There is a time for everything,
And a season for every activity under heaven:
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal…
ECCLESIASTES 3: 1-3
There are now so many diseases that we have to have national organizations to raise money to find a cure or treatment for each one, to keep track of the number of fatalities and to remind us that the disease continues on its rampage.
Wouldn't you like to say to a certain plague, "Cancer your season is over"; "Depression your time is up"; or "Migraine this means war".
The holy scripture tells us in Isaiah that every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord".
Isn't it about time for disease
to bow before the Lord.
Take Your Place in the Battle Line.
BECOMING A CHAMPION
National observances for particular illnesses, developmental or mental health conditions, and diseases are listed below by the month of the observation. Members of the congregation can choose to pray for individuals affected by the medical conditions listed below. While there is no limit to the number of conditions which you choose to pray for, you may only be listed as champion for three conditions. The champion should prepare to pray for the medical condition for 12 months and can be renamed champion annually. The Champion may be praying for individuals affected by a medical condition on behalf of an individual who is currently affected (first name listed) or in memory of someone who fell victim to the disease or illness.
Members of the Congregation should contact the Parish Nurse when you would like to become a prayer champion. Members should also alert the Parish Nurse of conditions which are not listed or have not received recognition through national observance. Thank You.
JANUARY
January 8-14 is National Folic Acid Awareness Week
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month
January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month
January is National Blood Donor Month
January is National Radon Action Month
January is Thyroid Awareness Month
FEBRUARY
February 3 is National Wear Red Day
February 3 is Give Kids A Smile Day
February 14 is National Donor Day
February 7-14 is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
February 7-14 is Children of Alcoholics Week
February is AMD & Low Vision Awareness Month
February is International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
February is National Children's Dental Health Month
February is American Heart Month
MARCH
March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 11 is World Kidney Day
March 20 is National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day
March 25 is American Diabetes Alert Day
March 6-12 is National Sleep Awareness Week
March 6-12 is National Patient Safety Awareness Week
March 20-26 is National Poison Prevention Week
March 21-27 is World Salt Awareness Month
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month
March is National Kidney Month
March is National Nutrition Month
March is Trisomy Awareness Month
March is National Multiple Sclerosis Education & Awareness Month
March is Save Your Vision Month
March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month
APRIL
April 24 is World Meningitis Day
April 5 thru 11 is National Public Health Week
April 24 thru 30 is National Infertility Awareness Week
Alcohol Awareness Month
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Sports Eye Safety Month
Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
MAY
May 2 is Melanoma Monday
May 7 is Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day
May 19 is World Hepatitis Day
May 25 is National Senior Health & Fitness Day
May 1 - 7 is Children's Mental Health Awareness Week
May 1 - 7 is North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
May 8 - 14 is National Alcohol- and Other Drug Related Birth Defects Week
May 8 - 14 is Food Allergy Awareness Week
May 9-15 is National Stuttering Awareness Week
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month
May is Healthy Vision Month
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Month
May is Lupus Awareness Month
May is Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
May is National Arthritis Awareness Month
May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
May is National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month
May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
May is National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month
May is Older Americans Month
JUNE
June 6 National Cancer Survivors Day
June 6 - 12 is National Headache Awareness Week
June 6 - 12 is Sun Safety Week
June 20 - 26 is Lightning Safety Week
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month
June is Congenital cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
June is National Scleroderma Awareness Month
June is National Scoliosis Awareness Month
JULY
July 28 is Word Hepatitis Day
July is International Group B Strep Awareness Month
July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
July is UV Safety Month
AUGUST
August 1 is National Minority Donor Awareness Day
August is Cataract Awareness Month
August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
August is National Immunization Awareness Month
August is Psoriasis Awareness Month
August is Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
August is Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
SEPTEMBER
September 13 is National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
September 18 is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Day
September 21 is WORLD Alzheimer’s Day
September 22 is Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network Day
September 24 is Family Health & Fitness Day USA
September 28 is WORLD Rabies Day
September 28 is National Women’s Health & Fitness Day
September 30 is WORLD Heart Day
September is Childhood Cancer Month
September is Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month
September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
September is National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
September is National Cholesterol Education Month
September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
September is National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
September is National Sickle Cell Month
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
OCTOBER
October 3 is National Child Health Day
October 6 is National Depression Screening Day
October 10 is World Mental Health Day
October 15 is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
October 12-20 is Bone and Joint Decade National Action Week
October 22 is International Stuttering Awareness Day
October 23-31 is Red Ribbon Week
October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
NOVEMBER
November 17 is Prematurity Awareness Day.
November 17 is the Great American Smokeout.
November 19 is National Survivors of Suicide Day.
November 8 - 14 is Drowsy Driving Prevention Week.
November 20-26 is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week.
November is American Diabetes Month.
November is COPD Awareness Month.
November is Diabetic Eye Disease Month.
November is Foot health Issues Related to Diabetes Month.
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
November is National Healthy Skin Month.
November is National Hospice Palliative Care Month.
November is National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month.
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
November is Prematurity Awareness Month.
November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Week.
DECEMBER
December 1 is World AIDS Day
December 1-7 is National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week
