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Plan of Salvation:
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever shall believe
in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that
God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved.

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Living for Christ in the End Times

A Challenge to Prepare for His Soon Return
Dr. David R. Reagan

The Bible clearly teaches that society will

degenerate in the end times, becoming
as evil as it was in the days of Noah
(Matthew 24:37-39). The Apostle Paul,
speaking as a prophet, says that society
will descend into a black pit of immorality,
violence, and paganism (2 Timothy 3:15). He asserts that men will be "lovers of

self, lovers of money, and lovers of pleasure." People will be "boastful, arrogant,
and unholy," and children will be
"disobedient to parents."
Sounds like the evening news, doesnt it?
In short, we have arrived.
Signs of Coming Persecution
We should
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Top Reasons Churches Went To Court

The Top 5 Reasons Religious Organizations Went to Court in 2015

This analysis is instructive to churches. Most notably, it demonstrates the recurring problems that
church leaders must remain vigilant about addressing. For instance, child sexual abuse once again
-- Richard Hammar, an attorney specializing in legal ranked number one on the listas it has for many
issues for churches and clergy, recently released his years. Church leaders should take the threat serireport on the top five reasons faith-based organiza- ously, and children's ministry directors must maintions, including churches, went to court in 2015.
tain high screening and selection standards. The
Hammar categorized state appellate court and fed- other categories on the list, including insurance diseral court rulingsaround 12,000 decisions totalto putes and personal injuries, are also perennial probidentify which types of litigation most threaten relilems.
Continued on Page 7
gious organizations.

The Christian message is often referred to as the "Gospel," which

means "good news." Specifically, it
is the good news about Jesuswho
He is, what He has done, and what
He offers. Essentially, the message
is that Jesus was God in the flesh,
that He came into the world to reconcile humanity to Himself, and
that his salvation is freely offered to
each person who will respond in
faith. The Gospel message explains
that salvation is only possible
through the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. Through his sacrifice, Jesus paid the price for our sinfulness (rebellion against God), thus
offering us forgiveness. Then
through his Resurrection He conquered death, removing it as the
penalty for our sin and replacing it
with the offer of eternal life that is
only available from Him to all those
that place their faith in Him.

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be deeply concerned over these
developments, not only because
we are witnessing the destruction
of our beloved America, but because both Jesus and Paul prophesied that when these things occur,
the Church will come under attack
and individual Christians will be
persecuted.
Jesus said that as lawlessness increases, "most peoples love will
grow cold" (Matthew 24:12). He
stated that in this hostile atmosphere, many professing Christians
will "fall away" and will proceed to
cooperate in the persecution of
their former brothers and sisters in
Christ (Matthew 24:10). Paul indicates the same thing when he says
that people will be "haters of
good" and that they will therefore
be "brutal" and "reckless," reviling
those who stand for righteousness
(2 Timothy 3:2-4).
We are watching these prophecies
come true today before our very
eyes, both here in America and
around the world. As our culture
has secularized and paganized,
Christianity, the Church, and Christians have come under increasing
attack as "intolerant bigots." (See
Dennis Pollocks editorial on page
9.) The attacks are going to intensify, and it is going to become increasingly difficult for Christians to
stand for righteousness. Jobs will
be lost. Careers will be destroyed.
Christians will even be sent to prison for speaking out against evils
like homosexuality because such
pronouncements will be labeled as
"hate crimes."

1) Order Your Priorities

The starting point is to review your
priorities and make certain that
God is first in your life. Be honest
with yourself. Dont play games.
Dont kid yourself.
Most Christians have allowed their
priorities to get very mixed up.
Usually, job or career is number
one, family is second, and God is
third or even fourth behind an obsession with sports or something
similar.
Ask yourself this question: If God
were to give you the opportunity
to make one request, what would
it be? Would you ask for money?
Power? Fame? Success?
Solomon asked for wisdom, but
David asked for something ten
thousand times more profound
he asked for intimacy with God
(Psalm 27:4). And, because he put
God first, he states in Psalm 27
that he did not fear life (verse 1)
or death (verse 13). It is also the
reason that he is remembered as
"the man after Gods own
heart" (Acts 13:22).

