The Lectionary
The readings we read every Sunday are part of the lectionary.
Tuesday 10:00AM Bible Study reads the upcoming Sunday's lessons. Click on the big red button below to access the current lectionary. The ELCA page on the lectionary is very informative.
Join Us For Bible Study
Tuesdays 10am
Location alternates between Bethany and Pilgrim:
January - Pilgrim
February - Bethany
March - Pilgrim
Check out the ELCA page on the Lectionary here.
We are in Year A....
Year A focuses on the Gospel of Matthew. The semi-continuous Old Testament readings focus on major Genesis narratives, the covenant with Moses, and the establishment of Israel in the Promised Land. The second, New Testament, readings are from Romans, Philippians and 1 Thessalonians.
The Word of God echoes throughout creation. As the church, we admire creation through the seasons through the steady gift of the liturgical calendar: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Ordinary Time.
Learn More about Matthew's Gospel Bible Project
DAILY LECTIONARY
The Daily Lectionary and the Sunday & Festival Propers are found in the Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW) hymnal and are based on the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL).
The daily Bible readings expound further on the Sunday readings, with the Thursday through Saturday readings preparing for the upcoming Sunday readings and the Monday through Wednesday readings reflecting on the readings from the previous Sunday.
Full Year Lectionary
2022/2023, 2025/2026, 2028/2029
Year A focuses on the Gospel of Matthew. The semi-continuous Old Testament readings focus on major Genesis narratives, the covenant with Moses, and the establishment of Israel in the Promised Land. The second, New Testament, readings are from Romans, Philippians and 1 Thessalonians.
2020/2021, 2023/2024, 2026/2027
Year B focuses on the Gospel of Mark with more selections from the Gospel of John than any other year. The semi-continuous readings from the Old Testament focus on the covenant of David and Wisdom literature. The second, New Testament, readings are from 1 and 2 Corinthians, Ephesians, James and Hebrews.
2021/2022, 2024/2025, 2027/2028
Year C focuses on the Gospel of Luke. The semi-continuous Old Testament readings are of prophetic proclamation chosen in chronological order and highlighting Jeremiah. The second, New Testament, readings are chosen mainly from Galatians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Timothy and 2 Thessalonians.
The Gospels
Matthew’s gospel is symbolized by an Angel
Mark’s gospel is symbolized by a winged-lion
Luke’s gospel is symbolized by a winged Ox, notice the health symbol associated by St. Luke, the physician.
John’s Gospel is symbolized by an Eagle:
John does
not get it’s own year because it is not one of the synoptic gospels----However,
it is heavily used every year at various times.
Bible Beginnings:
What is the Bible?
Watch the two videos below for a great bible intro.
Part 1 is "What is the bible?"
Part 2 is "The Story of the bible"
From Bible Project
