2012-2013 Church Year Calendar—Series C
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SEASON
ADVENT
CHRISTMAS
EPIPHANY
ASH
WEDNESDAY
DATE
FESTIVAL
1
ST
Reading
PSALM
EPISTLE
GOSPEL
Dec. 2
First S. in Advent
Jer. 33:14-16
Luke 19:28Psalm 25:11 Thess. 3:9-13 40 or Luke
10
21:25-36
Dec. 9
Second S. in Advent
Mal. 3:1-7b
Psalm 66:1Phil. 1:2-11
12
Dec. 16
Third S. in Advent
Zeph. 3:14-20 Psalm 85
Dec. 23
Fourth S. in Advent
Micah 5:2-5a
Dec. 24
Phil. 4:4-7
Luke 3:1-14
(15-20)
Luke 7:18-28
(29-35)
Psalm 80:1Heb. 10:5-10
7
Luke 1:39-45
(46-56)
The Nativity of Our
Is. 7:10-14
Lord (Christmas Eve)
Psalm
110:1-4
1 John 4:7-16
Matt. 1:18-25
Dec. 25
The Nativity of Our
Lord
Is. 52:7-10
Psalm 2
Heb. 1:1-6 (712)
John 1:1-14
(15-18)
Dec. 30
First S. a. Christmas
Ex. 13:1-3a,
11-15
Psalm 111
Col. 3:12-17
Luke 2:22-40
Jan. 1
Circumcision and
Name of Jesus
Num. 6:22-27 Psalm 8
Gal. 3:23-29
Luke 2:21
Jan. 6
The Epiphany of Our
Is. 60:1-6
Lord
Psalm 72:1Eph. 3:1-12
11 (12-15)
Matt. 2:1-12
Jan. 13
The Baptism of Our
Lord / First S. a. the
Epiphany
Is. 43:1-7
Psalm 29
Rom. 6:1-11
Luke 3:15-22
Jan. 20
Second S. a. the
Epiphany
Is. 62:1-5
Psalm 128
1 Cor. 12:1-11
John 2:1-11
Jan. 27
Third S. a. the
Epiphany
Neh. 8:1-3, 5- Psalm 19:(1- 1 Cor. 12:126, 8-10
6) 7-14
31a
Luke 4:16-30
Feb. 3
Fourth S. a. the
Epiphany
Jer. 1:4-10
(17-19)
Luke 4:31-44
Feb. 10
The Transfiguration of
Deut. 34:1-12 Psalm 99
Our Lord
Feb. 13
Ash Wednesday
Joel 2:12-19
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Psalm 71:1- 1 Cor. 12:31b–
6 (7-11)
13:13
Heb. 3:1-6
Psalm 51:1- 2 Cor. 5:20b–
13 (14-19)
6:10
Luke 9:28-36
Matt. 6:1-6,
16-21
2012-2013 Church Year Calendar—Series C
SEASON
LENT
HOLY WEEK
DATE
FESTIVAL
1ST
PSALM
EPISTLE
GOSPEL
Feb. 17
First S. in Lent
Deut. 26:1-11
Psalm 91:1Rom. 10:8b-13
13
Luke 4:1-13
Feb. 24
Second S. in Lent
Jer. 26:8-15
Psalm 4
Phil. 3:17–4:1
Luke 13:3135
Mar. 3
Third S. in Lent
Ezek. 33:7-20 Psalm 85
1 Cor. 10:1-13
Luke 13:1-9
Mar. 10
Fourth S. in Lent
Is. 12:1-6
Psalm 32
2 Cor. 5:16-21
Luke 15:1-3,
11-32
Mar. 17
Fifth S. in Lent
Is. 43:16-21
Psalm 126
Phil. 3:(4b-7) 8Luke 20:9-20
14
Palm Sunday
Sunday of the
Passion
Psalm
118:19-29 or
Deut. 32:36-39
Phil. 2:5-11
Psalm 31:916
Mar. 28
Holy (Maundy)
Thursday
Jer. 31:31-34 Psalm
