Environmental Reflections
Lectionary Year B Revised Common Lectionary
In 1996, starting with Lectionary Year B, the
MEESC launched a multi-year project to complete reflections
and comments on the earth-centered aspects of the Standard
(Episcopal) Lectionary readings. Major work on filling the
gaps in this page will be undertaken each time we are in Year
B; however, input is accepted at any time. The Standard (Episcopal)
Lectionary pages will remain accessible until after the end
of Lectionary Year B in 2012.
Linked to the Sundays and Holy Days are available
commentaries, sermons, and thoughts pertaining to the readings
selected for that day that we have received. If you would
like to scroll to various seasons of the liturgical year,
please click on the season:
Season of Advent
First Sunday of Advent
- Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: Isaiah
64:1-9
- Psalm 80: 1-7, 16-18
- New Testament Reading: 1 Corinthians 1: 3-9
- Gospel: Mark 13: 24-37
Second Sunday of Advent
- Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: Isaiah 40:1-11
- Psalm 85: 1-2, 8-13
- New Testament Reading: 2 Peter 3:8-15a
- Gospel: Mark
1:1-8
Third Sunday of Advent
- Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: Isaiah
61: 1-4, 8-11
- Psalm 126 or Canticle 3 or 15
- New Testament Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24
- Gospel: John 1: 6-8, 19-28
Fourth Sunday of Advent
- Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: 2 Samuel
7: 1-11, 16
- Psalm 89: 1-4, 19-26 or Canticle 3 or 15
- New Testament Reading: Romans 16: 25-27
- Gospel: Luke
1: 26-28
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Season of Epiphany
First Sunday after Epiphany
- Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: Genesis 1:
1-5
- Psalm 29
- New Testament Reading: Acts 19: 1-7
- Gospel: Mark
1: 4-11
Second Sunday after Epiphany
- Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: 1
Samuel 3: 1-10 (11-20)
- Psalm 139: 1-5, 12-17
- New Testament Reading: 1 Corinthians 6: 12-20
- Gospel: John 1: 43-51
Third Sunday after Epiphany
- General
Reflection
- Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: Jonah 3: 1
-5, 10
- Psalm 62: 6-14
- New Testament Reading: 1 Corinthians 7: 29-31
- Gospel: Mark 1: 14-20
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
- Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: Deuteronomy
18: 15-20
- Psalm
111
- New Testament Reading: 1 Corinthians 8: 1-13
- Gospel: Mark 1: 21-28
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
- General
Reflection
- Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: Isaiah 40:
21-31
- Psalm 147: 1-12, 21c
- New Testament Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23
- Gospel: Mark
1:29-39
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
- Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: Isaiah
43: 18-25
- Psalm 41
- New Testament Reading: 2 Corinthians 1: 18-22
- Gospel: Mark 2: 1-12
Eighth Sunday after Epiphany
Last Sunday after Epiphany
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Season of Lent
First Sunday in Lent
Second Sunday in Lent
Third Sunday in Lent
- Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: Exodus
20: 1-17
- Psalm
19
- New Testament Reading: 1 Corinthians 7: 18-25
- Gospel: John 2:13-22
Fourth Sunday in Lent
- Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: Numbers
21: 4-9
- Psalm 107: 1-3, 17-22
- New Testament Reading: Ephesians
2: 1-10
- Gospel: John 3: 14-21
Fifth Sunday in Lent
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Holy
Week
Palm Sunday
NOTE:
If
there is no other opportunity to use the texts appointed
for Liturgy of the Palms, then in some years the homily
or sermon might well be based on one or both of those texts
rather than only and always on the texts appointed for Liturgy
of the Word. The lectionaries of all our denominations
do not include the whole of Scripture, or even in some cases
a representative text of some important portions of it.
The Liturgy of the Palms
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Easter
Season
Easter 2
- First Reading: Acts 4: 32-35
- Psalm 133
- New Testament Reading: 1 John 1: 1 2: 2
- Gospel: John
20:19-31
Easter 3
- First Reading: Acts
3: 12-19
- Psalm 4
- New Testament Reading: 1 John 3: 1-7
- Gospel: Luke 24: 36b-48
Easter 4
- First Reading: Acts 4: 5-12
- Psalm 23
- New Testament Reading: 1 John 3: 16-24
- Gospel: John 10:11-18
Easter 5
- General
Reflection
- First Reading: Acts 8: 26-40
- Psalm: 22: 24-30
- New Testament Reading: 1 John 4: 7-21
- Gospel: John 15: 1-8
Easter 6
Easter 7
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Season of Pentecost
Trinity
- Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: Isaiah
6: 1-8
- Psalm 29 or Canticle 2 or 13
- New Testament Reading: Romans
8:12-17
- Gospel: John
3:1-17
A Note about the Propers:
The major difference between the Standard
(Episcopal) Lectionary and the Revised Common Lectionary
is in the Propers (the Sundays after Pentecost). There
are no readings for Proper 1 and Proper 2.
