6, 2011 http://theafrocentricexperience.com/

Contemporary Heroes and Heroines Day Sunday, February 13, 2011 www.cnn.com

Jesus and Children (Birth–Age 12) Sunday, February 20, 2011 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19033

Health Day Sunday, February 27, 2011 www.beckenhorstpress.com http://www.beckenhorstpress.com/audio/1787.mp3 www.rolandcater.com www.giamusic.com http://www.giamusic.com/mp3s.6431.mp3 http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus09.pdf http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=29 www.cdc.gov/datastatistics http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/AMH/factsheets/cardio.htm http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/AMH/factsheets/diabetes.htm http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/AMH/factsheets/hiv.htm http://www.district4health.org/pdf/faithbased%20toolkit.pdf http://divinity.duke.edu/initiatives-centers/clergy-health-initiative http://divinity.duke.edu/initiatives-centers/clergy-health-initiative/connection/shaping-health-community http://www.pres-outlook.com/news-and-analysis/1-news-a-analysis/3079.html www.sistertalkhartford,org

Women’s Day (March is Women’s History Month) Sunday, March 6, 2011 http://blog.kyria.com/giftedforleadership/2007/09/ideas_for_womens_ministry.html www.beckenhorstpress.com www.giamusic.com www.fredbock.com http://adventistwomensministries.org/index.php?id=124 www.wipmusic.com www.newinspiration.us www.nwhp.com http://www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Ministry/Women-of-the-ELCA/Engage-in-action-and-support-one-another-in-our-callings/Bold-Womens-Day/Ideas-for-Celebrating.aspx http://www.nwhp.org http://www2.ljworld.com/videos/2008/jun/15/19026/ www.dramaislife.com www.JoyJonesonline.com www.joannamaddox.com www.sassysusiebutler.com http://www.nwhp.org/whm/trickey_bio.php http://store.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=nwhp&StoreType=BtoC&Count1=44384181&Count2=961524605 http://www.butler.edu/diversity/websnap/documents/CongressionalResolution.pdf http://womenshistorymonth.gov/about.html http://www.internationalwomensday.com/first.asp http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/images_aa19/ http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/womens-history.html http://www.history.com/search?search-field=african+american&asset-type=Videos http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=96516491&m=96509941 http://www.songlyrics.com/brian-courtney-wilson/all-i-need-lyrics http://www.maryalessi.com/html/lyrics2.asp http://www.allgospellyrics.com/index.php?sec=listing&id=565 http://www.lyricsmania.com/alpha_and_omega_lyrics_israel_and_new_breed.html

ASH WEDNESDAY Wednesday, March 9, 2011 www.ocp.org www.shawneepress.com www.halleonard.com www.sheetmusicplus.com http://www.bcponline.org/SpecialDays/ashwed.html www.copticplace.com/files/imitation_of_Christ.pdf

Lent (Season of Lent: March 9–April 23, 2011) Sunday, March 13, 2011 http://www.ncccusa.org/nmu/mce/lent_and_easter.pdf

Marriage Enrichment Sunday Sunday, March 27, 2011 http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2010/11/marriage-shows-the-way-out-of-poverty http://www.blackmarriageday.com/

Disability Awareness Sunday, April 3, 2011 www.gov/disabilities

Economic Justice Sunday Sunday, April 10, 2011 www.boosey.com/pages/cr/catalogue/cat_results.asp www.giamusic.com www.newinspiration.us http://www.etymonline.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8RtayjqqIw http://mshistory.k12.ms.us/articles/243/mississippi-sovereignty-commission-an-agency-his

Palm Sunday Sunday, April 17, 2011 www.negrospirituals.com/news-song/ride_on_king_jesus.htm. www.jwpepper.com www.ecspub.com http://www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org/PopupCulturalAid.asp?LRID=77 http://articles.sfgate.com/2007-02-19/news/17232968_1_african-americans-black-mayors-black-candidate

Good Friday Friday, April 22, 2011 http://www.faithclipart.com/guide/Christian-Holidays/good-Friday-significance.html http://www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org/PopupLectionaryReading.asp?LRID=17 http://www.husseini.org/2007/01martin-luther-king-jr-why-i-am.html http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/I_Am_-_Somebody

Earth Day Saturday, April 23, 2011 http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?search=Fyodor+Dostoevsky http://www.spurgeon.org/eschat.htm

