Season and Event Calendars

 

 

 

 

Season Calendar

Revised Common Lectionary1 Resources

(Current - Year B)

 

 

 

 

Event Calendar

Thematic Resources

(Holidays, Dates, Special Occasions)

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Event Calendar

The following chart includes links to resources for an event in the church calendar year or special United Nations Day.  Links to related thematic materials are also given. 
Other "undated" resources suitable for special occasions (e.g. baptism, wedding, anniversary, etc.) can be found via a general keyword search. 

 

 

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Month

Event Resources

Thematic Resources

January

New Year's Day

January 1

 

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

January 18-25

Unity of the Church

Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday

Sunday closest to January 21

Christian Ecumenism

Holocaust Memorial Day

January 27

War/Genocide
     
February

Valentine's Day

February 14

Love

World Day of Social Justice

February 20

Peace Advocacy and Social Justice
     

March

World Women's Day

March 8

Gender/Sexuality

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 21

Racism/Anti-Racism

World Water Day

March 22

Water
     

April

World Health Day

April 7

Healing

Holy Humour Sunday

First Sunday after Easter

Humour

Earth Day

April 22

Creation Care
     

May

Mother's Day

Second Sunday in May

Motherhood

International Day of Families

May 15

Family
     

June

Pride Month

The month of June

Gender/Sexuality

Father's Day

Third Sunday in June

Fatherhood

World Refugee Day

June 20

Refugees

National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)

June 21

Indigenous-Settler Relations
     

July

Canada Day

July 1

Canada

International Day of Friendship

July 30

Friendship
     

August

Hiroshima Day

August 6

War/Genocide

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

August 9

Indigenous-Settler Relations
     

September

Labour Day

First Sunday in September

Vocation

Grandparents Day

First Sunday after Labour Day

Grandparenting

Christian Formation Sunday

Early September

Faith Formation

September 11 Anniversary

September 11

Peace Theology

International Peace Sunday

Sunday closest to September 21

Peace and Nonviolent Practice

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Canada)

September 30

Residential Schools
     

October

International Day of Older Persons

October 1

Aging
Spirituality at Seniorhood

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Honouring and Awareness Day

October 4

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

World Animal Day

October 4

Animals

World Communion Sunday

First Sunday in October

Communion

World Mental Health Day

October 10

Mental Health

Thanksgiving

Second Sunday in October

Gratitude

World Food Day

October 16

Food Justice

International Witness Sunday

Third Sunday in October

Christian Mission

Mennonite Heritage Sunday

Last Sunday in October

Anabaptism
     

November

Remembrance Day

November 11

Peace Theology

Peace Sunday

Sunday closest to November 11

Universal Children's Day

November 20

Spirituality at Childhood

Memorial Sunday

Last Sunday of the church year

Death & Dying

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

November 25

Abuse Response & Prevention

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

November 29

Palestine/Israel
     

December

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

December 3

Persons with Disabilities

Human Rights Day

December 10

Human Rights

Longest Night

December 21

Grief/Loss

New Year's Eve

December 31

 

 

 

Church Occasions

 

Church Occasion Resources 

Thematic Resources 
   
Anointing/Healing
Healing
Baptism
Understanding Baptism
Camp Blessing
Camping Ministry
Child Blessing
Child's Birth

 

This "Church Occasion" list is under construction.  More links will be added.

 

 

 



 

Season Calendar

Based on the Revised Common Lectionary1

 

Please use the following calendar to determine which days are observed this year.  

And then link to our resources from the charts below.

 



Calendaring: The Revised Common Lectionary. Vanderbilt Divinity Library. https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/. 2008.

 

 

Year A

 

Advent

Christmas

Epiphany

Lent

Easter

Ordinary Time

Year B

(Current Year)

Advent

Christmas

Epiphany

Lent

Easter

Ordinary Time

Year C

 

Advent

Christmas

Epiphany

Lent

Easter

Ordinary Time

 

 

Also see:

Black and White Art Images: for the Revised Common Lectionary

Reflection: Selected Texts and Images in Slideshow Formats: from the Revised Common Lectionary.

