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Reading and Studying the Text This Week

Texts:

Illustrated NRSV lectionary readings at Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
Roman Catholic Lectionary Readings from the New American Bible (NCCB/USCC).
The 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.
Lectionary readings from the Episcopal Lectionary: Service I, BCP, Service II, BCP.
Lutheran lectionary readings, Year B, from the ELCA site.
United Methodist lectionary readings, Year B..
Biblical Passages for Mennonite Bulletins, Year B.
Free Church version for Baptist, Reformed, and Congregational use Revised Common Lectionary Readings.
ELCIC Worship Planning Calendar, lectionary citations with and without hymn suggestions, text and pdf formats.
Lutheran RCL CEV readings - .doc files. Lutheran Bible Ministries.
PCUSA - Daily/Weekly Lectionary Readings.

Images and Movies:

Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Concordance, with the following themes:
- Raising of Lazarus
- Christ Enthroned
Movies Linked at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance, with the following themes:
- Resurrection (see especially The Hurricane, Double Jeopardy, The Mummy)

Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):

The Text This Week, lectionary discussion & suggested articles on Facebook.
Preaching This Week at WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary, 2009. Commentaries on lectionary readings by Juliana Claassens, Rolf Jacobson, Craig R. Koester, and Harry Langknecht.
Commentary and Spiritual Perspectives, All Saints, 2009. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
Liberal Lectionary Analysis, All Saints, 2009, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary, All Saints, by Paul Nuechterlein & Friends.
Rumors, for November 1, 2009, Ralph Milton, "Sermon helps for preachers with a sense of humor."
Preaching Helps (All Saints, 2009). United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
Exegesis, Dr. Terrance Callan, The Pastoral Preaching Web Site, 2009. Sponsored by the Athenaeum, Mount St. Mary's Seminary.
Lectionary Commentary (Rev. 7), Worship Resource, Cultural Resource, Martyrs' Sunday (All Saints Day), The African American Lectionary, 2009.
Text Studies, All Saints, Dan Nelson. (Lutheran)
Lectionary Study, All Saints Day and Halloween, Dr. Robert Linthicum, Partners in Urban Transformation, 2009.
"About Attitudes," The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand, 2009.
All Saints, Wikipedia.
"All Saint's Day," from The Catholic Encyclopedia (1916).
Starters for Sunday, 1 November, 2009. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.

Lists of recommended articles available with ATLAS subscription for these texts:

Lectionary Reflections, Discussions & Weblogs:

The Text This Week, lectionary discussion & suggested articles on Facebook.
"Saints with and without halos," Phyllis Kersten, Blogging toward Sunday, Theolog: The Blog of The Christian Century, 2009.
Sermon Brainwave, Lectionary podcast featuring Profs. Karoline Lewis, David Lose and Matt Skinner, discussing the week's passages in light of current events. At Luther Seminary's WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
Tuesday Lectionary Leanings, with all the company of heaven, RevGalBlogPals lectionary discussion, 2009. 11th Hour Preacher Party.
"Feast of All Saints: A Gathering of Spirits," Jan Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook, All Saints 2008. (Use of images)
All Hallows and the Day of the Dead, All Saints Day, All Soul's Day, Full Homely Divinity, resources from Anglican parish life, mostly British customs.
"A Christian Memorial Day," Jenny Williams, The Ekklesia Project, 2009.
"Lives of the Saints," Deborah A. Appler, Elcindor Johnson, Out In Scripture: An Honest Encounter Between Our Lives and the Bible, Human Rights Campaign, 2009. (LGBT perspective)
The Saturday Night Theologian, Exegesis of Word and World, Tod O.L. Mundo, Progressive Theology Weblog, 2009.
All Saints Day, Matt & Laura Norvell, Grounded and Rooted in Love, 2009.
Progressive Involvement, All Saints' Day, John 11:32-44, John Petty, 2009.
Dylan's Lectionary Blog. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church, 2006.
"Something Stinks...and It's Not Lazarus," Pastor Sharron R. Lucas, Stewardship of Life Institute, 2009.
This Sunday's Readings, All Saints Day, Martin Warner, Church Times, 2009.
Daily Reflection, All Saints, Larry Gillick, S.J., Creighton University, 2009.
Desperate Preacher's Site: sermons, discussions, liturgical material and other resources.
Sunday by Sunday, Reflections on Stewardship based on the RCL Gospels, Year B. Prepared by the Reverend Michael Pollesel, Stewardship Education Coordinator, Diocese of Ontario.

Sermons (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):

"Being Saints of God," the Right Rev. Keith Whitmore, Day 1, 2009.
G�ttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors, 2009.
Sermons that Work, All Saints (RCL), the Rev. Frank S. Logue, ECUSA, 2009.
"Taking Time to Look," the Rev. Dr. Robin Meyers, Day1, 2006.
"When the Saints Go Marching In!" Dianne Bergant, CSA, America: The National Catholic Weekly, 2003.
"What, Me a Saint?" John R. Donahue, SJ, America: The National Catholic Weekly, 2000.

Group Studies & Discussion/Reflection Questions:

Proclaiming Faith, All Saints, 2009 - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day readings - reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing.
"See God," Living in Christ, John and Robin McCullough-Bade, Daily Discipleship Bible Study, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2009.
Bible Study - verse by verse Roman Catholic lectionary commentary at St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Picayune, MS.
Light on the Lessons, Lutheran Bible Ministries. .doc file leaders guide and participant guide for group study of the weekly lectionary readings.