2) Stand on the Word

The Bible says that the end times
will be an age of deception
(Matthew 24:24, 1 Timothy 4:1,
and 2 Timothy 4: 3-4). In fulfillment of that prophecy, we are today being bombarded with false
but alluring religious systems offered by the Christian cults, Eastern religions, and the New Age
Movement.
Most professing Christians are sitting ducks for spiritual deception
because the average Christian is
not certain what he believes. And
What then are those of us who
even when he is able to articulate
love Jesus to do as we face a ris- a belief, he usually does not know
ing wave of ridicule, harassment,
why he believes it. The result is
and persecution for our faith? How that a Jehovahs Witness can turn
shall we live for Christ in the end
the average Christian into a theotimes? Let me suggest a few
logical pretzel in two minutes flat.
guidelines.
Anyone can be deceived. If you
are to guard yourself against deception,
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Parenting & Love the Key to Achievement
Scholar speaking at U.S. Department of Education states
that parents and love are the
keys to raising African American achievement
September 26, 2016

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WASHINGTON In a speech at the U.S.
Department of Education, William Jeynes,
a senior fellow at the Witherspoon Institute in Princeton and a Harvard graduate,
presented data from a recent major study
on raising African American student
achievement. The study was a metaanalysis, which is a very highly regarded
statistical approach. This is because a meta-analysis statistically combines all of the
studies that have ever been done on a particular topic. The findings indicated that
African American parental involvement is
a particularly strong means of raising the
educational outcomes of their children and
that these youth responded particularly
like any other ethnic group, the effects of
well to love, as expressed by their parents that engagement did not decline as their
and teachers.
children became older. This is unusual and
reflects the fact that the subtler kinds of
Dr. Jeynes stated that these results suggest parental participation are most effective
that there are a number of strengths appar- when youth are older and these are the arent in African American families that soci- eas of involvement in which African Amerety would be wise to emphasize. He noted ican mothers and fathers especially excel.
that educators often complain that black
caregivers are frequently not strong in
The findings of this study highlight some of
practicing the components of engagement the strengths of what African American
that are most tangible from the perspecparents and Jeynes added that, This
tives of teachers. However, Dr. Jeynes
should be our emphasis and where we
shared that, African American parents are should begin. He noted that in other studquite adept at practicing the subtler asies another strength of African Americans
pects of parental involvement. These inis that they tend to be the most religious
cluding having high but reasonable expec- ethnic group in the U.S. Jeynes observed
tations of their young, having frequent
that, When highly religious African Amerpositive communication with their chilicans are compared to white students, the
dren, and having a parental style that is
achievement gap is cut in half. In addihigh in both love and providing structure. tion, he asserted, African American parents become more involved, when they
sensed that school teachers and staff love
Dr. Jeynes also asserted, One unique
them.
strength of parental involvement, as expressed by African Americans, is that un-

Case Closed - Kim Davis

Has Won the Fight for Religious Freedom
-- Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has won the

fight for religious freedom after a federal judge

issued an order dismissing all three 2015 marriage license lawsuits against her yesterday.
U.S. Judge David Bunning dismissed in their
entirety, Miller v. Davis, Ermold v. Davis and
Yates v. Davis, which brings to an end the trial
proceedings against her arising from the 2015
Obergefell decision.
Despite the ACLU's attempt to continue the
case against Kim Davis and assess damages
against her, the federal district court dismissed
the case, closed the files and ordered all the
pending cases to be removed from the docket.
Davis, represented by Liberty Counsel, spent
six days in jail last year for refusing to issue
marriage licenses to same-sex couples in violation of her right to freedom of conscience.
Davis would not issue the licenses because
they had her name and authority on them. As a
result, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed
an executive order creating one marriage license form which does not require the county
clerk's name and title. The Kentucky General
Assembly made Governor Bevin's changes
permanent with a bill that passed the State
House with a 97-0 vote followed by a 36-0 vote
in the State Senate. Bevin said his signature
on the unanimous bipartisan legislation
brought "statutory finality to the marriage license dilemma."
"Kim Davis has won! We celebrate this victory
for her and for every American," said Mat
Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty
Counsel. "County clerks are now able to perform their public service without being forced to
compromise their religious liberty. The case is
now closed and the door has been shut on the
ACLU's attempt to assess damages against
Kim Davis. This victory is not just for Kim Davis. It is a victory for everyone who wants to
remain true to their deeply-held religious beliefs regarding marriage while faithfully serving
the public," said Staver.
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New ideas for Christmas
decorating include LEDs,
backyard displays
Decorating the backyard for Christmas is more
popular every year.
Kenneth Brown
of HGTV's reDeisgn show says it
makes sense because people can
see and enjoy the
display from inside. The front
yard is for people passing by.
This year, more
decorators are
turning to light emitting diode (LED) lights
which are more energy efficient.
There's little danger of overloading electrical
circuits when LEDs are used. And the lights stay
cool when lit, so it's safer to wrap them around
live trees and bushes.
LEDs are longer-lasting, which means you can
leave them in place all year. Usually Christmas
decorations are lit on the evening of Thanksgiving Day and each night until New Year's Day.
With LEDs you can leave them up and light the
tree for other occasions.
Professional decorators say:
* When using inexpensive mini lights, it's best
to replace them each year. They can deteriorate
from bad weather and create an electrical hazard.
* Choose a theme instead of using all white or
just red and green.
When trees are too big to decorate without a
ladder, get professional help or decorate a
smaller tree.
* Decide what decorations you want and buy
them. When they are sold out, they are gone
for the season.
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On Thanksgiving,
be thankful for
"little things"
This Thanksgiving, as your family gathers together for food and fellowship,
look at your big turkey and, for a moment, think small.
It's easy to be thankful for the big
things, our homes, cars, and accomplishments, but it's just as easy to
forget the small things that make our
lives comfortable. No matter how rich
or poor we are, we all have many things
to be thankful for.
We take for granted that we have enough
food. We don't worry that our food will
last through the winter as the Pilgrims
did. We can count on the grocery store
for that.
We expect to have a home, be it fancy
or plain, but that's not a small thing
for many millions of people. So perhaps
we should take a moment to thank God
for our abode, be it ever so humble.
We can take a moment to be thankful for
our spouse, children and friends.
Thank God for sunshine, autumn breezes,
and changing seasons. With winter approaching, we can be thankful for our
warm jackets and scarves.

