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Liturgy of the Passion C
April 1, 2007

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Click on Scripture Lessons below for study links and resources:

Isaiah 50:4-9a
Roman Catholic reading: Isaiah 50:4-7
 

Psalm 31:9-16
Roman Catholic reading: Psalm 22:8-24
 

Philippians 2:5-11
Roman Catholic reading: Philippians 2:6-11

Luke 22:14 - 23:56 or Luke 23:1-49

Reading and Studying the Text This Week

bulletTexts:
bulletIllustrated lectionary readings at Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
bullet Roman Catholic Lectionary Readings (NCCB/USCC) 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.
bulletLectionary readings from the Episcopal Lectionary: BCP - RCL.
bullet Lutheran lectionary readings, Year C, from the ELCA site.
bullet United Methodist lectionary readings.
bullet Biblical Passages for Mennonite Bulletins, Year C.
bullet Free Church version for Baptist, Reformed, and Congregational use Revised Common Lectionary Readings.
bullet ELCIC Worship Planning Calendar, lectionary citations with and without hymn suggestions, text and pdf formats.
bullet Lutheran RCL CEV readings - .doc files. Lutheran Bible Ministries.
bulletImages and Movies:
bulletImages Linked at The Text This Week's Art Concordance, with the following themes:
bullet Burial of Jesus
bullet Crucifixion
bullet Denial and Betrayal of Jesus by the Disciples
bullet Gethsemane
bullet Lamentation/Deposition/Pieta
bullet Trial/Road to Calvary
bulletMovies Linked at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance, with the following themes:
bullet Crucifixion
bullet Sacrifice/Sacrificial Death
bullet Suffering
bullet Redemption
bullet Confrontation with Evil
bullet Suffering Servant
bullet Scapegoat
bullet Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
bullet Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet Commentary and Spiritual Perspectives, Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, 2007. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
bullet Preaching Peace commentary, Jeff Krantz & Michael Hardin.
bullet Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary, Palms/Passion C, by Paul Nuechterlein & Friends.
bullet Preaching Helps (Palm/Passion Sunday, 2007). Safiyah Fosua, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Text Studies, Lent 6, Dan Nelson. (Lutheran)
bullet The Passion of the Lord Jesus Christ, Ecumenical and Presbyterian Resources, Bruce Gillette. Includes links to resources about the Mel Gibson movie.
bullet Social Justice Lectionary, Passion Sunday C, list of links by Rev. Dr. Bruce Sweet, United Church of Canada.
bullet "Stoop and Drink," Anecdotes, Stories & Humor, Passion Sunday, Steve Goodier, Christ United Methodist Church, Salt Lake City, UT.
bullet SAMUEL at ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary and bulletin back page.
bullet Readings, Analysis of Texts and Preaching Paths, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute. (Church of the Nazarene.)
bullet Lectionary Analysis, Lent 6, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
bullet "Holy Week Begins," The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand.
bullet Starters for Sunday, 1 April 2007. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
bullet "Bitter Journey," an audio-visual feature tracing Jesus' Passion. At BeliefNet.
bulletLists of recommended articles are available with ATLAS subscription for these texts:
bullet Isaiah 50:4-9a
bullet Psalm 31
