L E C T I O N A R Y THE LECTIONARY AND THE CHURCH YEAR Every year we include in our yearbook a lectionary of readings for the year. This is related to two principles operative in the early church and reiterated at the Reformation, namely the orderly reading of Scripture in the congregation, and the ensuring that the great themes of the Christian Message are recalled regularly. To maintain these principles, the Scripture readings are arranged in two ways. For the most part there is a consecutive reading of large sections of the Old and New Testaments, but on special days associated in a particular way with our redemption we have readings appropriate to the season. While the Church Year is not designed to bring God's liberated people into bondage to "special days and months and seasons and years" (Galatians 4:10), it does enable us to emphasise those truths and events that are at the heart of our faith. For your interest, here is a simple analysis of the Church Year (usually from the beginning of November to the end of October) and the Collects, Epistles and Gospels (as indicated in the Prayer Book): Advent to Trinity: The Message of Redemption Advent: Christmas: Circumcision: Epiphany: Lent: Easter: Ascension: Whitsunday: Trinity: The King is Coming; In Glory; Word; Preaching The Word Made Flesh His in the Flesh, and Ours of the Heart We Beheld His Glory Birth, Learning, Miracles, Advent His Human Pain, and Our Holy Pilgrimage The Sufferings and the Glory His, and Ours Pentecost, and its Meaning The Wonder, and the Worship Trinity to Advent: The Life of the Redeemed Themes of Love, Holiness, Discipline, Ministry, Faith, Conflict, Giving
LECTIONARY AD 2018-2019 MORNING PRAYER EVENING PRAYER OT NT OT NT 2018 November 04 1 Samuel Matthew Isaiah Galatians Trinity 23 27 : 1-12 26 : 46-67 65 : 11-25 3 : 15-29 November 11 1 Samuel Matthew Isaiah Galatians Trinity 24 28 : 1-19 26 : 68-75 66 : 1-11 4 : 1 20 November 18 1 Samuel Matthew Isaiah Galatians Trinity 25 29 : 1 11 27 : 1-26 66 : 12 24 4 : 21 31 November 25 1 Samuel Matthew Jeremiah Galatians Trinity 26 30 : 1 20 27 : 27 44 1 : 1 19 5 : 1-15 December 02 1 Samuel Matthew Jeremiah Galatians Advent Sunday 30 : 21-31 27 : 45-56 2 : 1-19 5 : 16-25 December 09 1 Samuel Matthew Jeremiah Galatians Advent 2 31 : 1 13 27 : 57 99 2 : 20-37 6 : 1-10 December 16 2 Samuel Matthew Jeremiah Galatians Advent 3 1 : 1-16 28 : 1-20 3 : 1-13 6 : 11-18 December 23 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Ephesians Advent 4 1 : 17 27 1 : 1 20 3 : 14 25 1 : 1-14 December 25 Hebrews Luke Christmas Day 1 : 1 12 2 : 1 20 December 30 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Ephesians Sunday after Christmas2 : 1 7 1 : 21 37 4 : 1 9 1 : 15-23 2019 January 6 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Ephesians Epiphany Sunday 2 : 8 23 1 : 34 45 4 : 10 18 2 : 1-10 January 13 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Ephesians Epiphany 1 2 : 24 32 2 : 1 12 4 : 19-31 2 : 11-22 January 20 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Ephesians Epiphany 2 3 : 1-21 2 : 13 28 5: 1-11 3 : 1 13 January 27 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Ephesians Epiphany 3 3 : 22-39 3 : 1-12 5 : 12-31 3 : 14-21 February 3 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Ephesians Epiphany 4 4 : 1 12 3 : 13 34 6 : 1 15 4 : 1-16
February 10 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Ephesians Epiphany 5 5 : 1 16 4 : 1 20 6 : 16 30 4 : 17-32 February 17 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Ephesians Epiphany 6 5 : 17 25 4 : 21 34 7 : 1 19 5 : 1 14 February 24 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Ephesians Septuagesima 6 : 1-11 4 : 35-41 7 : 20-34 5 : 15-33 March 3 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Ephesians Sexagesima 6 : 12 23 5 : 1 20 8 : 1 12 6 : 1-9 March 10 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Ephesians Lent 1 7 : 1 16 5 : 21-23 & 35-43 8 : 13 22 6 : 10 22 March 17 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Philippians Lent 2 7 : 17 29 5 : 24 34 9 : 1 11 1 : 1-11 March 24 