EASTER Sunday, April 24, 2011 http://www.worshipmatters.com/2007/03/09/worship- leaders-how-do-you -approach-planning-for-easter/ www.beckenhorstpress.com www.shawneepress.com www.jwpepper.com www.sheetmusicplus.com www.giamusic.com http://www.brosscum.com www.handbellworld.com http://www.wingclips.com/ http://www.worshipspice.com/ http://media.preachingtoday.com/ www.bluefishtv.com www.egglesong.citymax.com

Mother’s Day Sunday, May 8, 2011 www.mothersdayshrine.com/history.php www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1983185,00.html#ixzz1FTwjUFr8 http://www.biography.com/womens-history/mothers-day.jsp http://www.hymnlyrics.org/lyricsf/faith_of_our_mothers.html http://www.justsomelyrics.com/1437406/The-Staple-Singers-Will-the-circle-be-unbroken-Lyrics http://www.music-lyrics-gospel.com/gospel_music_lyrics/everyday_is_like_mothers_day_13638.asp http://www.africanamericanmotherhood.com http://womenshistory.about.com/od/motherhood/a/mother_quotes.htm

Anti-Domestic Violence Day Sunday, May 15, 2011 www.familyviolenceprevention.org

Young Adult Sunday Sunday, May 22, 2011 http://www.ritesofpassage.org/index.htm http://anthro.palomar.edu/social/soc_4.htm

FATHER’S DAY Sunday, June 19, 2011 www.etymonline.com http://www.music-lyrics-gospel.com/gospel_music_lyrics/weve_come_this_far_by_faith_5927.asp http://www.amblp.com/history.htm http://100fathersinc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=2 http://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/shekinah_glory_ministry/father_me-lyrics-1252322.html www.gospelvideotv.com/.../Bishop-Marvin-Winans--I-Feel-Like-Going-On http://www.lyrics.The_Hymn_Lord_ will_ Make_ a_ Way_ Somehow

Youth Day (Ages 13–17) (Addressing Youth Violence) Sunday, June 26, 2011 http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/YV-DataSheet-a.pdf http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/offenders/overview.html http://www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/gmg_docs_en.html http://www.childrensdefense.org/about-us/our-history/ http://www.justicepolicy.org/research/category/36 http://www.aclu.org/racial-justice/school-prison-pipeline-talking-points

Pastor’s Anniversary Sunday, July 10, 2011 http://www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org/PopupLectionaryReading.asp?LRID=92

Celebrating Associate Clergy Sunday, July 17, 2011 http://www.ehow.com/how_591754_celebrate-national-employee-appreciation-day.htm;#ixzz1GcodoNmy http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2003/02/clergysalary-kl-html http://www.christianpost.com/news/largest-christian-groups-report-membership-decline-37180/

ANTI-ADDICTION DAY Sunday, July 31, 2011 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/addiction http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2285834 http://www.counselormagazine.com/component/content/article/57-minorities /553-addiction -in-the-african-american-community-the-recovery-legacies -of- frederick-douglas-a-malcolm-x

Men’s Day Sunday, August 7, 2011 http://www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org/PopupCulturalAid.asp?LRID=36 http://en.wiKipedia.org/wiki/international_Men’s_Day http://wquercus.com/men/Men_of_Jesus_Christ.htm

CHOIR ANNIVERSARY Sunday, August 21, 2011 www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org http://www.spurgeon.org/index/r_col.htm http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,764032,00.html http://www.singers.com/gospel/wingsoverjordan.html

“Who So Ever Will” Sunday Sunday, August 28, 2011 http://www.music-lyrics-gospel.com/gospel_music_lyrics/we_all_can_do_good_397.asp http://www.allgospellyrics.com/index.php?sec=listing&id=12468 http://www.etymonline.com/ http://www.genderspectrum.org/events/family-conference http://www.thenewblackmagazine.com/view.aspx?index=491 http://www.theroot.com/views/black-church-and-lgbt-community?page=0,1 http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=4145 http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k78405&pageid=icb.page414497 www.portofharlem.net/newsinnerlightministries.html http://rustin.org/?page_id=3

SENIORS, ELDERS, AND GRANDPARENTS DAY Sunday, September 11, 2011 http://www.seattle.gov/mcaae/

MISSION SUNDAY Sunday, September 25, 2011 http://articles.cnn.com/2008-11-11/justice/obama.gun.sales_1_gun-shop-brady-campaign-gun-owner?_s=PM:CRIME

FINANCIAL LITERACY SUNDAY Sunday, October 2, 2011 http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/10/20/soledad-obrien-almighty-debt-black-in-america/