 


 

 

Year A

The following chart includes links to General seasonal items, Year A resources for each season, materials tagged with each lectionary text, and, when applicable, an online children's story based on the gospel reading.

 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

Advent

General

Year A

Advent 1

Isaiah 2:1-5
Psalm 122
Romans 13:11-14
Matthew 24:36-44
n/a

Advent 2

Isaiah 11:1-10
Psalm 72:1-19
Romans 15:4-13
Matthew 3:1-12
n/a

Advent 3

Isaiah 35:1-10
Psalm 146:5-10
James 5:7-10
Matthew 11:2-11
n/a

Advent 4

Isaiah 7:10-16
Psalm 80:1-19
Romans 1:1-7
Matthew 1:18-25
n/a
.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

Christmas

General

Year A

Christmas Eve

(Proper I)

Isaiah 9:2-17
Psalm 96
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14
n/a

Christmas Day

(Proper III)

Isaiah 52:7-10
Psalm 98
Hebrews 1:1-12
John 1:1-14
n/a

Christmas 1

Sundays after Christmas

Isaiah 63:7-9
Psalm 148
Hebrews 2:10-18
Matthew 2:13-23
n/a

Christmas 2

Sundays after Christmas

Jeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 147:12-20
Ephesians 1:3-14
John 1:1-18
n/a
.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

Epiphany

General

Year A

 

 

 

 

 

Epiphany 1

Epiphany Sunday

Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm 29
Acts 10:34-43
Matthew 3:13-17
Yes

Epiphany 2

Sundays after Epiphany

Isaiah 49:1-7
Psalm 40:1-11
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
John 1:29-42
Yes

Epiphany 3

Sundays after Epiphany

Isaiah 9:1-4
Psalm 27:1-9
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Matthew 4:12-23
Yes

Epiphany 4

Sundays after Epiphany

Micah 6:1-8
Psalm 15
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Matthew 5:13-20
Yes

Epiphany 5

Sundays after Epiphany

Isaiah 58:1-12
Psalm 112:1-10
1 Corinthians 2:1-16
Matthew 5:13-20
Yes

Epiphany 6

Sundays after Epiphany

Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Psalm 119:1-8
1 Corinthians 3:1-9
Matthew 5:21-37
Yes

Epiphany 7

Sundays after Epiphany

Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18
Psalm 119:33-40
1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23
Matthew 5:38-48
n/a

Epiphany 8

Sundays after Epiphany

Isaiah 49:8-16a
Psalm 131
1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Matthew 6:24-34
n/a

Epiphany 9

Sundays after Epiphany

Deuteronomy 11:18-21, 26-28
Psalm 31:1-5, 19-24
Romans 1:16-17, 3:22b-28, (29-31)
Matthew 7:21-29
n/a

Transfiguration Sunday

Exodus 24:12-18
Psalm 2
2 Peter 1:16-21
Matthew 17:1-9
n/a
.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

 

Lent

General

Year A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ash Wednesday

Isaiah
58:1-12
Psalm 51:1-17
2 Corinthians 5:20b - 6:10
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
n/a

Lent 1

Lent Sundays

Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
Psalm 32
Romans 5:12-19
Matthew 4:1-11
n/a

Lent 2

Lent Sundays

Genesis 12:1-4a
Psalm 121
Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
John 3:1-17
n/a

Lent 3

Lent Sundays

Exodus
17:1-7
Psalm 95
Romans 5:1-11
John 4:5-42
n/a

Lent 4

Lent Sundays

1 Samuel 16:1-13
Psalm 23
Ephesians 5:8-14
John 9:1-41
n/a

Lent 5

Lent Sundays

Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm 130
Romans 8:6-11
John 11:1-45
n/a

Palm Sunday

Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philiippians 2:5-11
Mathew 26:14 - 27:66
n/a