or Ex. 12:1-14 116:12-19
Mar. 29
Good Friday
Is. 52:13—
53:12
Psalm 22 or Heb. 4:14-16;
Psalm 31
5:7-9
The Resurrection of
Our Lord
Job 19:23-27
Psalm
118:15-29
1 Cor. 15:51-57 John 20:1-18
Mar. 31
The Resurrection of
Our Lord
Is. 65:17-25
Psalm 16
1 Cor. 15:19-26 Luke 24:1-12
Apr. 7
Second S. of Easter
Acts 5:12-20
(21-32)
Psalm 148
Rev. 1:4-18
John 20:1931
Apr. 14
Third S. of Easter
Acts 9:1-22
Psalm 30
Rev. 5:(1-7) 814
John 21:1-14
(15-19)
Apr. 21
Fourth S. of Easter
Acts 20:17-35 Psalm 23
Rev. 7:9-17
John 10:2230
April 28
Fifth S. of Easter
Acts 11:1-18
Psalm 148
Rev. 21:1-7
John 16:1222 or John
13:31-35
May 5
Sixth S. of Easter
Acts 16:9-15
Psalm 67
Rev. 21:9-14,
21-27
John 16:2333 or John
5:1-9
May 9
The Ascension of Our
Acts 1:1-11
Lord
Psalm 47
Eph. 1:15-23
Luke 24:4453
May 12
Seventh S. of Easter Acts 1:12-26
Psalm 133
Rev. 22:1-6 (7- John 17:2011) 12-20
26
Mar. 24
Mar. 31
EASTER
(Sunrise)
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Luke 22:1–
23:56 or Luke
23:1-56 or
John 12:2043
Heb. 10:15-25 Luke 22:7-20
or 1 Cor. 11:23- or John 13:132
17, 31b-35
John 18:1—
19:42 or
John 19:1730
2012-2013 Church Year Calendar—Series C
SEASON
PENTECOST
DATE
FESTIVAL
1ST
PSALM
EPISTLE
GOSPEL
Psalm 143
Acts 2:1-21
John 14:2331
Psalm 8
Acts 2:14a, 22John 8:48-59
36
May 19
The Day of Pentecost Gen. 11:1-9
May 26
The Holy Trinity
Prov. 8:1-4,
22-31
June 2
(Prop. 4)
Second S. a.
Pentecost
1 Kings 8:22Psalm 96:124, 27-29, 41Gal. 1:1-12
9
43
Luke 7:1-10
June 9
(Prop. 5)
Third S. a. Pentecost
1 Kings 17:17Psalm 30
24
Gal. 1:11-24
Luke 7:11-17
June 16
(Prop. 6)
Fourth S. a.
Pentecost
2 Sam. 11:26–
Ps. 32:1-7
12:10, 13-14
Gal. 2:15-21;
3:1-14
Luke 7:36–
8:3
June 23
(Prop. 7)
Fifth S. a. Pentecost
Is. 65:1-9
Gal. 3:23–4:7
Luke 8:26-39
June 30
(Prop. 8)
Sixth S. a. Pentecost
1 Kings 19:9bPsalm 16
21
Gal. 5:1, 13-25
Luke 9:51-62
July 7
(Prop. 9)
Seventh S. a.
Pentecost
Is. 66:10-14
Psalm 66:1- Gal. 6:1-10, 14Luke 10:1-20
7
18
July 14
(Prop. 10)
Eighth S. a.
Pentecost
Lev. (18:1-5)
19:9-18
Psalm 41
July 21
(Prop. 11)
Ninth S. a. Pentecost
Gen. 18:1-10a Psalm 27:(1Col. 1:21-29
(10b-14)
6) 7-14
July 28
(Prop. 12)
Tenth S. a. Pentecost
Gen. 18:(1719) 20-33
Psalm 138
Col. 2:6-15 (16Luke 11:1-13
19)
Aug. 4
(Prop. 13)
Eleventh S. a.