A Service of Healing (For those suffering emotional distress, grief, divorce, and physical ailments) Sunday, October 9, 2011 http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm? http:// www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm? http://www.qcitymetro.com/faith/articles/the_miracal_at_cn_jenkins052507891.cfm http://www.zondervan.com/media/samples/pdf/0310271118_samptxt.pdf

CHILDREN’S DAY (CHILDREN AND HEALTH) Sunday, October 16, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_day http://www.childrensdefense.org/newsroom/child-watch-columns/child-watch-documents/celebrating-and-protecting-health-reform-for-children.html http://thinkexist.com/quotes/mary_mcleod_bethune/

FAMILY ENRICHMENT/KINSHIP SUNDAY Sunday, October 23, 2011 http://www.americanhumane.org/children/stop-child-abuse/factsheets/child-discipline.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/constitutional_ 1/racial-generation-gap-census-analysis_n_845276_83375726.html http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/177157 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/people-who-pray-together-stay-together http://www.blueletterbible.org/search/translatonResults.cfm?Criteria=chastisement@tKJV http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/discipline http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/disciple

HOMECOMING/FAMILY AND FRIENDS DAY Sunday, October 30, 2011 http://mysite.verizon.net/vzephfm3/licursillo/4thday.pdf http://www.ehow.com/list_6361477_church-homecoming-bulletin-ideas.html

MARTYR'S SUNDAY/ALL SAINTS DAY Tuesday, November 1, 2011 http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/ochs-phil/too-many-martyrs-11440.html http://www.lyricsmania.com/battlefield_lyrics_norman_hutchins.html http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/courses/ci407ss/ohfreedom.html http://www.poetry-archive.com/m/the_martyr.html http://www.artbible.info/art/large/682.html http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1596991,00.html http://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/people/denmark_vesey.html http://www.ststephen.webhero.com/martyrdom_of_st_stephen.htm http://strongsnumbers.com/greek/4736.htm http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/martyr http://www.encyclopedia.com

SINGLES’ SUNDAY Sunday, November 6, 2011 www.Bibleclassics.com

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Sunday, November 27, 2011 www.etymonline.com/ http://www.charleshamiltonhouston.org/Houston.aspx http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1993/mandela-bio.html

WORLD AIDS DAY Thursday, December 1, 2011 http://www.avert.org/hiv-african-americans.htm http://www.avert.org/hiv-african-americans.htm www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/world http://www.who.int

CHRISTMAS Sunday, December 25, 2011 http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wise-men-ancient-text-differs-bible-tale-magi/story?id=12460820&page=2 http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/files/lwcF_PDF_Christmas_ShoutingLitany.pdf www.Etymonline.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB-Yq8bfB8c&feature=related http://www.negrospirituals.com/news-song/i_m_a_rolling.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o7GnV30kJA http://www.lyricsmania.com/go_tell_it_on_the_mountain_lyrics_kirk_franklin.html http://articles.cnn.com/2010-08-26/living/katrina.babies_1_nurse-practitioners-healthy-babies-elderly-patients?_s=PM:LIVING http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/data/cradle-prison-pipeline-summary-report.pdf http://themoderatevoice.com/89033/the-new-jim-crow/

KWANZAA Monday, December 26, 2011–Sunday, January 1, 2012 http://www.reocities.com/xbenson1888/Review/Review08/Article09.html www.sheetmusicplus.com www.jwpepper.com www.beckenhorstpress.com www.sheetmusicplus.com http://www.worldmusicpress.com/wmp/detail.php?product_group=1049 http://www.stanspottmusic.com/kwanzaaSuite.htm http://www.worldmusicpress.com/wmp/detail.php?product_group=1049 http://www.stanspottmusic.com/kwanzaaSuite.htm http://www.cobbala.com/ http://www.movers.com/guides/kwanzaa-music.html http://www.kwanzaamedia.com/video.htm http://www.asante.net/articles/1/afrocentricity/ http://treasures.macmillanmh.com/florida/students/grade3/book2/unit4/seven-spools-of-thread http://www.africawithin.com/kwanzaa/kwanzaa_celebration.htm http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/7principles.shtml http://theblackcandle.com/

Watch Night Saturday, December 31, 2011 http://www.ucc.org/worship/worship-ways/pdfs/2007/07Behold-A- New-hing.pdf http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart4.html http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/transcript.html http://www.spiritandsong.com/compositions/78532 www.zhillswesleyan.org/Covenant_Service_for_printing.pdf http://homemoravian.org/tradition/our-heritage/ http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/9/8/2/19827/19827.htm http://www.gutenberg.org/files/6764/6764-h/6764-h.htm http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/dougl92/dougl92.html http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/det.cfm?ID=2356 http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/2001/harper0103.html

