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Date Day First Lesson Psalm Second Lesson Gospel

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3-Dec Advent 1 Jeremiah 33: 14 - 16 Psalm 25: 1 - 9 I Thessalonians 3: 9 - 13 Luke 21: 25 - 36  My Lord, What a Morning! Bulletin Board And When Our Lord Comes with All His People
10-Dec Advent 2 Malachi 3: 1 - 4 Luke 1: 68 - 79 Philippians 1: 3 - 11 Luke 3: 1 - 6  Zechariah Praises God Front Cover The Desert Shall Rejoice and Bloom as the Rose
17-Dec Advent 3 Zephaniah 3: 14 - 20 Isaiah 12: 2 - 6 Philippians 4: 4 - 7 Luke 3: 7 - 18 John the Baptist Speaks Out Back Cover We Light Candles for the Light of the World
24-Dec Advent 4 Micah 5: 2 - 5a Luke 1: 47 - 55 Hebrews 10: 5 - 10 Luke 1: 39 - 45  Mary Sings Praises to God Ornament  We Make Crismons for Our Tree
31-Dec Christmas 1 I Samuel 2: 18 - 20 Psalm 148 Colossians 3: 12 - 17 Luke 2: 21 - 42 Jesus Is Lost in Jerusalem Bulletin Board Our Soul Is Escaped as a Bird from the Fowlers
7-Jan Baptism of Our Lord Isaiah 43: 1 - 7 Psalm 29 Acts 8: 14 - 17 Luke 3: 15 - 17, 21 - 22 Jesus Is Baptized by John in the River Jordan Bulletin Board The Voice of the Lord Flashes Forth Flames of Fire
14-Jan Epiphany 2 Isaiah 62: 1 - 5 Psalm 36: 5 - 10 1 Corinthians 12: 1- 11 John 2: 1 - 11 Jesus Makes Water into Wine . .
21-Jan Epiphany 3 Nehemiah 8: 1 - 3, 5 - 6, 8 - 10 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 12: 12- 31a Luke 4: 14 - 21 Jesus Reads from Isaiah . .
28-Jan Epiphany 4 Jeremiah 1: 4 - 10 Psalm 71: 1 - 6 1 Corinthians 13: 1 - 13 Luke 4: 21- 30 Jesus Makes Enemies in His Hometown Front Cover Wise Men Follow the Star
4--Feb Epiphany 5 Isaiah 6: 1 - 8 Psalm 138 1 Corinthians 15: 1 - 11 Luke 5: 1 - 11 Jesus' Disciples Catch Lots of Fish Boat Cover What Does It Mean to Follow Jesus?
11-Feb Epiphany 6 Jeremiah 17: 5 - 10 Psalm 1 1 Corinthians 15: 12 - 20 Luke 6: 17 - 26 God Redistributes Blessings and Heartaches Star We Follow Jesus and the Star
18-Feb Epiphany 7 Genesis 45: 3 - 11 Psalm 37: 1 - 12, 41-42 1 Corinthians 15: 35 -38, 42- 50 Luke 6: 27 - 38 Love Your Enemies; Do Good to Those Who Hate You . .
25-Feb Transfiguration of Our Lord Exodus 34: 29 - 35 Psalm 99 2 Corinthians 3:12 - 4:2 Luke 9: 28 - 36 Jesus Is Changed on the Mountain Top Front Cover  The Transfiguration of Our Lord
4-Mar Lent 1 Deuteronomy 26: 1 - 11 Psalm 91: 1 - 2, 9 - 16 Romans 10: 8b - 13 Luke 4: 1 - 13 Jesus Says No to the Devil Bulletin Board We Offer Our First Fruits to God
11-Mar Lent 2 Genesis 15: 1 - 12, 17 - 18 Psalm 27 Philippians 3: 17 - 4:1 Luke 13: 31 - 35 Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem Front Cover  The Cross and Crown of Humiliation
18-Mar Lent 3 Isaiah 55: 1 - 9 Psalm 63: 1- 8 I Corinthians 10: 1 -13 Luke 13: 1 - 9 Jesus Gives a Fig Tree a Second Chance Bulletin Board  And All the Trees of the Field Shall Clap Their Hands
25-Mar Lent 4 Joshua 5: 9 - 12 Psalm 32 2 Corinthians 5: 16 - 21 Luke 15: 1 - 3, 11 - 32  A Father Welcomes a Lost Son Back Cover  We Celebrate Holy Communion
