Here are the readings from the Revised Common Lectionary for today, The second Sunday after Pentecost. Alleluia!!!
1
Samuel 15:34 - 16:13 and Psalm
20
or
Ezekiel
17:22-24 and Psalm
92:1-4, 12-15
2
Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17
Mark
4:26-34
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http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/lectionary/BPentecost/bProper6.htm
Denominational variations and commentary:
American Baptist:
http://members.aol.com/ashes2fire/mss/lection.htm
Anglican (Canada):
http://www.montreal.anglican.org/comments/bpentm.shtml
Episcopal (USA):
http://www.io.com/~kellywp/YearB/Pentecost/BProp6.html
Evangelical Lutheran (Canada):
http://www.worship.ca/text/wpchb0506.pdf
United Church (USA):
http://www.ucc.org/worship/samuel/s061806.html
United
Methodist:
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=11928&loc_id=9,612,32,54
Reformed Church in America:
http://www.rca.org/worship/athome.html
Roman Catholic:
http://www.word-sunday.com/Files/B/CorpusChristi-b/A-CorpusChristi-b.html
Collect (ECUSA):
Keep, O Lord, your household the Church in your steadfast faith and love, that through your grace we may proclaim your truth with boldness, and minister your justice with compassion; for the sake of our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
O Lord,
your Church is your family!
Help
us to love you as our Father and to love one another like brothers
and sisters.
Give us grace to tell others the truth about
you.
Help us to be fair and kind to those around us
for the
sake of our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Sunday-school Lesson plans:
http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/pent10amles.htm (Mark)
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/documents/Proper_6_-_Young_Children_-_Cycle_B.doc
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/documents/Proper_6_-_Older_Children_-_Cycle_B.doc
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/documents/Proper_6_-_Adults_-_Cycle_B.doc
Crafts or Art:
http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/proper6kart.htm (Ezekiel)
Pew-work
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