December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Consider using worship resources that explore theologies of disability and how the church can becoming an open, accessible, and barrier-free space, where there is full participation of people with disabilities.
World Refugee Day, declared by the United Nations to be marked on June 20, is a call for communities around the world to work toward peace and security for all, remembering especially the millions of people who are displaced or forcibility uprooted from their homes.
These resources are offered to help with worship on Union Sunday, usually celebrated on the Sunday before June 10.
Pray and reflect on the call to ministry and Christian service. For Vocation Sunday, consider sharing some ministers' call stories - why they chose a ministry vocation, what they love about it, and what challenges they face.
The traditional date for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is January 18-25. The octave (eight days) has been celebrated continuously since 1894, but was a dream of many Christian leaders since the early years of the 19th century.
World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1 each year, or the Sunday closest to it.
Communities around the world remember those we have lost to the disease, and stand in solidarity with people who are affected by HIV and AIDS.
World Communion Sunday is celebrated on the first Sunday in October.
Observed on the first Friday in March, World Day of Prayer is a global, ecumenical movement of Christian women joined together to observe a common day of prayer.
World Food Sunday is celebrated on the third Sunday in October. The week leading up to it is observed as the Churches' Week of Action on Food.
The third week of September is the annual World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel (WWPPI). This week is a time for people of faith to join together in worship and prayer in support of an end to the occupation of Palestine. WWPPI calls on its participants to work for an end to the occupation, so that Palestinians and Israelis can finally live in peace.