1-Apr Lent 5 Isaiah 43: 16 - 21 Psalm 126 Philippians 3: 4b - 14 John 12: 1 - 8 Mary Puts Lotion on Jesus' Feet Spine  We Put Our Names on Our Binders in Gold
5-Apr Palm Sunday Isaiah 50: 4 - 9a Psalm 31: 9 - 16 Philippians 2: 5 - 11 Luke 22: 14 - 23:56 Peter Hears a Rooster Crow Front Cover  Peter Hears a Rooster Crow
15-Apr Easter Day Acts 10: 34 - 43 Psalm 118: 1 - 2, 14 - 24 I Corinthians 15: 19 - 26 John 20: 1 - 18 Jesus Leaves Death Behind Him Bulletin Board  There Are Glad Songs of Victory in the Tents of God's People
22-Apr Easter 2 Acts 5: 27 - 32 Psalm 118: 14 - 29 Revelation 1: 4 - 8 John 20: 19 - 31 Jesus Visits His Disciples, but Thomas Needs Proof Easter Cover  Jesus Rises from the Dead
29-Apr Easter 3 Acts 9: 1 - 6 Psalm 30 Revelation 5: 11- 14 John 21: 1 - 19 The Disciples Return to Fishing Bulletin Board  Angels Sing Praises to God
6-May Easter 4 Acts 9: 36 - 43 Psalm 23 Revelation 7: 9 - 17 John 10: 22 - 30 The Lord Is My Shepherd Good Shepherd  I Know My Sheep and Mine Know Me
13-May Easter 5 Acts 11: 1 - 18 Psalm 148 Revelation 21: 1 - 6 John 13: 31 - 35 God Sends Peter a Vision of Animals Refrigerator Magnets  We Share the Symbols of Easter
14-May Easter 6 Acts 16: 9 - 15 Psalm 67 Rev 21: 10, 22 - 22: 5 John 14: 23 - 29 Jesus Promises to Send the Holy Spirit Easter Back Cover  Jesus Is Risen in Glory
27-May The Ascension of Our Lord Acts 1: 1 - 11 Psalm 47 Ephesians 1: 15 - 23 Luke 24: 44 - 53 The Disciples Look Up into Heaven Bulletin Board  God Is Gone Up with a Shout
3-Jun Pentecost Acts 2: 1 - 21 or Genesis 11: 1- 9 Psalm 104: 25 - 35, 37 Romans 8: 14 - 17 John 14: 8 - 17 Jesus' Promise Comes True with the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit Pentecost Cover  The Holy Spirit Appears at the Feast of the Pentecost
10-Jun Holy Trinity Proverbs 8: 1 - 4, 22 - 31 Psalm 8 Romans 5: 1 - 5 John 16: 12 - 15 O Lord, Our Lord, How Excellent Is Thy Name in All the Earth Trinity Cover  We Celebrate the Three in One of the Holy Trinity
17-Jun Pentecost 2 2 Samuel 11:26 - 12:10, 13 - 15 Psalm 32 Galatians 2: 15 - 21 Luke 7: 36 - 8: 3 Jesus Forgives a Sinful Woman in the House of a Pharisee  Spinner  The Holy Spirit Descends as Flames of Fire
24-Jun The Nativity of John the Baptist Malachi 3: 1 - 4 Psalm 141 Acts 13: 13 - 26 Luke 1: 57 - 67 . .  .
1-Jul Pentecost 4 I Kings 19: 15 - 16, 19 - 21 Psalm 16 Galatians 5: 1, 13 - 25 Luke 9: 51 - 62 Jesus Asks His Followers to Leave Everything Behind Back Cover  Jesus Reaches the Whole World
8-Jul Pentecost 5 Isaiah 66: 10 - 14 Psalm 66: 1 - 8 Galatians 6: 7 - 16 Luke 10: 1 - 11, 16 - 20 Seventy Disciples Go Out and Return Disciple Eggs  What Do Disciples Look Like?
15-Jul Pentecost 6 Deuteronomy 30: 9 - 14 Psalm 25: 1 - 9 Colossians 1: 1 - 14 Luke 10: 25 - 37  A Kind Man Sees Life and Hope Bulletin Board  God Leads Us on Good Paths
22-Jul St. Mary Magdalene Ruth 1: 16 -18 or Exodus 2: 1 - 10 Psalm 73:23 - 29 Acts 13: 26 - 33a John 20: 1 - 2, 11 - 18 . .  .
