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Calendar of Useful Dates 2012
January
- 01 New Years Day
- 01 Basil the Great
- 05Twelfth Night(Close of Christmastide)[Beware of believing everything you read in Wikipedia but this does make interesting reading!]
- 06Epiphany
- 08 Baptism of Jesus
- 13 St Hilary's Day
- 17 World Religion Day
- 18 Week of prayer for Christian Unity begins
- 27Holocaust Memorial Day
- 28 Thomas Aquinas
February
- 02CandlemasResources for churcheshere
- UNICEF Day for Change
- 04-06 Hand in Hand Children & Family Ministry Conference, Eastbourne
- 14 St Valentine
- 21 Shrove Tuesday
- 22 Ash Wednesday(Resources for Lent & Easter)
- 22 Birthday of Lord Baden Powell whenScouts andGuides celebrate their founder.
- 22Fairtrade fortnight begins
- 26 First Sunday in Lent
March
(Click pic for Easter Resources)
- 01 St David
- 04World Book Day
- 02Women's World Day of Prayer
- 17 St Patrick
- 18 Mothering Sunday
(Click Pic for The Mothers Union 'Make a Mothers Day') - 20 Spring Equinox
- 21-23Sports Relief
(Click pic for 'Sport Relief') - 22World Water Day
- 25Annunciation
- 25 Family Time Conference
- 28 British Summer Time Begins
April
- 01 Palm Sunday
- 05 Maundy Thursday
- 06 Good Friday
- 08 Easter Day
- 22 London Marathon
- 23 St George
May
- 01 May Day
- 09 Rogation
- 13-19Christian Aid Week
- 20 Ascension Day
- 21-25Walk to School Week
- 27 Pentecost
June
- 02 Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
- 03Trinity
- 05 World Environment Day
- 07 Corpus Christi
- 17 Fathers Day(What Dad's Add)
- 24 Midsummer
- 29 St Peter
July
- 15St Swithun
- 25 St James
- 27 London 2012 Olympic Games Begin
August
(Click pic for Christian Organisations running holidays for young people)
- 01Lammas
- 06 Transfiguration
- 12 London 2012 Olympic Games End
- 29 London 2012 Paralympic Games Open
September
(Click pic for Harvest Resources)
- 09 London 2012 Paralympic Games End
- 19Talk like a pirate day
- 21 World Peace Day
- 21 St Matthew's Day
- 22 Autumn Begins
- 29 Michaelmas
October
- 24 United Nations Day
- 31 British Summer Time Ends
- 31All Hallows Eve (Halloween Choice)
November
(Click pic for Remembrance Resources)
- 01All Saints Day
- 02All Soul's
- 05 Bonfire Night
- 11 Armistice Day
- 11 Remembrance Sunday
- Children in Need
- 25 Christ the King
- 30 St Andrew
December
(Click pic for Advent & Christmas Resources)
- 02 Advent Sunday
- 06 St Nicholas
- 21 Winter Solstice
- 24 Christmas Eve
- 25Christmas Day
- 26 St Stephen

