Here are the readings from the Revised Common Lectionary for today, the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Seventeenth after Trinity.
“Who can find a
dutiful wife?”
or
[Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1, 2:12-22 or Jeremiah 11:18-20] and Psalm 54
“Whoever among you would be first must be the last”
Denominational variations and commentary:
American Baptist:
http://members.aol.com/ashes2fire/mss/lection.htm
Anglican
(Canada):http://www.montreal.anglican.org/comments/bpr25m.shtml
Episcopal (USA):
http://www.io.com/~kellywp/YearB/Pentecost/BProp20.html
Evangelical
Lutheran (Canada): http://www.worship.ca/text/wpchb0506.pdf
Presbyterian:
http://www.pcusa.org/devotions/lectionary/lectionarylists/sundays/sept06sunday.pdf
United Church (USA):
http://www.ucc.org/worship/samuel/s092406html
United
Methodist:
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=16841&loc_id=9,612,32,52
Reformed Church in America:
http://www.rca.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?&pid=1865&srcid=1880
Roman Catholic:
http://www.word-sunday.com/Files/B/25-b/A-25-b.html
Collect (ECUSA):
Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
O Lord,
help us not to worry about
things.
Help us, instead, to love all beautiful, heavenly
things.
Even while we live with our day-to-day problems,
help
us to remember what is really important:
the Love and Faith that
will be ours for ever
; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives
and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Sunday-school Lesson plans:
http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/pen15kles.htm
(Mark)
http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/proper20mk.htm
(Mark)
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/documents/Proper_20-Younger_Children_Year_B.doc
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/documents/Proper_20-Older_Children_Year_B.doc
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/documents/Proper_20-Adults_Year_B.doc
Crafts or Art:
http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/pent15kart.htm (James)
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