Emancipation Proclamation Day and Juneteenth Sunday, January 1, 2012 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/ Juneteenth-Our-Other-Independence-Day.html http://www.infoplease.com/spot/juneteenth1.html http://dundalk.patch.com/articles/juneteenth-a-brief-history-of-emancipation-day http://www.nationaljuneteenth.com/Juneteenth_Movement.html http://www.callandresponse.com http://www.freetheslaves.net www.ntimemusic.com www.wikipedia.org/EmacipationProclamation http://www.Census.sonofthesouth.net http://www.progressive.org/archive/1962/december/letter

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.’S BIRTHDAY Sunday, January 15, 2012 http://www.thekingcenter.org/the-king-holiday/ www.krusekronicle.com/2005/10/power_authority.html http://www.theholidayzone.com/mlk/ http://www.mlkonline.net/bio.html http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-celebrations/mlkday.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/16/10-martin-luther-king-quo_n_809701.html

Installation of Officers/Celebration of Church Leaders Sunday, January 22, 2012 http://sherrysheartbeats.homestead.com/LordLetMeBeABlessing.html http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/no-man-is-an-island-lyrics -joan-baez/5adcd449cf2a36f948256c9c0022dbaa http://www.sermonillustrations.com/a-z/l/leadership.htm

Health Day (Focus on Mental Health) Sunday, January 29, 2012 http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Resources&Template=/ ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=21024 http://www.apa.org/research/action/glossary.aspx http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/content/therapy_methods.html http://www.healthyminds.org/More-Info-For/African-Americans.aspx http://www.healthyminds.org/Document-Library/Brochure-Library /African-American.aspx http://www.miepvideos.org/ http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Resources&Template=/ ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=21024 http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/content.aspx?lvl=3&lvlID=9&ID=6474

A Celebration of Black History Sunday, February 5, 2012 http://www.temple.edu/fri/familyreunion/ http://www.afrigeneas.com/ http://www.africanancestry.com/ http://www.uml.edu/roots/ http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmtimeline.html http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/black-history.html http://www.negrospirituals.com/news-song/no_more_auction_block_for_me.htm

African Heritage Sunday Sunday, February 12, 2012 www.officialdarkgirlsmovie.com http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/countries-africa.html http://www.thefreedictionary.com/continent http://wiki.answers.com/Q/ Is_the_largest_continent_Asia_and_the_second_largest_conti http://www.ahsd25.k12il.us/curriculum/africa/map.htya http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/africa_languages.htm http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/africa http://www.etymoline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=O&search =Heritage&searchm http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/TM/WS_african-proverbs.shtml http://ingeb.org/spiritua/siyahamb.html

Economic Justice/Financial Literacy Sunday Sunday, February 19, 2012 http://www.daveramsey.com http://www.smartmoney.com http://www.debtorsanonymous.org http://www.mydfree.org http://www.michellesingletary.com

Ash Wednesday Wednesday, February 22, 2012 http://worshipingwithchildren.blogspot.com/2011/01/ year-ash-wednesday-march-9-2011_20.html http://www.churchyear.net/ashwednesday.html http://www.faithclipart.com/images-templates/ash-wednesday.html

Lent  Sunday, February 26, 2012 http://www.ncccusa.org/nmu/mce/lent_and_easter.pdf http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/news/2004/lent.html http://www.churchyear.net/lent.html http://www.crivoice.org/cylent.html http://www.marshill.org/pdf/childrenAndLent.pdf https://www.rca.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=2642 http://catholicmom.com/kids_lent_activities.htm www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lent http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/ mahalia_jackson/if_i_can_help_somebody.html

Women’s Day (March is Women’s History Month) Sunday, March 4, 2012 http://www.mawanet.org/html/amakolo.html http://www.godswomanshowcase.com http://www.ncccusa.org/nmu/mce/womens_day.pdf http://www.bls.gov http://www.realtytrac.com http//census.gov http://www.jeffbullas.com http://www.gutenberg.org/files/6764/6764-h/6764-h.htm http://www.ncnw.org/events/reunion.htm http://www.letsmove.gov/ http://womenshistory.about.com/od/quotes/a/ dorothy_height.htm accessed 20 September 2011 http://www.biography.com/people/ septima-poinsette-clark-38174 accessed 12 October 2011 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-yn/content/article/ 2010/04/20/AR2010042001287.html accessed 5 October 2011 http://www.biography.com/people/dorothy-height-40743 accessed 12 October 2011 http://www.biography.com/people/rosa-parks-9433715 accessed 12 October 2011 http://www.christianlyricsonline.com/artists/nicole-c-mullen/redeemer.html