bullet Philippians 2:5-11
bullet Luke 22:14 - 23:56
bulletLectionary Reflections, Discussions & Weblogs:
bullet "He's Subverting Our Nation!" The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation.
bullet "Love / Ai," reflection on Chinese calligraphy for Lent by Rev. Elyn MacInnis in Shanghai, China. ECUSA Anglican and Global Relations.
bullet "What Is the Price of Faithfulness," Christine Smith, Randall Bailey, Warren Carter, Out In Scripture: An Honest Encounter Between Our Lives and the Bible, Human Rights Campaign. (LGBT persective)
bullet Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Palm/Passion Sunday, 2007. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church.
bullet The Saturday Night Theologian, Exegesis of Word and World, Tod O.L. Mundo, Progressive Theology Weblog, 2007.
bullet Blue Collar Preacher, Jim Schmitmeyer, St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church, Bridgetown, Ohio.
bullet "Standing with the Victims," Darrell Jodock, The Christian Century, 1995.
bulletSojourners "Living the Word," archives:
bullet "The Story Made New," Malinda Elizabeth Berry, "Cinema Paradiso," 2007.
bullet "Your Will Be Done," Michaela Bruzzese, "With Our Whole Lives," 2004.
bullet "Become a Slave," Michaela Bruzzese, "Practicing Resurrection," 2001.
bullet Desperate Preacher's Site: sermons, discussions, liturgical material and other resources.
bullet Sunday by Sunday, Reflections on Stewardship based on the RCL Gospels, Year C. Prepared by the Reverend Michael Pollesel, Stewardship Education Coordinator, Diocese of Ontario.
bulletSermons (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
bullet Palm/Passion Sunday Sermons, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
bullet "The Passion of Jesus," the Rev. Lawrence J. Clark, Day 1, 2007.
bullet Stewardship Sermon Starter, Stewardship at the Heart of the Lectionary. ELCA.
bullet Selected Sermon, Palm Sunday (RCL), by the Rev. J. Barrington Bates, in Worship that Works, ECUSA, 2007.
bullet "Who Has Forgiveness?" Walter W. Harms, Palm Sunday, 2007, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
bullet Homily Grits, Palm/Passion Sunday 2007, the Rev. Grant M. Gallup, Managua, Nicaragua (ECUSA).
bullet "What Does It Mean?" Dianne Bergant, CSA, America: The National Catholic Weekly, 2004.
bullet "By the Cross, Weeping," John R Donahue, SJ, America: The National Catholic Weekly, 2001.
bulletGroup Studies & Discussion/Reflection Questions:
bullet Lectionary Notes, Palm/Passion Sunday, Rev. Beth Quick and the Lectionary Chat Group Bible Study of St. Paul's UMC, Oneida, NY.
bullet Banquet of the Word, Bible Study Based on the Sunday Readings, by Rev. Thomas Welbers.
bullet "Telling Your Story Has Never Been Easier," Faith Lens, a weekly Bible study/discussion for youth, linking a current news story and lectionary texts. ELCA, 2007.
bullet "To Experience the Depth of God's Love," John and Robin McCullough-Bade, Daily Discipleship Bible Study, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2007.
bullet Lesson Plans for Small Congregations, Adults, Lent, Year C, The Episcopal Church, 2007.
bullet Light from the Lectionary for Lent, Year C. Lectionary-based group study by Bass Mitchell.
bullet Light on the Lessons, Lutheran Bible Ministries. .doc file leaders guide and participant guide for group study of the weekly lectionary readings.
bulletA list of links to on-line Bibles and general Bible study resources.
bulletA 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