Indian Pudding for

Thanksgiving Day
When anyone mentions the month
of November, we usually think of
Thanksgiving Day. But every single day
of the month is designated as a National Day (Week or Month) to recognize a
food that we either love or hate.
National Fig Week is always the
first week. Pecans, peppers, pomegranates and peanut butter have month-long
recognitions. Each of the thirty days
celebrates a product or preparation
like mousse, cashews, pickles, pizza or
vichyssoise.
November 13 is National Indian
Pudding Day. The pudding is made with
cornmeal and was really the creation of
the settlers who didn't have flour to
make their familiar hasty pudding.
Indian Pudding is still popular in the New England states, but it
isn't commonly made elsewhere, though
it's likely the most American of all.
Jasper White's recipe has been
reprinted many times; he is a renowned
Boston chef.

Jasper White's Indian Pudding

2 and 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 cups milk
5 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
1/3 cup molasses
We can appreciate having lived for an- 1/3 cup maple syrup
other year and that most of your family 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
and friends have done the same.
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
You can involve children and guests in 1/4 teaspoon salt
the spirit of thankfulness with the
1 egg, beaten
charming 'Ship of Thanks' game.
1 cup cold milk
Make ships from paper cups with a triangle of construction paper placed inPreheat oven to 300F. Grease 1 1/2 quart
side for a sail. Have each child or
baking dish with 1 tablespoon of butter;
adult write what he or she is thankful set aside. Heat 3 cups milk in a saucepan
for on the sail and place the paper cup until it is close to boiling. Add cornmeal
and reduce heat to low. Whisk until it
anywhere on the dinner table.
After dinner, kids and adults read what thickens (5 minutes). Remove from heat and
add remaining butter, molasses, maple syris written on the sail by their plate
up, cinnamon, ginger, salt and egg.
and guess who wrote it.

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Living For Christ...Continued from Page 2
by David R. Reagan
If you are to guard yourself against
deception, you must get into the
Word and stay in it on a daily basis. Also, you must test everything
by the Word (1 John 4:1). For
Catholics this means discarding
doctrines like purgatory that have
no basis in the Word whatsoever.
For Protestants it means being
alert to the twisting of scriptures or
the manipulation of verses out of
context. On every doctrine, the Bible needs to be searched from
Genesis to Revelation to see what
is said about the particular topic.
3) Believe in the Power of God

we want to try to cope on our own,

He will let us. He responds when
we reach out to Him in faith (James
1:6).
4) Persist in Prayer
One of the greatest blessings God
has given believers is supernatural
communication. God cares for us
personally (1 Peter 5:7), and He
desires to communicate with us
(James 4:8). Because He loves us,
He earnestly desires our fellowship
(John 4:23).
The tragedy is that most professing
Christians seem to be inclined to
turn to prayer as a last resort
only when all else has failed and
the situation has become desperate. Some of this reluctance to
seek God in prayer is due to pride,
and thus the Scriptures continually
exhort us to humble ourselves (1
Peter 5:6). Others fail to depend on
prayer because of unbelief. They
either think God doesnt care, or
else they think He is no longer active in history.