Church Anniversary Sunday, March 11, 2012 http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/negrochurch/summary.html http://www.charismamag.com/index.php/covers/260-cover-story/ 16632-the-black-church-and-the-21st-century www.sermoncentral.com http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/negrochurch/summary.html http://16thstreetbaptist.org/ http://www.ame-church.com/about- us/history.php http://firstafricanbc.com/history.asp http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/nj4.htm http://www.stpaulcmechurch.org

Children’s Day (Birth–Age 12) (Rites of Passage) Sunday, March 18, 2012 http://www.naacpvanc.org/youthprograms.html http://uzimaweb.com/index.html http://anunation.org/ss/index.html http://positivepassage.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/ rites-of-passage-resources-for-parents/

Marriage Enrichment Sunday Sunday, March 25, 2012 http://www/blackmarriageday.com/ www.aahmi.net/resources.html http://www.6lyrics.com/my_vow_to_you-lyrics-surel.aspx www.atlantapost.com/2011/.../28/7-political-issues-that-the -black-church-has-been-silent-about/ http://www.americanvalues.org/pdfs/IAV_Marriage_Index _09_25_09.pdf www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/recordDetail?acc.no www.americanvalues.org/html/r-marriage_in_america.html http://www.marriagemissions.com/ http://www.oup.com http://wmd.wwme.org/liturgies.html#Vows

Palm Sunday Sunday, April 1, 2012 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=palm http://www.orlutheran.com/html/holyweek.html http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=105 http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11432b.htm http://billpetro.com/history-of-palm-sunday http://www.pbc.org/system/message_files/10561/Is45-14-25.html http://www.ctadams.com/francesharper2.html

Holy Thursday Thursday, April 5, 2012 http://catholicmom.com/holyweek.htm http://familyfeastandferia.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/ holy-thursday-in-the-home/ http://www.catechist.com/archive/articles_view.php?article_id=2492

Good Friday Friday, April 6, 2012 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame =0&search=redeem&searchmode=none http://lds.org/scriptures/bd/high-priest?lang=eng http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/18/ good-friday-2011_n_850597.html http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/ marchweb-only/23-32.0.html?start=2 http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/a-gdfr-sn.php

Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012 www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org/PopupLectionary Reading.asp?LRID=142 http://www.rutherford.org/Oldspeak/Articles/Interviews/ oldspeak-MarkTaylor.html http://www.history.com/topics/history-of-easter http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1001/14/lkl.01.html http://poemhunter.com/poem/still-i-rise/ http://www.metrolyrics.com/still-i-rise-lyrics-yolanda-adams.html

Youth Day (Ages 13–17) (Continued Rites of Passage) Sunday, April 15, 2012 http://www.urbanministry.org/wiki/african-american-youth-resources http://www.irenemonroe.com/home/ http://www.abilitychurch.org/2008/08/ ncc-policy-statement-on-disability-body.html http://www.negrospirituals.com/ http://www.jstor.org/stable/2295365

Anti-Incarceration/Justice Day Sunday, May 6, 2012 http://www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org/ PopupLectionaryReading.asp?LRID=12 http://www.bostonreview.net/BR37.1/ ndf_michael_dawson_black_politics.php http://www.criticalresistance.org/ http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/davisinterview.html

Mother’s Day Sunday, May 13, 2012 http://www.democracynow.org/2006/5/12/ mothers_say_no_to_war_peace www.mothersdaycentral.com www.mothersdaycelebration.com www.dayformothers.com http://nwhp.org/news/history_of_mothersday.php http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/2001/harper0105.html www.wikipedia.org/windex.php?title=Septima_Poinsette_Clark http://www.usca.edu/aasc/clark.htm http://newsok.com/civil-rights-leader-clara-luper-has-died/ article/3575634 http://newsok.com/civil-rights-leader-clara-luper-has-died/ article/3575634#ixzz1no60tiT9 http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/2001/harper0105.html http://www.music-lyrics-gospel.com/gospel_music_lyrics/ everyday_is_like_mothers_day_13638.asp

