2006-2007 CHURCH YEAR CALENDAR -- SERIES C
SEASON DATE FESTIVAL FIRST READING EPISTLE GOSPEL
ADVENT Dec. 3 First S. in Advent Jer. 33:14-16 1 Thess. 3:9-13 Luke 19:28-40/Luke 21:25-36
Dec. 10 Second S. in Advent Mal. 3:1-7b Phil. 1:2-11 Luke 3:1-14 (15-20)
Dec. 17 Third S. in Advent Zeph. 3:14-20 Phil. 4:4-7 Luke 7:18-28 (29-35)
Dec. 24 Fourth S. in Advent Micah 5:2-5a Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45 (46-56)
CHRISTMAS Dec. 25 The Nativity of Our Lord
Christmas Day		 Is. 52:7-10 Hebrews 1:1-6 (7-12) John 1:1-14 (15-18)
Dec. 31 First S. after Christmas Ex. 13:1-3a, 11-15 Col. 3:12-17 Luke 2:22-40
EPIPHANY Jan. 6 The Epiphany of Our Lord Is. 60:1-6 Eph. 3:1-12 Matt. 2:1-12
Jan. 7 The Baptism of Our Lord Is. 43:1-7 Rom. 6:1-11 Luke 3:15-22
EPIPHANY Jan. 14 Second S. after the Epiphany Is. 62:1-5 1 Cor. 12:1-11 John 2:1-11
Jan. 21 Third S. after the Epiphany Neh. 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 1 Cor. 12:12-31a Luke 4:16-30
Jan. 28 Fourth S. after the Epiphany Jer. 1:4-10 (17-19) 1 Cor. 12:31b-13:13 Luke 4:31-44
Feb. 4 Fifth S. after the Epiphany Is. 6:1-8 (9-13) 1 Cor. 14:12b-20 Luke 5:1-11
Feb. 11 Sixth S. after the Epiphany Jer. 17:5-8 1 Cor. 15:(1-11) 12-20 Luke 6:17-26
EPIPHANY Feb. 18 The Transfiguration of Our Lord Deut. 34:1-12 Heb. 3:1-6 Luke 9:28-36
ASH WEDNESDAY Feb. 21 Ash Wednesday Joel 2:12-19 2 Cor. 5:20b-6:2 Matt. 6:1-6, 16-21
LENT Feb. 25 First S. in Lent Deut. 26:1-11 Rom. 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13
Mar. 4 Second S. in Lent Jer. 26:8-15 Phil. 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:31-35
Mar. 11 Third S. in Lent Ezek. 33:7-20 1 Cor. 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9
Mar. 18 Fourth S. in Lent Is. 12:1-6 2 Cor. 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
Mar. 25 Fifth S. in Lent Is. 43:16-21 Phil. 3:(4b-7) 8-14 Luke 20:9-20
HOLY WEEK Apr. 1 Palm Sunday
Sunday of the Passion		 Deut. 32:36-39 Phil. 2:5-11 Luke 22:1-23:56
or Luke 23:1-56
or John 12:20-43
Apr. 5 Maundy Thursday Jer. 31:31-34 Heb. 10:15-25 Luke 22:7-20
GOOD FRIDAY Apr. 6 Good Friday Is. 52:13-53:12 Heb. 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18:1-19:42
or John 19:17-30
EASTER Apr. 8 The Resurrection of Our Lord
Easter Day		 Is. 65:17-25 1 Cor. 15:19-26 Luke 24:1-12
Apr. 15 Second S. of Easter Acts 5:12-20 (21-32) Rev. 1:4-18 John 20:19-31
Apr. 22 Third S. of Easter Acts 9:1-22 Rev. 5:(1-7) 8-14 John 21:1-14 (15-19)
Apr. 29 Fourth S. of Easter Acts 20:17-35 Rev. 7:9-17 John 10:22-30
May 6 Fifth S. of Easter Acts 11:1-18 Rev. 21:1-7 John 16:12-22
or John 13:31-35
May 13 Sixth S. of Easter Acts 16:9-15 Rev. 21:9-14, 21-27 John 16:23-33
or John 5:1-9
May 17 The Ascension of Our Lord Acts 1:1-11 Eph. 1:15-23 Luke 24:44-53
May 20 Seventh S. of Easter Acts 1:12-26 Rev. 22:1-6 (7-11) 12-20 John 17:20-26
PENTECOST May 27 The Day of Pentecost Gen. 11:1-9 Acts 2:1-21 John 14:23-31