One track (called here "Semi-Continuous
Track") arranges the Old Testament lessons in a semi-continuous
narrative, similar to the way the Epistles are read in
ordinary time. Year C focuses on the Prophets, arranged
in chronological order, with heavy emphasis on Jeremiah.
The other track (called here "Gospel
Theme Track") is similar to the Standard (Episcopal)
Lectionary, wherein the lesson from the Old Testament
(Hebrew Scripture) is chosen to complement the themes
of the particular Gospel reading for the day.
Both tracks use the same New Testament
Lesson and Gospel.
[Source: Revised Common Lectionary:
Episcopal Edition, St. Mark's Press, Wichita, KS (ISBN
0-9618112-4-2)]
Proper 3
If the Sunday between May 24
and May 28 inclusive follows Trinity Sunday, the Proper
for the Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany
is used. (Source: Revised
Common Lectionary: Episcopal Edition, St. Mark's Press,
Wichita, KS, page 297)
Proper 4 (May 29-June 4)
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Semi-Continuous Track
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Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
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Deuteronomy 5: 12-15
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Psalm |
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Psalm 81: 1-10
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New Testament Reading: |
2 Corinthians 4: 5-12
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Gospel |
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Proper 5 (June
5-June 11)
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Semi-Continuous Track
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Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
1 Samuel 8: 4-11 (12-15), 16-20
(11: 14-15)
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Psalm |
Psalm 138
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New Testament Reading: |
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Gospel |
Mark 3: 20-35
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Proper 6 (June 12-June 18)
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Semi-Continuous Track
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Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
1 Samuel 15: 34 16: 13
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Ezekiel 17: 22-24
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Psalm |
Psalm 20
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Psalm 92: 1-4, 11-14
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New Testament Reading: |
2 Corinthians 4: 6-10 (11-13),
14-17
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Gospel |
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Proper 7 (June 19-June 25)
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Semi-Continuous Track
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Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
1 Samuel 17: (1a, 4-11, 19-23),
32-49)
or
1 Samuel 17: 57 18: 5, 10-16
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Psalm |
Psalm 9: 9-20
or
Psalm 133
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Psalm 107: 1-3, 23-32
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New Testament Reading: |
2 Corinthians 6: 1-13
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Gospel |
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Proper 8 (June 26-July 2)
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Semi-Continuous Track
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Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
2 Samuel 1: 1, 17-27
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Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:
23-24
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Psalm |
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Lamentations 3:21-33 or
Psalm 30
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New Testament Reading: |
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Gospel |
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Proper 9 (July 3-July 9)
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Semi-Continuous Track
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Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
2 Samuel 5: 1-5, 9-10
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Psalm |
Psalm 48
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Psalm 123
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New Testament Reading: |
2 Corinthians 12: 2-10
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Gospel |
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Proper 10 (July 10-July 16)
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Semi-Continuous Track
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Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
2 Samuel 6: 1-5, 12b-19
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Amos 7: 7-15
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Psalm |
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Psalm 85: 8-13
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New Testament Reading: |
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Gospel |
Mark 6: 14-29
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Proper 11 (July 17-July 23)
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Semi-Continuous Track
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Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
2 Samuel 7: 1-14a
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Jeremiah 23: 1-6
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Psalm |
Psalm 89: 20-37
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New Testament Reading: |
Ephesians 2: 11-22
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Gospel |
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Proper 12 (July 24-July 30)
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Semi-Continuous Track
|
Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
2 Samuel 11: 1-5
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2 Kings 4: 42-44
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Psalm |
Psalm 14
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Psalm 145: 10-19
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New Testament Reading: |
Ephesians 3: 14-21
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Gospel |
John 6: 1-21
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Proper 13 (July 31-August 6)
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Semi-Continuous Track
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Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
2 Samuel 11: 26 12: 13a
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Psalm |
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New Testament Reading: |
Ephesians 4: 1-16
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Gospel |
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Proper 14
(August 7-August 13)
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Semi-Continuous Track
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Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
2 Samuel 18: 5-9, 15, 31-33
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1 Kings 19: 4-8
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Psalm |
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Psalm 34
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New Testament Reading: |
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Gospel |
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Proper 15