I am convinced that most professing Christians are deists. A deist is

a person who believes in an impersonal god who never intervenes in
human affairs. According to Deism,
we are supposed to cope with our
god-given reason, our talents, and
the wisdom of the Scriptures. As
far as the deist is concerned, at the
end of the First Century, God retired, the supernatural ceased, and
the age of miracles came to an
But the Bible says "we do not have
end.
because we do not ask" (James
4:2). How many blessings of God
But the Hebrew Scriptures teach
have you left on the table because
that God never changes (Malachi
you tried to handle your problems
3:6). And the New Testament spe- yourself? The Bible also says that
cifically states that "Jesus Christ is "the prayers of a righteous man
the same yesterday, and today,
can accomplish much" (James
yes and forever" (Hebrews 13:8).
5:16). Do you interpret this to mean
There is no way we can cope with that the power of your prayers dethe evil of end time society in our
pends on your righteousness? That
own strength. Anyone who tries to is not what it means. If you are trudo so will be defeated. Our only
ly born again, then you are a righthope is to turn to a God who is
eous person because you are
alive and well, who is still on the
clothed in the righteousness of Jethrone, who hears prayer and ansus (Isaiah 61:10).
swers prayer, and who still performs miracles.
We must realize that the Bible
5) Rely on the Holy Spirit
teaches that we can limit God by
Most professing Christians seem to
our unbelief. This a great paradox. be afraid of the Holy Spirit. This is
Think about it although God is
usually due to a lack of knowledge
all-powerful (Luke 1: 37), we who
concerning the Spirit. For example,
are powerless in comparison can
there is a tendency to write off the
nonetheless limit His power by our Holy Spirit as some sort of imperunbelief (Mark 6:1-6). Thats besonal force like "The Force" in
cause God is a gentleman. He
Star Wars.
does not force Himself upon us. If We need to understand that the

Holy Spirit is a person. He is the

supernatural presence of God in
the world today. He performs a dual role. For the unbeliever, He is
Gods Evangelist. He is the one
who works on human hearts to
draw them to the Cross in repentance. No one is saved apart from
the testimony of the Spirit (John
6:44 & 65).
With regard to the believer, the Holy Spirit is Gods indwelling presence to provide us with power and
guidance. He is our Enabler. He is
also Gods Potter, for one of His
basic responsibilities is to daily
shape believers more fully into the
image of Jesus (2 Corinthians 3:17
-18).
One of the ironies of the Christian
life is that we cannot serve God in
our own power. Rather, the only
way we can effectively serve the
Lord is by relying on the power of
His Holy Spirit who resides within
us. It is possible to quench and
grieve the Spirit (1 Thessalonians
5:19 and Ephesians 4:30).
The Word calls on us to be filled
with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18).
This can happen only if we are willing to release the Spirit to become
the Lord of our lives. Most of us are
content to let the Spirit be resident
in our lives. He does not want to be
simply a resident; He desires to be
president.
Is that the case in your life? Is the
Holy Spirit on the throne of your
life? Or is He being treated as an
unwelcome guest? There is no way
you will be able to withstand the
pressures of end time society without relying daily on the power of
Gods Spirit.

prevails.
It is easy for the righteous to grow discouraged. This calls for the practice of
tough faith the kind of faith that is
not dependent on circumstances. Its
the kind of faith that hangs in there
when the going gets tough because of
a confident belief that "all things work
together for good for those who love
the Lord" (Romans 8:28).
God never promises that believers will
be immune to suffering. What He does
promise is that He will be there to walk
through the trials with us. He promises
to be beside us when we "pass
through the waters" and "walk through
the fire" (Isaiah 43:2). And He states
that He will be there when we "walk
through the valley of the shadow of
death" (Psalm 23:4).
What is the quality of your faith? When
life turns sour, do you turn to God, or
do you question Him or even curse
Him? One of the keys to hanging
tough is to learn the promises of Gods
Word (like Philippians 4:6-7, 11-13,
and 19) and start claiming them in
prayer when confronted with the challenges of life.
7) Keep an Eternal Perspective
We are to be in the world but not of the
world (John 17:11 & 16). Thats a difficult principle to follow. It constitutes a
daily struggle.
It is so easy to get our eyes off the
Lord and focus instead upon the world
in which we live. The daily demands
are so pressing. And one of the greatest of those demands is that we conform to the world to the worlds language, dress, entertainment, and values.

