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Proper 24, Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 21, 2012

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Job 38:1-7, 34-41 Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:35-45

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By Bruce G. Epperly

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Job 38:1-7, 34-41

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Then God answe..

Proper 23, Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 14, 2012

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Job 23:1-9, 16-17 Psalm 22:1-15 Hebrews 4:12-16 Mark 10:17-31

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Today’s readings force us to face the challenges of mortality. As the commercial s..

Proper 22, Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 7, 2012

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Job 1:1; 2:1-10 Psalm 26 Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12 Mark 10:2-16

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Job 1:1; 2:1-10

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The bible speaks in many v..

The Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 29, 2012

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Acts 4:5-12 Psalm 23 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18

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In many congregations, today is celebrated as Good Shepherd Sunday. God’s all-embracing car..

The Third Sunday of Easter – April 22, 2012

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Acts 3:1-19 Psalm 4 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48

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This Sunday’s lectionary readings invite us to ponder presence, power, and fidelity as charac..

The Second Sunday of Easter – April 15, 2012

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Acts 4:32-53 Psalm 133 1 John 1:1-2:2 John 20:19-31

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Practicing resurrection, to invoke Wendell Berry’s poem, involves the interplay of experienc..

Easter Sunday – April 8, 2012

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Mark 16:1-8

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The Psalmist’s exclamation “this is the day that God has made and we wil..

Palm/Passion Sunday – April 1, 2012

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Alternate Reading 1: Isaiah 50:4-9 Psalm 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 Mark 11:1-11

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With the exception of Christmas services of lesso..

Ash Wednesday – February 22, 2012

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 Psalm 51 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

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Good news on Ash Wednesday? Many people stay away from Ash Wednesday ..

Transfiguration Sunday – February 19, 2012

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

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“If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is..