Maundy Thursday

Exodus 12:1-14
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-17,31b-35
n/a

Good Friday

Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12
Psalm 22
Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
John 18:1 - 19:42
n/a

Holy Saturday

Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24
Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16
1 Peter 4:1-8
John 19:38-42
n/a
.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

Easter

General

Year A






Easter 1

Easter Sunday

Jeremiah 31:1-6
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
Colossians 3:1-4
John 20:1-18
n/a

Easter 2

Sundays after Easter

Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Psalm 16
1 Peter 1:3-9
John 20:19-31
Yes

Easter 3

Sundays after Easter

Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19
1 Peter 1:17-23
Luke 24:13-35
Yes

Easter 4

Sundays after Easter

Acts 2:42-47
Psalm 23
1 Peter 2:19-25
John 10:1-10
Yes

Easter 5

Sundays after Easter

Acts 7:55-60
Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16
1 Peter 2:2-10
John 14:1-14
Yes

Easter 6

Sundays after Easter

Acts 17:22-31
Psalm 66:8-20
 1 Peter 3:13-22
John 14:15-21
Yes

Ascension Day

Acts 1:1-11
Psalm 93
Ephesians 1:15-23
Luke 24:44-53
n/a

Easter 7

Sundays after Easter

Acts 1:6-14
Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35
1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11
John 17:1-11
Yes

Pentecost

Numbers 11:24-30
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
Acts 2:1-21
John 7:37-39
n/a
.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

Ordinary Time

General

Year A




























Trinity Sunday

Genesis 1 - 2:4a
Psalm 8
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Matthew 28:16-20
Yes

Proper 6

Sundays after Pentecost

Exodus 19:2-8a
Psalm 100
Romans 5:1-8
Matthew 9:35-38;10:1-8 (9-23)
Yes

Proper 7

Sundays after Pentecost

Jeremiah 20:7-13
Psalm 69:7-18
Romans 6:1b-11
Matthew 10:24-39
Yes

Proper 8

Sundays after Pentecost

Jeremiah 28:5-9
Psalm 89:1-4; 15-18
Romans 6:12-23
Matthew 10:40-42
Yes

Proper 9

Sundays after Pentecost

Zechariah 9:9-12
Psalm 145:8-14
Romans 7:15-25a
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
Yes

Proper 10

Sundays after Pentecost

Isaiah 55:10-13
Psalm 65:(1-8), 9-13
Romans 8:1-11
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Yes

Proper 11

Sundays after Pentecost

Isaiah 44:6-8
Psalm 86:11-17
Romans 8:12-25
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Yes

Proper 12

Sundays after Pentecost

1 Kings 3:5-12
Psalm 119:129-136
Romans 8:26-39
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
Yes

Proper 13

Sundays after Pentecost

Isaiah 55:1-5
Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21
Romans 8:1-5
Matthew 14:13-21
Yes

Proper 14

Sundays after Pentecost

1 Kings 19:9-18
Psalm 85:8-13
 Romans 10:5-15
Matthew 14:22-33
Yes

Proper 15

Sundays after Pentecost

Isaiah 56:1, 6-8
Psalm 67
Romans 11: 1-2a, 29-32
Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28
Yes

Proper 16

Sundays after Pentecost

 Isaiah 51:1-6
Psalm 138
Romans 12:1-8
Matthew 16:13-20
Yes

Proper 17

Sundays after Pentecost

Jeremiah 15:15-21
Psalm 26:1-8
Romans 12:9-21
Matthew 16:21-28
Yes

Proper 18

Sundays after Pentecost

Ezekiel 33:7-11
Psalm 119:33-40
Romans 13:8-14
Matthew 18:15-20
Yes

Proper 19

Sundays after Pentecost

Genesis 50: 15-21
Psalm 103: (1-7), 8-13
Romans 14:1-12
Matthew 18:21-35
Yes

Proper 20

Sundays after Pentecost

Jonah 3:10;; 4:1-11
Psalm 145:1-8
Philippians 1:21-30
Matthew 20:1-16
Yes

Proper 21

Sundays after Pentecost

Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32
Psalm 25:1-9
Philippians 2:1-13
Matthew 21:23-32
Yes

