2004-2005 CHURCH YEAR CALENDAR -- SERIES A
ADVENT Nov. 28 First S. in Advent Is. 2:1-5 Rom. 13:11-14 Matt. 24:37-44 or Matt. 21:1-11
Dec. 5 Second S. in Advent Is. 11:1-10 Rom. 15:4-13 Matt. 3:1-12
Dec. 12 Third S. in Advent Is. 35:1-10 James 5:7-10 Matt. 11:2-11
Dec. 19 Fourth S. in Advent Is. 7:10-14 (15-17) Rom. 1:1-7 Matt. 1:18-25
CHRISTMAS Dec. 25 The Nativity of Our Lord
Christmas Day		 Is. 62:10-12 Titus 3:4-7 Luke 2:1-20
Dec. 26 First S. after Christmas Is. 63:7-9 Gal. 4:4-7 Matt. 2:13-15, 19-23
Jan. 2 Second S. after Christmas Is. 61:10-62:3 Eph. 1:3-6, 15-18 John 1:1-18
EPIPHANY Jan. 6 Epiphany Is. 60:1-6 Eph. 3:2-12 Matt. 2:1-12
Jan. 9 The Baptism of Our Lord Is. 42:1-7 Acts 10:34-38 Matt. 3:13-17
EPIPHANY Jan. 16 Second S. after the Epiphany Is. 49:1-6 1 Cor. 1:1-9 John 1:29-41
Jan. 23 Third S. after the Epiphany Is. 9:1-4 or Amos 3:1-8 1 Cor. 1:10-17 Matt. 4:12-23
Jan. 30 Fourth S. after the Epiphany Micah 6:1-8 1 Cor. 1:26-31 Matt. 5:1-12
EPIPHANY Feb. 6 The Transfiguration of Our Lord Ex. 24:12, 15-18 2 Peter 1:16-19 (20-21) Matt. 17:1-9
ASH WEDNESDAY Feb. 9 Ash Wednesday Joel 2:12-19 2 Cor. 5:20b-6:2 Matt. 6:1-6, 16-21
LENT Feb. 13 First S. in Lent Gen. 2:7-9, 15-17; 3:1-7 Rom. 5:12 (13-16) 17-19 Matt. 4:1-11
Feb. 20 Second S. in Lent Gen. 12:1-8 Rom. 4:1-5, 13-17 John 4:5-26 (27-30, 39-42)
Feb. 27 Third S. in Lent Is. 42:14-21 Eph. 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 or John 9:13-17, 34-39
Mar. 6 Fourth S. in Lent Hos. 5:15-6:2 Rom. 8:1-10 Matt. 20:17-28
Mar. 13 Fifth S. in Lent Ezek. 37:1-3 (4-10) 11-14 Rom 8:11-19 John 11:1-53 or John 11:47-53
HOLY WEEK Mar. 20 Palm Sunday
Sunday of the Passion		 Is. 50:4-9b Phil. 2:5-11 Matt. 26:1-27:66 or Matt. 27:11-54
Mar. 24 Maundy Thursday Ex. 12:1-14 1 Cor. 11:17-32 or 1 Cor. 11:23-26 John 13:1-17, 34
GOOD FRIDAY Mar. 25 Good Friday Is. 52:13-53:12 or Hos. 6:1-6 Heb. 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18:1-19:42 or John 19:17-30
EASTER Mar. 27 The Resurrection of Our Lord
Easter Day		 Acts 10:34-43 Col. 3:1-4 John 20:1-9 (10-18) or Matt. 28:1-10
Apr. 3 Second S. of Easter Acts 2:14a, 22-32 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31
Apr. 10 Third S. of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-47 1 Peter 1:17-21 Luke 24:13-35
Apr. 17 Fourth S. of Easter Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-60 1 Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10
Apr. 24 Fifth S. of Easter Acts 17:1-15 1 Peter 2:4-10 John 14:1-12
May 1 Sixth S. of Easter Acts 17:22-31 1 Peter 3:15-22 John 14:15-21
May 5 The Ascension of Our Lord Acts 1:1-11 Eph. 1:16-23 Luke 24:44-53
May 8 Seventh S. of Easter Acts 1:(1-7) 8-14 1 Peter 4:12-17; 5:6-11 John 17:1-11