Christian Education Sunday/Graduation Sunday Sunday, May 20, 2012 http://www.google.com /search?q=living+statues&hl=en&client=safari &rls=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ& sa=X& ei=pecBT8X6HaXl0QHRzoyhAg&ved=0CD8QsAQ& www.augsburgfortress.org www.ocp.org www.sheetmusicplus.com www.beckenhorstpress.com www.ed.gov/ www.aachild.com www.uncf.org www.qbr.com/ http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/maya_angelou/quotes

Celebrating Associate Clergy Sunday, May 27, 2012 http://www.examiner.com/christian-spirituality-in-columbus /clergy-appreciation-month-let-s-celebrate http://www.preaching.com/sermons/11563683/

Anti-Addiction Day Sunday, June 3, 2012 http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/hamlet/quotes.html www.soberrecovery.com www.kolmac.com www.wnd.com http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Leave_It_There/pdf/ http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Is_Your_All_on_the_Altar/pdf/ www.interventionamerica.org http://www.minoritynurse.com/substance-abuse/african-americans -substance-abuse-and-spirituality http://nationalsubstanceabuseindex.org/fedresources.htm http://www.Glide.org http://nethymnal.org/htm/g/i/givthank.htm www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/m/tmeasiam.htm http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/maya_angelou/quotes http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/nikki_giovanni/quotes http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/langston_hughes/quotes http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/anna_akhmatova/poems/31 http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/ ivan_donn_carswell/poems/23143

Providing Aid During Natural and Manmade Disasters Sunday, June 10, 2012 http://www.sitnews.us/0905news/092205/092205_shns_rita_fatigue.html http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/ Matthew-Henry/Neh/Nehemiahs-Request-King http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150104895253506 www.augsburgfortress.org/

Father’s Day Sunday, June 17, 2012 http://afrodaddy.com/ http://blackfatherhood.com/ http://blackfathers.org/the-national-black-pages/ http://www.100blackmen.org/home.aspx http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmquotes1.html http://www.chiff.com/a/fathers-day-quotes.htm

ANTI-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DAY Sunday, June 24, 2012 http://www.bcdvi.org/fr_oursacredpaths.cfm http://www.domesticviolencestatistics.org http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/history-vawa.pdf http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hits-keep-coming -30-songs-inspired-by-domestic,57741/ http://newsone.com/explorations/tweeting-while-black/ news-one-staff/black-twitter-history-infographic/ http://articles.cnn.com/2003-12-10/justice/brown.charged_1_open -right-hand-singer-bobby-brown-files-charges?_s=PM:LAW

Summer Revival Sunday, July 1, 2012 http://www.case.edu/artsci/soci/documents/Priestlyand PropheticInfluencesonBlackChurchSocialServices.pdf http://www.kidspraise.info/

Mission Sunday (Mission Work at Home) Sunday, July 8, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS http://www.volunteertv.com/home/headlines/Juvenile _poverty_in_Tennessee_up_more http://library.generousgiving.org/page.asp?sec=28&page=22 http://www.neumc.org/console/files/oForms_YJ7JB6/ 2011_Local_Church_Mission http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/ 2010/10/study_reveals_church_giving http://www.deadmanwalkingupdate.org/dmw_stats.html http://www.ask.com/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States#Women http://www.ask.com/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States#Minorities www.Merriam-Webster.com myEtymology.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States http://www.amazon.com/All-Nations-Sheet-Music-ebook /dp/B004MME9LS

Singles’ Sunday Sunday, July 15, 2012 http://www.thegrio.com/specials/life-and-style/ is-marriage-dead-for-african-americans.php

MEN’S DAY Sunday, July 29, 2012 http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/text.htm www.raiseonline.com www.hopepublishing.com http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-too/

Family Enrichment/Kinship Sunday Sunday, August 5, 2012 http://www.naltblackchurch.com/healing-family.html http://www.nbcfamilycouncil.com/ http://cslr.law.emory.edu/fileadmin/media/PDFs/ Op-Ed_Pieces/Franklin.Can_the_Church_Save _African_American_Families.pdf http://enrichyourfamily.org/ http://blackchilddevelopment.club.officelive.com/enrichment.aspx http://www.lincolnfamilylifecenter.org/ http://www.afrokids.com/index.htm

MISSION SUNDAY (MISSION WORK ABROAD) Sunday, August 12, 2012 http://www.internationalministries.org/ http://www.globalministries.org/ http://www.prayingscriptures.com/nations.shtml http://www.haitirememberthechildren.org/ http://ubuntuglobalvillagedonate.bbnow.org/