A list of links to on-line Bibles and general Bible study resources.

A list of links to scholarly and preaching discussion groups and their homepages.

A list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.

OnLine Worship and Liturgy Resources

The Text This Week's Pentecost Resources Page.

Complete Liturgies and General Worship Planning Resources:

Worship Planning Helps (Pentecost +22 / All Saints, 2009): Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
Service of Holy Communion, All Saints' Day, 2006. Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
Worship Resource, Cultural Resource, Martyrs' Sunday (All Saints Day), The African American Lectionary, 2009.
All Saints Day/Sunday - A Service of Holy Communion, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
Liturgical Resources by Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Special Days and Services: All Saints Day. Bass Mitchell's collection of free information, sermons, prayers, illustrations, etc.
Seasonal Resources at Richard and Charlene Fairchild's Kir-Shalom site.
"The Feast of All Saints," The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand, 2009.
Sermons and Liturgies for Year B, Richard J. Fairchild, United Church of Canada.
Liturgical Planning and Music Suggestions, CanticaNova Publications.

Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:

Laughing Bird Liturgical Resources, by Nathan Nettleton, South Yarra Community Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. Prayers, blessings, Eucharistic prefaces and scripture paraphrases.
Resources: Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Prayers, Collects and Litanies by Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia.
Outside the Box: Totenfest, litanies, poems and prayers written for the local church, by Katherine Hawker.
Prayers of the People, All Saints. General intercessions for Sundays and Feasts, by Ormonde Plater, Archdeacon of the [Anglican/Episcopal] Diocese of Louisiana.
Thematic, Intercessory and Scripture Prayers for the RCL, Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
Remembering the Saints: 21st Century Worship Resource for All Saint's Day, the Rev. Nathan Decker, UMC GBOD, 2009.
21st Century Africana Liturgy Resources for Pentecost +22 / All Saints, 2009, the Rev. Dr. Safiyah Fosua, UMC GBOD.
Starters for Sunday, 1 November, 2009. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
"A New Reformation of the Church," Pentecost 22/All Saints, 2009. UCC Worship Ways.
A Prayer for All Saints Day, Rev. Stephen Brown, A Place for Prayer, 2009.
Prayers and Musical Ideas, All Saints, 2009. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
21st Century Africana Worship Resources for All Saints Day / All Hallows Eve, the Rev. Marilyn E. Thornton, UMC GBOD, 2009.
"Liturgy: prayers reflection," reflections on the collect at the Eucharist, NZPB, Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand.
Prayers of the People, All Saints, 2009, Lowell Grisham, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Prayer for All Saints Sunday, RevAbi, RevGalBlogPals, 2009.

Graphics & Multimedia:

Art in the Christian Tradition, Jean and Alexander Heard, Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License.
HermanoLe�n Clipart, All Saints B. Free clipart, backgrounds, slides, etc.
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Follows Latin American Roman Catholic gospel reading, though most gospels texts/themes are found in the index. Liberation emphasis.
Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
Bulletin Covers, www.scholia.net. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Emmett, Idaho. Scroll down for Year B index.
CHURCH PowerPoint, All Saints, 2009. Rev. Dorothy Okray. Free PowerPoint slides for Worship Services.
"Feast of All Saints: A Gathering of Spirits," Jan Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook, All Saints 2008. (Use of images)
Commercial Site: "All Saints," Visual Liturgy/Film, The Work of the People.

Bulletin Inserts (see also Children's Bulletins, below):

SAMUEL at ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary and bulletin back page.
Scripture Introduction for Bulletin Insert, All Saints, 2009, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
"Finding Saints in Everyday Places," reflection by Rev. Jeff Kellam, eBulletins reflections, prayer reminders, activity corner, American Bible Society Bible Resource Center.

Hymns and Music:

Original Hymns, Settings, and Songs:
- "Sing with All the Saints of Glory," for choir or congregation, Michael Ekbladh, United Methodist Church GBOD.
- Doxology for All Saints Sunday. United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
- Hymns of the Spirit Three, All Saints, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National Memorial Church.
Psalm Settings:
- "Lift Up Your Heads," (Psalm 24) lyrics, midi, sheet music, mp3. Stephen J. Pearson, The Psalmistry. See Terms of Use.
- Psalm 24 set to St Thomas (SM 66 86), Psalm Settings by Dale A. Schoening, Metrical Psalms.
Hymn/Song/Choral Piece Lists:
- Hymn and Song Suggestions, All Saints Day, 2009, annotated suggestions from Natalie Sims, Singing from the Lectionary.
- Lectionary Hymns, Pentecost +21, 2009, United Methodist Church GBOD.
- Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary (with lyrics and sound files) from the Oremus Hymnal. (Click "Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary.")
- Lectionary Hymns, All Saints B, National Association of Pastoral Musicians.
- Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
- The Billabong by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
- Choral Anthem Project, All Saints B, National Association of Pastoral Musicians.
- Starters for Sunday, 1 November, 2009. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
- Together to Celebrate, All Saints, 2009, David MacGregor, Uniting Church in Australia. Contemporary Christian Music resources.
- Prayers and Musical Ideas, All Saints, 2009. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.

With Children (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):

Talks to Children, All Saints. Object lessons by Rev Donald McCorkindale, Church of Scotland, et al.
Proclaiming Faith, All Saints, 2009 - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day readings - reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing.

Children's Bulletins (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)

Lectionary Puzzles by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text (html) formats.

Drama (see listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)

A list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.