Week of Events
Father’s Day
Father’s Day was born from love and necessity. In December 1907, an explosion at the Monongah coal mine in West Virginia killed hundreds of men, leaving thousands of children fatherless. The following year, Grace Golden Clayton proposed a church service to honor those fathers. Around the same time, Sonora Smart Dodd, one of six children […]
Juneteenth
Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates a moment of delayed liberation and enduring hope. On that day in 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order No. 3, announcing that all enslaved people were free in accordance with President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation issued two and a half years […]
Sunday, June 15, 2025
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Monday, June 16, 2025
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
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Thursday, June 19, 2025
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Friday, June 20, 2025
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Saturday, June 21, 2025
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