29-Jul Pentecost 8 Genesis 18: 20 - 32 Psalm 138 Colossians 2: 6 - 15 Luke 11: 1 - 13  Lord, Teach Us How to Pray Prayer Cloth  We Create a Sacred Space for Prayer
5-Aug Pentecost 9 Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12- 14, 2: 18 -23 Psalm 49: 1 - 11 Colossians 3: 1 - 11 Luke 12: 13 - 21  A Rich Man Behaves Like a Fool Bulletin Board  Music Helps Us to Think
12-Aug Pentecost 10 Genesis 15: 1 - 6 Psalm 33: 12 - 22 Hebrews 11: 1 - 3, 8 - 16 Luke 12: 32 - 40 God Makes a Covenant with Abraham Front Cover  God Promises Descendants Like Stars in the Sky
19-Aug Pentecost 11 Jeremiah 23: 23 - 29 Psalm 82 Hebrews 11: 29 - 12: 2 Luke 12: 49 - 56  What Has Straw in Common with Wheat? Straw Hats  God Uses the Useless to Give Us Shade
26-Aug Pentecost 12 Isaiah 58: 9b - 14 Psalm 103: 1 - 8 Hebrews 12: 18 - 29 Luke 13: 10 - 17 Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman Pin Wheel  The Breath of the Holy Spirit Moves in Our Hearts
2-Sep Pentecost 13 Proverbs 25: 6 - 7 Psalm 112 Hebrews 13: 1 - 8, 15 - 16 Luke 14: 1, 7 - 14 Jesus Invites Everyone to the Table Bulletin Board  His Children Will Be Mighty in the Land
9-Sep Pentecost 14 Deuteronomy 30: 15 - 20 Psalm 1 Philemon 1 - 21 Luke 14: 25 - 33 The Law of the Lord Makes Us Happy Back Cover  The Holy Spirit Lights Us with Fire
16-Sep Pentecost 15 Exodus 32: 7 - 14 Psalm 51: 1 - 11 I Tim 1: 12 - 17 Luke 15: 1 - 10 Jesus Carries the Lost Sheep Home on His Shoulders Sheep Mask  All We Like Sheep Are Led Astray, but Jesus Always Finds Us
23-Sep Pentecost 16 Amos 8: 4 - 7 Psalm 113 I Timothy 2: 1 - 7 Luke 16: 1 - 13 A Basket of Summer Fruit Marzipan Fruit  We Remember Our Call to Make Lasting Fruit
30-Sep Pentecost 17 Amos 6: 1a, 4 - 7 Psalm 146 I Timothy 6: 6 - 19 Luke 16: 19 - 31 A Rich Man Ignores a Poor Man Bulletin Board  The Lord Opens the Eyes of the Blind
7-Oct Pentecost 18 Habakkuk 1: 1 - 4 Psalm 37: 1 - 10 2 Timothy 1: 1 - 14 Luke 17: 5 - 10 We Grow in Faith and Serve the Lord Front Cover  The Holy Spirit Comes to Us All
14-Oct Pentecost 19 2 Kings 5: 1 - 3, 7 - 15c Psalm 111 2 Timothy 2: 8 - 15 Luke 17: 11 - 19 Jesus Heals Ten Lepers Bulletin Board  The Lord Gives Food to His People
21-Oct Pentecost 20 Genesis 32: 22 - 31 Psalm 121 2 Timothy 3: 14 - 4: 5 Luke 18: 1 - 8 Jesus Heals Ten Lepers Bulletin Board  The Lord Gives Food to His People
28-Oct Reformation Sunday Jeremiah 31: 31 - 34 Psalm 46 Romans 3: 19 -28 John 8: 31 - 36 God Gives Us Faith and Makes Us Free Cover  We Give Thanks for Lives of Faith
4-Nov All Saints Daniel 7: 1 - 3, 15 - 18 Psalm 149 Ephesians 1: 11 - 23 Luke 6: 20 - 31  Jesus Comforts People in Hard Times Cover  The Saints Enter the Heavenly City
11-Nov Pentecost 23 Job 19: 23 - 27a Psalm 17: 1 - 9 2 Thessalonians 2: 1 - 5, 13 - 17 Luke 20: 27 - 38 I Know That My Redeemer Lives Apple  Keep Me as the Apple of Your Eye
18-Nov Pentecost 24 Malachi 4: 1 - 2a Psalm 98 2 Thessalonians 3: 6 - 13 Luke 21: 5 - 19 In Times of Trouble, Jesus Gives Us Words and Wisdom Bulletin Board  Let the Floods Clap Their Hands
25-Nov Christ the King Jeremiah 23: 1 - 6 Psalm 46 Colossians 1: 11 - 20 Luke 23:33 - 43 The First Person to Rise from the Dead Cover  Jesus Rises to Heaven and Becomes Christ and King