Proper 22

Sundays after Pentecost

Isaiah 5:1-7
Psalm 80:7-15
Philippians 4:4b-14
Matthew 21:33-46
Yes

Proper 23

Sundays after Pentecost

Isaiah 25:1-9
Psalm 23
Philippians 4:1-9
Matthew 22:1-14
Yes

Proper 24

Sundays after Pentecost

Isaiah 45:1-7
Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13)
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Matthew 22:15-22
Yes

Proper 25

Sundays after Pentecost

Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18
Psalm 1
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Matthew 22:34-46
Yes

All Saints' Day

Revelation 7:9-17
Psalm 34:1-10, 22
1 John 3:1-3
Matthew 5:1-12
Yes

Proper 26

Sundays after Pentecost

Micah 3:5-12
Psalm 43
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13
Matthew 23:1-12
Yes

Proper 27

Sundays after Pentecost

Amos 5:18-24
Psalm 70
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Matthew 25:1-13
Yes

Proper 28

Sundays after Pentecost

Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18
Psalm 90:1-8, (9-11), 12
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Matthew 25:14-30
Yes

Proper 29

Sundays after Pentecost

Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
Psalm 95:1-7a
Ephesians 1:15-23
Matthew 25:31-46
Yes

 



 

 

Year B 

The following chart includes links to General seasonal items, Year B resources for each season, materials tagged with each lectionary text, and, when applicable, an online children's story based on the gospel reading.

 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

Advent

General

Year B

Advent 1

Isaiah 64:1-9
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37
n/a

Advent 2

Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
2 Peter 3:8-15a
Mark 1:1-8
n/a

Advent 3

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Psalm 126
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1:6-8, 19-28
n/a

Advent 4

2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
Luke 1:46b-55
Romans 16:25-27
Luke 1:26-38
n/a
.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

Christmas

General

Year B

Christmas Eve

(Proper I)

Isaiah 9:2-7
Psalm 96
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)
n/a

Christmas Day

(Proper III)

Isaiah 52:7-10
Psalm 98
Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12)
John 1:1-14
n/a

Christmas 1

Sundays after Christmas

Isaiah 61:10 - 62:3
Psalm 148
Galatians 4:4-7
Luke 2:22-40
n/a

Christmas 2

Sundays after Christmas

Jeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 147:12-20
Ephesians 1:3-14
John 1:(1-9), 10-18
n/a
.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

Epiphany

General

Year B

 

 

 

 

 

Epiphany 1

Epiphany Sunday

Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14
Ephesians 3:1-12
Matthew 2:1-12
Yes

Epiphany 2

Sundays after Epiphany

1 Samuel 3: 1-10, (11-20)
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
John 1:43-51
Yes

Epiphany 3

Sundays after Epiphany

Jonah 3:1-5, 10
Psalm 62:5-12
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Mark 1:14-20
Yes

Epiphany 4

Sundays after Epiphany

Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Psalm 111
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Mark 1: 21-28
Yes

Epiphany 5

Sundays after Epiphany

Isaiah 40: 21-37
Psalm 147: 1-11, 20c
1 Corinthians 9:16-23
Mark 1: 29-39
Yes

Epiphany 6

Sundays after Epiphany

2 Kings 5:1-14
Psalm 30
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Mark 1:40-45
Yes

Epiphany 7

Sundays after Epiphany

Isaiah 43:18-25
Psalm 41
2 Corinthians 1:18-22
Mark 2:1-12
Yes

Epiphany 8

Sundays after Epiphany

Hosea 2:14-20
Psalm 103:1-13, 22
2 Corinthians 3:1-6
Mark 2:13-22
n/a

Epiphany 9

Sundays after Epiphany

Deuteronomy 5:12-15
Psalm 81:1-10
2 Corinthians 4:5-12
Mark 2:23-28, 3:1-66
n/a

Transfiguration Sunday

2 Kings 2:1-12
Psalm 50:1-6
2 Corinthians 4:3-6
Mark 9:2-9
Yes
.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

 

