The Text This Week - Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources

The Text This Week
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Index:
 
  Pentecost
   (May 11)
  Trinity
   (May 18)
  Corpus Christi
   (May 25)
  Pentecost +2
   (May 25)
  Visitation
   (May 31)
  Pr 4/OT 9/P+3
   (June 1)
  Pr 5/OT10/P+4
   (June 8)
  St. Barnabas
   (June 11)
  Pr 6/OT 11/P+5
  (June 15)
  Pr 7/OT 12/P+6
  (June 22)
  Nativity of John
   (June 24)
  Pr 8/OT 13/P+7
   (June 29)
  Sts Peter & Paul
   (June 29)
  Pr 9/OT 14/P+8
   (July 6)
  Pr 10/OT 15/P+9
  (July 13)
  Pr11/OT16/P+10
   (July 20)
  Mary Magdalene
   (July 22)
  James the Elder
   (July 25)
  Pr12/OT17/P+11
   (July 27)
  Pr13/OT18/P+12
   (August 3)
  Transfiguration
   (August 6)
  Pr14/OT29/P+13
  (August 10)
  Assumption Mary
   (August 15)
  St Mary
   (August 15)
  Pr15/OT20/P+14
   (August 17)
  Pr16/OT21/P+15
   (August 24)
  St Bartholomew
   (August 24)
  Pr17/OT22/P+16
   (August 31)
  Pr18/OT23/P+17
   (Sept 7)
  Creation 1
  Pr19/OT24/P+18
   (Sept 14)
  Creation 2
  Holy Cross
   (Sept 14)
  Pr20/OT25/P+19
   (Sept 21)
  Creation 3
  St Matthew
   (Sept 21)
  Pr21/OT26/P+20
   (Sept 28)
  Creation 4
 
 
 
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  YEAR B
  YEAR C
  FESTIVALS/
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  Advent
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  Epiphany
  Lent
  Holy Week
  Easter
  Pentecost
 

 

 

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Thanksgiving A
October 13, 2008 (Canada)
November 27, 2008 (U.S.)

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Click on Scripture Lessons below for study links and resources for each individual pericope:

Deuteronomy 8:7-18
Roman Catholic reading: Deuteronomy 8:7-18Sirach 50:22-24, or 1 Kings 8:55-61
 

Psalm 65
Roman Catholic reading: Psalm 113:1-8 or Psalm 138:1-5
 

2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Roman Catholic reading: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, Colossians 3:12-17, or 1 Timothy 6:6-11, 17-19
 

Luke 17:11-19
Roman Catholic reading: Luke 17:11-19 or Mark 5:18-20 or Luke 12:15-21
 

Reading and Studying the Text This Week

bulletTexts:
bulletIllustrated lectionary readings at Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
bulletLectionary readings from the Episcopal Lectionary.
bulletRoman Catholic Lectionary Readings (Thanksgiving Day) from the New American Bible.
bulletThe Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass (1998 USA Edition). At Felix Just S.J.'s The Roman Catholic Lectionary For Mass - a site featuring comprehensive tables of editions of the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
bulletLutheran lectionary calendar, Year A, from the ELCA site.
bulletUnited Methodist lectionary readings.
bulletAmerican Baptist Churches Revised Common Lectionary Readings.
bullet ELCIC Worship Planning Calendar, lectionary citations with and without hymn suggestions, text and pdf formats.
bulletSpecial Day Resources:
bullet Thanksgiving Links, United Methodist Church Board of Global Ministries.
bullet Thanksgiving Articles and Resources, Plimoth-on-web.
bulletResources for Thanksgiving at Bass Mitchell's Special Days and Services site.
bullet "In Praise and Thanksgiving," Patrick D. Miller, Jr., Princeton Theological School. Theology Today, 1988.
bullet Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
bullet Preaching Helps (Thanksgiving Day). Safiyah Fosua, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship, 2005.
bulletLectionary Reflections, Discussions & Weblogs:
bullet Desperate Preacher's Site: sermons, discussions, liturgical material and other resources.
bulletSermons (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
bullet "What Is Grace Calling You to Be?" Thanksgiving Holiday - 24 November 2005, David Zersen, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
bullet "We Have a Story," the Rev. Mark Trotter, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1995.
bullet Selected sermon, Thanksgiving Day, by the Very Rev. Charles Hoffacker, in Worship that Works, ECUSA, 2002.
bulletGroup Studies & Discussion/Reflection Questions:
bulletA list of links to on-line Bibles and general Bible study resources.
bullet A list of links to scholarly and preaching discussion groups and their homepages.
bulletA list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.

OnLine Worship and Liturgy Resources

bulletThe Text This Week's Pentecost Resources Page contains resources and images.
bulletComplete Liturgies and General Worship Planning Resources:
bullet Worship Planning Helps (Thanksgiving Day): Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship, 2005.
bulletPlanning an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service in Your Community.
bullet Creative Ideas for Celebrating Thanksgiving, Daniel T. Benedict, Jr.
bullet Gathering, Thanksgiving Sunday, 2008, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc.
bullet A Day of National Thanksgiving, Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
bullet Thanksgiving: a service of thanks and praise, social awareness and commitment, Worship Resources by Lisa Frenz, Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church, Portland, OR.
bulletInclusive Language Seekers Liturgies from Seekers Church:
bullet "Responding from the Heart" (2003)
bullet "Crossings: Looking Ahead, Looking Back," (2002)
bullet "Keeping the Vigil" (2001)
bullet "Stone Soup" (2000)
bullet"Extravagant Gratitude" (1999)
bullet"Gather Us In" (1998)
bullet"Gratitude Begets Justice" (1997)
bullet Sermons and Liturgies for Year A, Richard J. Fairchild, United Church of Canada.
bulletPrayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:
bulletGraphics and Bulletin Materials (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
bullet Hymns and Music:
bullet "God, Your Blessings Overflow," original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, to the tune of DIX 7.7.7.7.7.7 ("For the Beauty of the Earth").
bulletHymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
bulletHymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary (with lyrics and sound files) from the Oremus Hymnal. (Click "Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary.")
bulletThe Billabong, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
bullet Worship Resource Manual, The Moravian Church, Southern Province. Worksheets for planning music in worship: hymns, anthems, solos, organ repertoire suggestions for RCL texts.
bullet Hymns of the Spirit Three, Thanksgiving A, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National Memorial Church.
bullet Gathering, Thanksgiving Sunday, 2008, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc.
bulletChildren's Bulletins (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
bullet Lectionary Puzzles, Thanksgiving. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text, by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario.
bulletWith Children (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
bullet Gathering, Thanksgiving Sunday, 2008, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc.
bullet "Thanks Living," Charles Kirkpatrick, Object Lessons & Children's Sermons, Coloring Pages, Puzzles. Sermons4Kids.com.
bullet "Giving Thanks," Children's Time, in Sermons and Liturgies. Richard J. Fairchild. (Scroll down in liturgies to find Children's Time.)
bullet Talks to Children, Harvest. Object lessons by Rev Donald McCorkindale, Church of Scotland, et al.
bullet Thanksgiving Word Search, sermons4kids.com.
bulletDrama (see listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
bulletA list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.