Thats why we are constantly exhorted

in Scripture to consider ourselves as
"aliens, exiles, and strangers" who are
just passing through this world
(Hebrews 11:13 and 1 Peter 2:11). We
are told to "set our minds on things
above, not on the things that are on
6) Practice Tough Faith
the earth" (Colossians 3:2). And we
Faith comes easy when everything is
are warned to never fall in love with
going smoothly. When there is good
the world or grow comfortable with it
health and prosperity, it is easy to
(Romans 12:2 and 1 John 2:15-16). In
praise the Lord. The test of faith
fact, Jesus said we are to "hate our life
comes when all the circumstances of
in this world" (John 12:25), and His
life turn sour.
brother, James, said "friendship with
God has not promised believers a rose the world is hostility toward
garden. We live in a fallen world. The God" (James 4:4).
rain falls on the just and the unjust.
The wicked prosper. Justice seldom

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Living For Christ...Continued from Page 6
by David R. Reagan

What does it mean

to hate the world? It
means we are to
hate the evil world
system that prevails
in society. We are to
hate a system that
glorifies violence and
immorality and which
depreciates the value of life.
As C. S. Lewis once
put it, "We are to live
like commandos behind the enemy
lines, preparing the
way for the coming
of the Commander-in
-Chief." In other
words, we are to live
yearning for the day
when Jesus will
burst from the heavens to bring peace,
righteousness, and justice to the earth. Him [glorified] . . . And everyone who
has this hope fixed on Him, purifies
himself, just as He is pure" (1 John
8) Look for Jesus
3:2-3). Regarding evangelism, Peter
This brings us to the final
writes that the only reason Jesus has
guideline I would like to em- not yet returned is because "God does
not wish that any should perish, but
phasize regarding how to
that all might come to repentance" (2
live for Jesus in the end times. Peter 3:9).
The Bible tells us point blank that we
A Spiritual Mirror
are to live "looking for Jesus" (Titus 2: Paul provides us with a spiritual mirror
13).
for end time conduct. He says we are
Most Christians are so caught up in the to "deny ungodliness and worldly deworld that they live thinking about any- sires and to live sensibly, righteously
thing but the return of Jesus. This is a and godly in the present age, looking
sad state of affairs because Jesus
for the blessed hope and the appearreturn is our "blessed hope" (Titus
ing of the glory of our great God and
2:13). And His return is imminent.
Savior, Christ Jesus" (Titus 2:12-13).
When you look into this mirror, what
Another problem is that most Chrisdo you see? Are you walking in the
tians know so little about Bible prophe- center of Gods will? Have you orcy that they cannot get excited about
dered your priorities to put God first?
the Lords return. How can you get ex- Are you standing on the Word of God,
cited about an event you know nothing testing everything by it? Do you beabout? Ignorance produces apathy.
lieve in a personal, caring and allAnd apathy about the Lords return has powerful God who hears prayers and
tragic consequences. It robs us of an
answers prayers, and who still pereternal perspective, and it destroys any forms miracles? Are you relying daily
sense of urgency about reaching lost
on the power of the Holy Spirit? Are
souls. It also undermines a powerful
you practicing tough faith, refusing to
motivator for holy living.
allow the calamities of life to overYou see, when a person comes to truly whelm you? Are you keeping an eterbelieve that Jesus is returning and may nal perspective, refusing to get comreturn any moment, that person will be fortable with this world? And are you
motivated to holiness and evangelism. daily looking for Jesus? Is the Rapture
Regarding holiness, the Apostle John
in your heart? Is "Maranatha!" on your
put it this way: "We know that when He lips?
appears [the Rapture], we shall be like

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United States October & November Events
October 2016

ena.org

1-31, Adopt-a-Shelter Dog Month, AWeb:

ASPCA.ORG

12, Dia de la Raza. Commemorates the discovery of America and the cultural heritage of Spanish, Indian, and Hispanic nations. Celebrated in the U.S. and Mexico.

1-31, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Web:

www.cancer.org
1-31, National Arts and Humanities Month.
1-31, National Audiology Awareness Month/
Protect Your Hearing Month. Web:
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13, Navy Birthday. Recognizes the authorization of the Continental Navy in 1775.
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14-16, Fall Festival of Leaves. Selfguided scenic tours, plus entertainment.
Web: FallFestivalofLeaves.com

1-31, National Bullying Prevention Web:

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15, Blind Americans Equality Day.