PENTECOST May 15 The Day of Pentecost Joel 2:28-29 Acts 2:1-21 John 16:5-11
TRINITY May 22 The Holy Trinity
First S. after Pentecost		 Gen. 1:1-2:3 or Deut. 4:32-34, 39-40 2 Cor. 13:11-14 Matt. 28:16-20
PENTECOST May 29 Second S. after Pentecost Deut. 11:18-21, 26-28 Rom. 3:21-25a, 27-28 Matt. 7:(15-20) 21-29
June 5 Third S. after Pentecost Hos. 5:15-6:6 Rom. 4:18-25 Matt. 9:9-13
June 12 Fourth S. after Pentecost Ex. 19:2-8a Rom. 5:6-11 Matt. 9:35-10:8
June 19 Fifth S. after Pentecost Jer. 20:7-13 Rom. 5:12-15 Matt. 10:24-33
June 26 Sixth S. after Pentecost Jer. 28:5-9 Rom. 6:1b-11 Matt. 10:34-42
July 3 Seventh S. after Pentecost Zech. 9:9-12 Rom. 7:15-25a Matt. 11:25-30
July 10 Eighth S. after Pentecost Is. 55:10-11 Rom. 8:18-25 Matt. 13:1-9 (18-23)
July 17 Ninth S. after Pentecost Is. 44:6-8 Rom. 8:26-27 Matt. 13:24-30 (36-43)
July 24 Tenth S. after Pentecost 1 Kings 3:5-12 Rom. 8:28-30 Matt. 13:44-52
July 31 Eleventh S. after Pentecost Is. 55:1-5 Rom. 8:35-39 Matt. 14:13-21
Aug. 7 Twelfth S. after Pentecost 1 Kings 19:9-18 Rom. 9:1-5 Matt. 14:22-33
Aug. 14 Thirteenth S. after Pentecost Is. 56:1, 6-8 Rom. 11:13-15, 29-32 Matt. 15:21-28
Aug. 21 Fourteenth S. after Pentecost Ex. 6:2-8 Rom. 11:33-36 Matt. 16:13-20
Aug. 28 Fifteenth S. after Pentecost Jer. 15:15-21 Rom. 12:1-8 Matt. 16:21-26
Sep. 4 Sixteenth S. after Pentecost Ezek. 33:7-9 Rom. 13:1-10 Matt. 18:15-20
Sep. 11 Seventeenth S. after Pentecost Gen. 50:15-21 Rom. 14:5-9 Matt. 18:21-35
Sep. 18 Eighteenth S. after Pentecost Is. 55:6-9 Phil. 1:1-5 (6-11) 19-27 Matt. 20:1-16
Sep. 25 Nineteenth S. after Pentecost Ezek. 18:1-4, 25-32 Phil. 2:1-5 (6-11) Matt. 21:28-32
Oct. 2 Twentieth S. after Pentecost Is. 5:1-7 Phil. 3:12-21 Matt. 21:33-43
Oct. 9 Twenty-first S. after Pentecost Is. 25:6-9 Phil. 4:4-13 Matt. 22:1-10 (11-14)
Oct. 16 Twenty-second S. after Pentecost Is. 45:1-7 1 Thess. 1:1-5a Matt. 22:15-21
Oct. 23 Twenty-third S. after Pentecost Lev. 19:1-2, 15-18 1 Thess. 1:5b-10 Matt. 22:34-40 (41-46)
REFORMATION Oct. 30 * Reformation Day (Oct. 31) Jer. 31:31-34 Rom. 3:19-28 John 8:31-36
ALL SAINTS' DAY Nov. 6 * All Saints' Day (Nov. 1) Is. 26:1-4, 8-9, 12-13, 19-21 Rev. 21:9-11, 22-27 (22:1-5) Matt. 5:1-12
PENTECOST Nov. 13 Second-Last S. in the Church Year Jer. 25:30-32 or Jer. 26:1-6 1 Thess. 1:3-10 or 1 Thess. 3:7-13 Matt. 25:31-46 or Matt. 24:1-14
Nov. 20 Last S. in the Church Year
Sunday of the Fulfillment		 Is. 65:17-25 or Ezek. 34:11-16, 23-24 2 Peter 3:3-4, 8-10a, 13 or 1 Cor. 15:20-28 Matt. 25:1-13 or Matt. 25:31-46
THANKSGIVING Nov. 24 Thanksgiving Day Deut. 8:1-10 Phil. 4:6-20 or 1 Tim. 2:1-4 Luke 17:11-19
2005-2006 CHURCH YEAR CALENDAR -- SERIES B
ADVENT Nov. 27 First S. in Advent Is. 63:16b-17; 64:1-8 1 Cor. 1:3-9 Mark 13:33-37 or Mark 11:1-10