Revised Common Lectionary: Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 and Psalm 78:1-7; Amos 5:18-24 and Psalm 70; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 Narrative Lectionary: Hosea 11:1-9 (Mark 10:13-14) In our first selection of the Hebrew scriptures, we have followed the ancestors of the faith from a family to a nation, from their oppression in Egypt into the wilderness, […]
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New Advent Candle Lighting Liturgy for 2023 and 12 Days of Christmas!
New for 2023: Advent Candle Lighting Liturgy: Advent Candle Lighting 2023 Year B (PDF) Advent Candle Lighting 2023 Year B (DOCX) 12 Days of Christmas Calendar 12 Days of Christmas 2023 You can find archives of other resources for Advent and Christmas under Special Resources.
Worship Resources for November 5th, 2023—Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, All Saints Day
Revised Common Lectionary: All Saints Day: Revelation 7:9-17 and Psalm 34:1-10, 22; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12 Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost: Joshua 3:7-17 and Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37; Micah 3:5-12 and Psalm 43; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12 Narrative Lectionary: Elijah at Mt. Carmel, 1 Kings 18: (17-19) 20-39 (Mark 9:2-4) All Saints Day is November […]
Worship Resources for October 29th, 2023—Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost
Worship Resources for October 29th, 2023—Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost Revised Common Lectionary: Deuteronomy 34:1-12 and Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17; Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18 and Psalm 1; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46 Narrative Lectionary: Kingdom Divided, 1 Kings 12:1-17, 25-29 (Mark 10:42-45) We are drawing to a close in this liturgical year and we are nearing the end […]
Worship Resource for October 22, 2023—Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Exodus 33:12-23 and Psalm 99; Isaiah 45:1-7 and Psalm 96:1-9 (10-13); 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22 Narrative Lectionary: David Anointed King, 2 Samuel 5:1-5; 6:1-5; Psalm 150 (Mark 11:8-10) In the first selection of the Hebrew Scriptures, we have followed the ancestors of our faith from a family to a nation. In […]
Worship Resources for October 15, 2023—Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Exodus 32:1-14 and Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23; Isaiah 25:1-9 and Psalm 23; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14 Narrative Lectionary: Ruth, 1:1-17 (4:13-17), (Mark 3:33-35) We have followed the ancestors of the faith, from a family to a nation, in the first selection of the Hebrew scriptures this season after Pentecost. The famous Golden Calf […]
Worship Resources for October 8, 2023—Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Canadian Thanksgiving)
Revised Common Lectionary: Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 and Psalm 19; Isaiah 5:1-7 and Psalm 80:7-15; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46 Narrative Lectionary: Hear O Israel, Deuteronomy 5:1-21; 6:4-9 (Mark 12:28-31) Both the first selection of the Hebrew scriptures for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary focuses on the Ten Commandments. While the Narrative Lectionary […]
Worship Resources for October 1, 2023—Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, World Communion Sunday
Revised Common Lectionary: Exodus 17:1-7 and Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16; Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 and Psalm 25:1-9; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 Narrative Lectionary: Moses and God’s Name, Exodus 1:8-14 (1:15-2:10), 3:1-15 (Mark 12:26-27a) As we follow the first selection of the Hebrew scriptures in the season after Pentecost, we have come to the second occasion where the […]
Worship Resources for September 24, 2023—Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Worship Resources for September 24, 2023—Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Revised Common Lectionary: Exodus 16:2-15 and Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45; Jonah 3:10-4:11 and Psalm 145:1-8; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16 Narrative Lectionary: Jacob Wrestles God, Genesis 32: (9-13), 22-30 (Mark 14:32-36) In the first selection of the Hebrew scriptures, we have followed the ancestors of our faith from […]
Worship Resources for September 17, 2023—Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Exodus 14:19-31 and Psalm 114 or Exodus 15:1b-11, 20-21; Genesis 50:15-21 and Psalm 103: (1-7), 8-13; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35 Narrative Lectionary: Isaac Born to Sarah, Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7 (Mark 10:27) In the first selection of the Hebrew scriptures, we have followed the stories of our ancestors of the faith. In today’s […]