(August 14-August 20)
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Semi-Continuous Track
|
Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
1 Kings 2: 10-12; 3: 3-14
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Proverbs 9: 1-6
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Psalm |
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Psalm 34: 9-14
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New Testament Reading: |
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Gospel |
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Proper 16
(August 21-August 27)
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Semi-Continuous Track
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Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
1 Kings 8: (1, 6, 10-11), 22-30,
41-43
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Joshua 24: 1-2a, 14-18
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Psalm |
Psalm 84
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Psalm 34: 15-22
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New Testament Reading: |
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Gospel |
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Proper 17
(August 28-September 3)
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Semi-Continuous Track
|
Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture)
Reading: |
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Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9
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Psalm |
Psalm 45: 1-2, 7-10
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New Testament Reading: |
James 1: 17-27
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Gospel |
Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23
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Proper 18
(September 4-September 10)
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Semi-Continuous Track
|
Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture)
Reading: |
Proverbs 22: 1-2, 8-9, 22-23
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Psalm |
Psalm 125
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New Testament Reading: |
James 2: 1-10, (11-13), 14-27
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Gospel |
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Proper 19
(September 11-September 17)
|
Semi-Continuous Track
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Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture)
Reading: |
1 Kings 8: (1, 6, 10-11),
22-30, 41-43
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Isaiah 50: 4-9a
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Psalm |
Psalm
19 or
Wisdom of Solomon 7: 26 8: 1
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New Testament Reading: |
James 3: 1-12
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Gospel |
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Proper 20
(September 18-September 24)
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Semi-Continuous Track
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Gospel Theme Track
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Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture)
Reading: |
Proverbs 31: 10-31
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Psalm |
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New Testament Reading: |
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Gospel |
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Proper 21
(September 25-October 1)
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Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture)
Reading: |
Esther 7: 1-6, 9-10; 9: 20-22
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Psalm |
Psalm 124
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New Testament Reading: |
James 5: 13-20
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Gospel |
Mark 9: 38-50
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Proper 22
(October 2-October 8)
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Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture)
Reading: |
Job 1:1; 2: 1-10 |
Genesis 2:18-24 |
Psalm |
Psalm 26 |
Psalm
8 |
New Testament Reading: |
Hebrews 1: 1-4; 2: 5-12
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Gospel |
Mark 10: 2-16
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Proper 23
(October 9-October 15)
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Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture)
Reading: |
Job 23: 1-9, 16-17 |
Amos 5: 6-7,10-15 |
Psalm |
Psalm 22: 1-15 |
Psalm 90:12-17 |
New Testament Reading: |
Hebrews 4: 12-16
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Gospel |
Mark 10:17-31
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Creation Season
2012 Materials (available in September 2012)
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Proper 24
(October 16-October 22)
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Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture)
Reading: |
Job
38: 1-7, (34-41) |
Isaiah 53: 4-12 |
Psalm |
Psalm 104: 1-9, 25, 37c |
Psalm
91: 9-16 |
New Testament Reading: |
Hebrews 5: 1-10
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Gospel |
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Proper 25
(October 23-October 29)
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Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture)
Reading: |
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Jeremiah 31: 7-9
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Psalm |
Psalm 34: 1-8 (19-22)
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Psalm 126
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New Testament Reading: |
Hebrews 7: 23-28
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Gospel |
Mark 10: 46-52
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Proper 26
(October 30-November 5)
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Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture)
Reading: |
Ruth 1: 1-18 |
Deuteronomy 6:1-9 |
Psalm |
Psalm 146 |
Psalm
119:1-8 |
New Testament Reading: |
Hebrews 9: 11-14
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Gospel |
Mark 12:28-34
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Proper 27
(November 6-November 12)
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Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture)
Reading: |
Ruth 3: 1-5; 4: 13-17 |
1 Kings 17: 8-16 |
Psalm |
Psalm 127 |
Psalm
146 |
New Testament Reading: |
Hebrews 9: 24-28
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Gospel |
Mark 12: 38-44
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Proper 28
(November 13-November 19)
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Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture)
Reading: |
1 Samuel 1: 4-20 |
Daniel 12: 1-3 |
Psalm |
1 Samuel 2: 1-10 |
Psalm
16 |
New Testament Reading: |
Hebrews 10: 11-14 (15-18)
19-25
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Gospel |
Mark 13: 1-8
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Proper 29 (Last Sunday
after Pentecost)
(November 20-November 26)
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Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture)
Reading: |
2 Samuel 23: 1-7 |
Daniel 7: 9-10, 13-14 |
Psalm |
Psalm 132: 1-13 (14-19) |
Psalm 93 |
New Testament Reading: |
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Gospel |
John 18:33-37
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