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Date Day First Lesson Psalm Second Lesson Gospel

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Dec 1 2013 Advent 1 Isaiah 2: 1 - 5 Psalm 122 Romans 13: 11 - 14 Matthew 24: 36 - 44  No One Knows the Day or the Hour of Jesus' Coming Bulletin Board  Let the Lord Jesus Christ Be as Close to You as the Clothes You Wear
8-Dec Advent 2 Isaiah 11: 1 - 10 Psalm 72: 1 - 7, 18-19 Romans 15: 4 - 13 Matthew 3: 1 -12  John the Baptist Speaks Out Front Cover

 

He Will Be like Rain that Refreshes the Meadows

15-Dec Advent 3 Isaiah 35: 1 - 10 Psalm 146: 5 - 10 or Luke 1: 46b - 55 James 5: 7 - 10 Matthew 11: 2 - 11 Even from Prison, John the Baptist Prepares the Way for Jesus Bulletin Board
 The Desert Shall Rejoice and Bloom as the Rose
22-Dec Advent 4 Isaiah 7: 10 - 16 Psalm 80: 1 - 7, 17 -19 Romans 1: 1 -7 Matthew 1: 18 - 25 Jesus Is Born, and Our Wonderful Story Begins Sweet Yogurt  He Will Eat Yogurt and Honey
24-Dec Christmas Eve Isaiah 9: 2 - 7 Psalm 96 Titus 2: 11 - 14 Luke 2: 11 -14 (15 -20 ) You Will Find Him Dressed in Baby Clothes

 

Bulletin Board

The People Who Walked in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light
25-Dec

Christmas

Day II

Isaiah 62: 6 - 12 Psalm 97 Titus 3: 4 - 7 Luke 2: 11 -14 (15 -20 ) Angels Bring Messages from God Bulletin Board Many Other Angels Came Down from Heaven
25-Dec

Christmas

Day III

 Isaiah 52: 7 - 10  Psalm 98  Hebrews 1 - 1 - 4  John 1: 1 - 14  The Light Shines in the Darkness  Butterfly  By His Own Mighty Word He Holds the Universe Together
29-Dec Christmas 1 Isaiah 63: 7 - 9 Psalm 148 Hebrews 2: 10 - 18 Matthew 2: 13 - 23  Joseph Takes Mary and Jesus to Safety in Egypt Bulletin Board Sun and Moon and All You Bright Stars, Come and Offer Praise
5-Jan 2014 Christmas 2 Jeremiah 31: 7 - 14 Psalm 147:17 - 20 Ephesians 1: 3-14  John 1: (1 - 9) 10 - 18 Jesus Is the Living Word of God

 

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He Gives Snow Like Wool
 6-Jan  Epiphany of Our Lord  Isaiah 60: 1 - 6  Psalm 72: 1 - 7, 10 - 14  Ephesians 3: 1 - 12  Matthew 2: 1 - 12  Wise Men Come from the East to Worship Jesus  Gift Bag  Treasure from Across the Sea and the Wealth of Nations Will Be Brought to You
12-Jan Baptism of Our Lord Isaiah 42: 1 - 9 Psalm 29 Acts 10: 34 - 43 Matthew 3: 13 - 17  Jesus Is Baptized by John in the River Jordan Cover  People in Foreign Lands Long for His Teaching
19-Jan Epiphany 2 Isaiah 49: 1 - 7 Psalm 40: 1 -11 1 Corinthians 1: 1 - 9 John 1: 29 - 42 John the Baptist Recognizes Jesus as the Lamb of God Front Cover  You Have Planned Marvelous Things for Us
26-Jan Epiphany 3 Isaiah 9: 1 - 4 Psalm 27: 1, 4 -9 1 Corinthians 1: 10 - 18 Matthew 4: 12 - 23  Jesus' Disciples Catch Lots of Fish Bulletin Board He Sent Me to Tell the Good News Without Using Big Words
 2-Feb  Presentation of Our Lord  Malachi 3: 1-4  Psalm 84 or Psalm 24: 10  Hebrews 2: 14 - 18

 

