Thanksgiving Day C

Thanksgiving C
October 14, 2013 (Canada)
November 28, 2013 (U.S.)
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Click on Scripture Lessons below for study links and resources:

Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Roman Catholic reading: Deuteronomy 8:7-18, or 1 Kings 8:55-61

Psalm 100
Roman Catholic reading: Psalm 113:1-8 or Psalm 138:1-5

Philippians 4:4-9
Roman Catholic reading: Colossians 3:12-17 or 1 Timothy 6:6-11, 17-19

John 6:25-35
Roman Catholic reading: Luke 17:11-19 or Mark 5:18-20 or Luke 12:15-21

Reading and Studying the Text This Week

Texts:
- Illustrated lectionary readings at Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
- Roman Catholic Lectionary Readings from the New American Bible.
- Lectionary readings from the Episcopal Lectionary
- Lutheran lectionary readings, Year C, from the ELCA site.
- United Methodist lectionary readings.
- 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.
- PCUSA - Lectionary for Sundays and Festivals Scripture Reference.
Special Day Resources:
- Resources for Thanksgiving at Bass Mitchell's Special Days and Services site.
- "In Praise and Thanksgiving," Patrick D. Miller, Jr., Princeton Theological School. Theology Today, 1988.
- Three Traditions Behind Canadian Thanksgiving Day.
- Yahoo's Thanksgiving Sites:
  - Canada
  - U.S.
Commentary, Exegesis, Sermons:
- "Thanksgiving Day," Walter Brueggemann, "'God's Reign Cracks into Our World" 2010.
- "Preaching Thanksgiving," David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2010.
- God's Harvest for All: A Thanksgiving Reflection, Bruce G. Epperly, Patheos, 2010.
- A Sacred Thanksgiving: Reflections on Deuteronomy 26:1-11, John C. Holbert, Patheos, 2010.
- Thanksgiving Sermons, Illustrations, Videos and PowerPoints, Sermon Central.
- Thanks Thinking on Thanksgiving, Ron Hopson, Alma Crawford, Tat-Siong Benny Liew, D. Mark Wilson, Out in Scripture, Human Rights Campaign, 2010. (LGBT)
- "The Multiplication of Thankful Hearts," Paul Nuechterlein, Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary.
- "Thanksgiving Mythology," Robert Two Bulls, Proclaiming Gospel Justice at The Witness.
- Desperate Preacher's Site: sermons, discussions, liturgical material and other resources.
Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
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 (including hymns & prayers):
- LCA Worship Planning Page, Harvest Thanksgiving 2013, "Everything lay-readers need to prepare worship."
- Thanksgiving: a service of thanks and praise, social awareness and commitment, Thanksgiving, a service of praise for the blessings of creation and life, Thanksgiving, remembering God's care for us, Worship Resources by Lisa Frenz, Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church, Portland, OR.
- Inclusive Language Seekers Liturgies (Thanksgiving/Jubilee) from Seekers Church:
  - "Dreaming Anew" (2006)
  - "Living in the City of God" (2005)
  - "Rejoice in the Day" (2004)
  - "Responding from The Heart" (2003)
  - "Crossings: Looking Ahead, Looking Back" (2002)
  - "Keeping the Vigil" (2001)
  - "Stone Soup" (2000)
  - "Extravagant Gratitude" (1999)
  - "Gather Us In" (1998)
  - "Gratitude Begets Justice" (1997)
- Sermons and Liturgies for Year C, Richard J. Fairchild, United Church of Canada.
- Liturgy for a Day of National Thanksgiving, Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:
- Thematic, Intercessory and Scripture Prayers for the RCL, Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
Graphics and Multimedia (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
- Art in the Christian Tradition, Jean and Alexander Heard, Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License.
- Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Thanksgiving Sermons, Illustrations, Videos and PowerPoints, Sermon Central.
Bulletin Inserts (see also Children's Bulletins, below):
- "A Time to Remember: A Time to Give Thanks," reflection by Barbara Bernstengel, eBulletins reflections, prayer reminders, activity corner, American Bible Society Bible Resource Center, 2010. (.pdf)
Hymns & Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
- Hymns of the Spirit Three, Thanksgiving C, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National Memorial Church.
With Children (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
- "Sermon of the Week," / "Mensajes para ninos," Sermons 4 Kids, Charles Kirkpatrick, Object Lessons & Children's Sermons, Coloring Pages, Puzzles. Sermons4Kids.com.
Children's Bulletins (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
- CatholicMom.com: Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle, and Word Search based on weekly gospel text.
- Children's Activity Sheets: Activities for Children, based on the Revised Common Lectionary, by Dorothy A. DeBisschop, Great Hill UMC, Seymour, Connecticut. At Bass Mitchell's homiliesbyemail.com.
- Activity Sheets for Children, Fun for all Creatures Great & Small, UCC, 2010. (pdf)
- Coloring Pages/Puzzles. Charles Kirkpatrick, Object Lessons & Children's Sermons, Coloring Pages, Puzzles. Sermons4Kids.com. (Scroll to bottom of page.)
- Lectionary Puzzles, Thanksgiving. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text, by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario.
- Thanksgiving Word Search, sermons4kids.com.
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.