1-31, National Crime Prevention Month.

Web: ncpc.org

16, Teen Read Week. Web: teenreadweek.ning.com

1-31, National Cybersecurity Awareness.

17, Black Poetry Day.

1-31, National Disability Employment

Awareness Month. Web: dol.gov/odep/topics/
ndeam

18, National Boss Day. Honor bosses.

2, Blessing of the Fishing Fleet, at

Church of Saints Peter and Paul in San
Francisco.
4, St. Francis of Assisi Feast Day, Founder of the Friars Minor of the Franciscan
Order. Some Catholic and Anglican churches
hold a blessing of the animals on this
day.
5-16, Mississippi State Fair, 62,000 attend the annual even of entertainment,
livestock, carnival and domestic art exhibits.
8, Chincoteague Island Oyster Festival,
All-you-can-eat oysters fixed many different ways marks the beginning of oyster
season. Web: chincoteaguechamber.com
9, Bank of America Chicago Marathon, About
850,000 watch the 26.2 mile course attracts athletes from all 50 states and 120
countries. Web: chicagomarathon.com
9-10, Fire Prevention Week. Web: nfpa.org
or firepreventionweek.org
10, Columbus Day.
11, Southern Food Heritage Day. Official
day to use cast iron pans and smokers.
Southernwood.org
11, Yom Kippur begins at sundown. Day of
Atonement is Oct. 12.
12, Emergency Nurses Day. Honoring dedication of emergency room nurses. Web:

18, Alaska Day. Anniversary of transfer of

Alaska from Russia to U.S. in 1867.
21, National Mammography Day. Web:
nbcam.org
28, National Cat Day. Web: NationalCatDay.com
31, Halloween, traditional.

6, New York City Marathon. Features 50,000

international runners and 2 million spectators.
8, General Election Day. This year, presidential and congressional elections are
held. It's a holiday in 12 states.
10, Return Day. At Georgetown DE. Official
election returns are read from the balcony
of George Washington's courthouse.
11, Veterans Day. Honors those who served
in World War I and World War II. First observed since 1919. In 1978 ,it reverted to
Nov. 11, recalling the World War I armistice. Hostilities ended on the 11th day,
at the 11th hour.
12,World Pneumonia Day, since 2009. To
raise awareness of the world's largest
killer of children under age 5.
14-18, American Education Week, 95th annual and by Presidential Proclamation 5403.
Focuses on providing a quality education
for students from kindergarten through
college.
15, America Recycles Day. Promoted by Keep
America Beautiful, it promotes and celebrates recycling. Each year, organizers
hold events to educate people on how to
recycle.

November Events
1-31, Lung Cancer Awareness Month
1-31,
1-31,
1-31,
1-31,
Month
1-31,

National
National
National
National

Alzheimer's Disease Month

COPD Month
Diabetes Month
Native American Heritage

National Family Literacy Month

2, National Traffic Professionals Day.

Recognizes and honors radio and television
traffic department personnel.
3, National Men Make Dinner Day. Men to
get fun and appreciation for their cooking
skills.
4, Colorado Christmas Gift show at Denver.
Hundreds of booths offer food by local
chefs. Santa Claus arrives.
5, Saddie Hawkins Day. Women and girls encouraged to ask a man for a date. Originated by Al Capp in his "L'l Abner" comic
strip.
6. Daylight Saving Time Ends. It ends at 2
a.m. on the Sunday November 6, according
to the Uniform Time Act

17, The Great American Smokeout. Since

1977, it celebrates the benefits of a
smoke-free working environment.
19, Custer State Park Buffalo Auction,
Custer, SD. Live auction of surplus buffalo, calves and yearlings.
24, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade at Central Park West, New York. Features giant
balloon figures, floats, bands and celebrities.
24, Thanksgiving Day. By Presidential
Proclamation, always the fourth Thursday
in November., a national holiday observed
in most states.
25, The Friday after Thanksgiving is also
a holiday in some states.
25, Black Friday. Traditional start of the
Christmas shopping season. Originally
called Black Friday because retailers
were "in the black" by this day.
25, Waikiki Holiday Parade, Waikiki, HI.
Honors survivors and veterans of the Dec.
7, 1941, Pearl Harbor attack.

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