Luke 2: 22 - 40

 Simeon Praises God in the Temple  Soap Dish  The Lord Will Be Like Strong Soap in a Wash Basin
2-Feb Epiphany 4 Micah 6 :1 - 8 Psalm 15 1 Corinthians 1: 18 - 31 Matthew 5: 1 - 12 God Redistributes Blessings and Heartaches Map Large Crowds of People Follow Jesus
9-Feb Epiphany 5 Isaiah 58: 1 - 9a ( 9b - 12) Psalm 112 1- 9a (9b - 12) 1 Corinthians 2: 2-:12 (13- 16) Matthew 5: 13 - 20 Jesus Asks Us to Let Our Light Shine Bulletin Board  A City Set on a Hill Cannot Be Hid
16-Feb Epiphany 6 Deuteronomy 30: 15 - 20 Psalm 119: 1 -8 1 Corinthians 3: 1 - 9 Matthew 5: 21 - 37 You Are God's Garden and God's Building Flower Pot A Seed Must Die Before It Can Sprout from the Ground
23-Feb Epiphany 7 Leviticus 19 1-2, 9- 18 Psalm 119 :33- 40 1 Corinthians 3: 10 -11, 16 - 23 Matthew 5: 38 - 48 God Chooses the Foolish to Put the Wise to Shame Eggs

 

What Do Disciples Look Like?

2-Mar Transfiguration of Our Lord Exodus 24: 12 - 18 Psalm 2 or Psalm 99 2 Peter 1: 16 - 21 Matthew 17: 1 - 9  Jesus Is Changed on the Mountain Top Cover  Until the Day Dawns and the Morning Star Rises in Your Hearts
9-Mar Lent 1 Genesis 2: 15 - 17; 3: 1 - 7 Psalm 32 Romans 5: 12 - 19 Matthew 4: 1 -11  Jesus Says No to the Devil Bulletin Board  Before I Confessed My Sins, My Bones Felt Limp
16-Mar Lent 2 Genesis 12: 1 - 4a Psalm 121 Romans 4: 1 - 5, 13 - 17 John 3: 1 - 17  Nicodemus Visits Jesus at Night Triptych  God Accepted Abraham Because Abraham Had Faith in Him
23-Mar Lent 3 Exodus 17: 1 - 7 Psalm 95 Romans 5: 1 - 11 John 4: 5 - 42  Jesus Talks to a Woman by a Well Bulletin Board  The Sea is His, for He Made It
30-Mar Lent 4 1 Samuel 16: 1 - 13 Psalm 23 Ephesians 5: 8 - 14 John 9: 1 - 41  Jesus Heals a Blind Man on the Sabbath

 

