Here are the readings from the Revised Common Lectionary for next Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Advent:
Isaiah
7:10-16,
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Psalm
80:1-7, 17-19,
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Romans
1:1-7,
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Matthew
1:18-25
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http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/lectionary/AAdvent/aAdvent4.htm
Denominational variations:
American Baptist:
http://members.aol.com/ashes2fire/mss/lection.htm
Anglican (Canada):
http://www.montreal.anglican.org/comments/cpr34m.shtml
Episcopal (USA):
http://www.io.com/~kellywp/YearC/Pentecost/CProp29.html
United
Church (USA): http://www.ucc.org/worship/samuel/august-26-3407.html
United Methodist:
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?loc_id=733,14,990&act=nav_loc
Reformed Church in America:
http://www.rca.org/worship/athome.html
Roman Catholic:
http://www.word-sunday.com/Files/C/34-c/A-34-c.html
Collect (ECUSA):
Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Amen.
Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Amen.
Sunday-school Lesson plans:
http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/pen12les.htm
(Samuel)
http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/pen12ales.htm
(Luke)
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/documents/Proper_29_Younger_Children(2).doc
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/documents/Proper_29_Older_Children(2).doc
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/documents/Proper_29_Adults(2).doc
http://Logrus.ca/HomeChurchWeb/LectionaryStudy.html
Crafts or Art:
http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/pen12art.htm
http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/pen12lart.htm (Psalm 32)
Children's Sermon:
Pew-work
http://www.efree.mb.ca/lectionarypuzzles/in-cwss.htm#ed
http://Logrus.ca/HomeChurchWeb/Pewwork_adult.html
http://Logrus.ca/HomeChurchWeb/Pewwork_middleschool.html
http://Logrus.ca/HomeChurchWeb/Pewwork_elementary.html
http://Logrus.ca/HomeChurchWeb/Pewwork_preschool.html