Pentecost
Eccl. 1:2, 1214; 2:18-26
Psalm 100
Col. 3:1-11
Luke 12:1321
Aug. 11
(Prop. 14)
Twelfth S. a.
Pentecost
Gen. 15:1-6
Psalm
33:12-22
Heb. 11:1-16
Luke 12:2234 (35-40)
Aug. 18
(Prop. 15)
Thirteenth S. a.
Pentecost
Jer. 23:16-29
Psalm
119:81-88
Heb. 11:17-31
(32-40); 12:1-3
Luke 12:4953 (54-56)
Aug. 25
(Prop. 16)
Fourteenth S. a.
Pentecost
Is. 66:18-23
Psalm 50:1- Heb. 12:4-24
15
(25-29)
Sept. 1
(Prop. 17)
Fifteenth S. a.
Pentecost
Prov. 25:2-10 Psalm 131
Heb. 13:1-17
Luke 14:1-14
Sept. 8
(Prop. 18)
Sixteenth S. a.
Pentecost
Deut. 30:15-20 Psalm 1
Philemon 1-21
Luke 14:2535
Sept. 15
(Prop. 19)
Seventeenth S. a.
Pentecost
Ezek. 34:1124
Psalm
1 Tim. 1:(5-11)
119:169-176 12-17
Luke 15:1-10
Sept. 22
(Prop. 20)
Eighteenth S. a.
Pentecost
Amos 8:4-7
Psalm 113
1 Tim. 2:1-15
Luke 16:1-15
Sept. 29
St. Michael and all
Angels
Dan. 10:10-14;
Psalm 91
12:1-3
Rev. 12:7-12
Matt. 18:1-11
or Luke
10:17-20
Oct. 6
(Prop. 22)
Twentieth S. a.
Pentecost
Hab. 1:1-4;
2:1-4
Psalm 62
2 Tim. 1:1-14
Luke 17:1-10
Oct. 13
(Prop. 23)
Twenty-first S. a.
Pentecost
Ruth 1:1-19a
Psalm 111
2 Tim. 2:1-13
Luke 17:1119
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Psalm 3
Col. 1:1-14
Luke 10:2537
Luke 10:3842
Luke 13:2230
2012-2013 Church Year Calendar—Series C
SEASON
ADVENT
DATE
FESTIVAL
1ST
Oct. 20
(Prop. 24)
Twenty-second S. a.
Pentecost
Gen. 32:22-30 Psalm 121
2 Tim. 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8
Oct. 27*
Reformation Day
(Oct. 31)
Rev. 14:6-7
Rom. 3:19-28
John 8:31-36
or Matt.
11:12-19
Nov. 3*
All Saints' Day
(Nov. 1)
Rev. 7:(2-8) 9Psalm 149
17
1 John 3:1-3
Matt. 5:1-12
Nov. 10
(Prop. 27)
Twenty-fifth S. a.
Pentecost
Ex. 3:1-15
Psalm 148
2 Thess. 2:1-8, Luke 20:2713-17
40
Nov. 17
(Prop. 28)
Twenty-six S. a.
Pentecost
Mal. 4:1-6
Psalm 98
2 Thess. 3:(1-5) Luke 21:5-28
6-13
(29-36)
Nov. 24
(Prop. 29)
Last S. of the Church
Mal. 3:13-18
Year
Psalm 46
Col. 1:13-20
Luke 23:2743
Nov. 28
Thanksgiving Day
Deut. 8:1-10
Psalm 67
Phil 4:6-20 or
1Tim. 2:1-4
Luke 17:1119
Dec. 1
First S. in Advent
Is. 2:1-5
Psalm 122
Matt. 21:1-11
Rom. 13:(8-10)
or Matt.
11-14
24:36-44
* Observed
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PSALM
Psalm 46
EPISTLE
GOSPEL