Cookies

 Everything That Is Seen in the Light Becomes Light Itself
6-Apr Lent 5 Ezekiel 37: 1 - 14 Psalm 130 Romans 8: 6 - 11 John 11: 1 - 45  Jesus Recalls Lazarus to Life Cover  I Wait for You More Eagerly than a Soldier on Guard Duty Waits for the Dawn
13-Apr Palm Sunday Isaiah 50: 4 - 9a Psalm 31: 9 - 16 Philippians 2: 5 - 11 Matthew 26: 14 - 27: 66  Jesus Shares Supper with His Friends Table Setting  Where Do You Want Us to Prepare Your Passover Meal?
20-Apr Easter Day Acts 10: 34 - 43 or Jeremiah 31: 1 - 6 Psalm 118: 1 - 2, 14 - 24 Colossians 3: 1 - 4 or Acts 10: 34 - 43 John 20: 1 - 18 or Matthew 28: 1 - 10  Jesus Leaves Death Behind Him Scratch Board  The Women Were Frightened, and Yet Very Happy
27-Apr Easter 2 Acts 2: 14a, 22 - 32 Psalm 16 1 Peter 1: 3 - 9 John 20: 19 - 31  Jesus Visits His Disciples, but Thomas Needs Proof Bulletin Board  Your Faith Will Be Like Gold that Is Tested in a Fire
4-May Easter 3 Acts 2: 14a, 36 - 41 Psalm 116: 1 - 4, 12 - 19 1 Peter 1: 17 - 23 Luke 24: 13 - 49  Jesus Walks to Emmaus with His Friends Bread  After Jesus Sat Down to Eat, He Took Some Bread
11-May Easter 4 Acts 2: 42 - 47 Psalm 23 1 Peter 2: 19 - 25 John 10: 1 - 10  Jesus Knows His Own Sheep, and We Know Him Sheep  Now You Have Returned to the One Who Is You Shepherd
18-May Easter 5 Acts 7: 55 - 60 Psalm 31: 1 - 5, 15 - 16 1 Peter 2: 2 - 10 John 14: 1 - 14  Jesus Is the Way, the Truth, and the Life Cover  In My Father's House Are Many Rooms
25-May Easter 6 Acts 17: 22 - 31 Psalm 66: 8 - 20 1 Peter 3: 13 - 22 John 14: 15 - 21  We Live Because Jesus Lives Bulletin Board God Keeps Our Feet from Slipping
29-May The Ascension of Our Lord Acts 1: 1 - 11 Psalm 47 or Psalm 93 Ephesians 1: 15 - 23 Luke 24: 44 - 53  The Disciples Look Up into Heaven Crowns  The Kings of the Earth Belong To God
1-Jun Easter 7 Acts 1: 6 - 14 Psalm 68: 1 - 10, 32 - 35 1 Peter 4:12 - 14; 5: 6-11 John 17: 1 - 11 Jesus Prays for Himself and His Disciples Prayer Cloth
We Create a Sacred Space for Prayer
8-Jun Pentecost Acts 2: 1 - 21 or Numbers 11: 24 - 30 Psalm 104: 25 - 34, 35b I Corinthians 12: 3b 13 or Acts 2: 1 - 21 John 20: 19 - 23 or John 7: 37 - 39  Jesus' Promise Comes True with the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit Bible Snack  All the Lord's Followers Were Together in One Place
15-Jun Holy Trinity Genesis 1: 1 - 2: 4a Psalm 8 2 Corinthians 13: 11 - 13 Matthew 28: 16 - 20  Jesus Tells His Disciples What to Do Cover  Give Each Other a Warm Greeting
22-Jun Pentecost 2 Jeremiah 20: 7 - 13 Psalm 69: 7 - 18 Romans 6: 1b - 11 - 23 Matthew 10: 24 - 39  Announce from the Housetops What I Whisper in Your Ear Cover Your Message Burns in My Heart and Bones
29-Jun Peter and Paul, Apostles Acts 12: 1 - 11 Psalm 87 1 - 3, 5 - 7 2 Timothy 6:6 - 8, 17 - 18 John 21: 15 - 19 . .Cover  I Was Kept Safe from Hungry Lions
29-Jun Pentecost 3 Jeremiah 28: 5 - 9 Psalm 89: 1 - 4, 15 - 18 Romans 6: 12 - 23 Matthew 10: 40 - 42  A Cup of Cold Water Is A Wonderful Gift Bowl  Anyone Who Welcomes You Welcomes Me
6-Jul Pentecost 4 Zechariah 9: 9 - 12 Psalm 145: 8 - 14 Romans 7: 15 - 25a Matthew 11: 16 - 19, 25 - 30  Our Yokes Rest Easy when Jesus Pulls the Load Beside Us Vase Covers  All Creation Will Thank You
13-Jul Pentecost 5 Isaiah 55: 10 - 13 Psalm 65: 1 - 13 Romans 8: 1 - 11 Matthew 13: 1-9, 18 - 23  God Sows His Seeds Everywhere Trail Mix Your Carts Overflow with Abundance
20-Jul Pentecost 6 Isaiah 44: 6 - 8 Psalm 86: 11 - 17 Romans 8: 12 - 25 Matthew 13: 24 - 30, 36 - 43 Weeds Grow Among the Wheat Hearts Give Me an Undivided Heart
27Jul Pentecost 7 1 Kings 3: 5 - 12 Psalm 119: 129 - 136 Romans 8: 26 - 39 Matthew 13: 31 - 33, 44 - 52 Jesus Tells Us about Heaven Bookmarks  I Honestly Want to Know Everything You Teach
3-Aug Pentecost 8 Isaiah 55: 1 - 5 Psalm 145: 8 - 9, 15 - 22 Romans 9: 1 - 5 Matthew 14: 13 - 21 Jesus Gives Lunch to Thousands of People Honey-Nut Shake  Drink Wine and Milk Without Paying a Cent
10-Aug Pentecost 9 1 Kings 19: 9 - 18 Psalm 85: 8 - 13 Romans 10: 5 - 15 Matthew 14: 22 - 33  Jesus Walks on the Water Cover How Beautiful Are the Feet of Those Who Bring Good News
17-Aug Pentecost 10 Isaiah 56: 1, 6 - 8 Psalm 67 Romans 11: 1 - 2a, 29 - 32 Matthew 15: 10 - 28  What Is Clean in the Sight of God? Prayer Book  My House Will Be Called A House of Prayer for All Nations
24-Aug Pentecost 11 Isaiah 51: 1 - 6 Psalm 138 Romans 12: 1 - 8 Matthew 16: 13 - 20 Jesus Finds a Solid Rock Rock  Jesus Finds A Rock to Build On

 

