Church Office is closed / Observed on Monday, September 4, 2023 The church office will re-open Tuesday, September 5, 2023 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States. The three-day
Read MoreChurch Office is closed / Observed on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 The church office will re-open Wednesday, July 5, 2023 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or July 4th—has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century
Read MoreChurch Office is closed / Observed on Monday, June 19, 2023 The church office will re-open Tuesday, June 20, 2023 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full
Read MoreThe nation’s first Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in the state of Washington. However, it was not until 1972–58 years after President Woodrow Wilson made Mother’s Day official–that the day honoring fathers became a nationwide holiday in the United States. Father’s Day. Mother’s Day: Inspiration for Father’s Day The “Mother’s Day” we
Read MoreChurch Office is closed / Observed on Monday, May 29, 2023 The church office will re-open Tuesday, May 30, 2023 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2019 occurs on Monday, May 27.
Read MoreMother’s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood that is observed in different forms throughout the world. In the United States, Mother’s Day 2019 occurs on Sunday, May 12. The American incarnation of Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914. Jarvis would later denounce the holiday’s commercialization
Read MoreChurch Office is closed / Observed on Monday, January 16, 2023 The church office will re-open Tuesday, January 17, 2023 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and sometimes referred to as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of
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