Lent

General

Year B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ash Wednesday

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Psalm 51:1-17
2 Corinthians 5:20b - 6:10
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
n/a

Lent 1

Lent Sundays

Genesis 9:8-17
Psalm 25:1-10
1 Peter 3:18-22
Mark 1:9-15
n/a

Lent 2

Lent Sundays

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
Psalm 22:23-31
Romans 4:13-25
Mark 8:31-38
n/a

Lent 3

Lent Sundays

Exodus 20:1-17
Psalm 19
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
John 2:13-22
n/a

Lent 4

Lent Sundays

Numbers 21:4-9
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
Ephesians 2:1-10
John 3:14-21
n/a

Lent 5

Lent Sundays

Jeremiah 31:31-34
Psalm 51:1-12
Hebrews 5:5-10
John 12:20-33
n/a

Palm Sunday

Isaiah 50:4-9
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
Mark 14:1 - 15:47
n/a

Maundy Thursday

Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
n/a

Good Friday

Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12
Psalm 22
Hebrews 10:16-25
John 18:1 - 19:42
n/a

Holy Saturday

Job 14:1-14
Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16
1 Peter 4:1-8
Matthew 27:57-66
n/a
.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

Easter

General

Year B






Easter 1

Easter Sunday

Acts 10:34-43
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
John 20:1-18
Yes

Easter 2

Sundays after Easter

Acts 4:32-35
Psalm 133
1 John 1:1 - 2:2
John 20:19-31
Yes

Easter 3

Sundays after Easter

Acts 3:12-19
Psalm 4
1 John 3:1-7
Luke 24:36b-48
Yes

Easter 4

Sundays after Easter

Acts 4:5-12
Psalm 23
1 John 3:16-24
John 10:11-18
Yes

Easter 5

Sundays after Easter

Acts 8:26-40
Psalm 22:25-31
1 John 4:7-21
John 15:1-8
Yes

Easter 6

Sundays after Easter

Acts 10:44-48
Psalm 98
1 John 5:1-6
John 15:9-17
Yes

Ascension Day

Acts 1:1-11
Psalm 47
Ephesians 1:15-23
Luke 24:44-53
n/a

Easter 7

Sundays after Easter

Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
Psalm 1
1 John 5:9-13
John 17:6-19
Yes

Pentecost

Acts 2:1-21
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
Romans 8:22-27
John 15:26-27; 16:4-15
Yes
.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

Ordinary Time

General

Year B




























Trinity Sunday

Isaiah 6:1-8
Psalm 29
Romans 8:12-17
John 3:1-17
Yes

Proper 3

Sundays after Pentecost

Hosea 2:14-20
Psalm 103:1-13, 22
2 Corinthians 3:1-6
Mark 2:13-22
n/a

Proper 4

Sundays after Pentecost

1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20)
Deuteronomy 5:12-15
2 Corinthians 4:5-12
Mark 2:23-3:6
n/a

Proper 5

Sundays after Pentecost

Genesis 3:8-15
Psalm 130
2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1
Mark 3:20-35
Yes

Proper 6

Sundays after Pentecost

Ezekiel 17:22-24
Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15
2 Corinthians 5:6-17
Mark 4:26-34
Yes

Proper 7

Sundays after Pentecost

Job 38:1-11
Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32
2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Mark 4:35-41
Yes

Proper 8

Sundays after Pentecost

Song of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24
Psalm 30
2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Mark 5:21-43
Yes

Proper 9

Sundays after Pentecost

Ezekiel 2:1-5
Psalm 123
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Mark 6:1-13
Yes

