Category Archives: Lectionary and sermon

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

• First Reading
  • Genesis 25: 19-34
• Second Reading
  • Romans 8: 1-11
• Gospel Reading
  • Matthew 13; 1-9, 18-23

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

• First reading and Psalm
  • Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
  • Psalm 45:10-17 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13
• Alternate First reading and Psalm
  • Zechariah 9:9-12
  • Psalm 145:8-14
• Second reading
  • Romans 7:15-25a
• Gospel
  • Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

• First reading and Psalm
  • Genesis 22:1-14
  • Psalm 13
• Alternate First reading and Psalm
  • Jeremiah 28:5-9
  • Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18
• Second reading
  • Romans 6:12-23
• Gospel
  • Matthew 10:40-42

Third Sunday after Pentecost

• First reading and Psalm
  • Genesis 21:8-21
  • Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17
• Alternate First reading and Psalm
  • Jeremiah 20:7-13
  • Psalm 69:7-10, (11-15), 16-18
• Second reading
  • Romans 6:1b-11
• Gospel
  • Matthew 10:24-39

• First reading and Psalm
  • Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7)
  • Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
• Alternate First reading and Psalm
  • Exodus 19:2-8a
  • Psalm 100
• Second reading
  • Romans 5:1-8
• Gospel
  • Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)

Trinity Sunday

• First reading and Psalm
  • Genesis 1:1-2:4a
  • Psalm 8
• Second reading
  • 2 Corinthians 13:11-13
• Gospel
  • Matthew 28:16-20

Church lectionaries, which name an old testament lesson, a letter or portion of a letter of Paul, and a lesson from the gospels of the new testament are given here for the current Sunday. For this plus a picture and prayer taken from the Vanderbilt Divinity Library website, see our page This Week >>

READINGS FOR THE COMING WEEK

Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth (May 31, 2020)

• First reading
  • 1 Samuel 2:1-10
• Psalm
  • Psalm 113
• Second reading
  • Romans 12:9-16b
• Gospel
  • Luke 1:39-57

Day of Pentecost (May 31, 2020)

• First reading
  • Acts 2:1-21 or Numbers 11:24-30
• Psalm
  • Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
• Second reading
  • 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21
• Gospel
  • John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39

We celebrated His birth Dec 24 evening with our special service in which we sang Silent Night, Oh Holy Night to candlelight. New this year was a beautiful piano and organ anthem.

Our annual outdoor service, cookout and games was held on Sunday June 9 at Camp Naumkeg in Salem on a bluff overlooking a marina.

Church lectionaries, which name an old testament lesson, a letter or portion of a letter of Paul, and a lesson from the gospels of the new testament are given here for the current Sunday. For this plus a picture and prayer taken from the Vanderbilt Divinity Library website, see our page This Week >>

READINGS FOR THE COMING WEEK

Ascension of the Lord (May 21, 2020)

READINGS FOR THE COMING WEEK

Seventh Sunday of Easter (May 24, 2020)

• First reading
  • Acts 1:6-14
• Psalm
  • Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35
• Second reading
  • 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11
• Gospel
  • John 17:1-11