bulletResources and Images on The Text This Week's Lenten Resources page.
bulletLent and Easter links at Rev. Richard J. Fairchild's A Holy Easter.
bulletComplete Liturgies (includes prayers & hymns):
bullet Worship Planning Helps (Passion/Palm Sunday, 2007): Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Gathering, Palm/Passion Sunday, 2007, from the United Church of Canada. Includes homiletical suggestions, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, etc.
bullet Liturgy for Palm/Passion Sunday, Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
bullet Liturgies Online, Palm/Passion Sunday, by Rev Moira Laidlaw, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet Lectionary Liturgies, Palm/Passion Sunday, Thom M. Shuman, Greenhills Community Church, Presbyterian, Cincinnati, OH.
bullet "Jerusalem: Place of Suffering and Triumph / And the Passion Goes On," Liturgy Alive, Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, Claretian Publications, Inc., Philippines.
bullet Worship and Liturgy Resources, Lent 6, by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet Palm Sunday Liturgy, Worship Well Liturgy Online, Ordinary Time, Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand.
bullet "Hope within Our History," The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand.
bullet Sermons and Liturgies for Year C, Richard J. Fairchild, United Church of Canada.
bulletPrayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc.:
bullet Laughing Bird Liturgical Resources, by Nathan Nettleton, South Yarra Community Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. Prayers, blessings, Eucharistic prefaces and scripture paraphrases.
bullet Resources: Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Prayers, Collects and Litanies by Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet Prayers of the People, Year C - Palms/Passion. General intercessions for Sundays and Feasts, by Ormonde Plater, Archdeacon of the [Anglican/Episcopal] Diocese of Louisiana.
bullet Lector's Notes, Palm/Passion Sunday, Gregory Warnusz, Saint Jerome Parish, Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO. Notes and commentary for those reading this week's lectionary texts to the congregation.
bullet Worship Resources, Palm/Passion Sunday, John Paarlberg, Reformed Church in America.
bullet 21st Century Africana Liturgical Resources, Passion/Palm Sunday, 2007, the Rev. Dr. Kwasi I. Kena, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Starters for Sunday, 1 April 2007. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
bullet Liturgy: prayer reflection, reflections on the collect at the Eucharist, Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand.
bullet Prayer of the Church, Palm/Passion Sunday, 2007, Let Us Pray, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
bullet Prayers and Musical Ideas, Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, 2007. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
bullet Offertory Prayers for April, 2007, Rev. David S. Bell, Director of the Center for Christian Stewardship, the General Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church.
bulletGraphics and Multimedia (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
bullet 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.
bullet SundayGraphx, Don Silva. Bulletin Covers / Cubierta de Boletín and PowerPoint backgrounds, English and Spanish.
bullet The Dig Tree Project, co-operative bank of multimedia worship resources based on the lectionary and other occasions. Kippax Uniting Church in Canberra.
bullet Free Downloadable Bulletin Covers & Clip Art, (primarily UMC and PCUSA), Kerr Resources.
bulletAgnus Day, Lectionary cartoon by James Wetzstein.
bullet La domenica con Gesù, weekly image tied to gospel lesson.
bullet Scripture Pics - weekly graphics relating to RCL texts, Matt Baker, Germantown UMC, Ohio.
bulletDigistry, multimedia clips for worship, tied to lectionary texts. One free clip to download each week, and others to purchase.
bulletBulletin Inserts (see also Children's Bulletins, below):
bullet Taking Faith Home, April 1, 2007, Greg Priebbenow, formingfaith.com. A free intergenerational take-home insert for integrating lectionary readings with at-home prayers, family time, table grace, devotions, ritual and suggestions for service.
bullet SAMUEL at ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary and bulletin back page.
bullet Scripture Introduction for Bulletin Insert, Lent 6, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
bulletHymns and Music:
bullet Worship Resource Manual, The Moravian Church, Southern Province. Worksheets for planning music in worship: hymns, anthems, solos, organ repertoire suggestions for RCL texts.
bulletThe Billabong, Lent 5, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
bullet Liturgical Planning and Music Suggestions, CanticaNova Publications.
bullet Traditional Hymns for Blended and Contemporary Worship, Volume Two: Lent-Easter. Sibelius and .pdf files of traditional hymns, with chord symbols for singers/keyboardists/guitarists. United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Starters for Sunday, 1 April 2007. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
bullet Together to Celebrate, Passion Sunday, 2007, David MacGregor, Uniting Church in Australia. Contemporary Christian Music resources.
bullet Prayers and Musical Ideas, Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, 2007. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
bulletWith Children (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
bullet "Sermon of the Week," / "Mensajes para ninos," Sermons 4 Kids, Charles Kirkpatrick, Object Lessons & Children's Sermons, Coloring Pages, Puzzles. Sermons4Kids.com.
bullet Gathering, Palm/Passion Sunday, 2007, from the United Church of Canada. Includes homiletical suggestions, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, etc.
bullet Lesson Plans for Small Congregations, Younger Children / Older Children, Lent, Year C, The Episcopal Church, 2007.
bullet Ideas and Talks for Lent, (includes Palm Sunday) Talks to Children, Rev. Donald McCorkindale, Dalgety Parish Church, Fife, Scotland.
bullet Children's Sermons Following the Lectionary, Roland McGregor.
bulletChildren's Bulletins (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
bullet Lectionary Puzzles by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text (html) formats.
bulletDrama (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
bullet "The Passion Story," dramatic reading by Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Sermons from Seattle.