Proper 10

Sundays after Pentecost

Amos 7:7-15
Psalm 85:8-13
Ephesians 1:3-14
Mark 6:14-29
Yes

Proper 11

Sundays after Pentecost

Jeremiah 23:1-6
Psalm 23
Ephesians 2:11-22
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
Yes

Proper 12

Sundays after Pentecost

2 Kings 4:42-44
Psalm 145:10-18
Ephesians 3:14-21
John 6:1-21
Yes

Proper 13

Sundays after Pentecost

Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15
Psalm 78:23-29
Ephesians 4:1-16
John 6:24-35
Yes

Proper 14

Sundays after Pentecost

1 Kings 19:4-8
Psalm 34:1-8
Ephesians 4:25- 5:2
John 6:35, 41-51
Yes

Proper 15

Sundays after Pentecost

Proverbs 9:1-6
Psalm 34:9-14
Ephesians 5:15-20
John 6:51-58
Yes

Proper 16

Sundays after Pentecost

Joshua 24: 1-2a, 14-18
Psalm 34:15-22
Ephesians 6:10-20
John 6:56-69
Yes

Proper 17

Sundays after Pentecost

Song of Solomon 2:8-13
Psalm 45: 1-2, 6-9
James 1:17-27
Mark 7:1-8, 14-23
Yes

Proper 18

Sundays after Pentecost

Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23
Psalm 125
James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17
Mark 7:24-37
Yes

Proper 19

Sundays after Pentecost

Proverbs 1:20-33
Psalm 19
James 3:1-12
Mark 8:27-38
Yes

Proper 20

Sundays after Pentecost

Proverbs 31:10-31
Psalm 1
James 3: 13-4:3, 7-8(a)
Mark 9: 30-37
Yes

Proper 21

Sundays after Pentecost

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22
Psalm 124
James 5:13-20
Mark 9:38-50
Yes

Proper 22

Sundays after Pentecost

Job 1:1; 2:1-10
Psalm 26
Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12
Mark 10:2-16
Yes

Proper 23

Sundays after Pentecost

Job 23:1-9, 16-17
Psalm 22:1-15
Hebrews 4:12-16
Mark 10:17-31
Yes

Proper 24

Sundays after Pentecost

Job 38:1-7 (34-41)
Psalm 104: 1-9, 24, 35c
Hebrews  5:1-10
Mark 10:35-45
Yes

Proper 25

Sundays after Pentecost

Job 42:1-6, 10-17
Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22)
Hebrews 7:23-28
Mark 10:46-52
Yes

All Saints' Day

Song of Solomon 3:1-9
Psalm 24
Revelation 21:1-6a
John 11:32-44
Yes

Proper 26

Sundays after Pentecost

Ruth 1:1-18
Psalm 146
Hebrews 9:11-14
Mark 12:28-34
Yes

Proper 27

Sundays after Pentecost

Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
Psalm 127
Hebrews 9:24-28
Mark 12:38-44
Yes

Proper 28

Sundays after Pentecost

1 Samuel 1:4-20
1 Samuel 2:1-10
Hebrews 10:11-19-25
Mark 13: 1-8
Yes

Proper 29

Sundays after Pentecost

2 Samuel 23:1-7
Psalm 132:1-12, (13-18)
Revelation 1:4b-8
John 18:33-37
Yes

 

 



 

 

Year C

The following chart includes links to General seasonal items, Year C resources for each season, materials tagged with each lectionary text, and, when applicable, an online children's story based on the gospel reading.

