First Baptist Church City of St. Louis

December 2022 

12/1 - Rosa Parks Day

12/7 - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

12/18 - First Day of Hanukkah

12/21 - Winter Solstice Day

12/24 - Christmas Eve 

12/25 - Christmas

12/31 - New Year's Eve

Happy birthday to all December birthdays! May God continue to bless you and keep you!

Weekly Observances: 

• First Night of Hanukkah (12/18 - 12/26)
• Kwanzaa (12/26 - 1/1/2023) 

December is also:

• National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
• Made in America Month
• Handwashing Awareness Month
• National Fruit Cake Month

 

Fun Fact: In the Northern Hemisphere, you'll see the least amount of daylight during December. Winter Solstice in December is the year's shortest day in terms of daylight hours. That specific day can have as many as six hours less sunlight than the longest day that occurs in June, depending on where you live.

January 2023 

1/1 - New Year's Day

1/15 - Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday

1/18 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Happy birthday to all January birthdays! May God continue to bless you and keep you!

Weekly Observances: 

• New Year's Resolutions Week (1-7)
• Diet Resolutions Week (1-2)
• Pizza Week (2nd week) 
• Healthy Weight Week (third week)

January is also:

• National Blood Donor Month
• Cervical Health Awareness Month
• Thyroid Awareness Month
• National Glaucoma Awareness Month

Fun Fact: January is named after Janus, the ancient Roman god of gates and doors symbolizing endings, beginnings, and transitions. He's depicted with two heads: one head looking at the past and the other at the future.