PLANNING CALENDAR 2016
There are 52 Sundays in 2016 and 366 days to minister to children in our community!

Public holidays Anniversary days Ministry Training Opportunities

SUNDAY / CHURCH
FESTIVAL / OTHER INFORMATION / OUR CHILDREN’S SUNDAY PROGRAMME
JAN
3 / 1 Fri, New Year’s Day
4 Mon,day after New Year’s day
10 / Epiphany 1
17 / Epiphany 2
24 / Epiphany 3 / 25Mon, Wellington Anniversary
31 / Epiphany 4
Feb
7 / 1Mon, Nelson & Auckland Anniversary
Mon1 – Fri 5 Feb Schools Back
Term 1 Starts
6 Sat, Waitangi Day
8 Mon, Waitangi Day observed
8 Mon, Chinese New Year
9 Tues, Shrove Tuesday
(see our Kids Friendly resource “Celebrating Shrove Tuesday”)
10Ash Wednesday
14 / Lent 1 / 14 Sun, St Valentine’s Day
21 / Lent 2
28 / Lent 3
MarCH
6 / Transfiguration
Lent 4 / 6 Sun, Children’s Day
4 Fri, World Day of Prayer
12 Sat, Messy Church Resourcing Day / “Treasure our Children”
13 / Lent 5 / 14Mon, Taranaki Anniversary
17 Thurs, St Patrick’s Day
Inspiring Church Leaders Conference, Clevedon, Auckland
20 / Lent 6 / 20 Palm Sunday
24 Maundy Thursday
21Mon, Otago Anniversary
25 Good Friday
26 Holy Saturday
SUNDAY / CHURCH
FESTIVAL / OTHER INFORMATION / OUR CHILDREN’S SUNDAY PROGRAMME
MARCH
27 / EASTER SUNDAY
Easter 1 / 27 Easter Sunday
28 Easter Monday
29 Tues, Southland Anniversary
Apr
3 / Easter 2 / 1 Fri, April Fools
3Daylight Saving Ends
8 Fri, 9 Sat, Unlimited Children’s Ministry Conference, Christchurch
10 / Easter3
17 / Easter4 / Fri 15 April Schools Out
22 Fri, Earth Day
24 / Easter 5 / 25 Mon, Anzac Day
(See our Kids Friendly resource “Sharing ANZAC with children”)
May
1 / Easter 7 / Mon 2 May Schools Back
Term 2 Starts
1 Sun, Faka-Me (Tongan)
5 Thurs, Ascension Day
8 / 8Sun, Mothers’ Day
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity(Ascension day to Pentecost Sunday)
8 Asian Sunday
14Sat, Way2Go Auckland
15 / Pentecost 1 / 15Pentecost Sunday
(See our Kids Friendly resource “Celebrating Pentecost with children”)
22 / Trinity / 21 Sat - 29 Sun, Youth Week(Theme: Giving back is giving forward)
28 Sat, Way2Go Dunedin
29 / Pentecost 2 / 29 May -5June: Praying for Children @ Risk Week
JunE
5 / Pentecost 3 / 5 Sun, World Environment Day
6 Mon, Matariki
6 Mon, Queen’s Birthday
11 Sat, Way2Go Wellington
12 / Pentecost 4
SUNDAY / CHURCH
FESTIVAL / OTHER INFORMATION / OUR CHILDREN’S SUNDAY PROGRAMME
June
19 / Pentecost 5 / 20 Mon, World Refugee Day
21 Tues, Shortest day of the year
19 Disability Sunday
24Fri, Love Reaches Out
Art & Writing Competition Opens
26 / Pentecost 6
July / Bible Month – Choose a Sunday
3 / Pentecost 7 / Fri 8 July Schools Out
10 / Pentecost 8
17 / Pentecost 9
24 / Pentecost 10 / Mon 25 Schools Back
Term 3 Starts
31 / Pentecost 11
Aug
7 / Pentecost 12
14 / Pentecost 13 / 12 Fri – 14 Sun,
Transformers RUYL Camp
Northern and Kaimai
14 Lay Preachers’ Sunday
21 / Pentecost 14 / 21 or 28, Youth Sunday
28 / Pentecost 15 / 26 Fri, Love Reaches Out
Art & Writing Competition Closes
SEPT
4 / Pentecost 16 / 1 Thurs, Acts of Kindness Day
4 Sun, Fathers’ Day
11 / Pentecost 17 / 11 Sun, Grandparents’ Day
18 / Pentecost 18 / Fri 23 Schools Out
18 Peace Sunday
21 Wed, International Day of Peace
25 / Pentecost 19 / 25 Daylight Saving Starts
26Mon, South Canterbury Anniversary
OCT
2 / Pentecost 20 / 2 World Communion Sunday
9
SUNDAY / Pentecost 21
CHURCH
FESTIVAL / 9 White Sunday
Mon 10 Schools Back
Term 4 Starts
For planning term 4:
See our Kids Friendly resources:
OTHER INFORMATION / OUR CHILDREN’S SUNDAY PROGRAMME
OCT
9 / Organising a Halloween Alternative
Advent and Christmas resources
16 / Pentecost 22 / 16 Pray for World Peace Week
21 Fri, Hawke’s Bay Anniversary
23 / Pentecost 23 / 24 Mon, Labour Day
30 / Pentecost 24 / 31 Mon, Halloween/Light Party
31 Mon, Marlborough Anniversary
NOV
6 / Pentecost 25 / 1 Sun, All Saints Day
5 Sat, Guy Fawkes
13 / Pentecost 26 / 11 Fri, Canterbury Anniversary
13 Sun, World Kindness Day
16-20, General Assembly, Dunedin
20 / Reign of Christ / 24Thurs, Thanksgiving
27 / Advent 1
Hope / 28 Mon, Chatham Islands and Westland Anniversary
DEC
4 / Advent 2
Peace
11 / Advent 3
Joy / Term 4 End: Schools out no later than Fri 16 - secondary schools
18 / Advent 4
Love / Term 4 Ends: No later than Tues20 - primary, intermediate
22 Tues, Longest day of the year
25 / 24 Sat, Christmas Eve
25 Sun, Christmas Day
26 Mon, Boxing Day
27 Tues, Christmas Day Observed
31 Sat, New Year’s Eve

Kids Friendly has developed over 35 “home grown” resources to help you minister to children. They can be downloaded from our website

For advice, resources, training and encouragement contact your Kids Friendly Coaches:

Jill Kayser, National Kids Friendly Coach, 09-5245379, 027-2103784

Cheryl Harray, Kids Friendly Advisor, Synod of Otago and Southland,

03-4763932, 027-4896153,

Kaila Pettigrove, Kids Friendly Part Time Coach, 09-5245379, 022-1015580