 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

Advent

General

Year C

Advent 1

Jeremiah 33:14-16
Psalm 25:1-10
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
Luke 21:25-36
n/a

Advent 2

Malachi 3:1-4
Luke 1:68-79
Philippians 1:3-11
Luke 3:1-6
n/a

Advent 3

Zephaniah 3:14-20
Isaiah 12:2-6
Philippians 4:4-7
Luke 3:7-18
n/a

Advent 4

Micah 5:2-5a
Psalm 80:1-7
Hebrews 10:5-10
Luke 1:39-45, (46-55)
n/a
.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

 

Christmas

General

Year C

Christmas Eve

(Proper I)

Isaiah 9:2-7
Psalm 96
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)
n/a

Christmas Day

(Proper III)

Isaiah 52:7-10
Psalm 98
Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12)
John 1:1-14
n/a

Christmas 1

Sundays after Christmas

1 Samuel 2: 18-20, 26
Psalm 148
Colossians 3:12-17
Luke 2:41-52
n/a

Christmas 2

Sundays after Christmas

Jeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 147:12-20
Ephesians 1:3-14
John 1:(1-9), 10-18
n/a
.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

Epiphany

General

Year C

 

 

 

 

 

Epiphany 1

Epiphany Sunday

Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14
Ephesians 3:1-12
Matthew 2:1-12
n/a

Epiphany 2

Sundays after Epiphany

Isaiah 62:1-5
Psalm 36:5-10
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
John 2:1-11
Yes

Epiphany 3

Sundays after Epiphany

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Psalm 19
1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
Luke 4:14-21
Yes

Epiphany 4

Sundays after Epiphany

Jeremiah 1:4-10
Psalm 71:1-6
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Luke 4:21-30
Yes

Epiphany 5

Sundays after Epiphany

Isaiah 6:1-8, (9-13)
Psalm 138
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Luke 5:1-11
 Yes

Epiphany 6

Sundays after Epiphany

Jeremiah 17:5-10
Psalm 1
1 Corinthians 15:12-20
Luke 6: 17-26
Yes

Epiphany 7

Sundays after Epiphany

Genesis 45:3-11, 15
Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40
1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50
Luke 6:27-38
n/a

Transfiguration Sunday

Exodus 34:29-35
Psalm 99
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2
Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a)
n/a
.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

 

Lent

General

Year C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ash Wednesday

Isaiah 58:1-12
Psalm 51:1-17
2 Corinthians 6:1-10
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
n/a

Lent 1

Lent Sundays

Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
Romans 10:8b-13
Luke 4:1-13
n/a

Lent 2

Lent Sundays

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
Psalm 27
Philippians 3:17-4:1
Luke 13:31-35
n/a

Lent 3

Lent Sundays

Isaiah 55:1-19
Psalm 63:1-8
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Luke 13:1-9
n/a

Lent 4

Lent Sundays

Joshua 5:9-12
Psalm 32
2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
n/a

Lent 5

Lent Sundays

Isaiah 43:16-21
Psalm 126
Philippians 3:4b-14
John 12:1-8
n/a

Palm Sunday

Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
 Luke 23:1-56
n/a

Maundy Thursday

Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
n/a

Good Friday

Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Psalm 22
Hebrews 10:16-25
John 18:1 - 19:42
n/a

Holy Saturday

Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24
Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16
1 Peter 4:1-8
John 19:38-42
n/a
.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

Easter

General

Year C






Easter 1

Easter Sunday

Isaiah 65:17-25
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
Acts 10:34-43
John 20:1-18
Yes

Easter 2

Sundays after Easter

Acts 5:27-32
Psalm 150
Revelation 1:4-8
John 20:19-31
Yes

Easter 3

Sundays after Easter

Acts 9:1-6, (7-20)
Psalm 30
Revelation 5:11-14
John 21:1-19
Yes

Easter 4

Sundays after Easter

Acts 9:36-43
Psalm 23
Revelation 7:9-17
John 10:22-30
Yes

Easter 5

Sundays after Easter

Acts 11:1-18
Psalm 148
Revelation 21:1-6
John 13:31-35
Yes

Easter 6

Sundays after Easter

Acts 16:9-15
Psalm 67
Revelation 21:10, 22 - 22:5
John 14:23-29
Yes

Ascension Day

Acts 1:1-11
Psalm 47
Ephesians 1:15-23
Luke 24:44-53
n/a

Easter 7

Sundays after Easter

Acts 1:6-14
Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35
1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11
John 17:1-11
Yes

