(RNS) Note: Holidays that begin at sundown continue through sundown the next day, unless otherwise noted. This calendar will be updated in two-month increments throughout 2012.
April 30-May 2
The Associated Church Press: annual convention, Chicago. Contact: Joe Thoma at 407-341-6615; email: AssociatedChurchPress(at)gmail.com; website: www.theacp.org
May 3
National Day of Prayer
National Day of Reason
May 9-11
Evangelical Press Association: annual convention, Colorado Springs, Colo. Contact: Executive Director Doug Trouten at 763-535-4793; email: director(at)epassoc.org; website: www.epassoc.org
May 10-17
World Communion of Reformed Churches: Executive Committee, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Contact: Kristine Greenaway at 011-41-22-791-6243; email: Kristine.Greenaway(at)wcrc.ch; website: www.wcrc.ch
May 17
Ascension of Christ (Christian)
May 22
Declaration of the Bab (Baha'i commemoration of announcement by co-founder of the faith that he was the herald of a new messenger of God; begins at sundown)
May 25-27
World Congress of Families: international summit, Madrid, Spain. Contact: Larry Jacobs at 815-964-5819; email: larry(at)worldcongress.org; website: www.worldcongress.org
May 26
Shavuot (Jewish celebration of the giving of the Torah to Moses at Mount Sinai; begins at sundown)
May 27
Pentecost (Christian)
Global Day of Prayer, observed worldwide. Contact: Stephanie Tucker at 866-771-4367; email: gdopusa(at)waymakers.org; website: www.gdopusa.com
May 28
Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i commemoration of the death of the founder of the Baha'i faith; begins at sundown)
May 28-31
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel: annual convention, Phoenix. Contact: Tammy Sevcov at 213.989.4224; email: tsevcov(at)foursquare.org; website: www.foursquareconnection.org
June 7-10
American Humanist Association: annual conference, New Orleans. Contact: Brian Magee at 202-238-9088, ext. 105; email: bmagee(at)americanhumanist.org; website: www.americanhumanist.org
June 8-14
Christian Reformed Church in North America: annual synod, Ancaster, Ontario. Contact: Dee Recker at 616-224-0827; email: drecker(at)crcna.org; website: www.crcna.org
June 10
All Saints' Day (Orthodox Christian)
June 13-15
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: spring meeting, Atlanta. Contact: Sister Mary Ann Walsh at 202-541-3201; email: mwalsh(at)usccb.org; website: www.usccb.org
June 17-22
Cumberland Presbyterian Church: General Assembly, Florence, Ala. Contact: Mark Davis at 901-276-4572, ext. 216; email: mdavis(at)cumberland.org; www.cumberland.org
June 19-20
Southern Baptist Convention: annual meeting, New Orleans. Contact: Roger Oldham at 615-782-8609; email: soldham(at)sbc.net; website: www.sbc.net
June 19-22
Presbyterian Church in America: General Assembly, Louisville, Ky. Contact: Karen Cook at 678-825-1000; email: events(at)pcanet.org; website: www.pcanet.org
June 20-23
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship: General Assembly, Fort Worth, Texas. Contact: Lance Wallace at 770-220-1641; email; lwallace(at)thefellowship.info; website: www.thefellowship.info
June 21
World Humanist Day
June 21-26
Reformed Church in America: General Synod, Palos Height, Ill. Contact: Paul Boice at 616-698-7071; email: pboice(at)rca.org; website: www.rca.org
June 27-July 4
African Methodist Episcopal Church: General Conference, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: Phyllis Brooks-Quarles at 615-498-4681; email: pqb(at)bellsouth.net; website: www.ame-church.com
June 30-July 7
Presbyterian Church (USA): General Assembly, Pittsburgh. Contact: Sharon Youngs at 502-569-5750; email: sharon.youngs(at)pcusa.org; website:www.pcusa.org
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