31-Aug

Pentecost 12 Jeremiah 15: 15 - 21 Psalm 26: 1 - 8 Romans 12: 9 - 21 Matthew 16: 21 - 28  Jesus Tells the Disciples that He Must Suffer Alphabet Soup  Your Words Came and I Ate Them
7-Sep Pentecost 13 Ezekiel 33: 7 - 11 Psalm 119: 33 - 40 Romans 13: 8 - 14 Matthew 18: 15 - 20  Jesus Promises to Be With Us Prayer  I Take No Pleasure in the Death of the Wicked
14-Sep Holy Cross Day Numbers 21: 4b - 9 Psalm 98: 1 - 4 or Psalm 78: 1 - 2, 34 - 38 1 Corinthians 1: 18 - 24 John 3: 13 - 17  Jesus Brings Light to the World Chi-rho  The Brightness of the Lord's Glory Flashed Around Them
14-Sep Pentecost 14 Genesis 50: 15 - 21 Psalm 103: 1 - 13 Romans 14: 1 -12 Matthew 18: 21 - 35 Joseph Forgives His Brothers Stole We Wear God's Coat to Show that He Has Chosen Us
21-Sep Pentecost 15 Jonah 3: 10 - 4:11 Psalm 145: 1 - 8 Philippians 1: 21 - 30 Matthew 20: 1 - 16  Jonah Is Angry at God Cattle  Ninevah Has Many Cattle
28-Sep Pentecost 16 Ezekiel 18: 1 - 4, 25 - 32 Psalm 25: 1 - 9 Philippians 2: 1 - 13 Matthew 21: 23 - 32 Jesus Asks Some Tough Questions Bulletin Board God Leads Us on Good Paths
5-Oct Pentecost 17 Isaiah 5: 1 - 7 Psalm 80: 7 - 15 Philippians 3: 4b - 14 Matthew 21: 33 - 46 Wicked Tenants Steal from the Owner Landscape Pyramid  We Were Like a Grapevine You Brought Out of Egypt
12-Oct Pentecost 18 Isaiah 25: 1 - 9 Psalm 23 Philippians 4: 1 - 9 Matthew 22: 1 - 14  A King Gives a Wedding Banquet Prayer Beads  Don't Worry About Anything, but Pray about Everything
13-Oct

Thanksgiving

(Canada)

Deuteronomy 8: 7 - 18 Psalm 65 2 Corinthians 9: 6 - 15 Luke 17: 11 19 Jesus Heals Ten Lepers Bulletin Board .The Very First Things You Pick Must Be Put in a Basket
 19-Oct Pentecost 19 Isaiah 45: 1 - 7 Psalm 96: 1 - 13 1 Thessalonians 1: 1 - 10 Matthew 22: 15 - 22  The People Pay Taxes to Caesar Mobile  I Will Break through Iron Bars on the Bronze Gates of Cities
26-Oct Reformation Sunday Jeremiah 31: 31 - 34 Psalm 46 Romans 3: 19 -28 John 8: 31 - 36  The Truth Makes Us Free Window Art  The Lord All-Powerful Is with Us
 26-Oct Pentecost 20  Leviticus 19: 1 - 2, 15 - 18  Psalm 1  1Thessalonians 2: 1 - 8  Matthew 22: 34 - 46  Jesus Teaches the Greatest Commandment  Bulletin Board He Is Like a Tree That Always Has Leaves
2-Nov All Saints Revelation 7: 9 - 17 Psalm 34: 1 - 10, 22 1 John 3: 1 - 3 Matthew 5: 1 - 12 Jesus Counts Our Blessings for Us Bulletin Board  You Will Shine Like the Sun
2-Nov Pentecost 21 Micah 3: 5 - 12 Psalm 43 1 Thessalonians 2: 9 - 13 Matthew 23: 1 - 12 A Widow Gives Everything that She Has Buttons .I Have Been Given the Courage to Speak about Justice
9-Nov Pentecost 22 Amos 5: 18 - 24 Psalm 70 1 Thessalonians 4: 13 - 18 Matthew 24: 14 - 30 In Times of Trouble, Jesus Gives Us Words and Wisdom

 

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With a Blast of God's Trumpet, the Lord Will Return from Heaven
16-Nov Pentecost 23 Zephaniah 1:7, 12 - 18 Psalm 90: 1-12 1 Thessalonians 5: 1 - 12 Matthew 25: 14- 30 A Fearful Man Hides His Treasure Spin Art  I Will Search Jerusalem with Lamps
23-Nov Christ the King Ezekiel 34: 11 - 16, 20 - 24 Psalm 95: 1 - 7a Ephesians 1: 15 - 23 Matthew 25: 31 - 46  We Care for Jesus through His People Bulletin Board  My Sheep Will Be Safe as They Feed on Grassy Meadows and Green Hills
27-Nov Thanksgiving Deuteronomy 8: 7 - 18 Psalm 65 2 Corinthians 9: 6 - 15 Luke 17: 11 19 Jesus Heals Ten Lepers Bulletin Board .The Very First Things You Pick Must Be Put in a Basket