Pentecost

Genesis 11:1-9
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
Acts 2:1-21
John 14:8-17, (25-27)
n/a
.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Season

Day

OT reading

Psalm

NT reading

Gospel

Child's Story

Ordinary Time

General

Year C




























Trinity Sunday

Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Psalm 8
Romans 5:1-5
John 16:12-15
Yes

Proper 7

Sundays after Pentecost

1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a
Psalm 42 and 43
Galatians 3:23-29
Luke 8:26-39
Yes

Proper 8

Sundays after Pentecost

2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14
Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20
Galatians 5:1, 13-25
Luke 9:51-62
Yes

Proper 9

Sundays after Pentecost

2 Kings 5:1-14
Psalm 30
Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Yes

Proper 10

Sundays after Pentecost

Amos 7:7-17
Psalm 82
Colossians 1:1-14
Luke 10:25-37
Yes

Proper 11

Sundays after Pentecost

Amos 8:1-12
Psalm 52
Colossians 1:15-28
Luke 10:38-42
Yes

Proper 12

Sundays after Pentecost

Hosea 1:2-10
Psalm 85
Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19)
Luke 11:1-13
Yes

Proper 13

Sundays after Pentecost

Hosea 11:1-11
Psalm 107:1-9, 43
Colossians 3:1-11
Luke 12:13-21
Yes

Proper 14

Sundays after Pentecost

Isaiah 1:1, 10-20
Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
Luke 12:32-40
Yes

Proper 15

Sundays after Pentecost

Isaiah 5:1-7
Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19
Hebrews 11:29-12:2
Luke 12:49-56
Yes

Proper 16

Sundays after Pentecost

Jeremiah 1:4-10
Psalm 71:1-6
Hebrews 12:18-29
 Luke 13:10-17
Yes

Proper 17

Sundays after Pentecost

Jeremiah 2:4-13
Psalm 81:1, 10-16
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
Luke 14:1, 7-14
Yes

Proper 18

Sundays after Pentecost

Jeremiah 18:1-11
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
Philemon 1-21
 Luke 14:25-33
Yes

Proper 19

Sundays after Pentecost

Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28
Psalm 14
1 Timothy 1:12-17
Luke 15:1-10
Yes

Proper 20

Sundays after Pentecost

Jeremiah 8:18-9:1
Psalm 79:1-9
1 Timothy 2:1-7
 Luke 16:1-13
Yes

Proper 21

Sundays after Pentecost

Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16
1 Timothy 6:6-19
Luke 16:19-31
Yes

Proper 22

Sundays after Pentecost

Lamentations 1:1-6
Psalm 37:1-9
2 Timothy 1:1-14
Luke 17:5-10
Yes

Proper 23

Sundays after Pentecost

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
Psalm 66:1-12
2 Timothy 2:8-15
Luke 17:11-19
Yes

Proper 24

Sundays after Pentecost

Jeremiah 31:27-34
Psalm 119:97-104
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
Luke 18:1-8
Yes

Proper 25

Sundays after Pentecost

Joel 2:23-32
Psalm 65
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18
Luke 18:9-14
Yes

All Saints' Day

Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18
Psalm 149
Ephesians 1:11-23
Luke 6:20-31
n/a

Proper 26

Sundays after Pentecost

Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4
Psalm 119:137-144
 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12
Luke 19:1-10
Yes

Proper 27

Sundays after Pentecost

Haggai 1:15b-2:9
 Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21
 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
Luke 20:27-38
Yes

Proper 28

Sundays after Pentecost

Isaiah 65:17-25
Psalm 98
 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
 Luke 21:5-19
Yes

Proper 29

Sundays after Pentecost

Jeremiah 23:1-6
Psalm 46
Colossians 1:11-20
Luke 23: 33-43
Yes

 

 

The Revised Common Lectionary. Vanderbilt Divinity Library. https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/. 2008.