EVANGELISM SUNDAY Sunday, August 26, 2012 http://www.theroot.com/category/views-tags/black-atheism-0 http://www.urbancusp.com/newspost/%E2%80%98no-church -in-the-wild%E2%80%99-black-churches-hip-hop-and -the-streets/ http://www.wlstheologia.net/files/RydeckiEvangelism.pdf http://www.redeemer2.com/resources/papers/evangelisticworship.pdf http://www.evangelismcoach.org/2009/worship-and-evangelism/ http://www.pcusa.org/media/uploads/evangelism/pdf/evangelismsunday.pdf https://gcmin-rnr.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/ogr/ 2012%20-%20OGR%2010%20Passionate%20Witness.pdf www.beckenhorstpress.com www.charismahouse.com http://www.raiseonline.com www.urbanministriesvbs.com www.theevangelisminstitute.org http://www.sermonspice.com/Christian-Videos-and-Clips-LPadwMY? gclid=CJLA9-7PyK0CFUOo4AodEUj9hQ http://cyberbrethren.com/2010/04/19/ lutherans-and-evangelism-have-we-lost-our-voice/ www.cybermissions.org http://www.artsweb.bham.ac.uk/aanderson/Publications evangelism_and_the_growth_of_pen.htm

Celebration of Vocations Sunday, September 2, 2012 http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Labor-Day.shtml http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_state_of_ black_america_news/32096 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/03/labor-day-history-facts _n_705480.html#s134643&title=Canadian_Origin http://www.workingpreacher.org/preachingworship.aspx?article_id=250 http://www.liturgybytlw.com/Pentecost/Labor.html http://www.iwj.org/template/page.cfm?id=175 http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/labor-day/ http://ministry-to-children.com/bible-lesson-about-work/ http://www.disability99.org/id69.html http://www.negrospirituals.com/news-song/ain_t_got_time_to_die.htm

Pastor’s Anniversary Sunday, September 9, 2012 http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=6&ved =0CDsQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .ibsa.org%2 Fpastorappreciation%2Fpdf%2FPAMideas.pdf&ei=-IaE TZitLoXsOaSD_eQM&usgAFQ jCNHx1bJEUXOFMzd U67Be-kTOWT5_9Q&sig2=SWXV0uGUXDlqW7WmTjhmzQ http://www.my-pastor.com/pastor-appreciation-poems.html

SENIORS, ELDERS, AND GRANDPARENTS DAY Sunday, September 16, 2012 http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/moynchapter5.htm http://www.aarp.org/relationships/grandparenting/info-12-2010 /more_grandparents_raising_grandchildren.html http://www.marinij.com/lifestyles/ci_15396951 http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/12/thirtysomething -grandparents-social-services-study

Homecoming/Family and Friends Day Sunday, September 23, 2012 http://rockhay.tripod.com/worship/prayers-etc/opening.htm http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=1610 http://pzacad.pitzer.edu/~hfairchi/pdf/FairchildArticles/TakingCare ofBusinessFamilyChurch.pdf http://cslr.law.emory.edu/fileadmin/media/PDFs/Op- http://www.nbcfamilycouncil.com http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/faith_and_values/ 2010/02/05/fv_blackhistory http://www.inmotionaame.org/home.cfm http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homecoming http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_purpose_of_ homecoming_at_church http://cyak.org/uploads/2/0/8/42084260/songbook.pdf http://www.lyric.com/lyrics/shirley-caesar/82190-sweeping-through-the-city/ http://www.blackdemographics.com http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/angelou/poems-ma.html#bfp

Stewardship Sunday (Tithing Your Finances) Sunday, September 30, 2012 http://biblicalstewardship.net/statistical-research-on-stewardship/ http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/01/0107000.html http://moseshogan.com/music_of_moses.htm

Fall Revival Sunday, October 7, 2012 http://www.observer.com/2008/toni-morrisons-letter-barack-obama http://www.hymnary.org/hymn/BH2008/494 http://www.bartleby.com/269/41.html http://www.glenmusik.com/orders.html http://dictionary.babylon.com/revival/ http://www.worldrevivalnetwork.com/drupal/content/history-word-revival http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2narr2.html http://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/index-frame.html