TRINITY June 3 The Holy Trinity
First S. after Pentecost		 Prov. 8:1-4,22-31 Acts 2:14a, 22-36 John 8:48-59
PENTECOST June 10 (Prop. 5) Second S. after Pentecost 1 Kings 17:17-24 Gal. 1:11-24 Luke 7:11-17
June 17 (Prop. 6) Third S. after Pentecost 2 Sam. 11:26-12:10, 13-14 Gal. 2:15-21; 3:10-14 Luke 7:36-8:3
June 24 (Prop. 7) Fourth S. after Pentecost Is. 65:1-9 Gal. 3:23-4:7 Luke 8:26-39
July 1 (Prop. 8) Fifth S. after Pentecost 1 Kings 19:9b-21 Gal. 5:1, 13-25 Luke 9:51-62
July 8 (Prop. 9) Sixth S. after Pentecost Is. 66:10-14 Gal. 6:1-10, 14-18 Luke 10:1-20
July 15 (Prop. 10) Seventh S. after Pentecost Lev. (18:1-5) 19:9-18 Col. 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37
ST. MARY MAGDALENE July 22 St. Mary Magdalene
Eighth S. after Pentecost		 Prov. 31:10-31 Acts 13:26-31 John 20:1-2, 10-18
PENTECOST July 29 (Prop. 12) Ninth S. after Pentecost Gen. 18:(17-19) 20-33 Col. 2:6-15 (16-19) Luke 11:1-13
Aug. 5 (Prop. 13) Tenth S. after Pentecost Eccl. 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-26 Col. 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21
Aug. 12 (Prop. 14) Eleventh S. after Pentecost Gen. 15:1-6 Heb. 11:1-16 Luke 12:22-34 (35-40)
Aug. 19 (Prop. 15) Twelfth S. after Pentecost Jer. 23:16-29 Heb. 11:17-31 (32-40); 12:1-3 Luke 12:49-53 (54-56)
Aug. 26 (Prop. 16) Thirteenth S. after Pentecost Is. 66:18-23 Heb. 12:4-24 (25-29) Luke 13:22-30
Sep. 2 (Prop. 17) Fourteenth S. after Pentecost Prov. 25:2-10 Heb. 13:1-7 Luke 14:1-14
Sep. 9 (Prop. 18) Fifteenth S. after Pentecost Deut. 30:15-20 Philemon 1-21 Luke 14:25-35
Sep. 16 (Prop. 19) Sixteenth S. after Pentecost Ezek. 34:11-24 1 Tim. 1:(5-11) 12-17 Luke 15:1-10
Sep. 23 (Prop. 20) Seventeenth S. after Pentecost Amos 8:4-7 1 Tim. 2:1-15 Luke 16:1-15
Sep. 30 (Prop. 21) Eighteenth S. after Pentecost Amos 6:1-7 1 Tim. 3:1-13 or 1 Tim. 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-31
Oct. 7 (Prop. 22) Nineteenth S. after Pentecost Hab. 1:1-4; 2:1-4 2 Tim. 1:1-14 Luke 17:1-10
Oct. 14 (Prop. 23) Twentieth S. after Pentecost Ruth 1:1-19a 2 Tim. 2:1-13 Luke 17:11-19
Oct. 21 (Prop. 24) Twenty-first S. after Pentecost Gen. 32:22-30 2 Tim. 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8
REFORMATION Oct. 28* Reformation Day (Oct. 31) Rev. 14:6-7 Rom. 3:19-28 John 8:31-36 or Matt. 11:12-19
ALL SAINTS' DAY Nov. 4* All Saints' Day (Nov. 1) Rev. 7:(2-8) 9-17 1 John 3:1-3 Matt. 5:1-12
PENTECOST Nov. 11 (Prop. 27) Twenty-fourth S. after Pentecost Ex. 3:1-15 2 Thess. 2:1-8, 13-17 Luke 20:27-40
Nov. 18 (Prop. 28) Twenty-fifth S. after Pentecost Mal. 4:1-6 2 Thess. 3:(1-5) 6-13 Luke 21:5-28 (29-36)
THANKSGIVING Nov. 22 Thanksgiving Day Deut. 8:1-10 Phil. 4:6-20 or 1 Tim. 2:1-4 Luke 17:11-19
PENTECOST Nov. 25 (Prop. 29) Last S. in the Church Year Mal. 3:13-18 Col. 1:13-20 Luke 23:27-43
2007-2008 CHURCH YEAR CALENDAR -- SERIES A
ADVENT Dec. 2 First S. in Advent Is. 2:1-5 Rom. 13:11-14 Matt. 24:37-44 or Matt. 21:1-11