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Philippians Lent 3 8 : 1 14 6 : 1 13 9 : 12 26 1 : 12-30 March 31 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Philippians Lent 4 9 : 1 13 6 : 14 29 10 : 1 16 2 : 1-11 April 7 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Philippians Lent 5 10 : 1 16 6 : 30 44 10 : 17 25 2 : 12-18 April 14 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Philippians Sunday before Easter 11 : 1 13 6 : 45 56 11 : 1 17 2 : 19-29 April 19 Psalm John Good Friday 22 : 1 8 19 : 17-37 April 21 Isaiah Matthew Easter Sunday 53 : 1 10 28 : 1-10 April 28 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Philippians Easter 1 11 : 14 27 7 : 1 16 11 : 18 23 3 : 1-11 May 5 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Philippians Easter 2 12 : 1 12 7 : 17 30 12 : 1 17 3 : 12-21 May 12 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Philippians Easter 3 12 : 13 31 7 : 31 37 13 : 1-14 4 : 1-9 May 19 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Philippians Easter 4 13 : 1 14 8 : 1 21 13 : 15-27 4 : 10-23 May 26 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Colossians Easter 5 13 : 15 22 8 : 22 30 14 : 1 16 1 : 1-14 May 30 Psalm Acts Ascension Day 24 : 1 10 1 : 1 11 June 2 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Colossians Sunday after Ascension 13 : 23 39 8 : 31 38 14 : 17-22 1 : 15-28 June 09 Psalm Acts Jeremiah Colossians Whitsunday 139 : 1-10 2 : 1-11 15 : 1 11 2 : 1 12
June 16 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Colossians Trinity Sunday 14 : 1 17 9 : 1 13 14 : 12 21 2 : 13-23 June 23 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Colossians Trinity 1 14 : 18 33 9 : 14 32 16 : 1 20 3 : 1-17 June 30 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Colossians Trinity 2 15 : 1 12 9 : 33 50 17 : 1 11 3 : 18 4 : 1 July 7 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah Colossians Trinity 3 15 : 13 24 10 : 1 16 17 : 12 18 4 : 2-18 July 14 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 1 Thessalonians Trinity 4 15 : 25 37 10 : 17 31 17 : 19 27 1 : 1-10 July 21 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 1 Thessalonians Trinity 5 16 : 1 14 10 : 32 45 18 : 1 12 2 : 1-16 July 28 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 1 Thessalonians Trinity 6 16 : 15 23 10 : 46 52 18 : 13 23 2 : 17 3 : 13 August 4 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 1 Thessalonians Trinity 7 17 : 1 14 11 : 1 11 19 : 1 15 4 : 1-12 August 11 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 1 Thessalonians Trinity 8 17 : 15 23 11 : 12 26 20 : 1 18 4 : 13-18 August 18 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 1 Thessalonians Trinity 9 18 : 1 18 11 : 27 33 21 : 1 14 5 : 1-11 August 25 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 1 Thessalonians Trinity 10 18 : 19 33 12 : 1-12 22 : 1-14 5 : 12-28 September 1 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 1 Thessalonians Trinity 11 19 : 1 8 12 : 13 27 22 : 15 30 1 : 1-12 September 8 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 2 Thessalonians Trinity 12 19 : 9 18 12 : 28 44 23 : 1 15 2 : 1-12 September 15 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 2 Thessalonians Trinity 13 19 : 19 30 13 : 1 14 23 : 16 32 2 : 13-35 September 22 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 2 Thessalonians Trinity 14 19 : 31 43 13 : 15 31 23 : 33 40 3 : 6-18 September 29 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 1 Timothy Trinity 15 20 : 1 11 13 : 32 37 24 : 1 10 1 : 1-11 October 6 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 1 Timothy Trinity 16 20 : 14 22 14 : 1-11 25 : 1 14 1 : 12-20 October 13 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 1 Timothy Trinity 17 21 : 1 14 14 : 12 26 25 : 15 29 2 : 1-15 October 20 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 1 Timothy Trinity 18 21 : 15 22 14 : 27 42 25 : 30 38 3 : 1-16 October 27 2 Samuel Mark Jeremiah 1 Timothy Trinity 19 22 : 1 20 14 : 43 51 26 : 1 15 4 : 1-15
We would like to acknowledge with sincere thanks the help of The Rev Brian Cameron in the compilation of the