A Service of Healing (For those suffering emotional distress, grief, divorce, and physical ailments) Sunday, October 21, 2012 http://www.gbod.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx? c=nhLRJ2PMKsG&b=5511947&ct=7181591&printmode=1 http://theresurgence.com/2009/05/11/spiritual-gifts-healing http://www.adventistbiblicalresearch.org/documents/anointingservice.htm http://www.tulipstreet.org/site/?p=89 http://stjohnspathtofreedom.org/Reentrynetworkmeeting.aspx http://www.aa.org/bbonline/ http://www.celebraterecovery.com/ http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/amazinggrace/justasiam.htm http://www.lyricstime.com/hezekiah-walker-i-need-you-to-survive-lyrics.html http://www.tulipstreet.org/site/?p=89 http://stjohnspathtofreedom.org/Reentrynetworkmeeting.aspx http://www.aa.org/bbonline/ http://www.celebraterecovery.com/ http://www.celebraterecovery.com/?page_id=1919 http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/amazinggrace/justasiam.htm http://www.lyricstime.com/hezekiah-walker-i-need-you-to-survive-lyrics.html

Ushers and Nurses Guild Day Sunday, October 28, 2012 www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/12409-psalms http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H5605&t=RSV http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=usher&allowed_in_frame=0 http://theoldblackchurch.blogspot.com/2009/06/happy-ushers-day.html http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/raymond_a__foss/poems/24123 http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/archive/index.php/t-4521.html

Political Action Day (Tuesday, November 6, 2012 is Election Day.) Sunday, November 4, 2012 http://www.adl.org/issue_religious_freedom/separation_cs_primer.asp http://www.democraticdialogue.com/DDpdfs/TeachingDemocracyPDK.pdf

Youth Day (Youth and Health) Sunday, November 11, 2012 http://blackgirlsrockinc.com/live/about/what-we-do http://www.blackyouthproject.com/about/ http://csbyc.soe.umich.edu/ http://www.blackhealthzone.com/black-child-fact-sheet http://nbcdi.org http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=54334

Thanksgiving Sunday, November 18, 2012 http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/videos#history-of-the-thanksgiving-holiday www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/videos#history-of-the-thanksgiving-holiday http://www.infoplease.com/spot/tgproclamation.html accessed 11 May 2012 http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/murray:@field%28DOCID +@lit%28lcrbmrpt0d03div1%29%29 http://antislavery.eserver.org/religious/absalomjones http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai2/institutions/text1/crummell.pdf

Disability Awareness Day Sunday, November 25, 2012 http://www.cmdeaf.org/resources/articles-by-dr-foster/twelve-scriptural-reasons http://www.nbda.org/ http://www.afb.org/default.aspx

First Sunday of Advent/World AIDS Day Sunday, December 2, 2012 www.LNWhymns.com http://www.balmingilead.org/ http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/basic/ http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/factsheets/pdf/ HIV_overview_2012.pdf http://www.worldaidsday.org/act-aware.php http://www.naacp.org/programs/entry/health-programs http://rfkcenter.org/black-pastors-express-support-for-lgbt-ugandans http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/09/21/black-clergy-back-md -same-sex-marriage-law/

Second Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 9, 2012 http://www.crivoice.org/advent2.html http://www.kingofpeace.org/resources/advent.pdf http://simplekids.net/advent-activities/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/662472.stm

Third Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 16, 2012 http://ministry-to-children.com/advent-coloring-book/ http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/advent_puzzles_for_kids.htm http://www.cresourcei.org/jesse.html

Fourth Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 23, 2012 http://www.journeywithjesus.net/PoemsAndPrayers/Advent_Poetry.shtml http://liturgyoutside.net/AdventChristmas.html http://www.first-school.ws/activities/bible/advent1.htm

Christmas Tuesday, December 25, 2012 http://www.c-we.com/adelumc/071216.htm http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/1698.htm www.beckenhorstpress.com http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_2_58/ ai_97729819/?tag=content;col1 http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/chronology of 354_04 _planets_and_days.htm http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion /portrait/john.html http://web.archive.org/web/20110430004539/ http://www.bsu.edu/web/01bkswartz/xmaspub.html http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/13267/

Kwanzaa Wednesday, December 26, 2012 http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/index.shtml https://www.google.com/ search?q=kwanzaa&hl= en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ & sa=X&ei=eWrPT4GCBcOk6gG7grCyDA&sqi =2&ved=0CHEQsAQ& biw=1366&bih=667 http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/kwanzaa/ http://officialkwanzaawebsite.org/

Watch Night Monday, December 31, 2012 www.childrensdefense.org http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/ birth-control/survey-finds-big-drop-in-sexual