Here are the readings from the Revised Common Lectionary for next Sunday, Advent 2
Baruch
5:1-9 or Malachi
3:1-4
----------God's promise of redemption for Israel
Luke
1:68-79
---------- Zechzriah's song of Praise
Philippians
1:3-11
---------- “the one who began a good work among
you will bring it to completion “
Luke
3:1-6
---------- John the Baptist's ministry
http://divinity.lib.vanderbilt.edu/lectionary/cadvent/cadvent2.htm
Denominational variations:
American Baptist:
http://members.aol.com/ashes2fire/mss/lection.htm
Anglican (Canada): :
http://www.montreal.anglican.org/comments/cadv2m.shtml
Episcopal (USA): :
http://www.io.com/~kellywp/YearC/Advent/CAdv2.html
ELCA: http://www.plu.edu/~crel/wordlink/wl12072003.html
(not up yet at time of posting)
ELCIC:
http://www.worship.ca/text/wpc0304.txt
UCC: http://www.ucc.org/worship/samuel/s120703.htm
RC (USA):
http://www.word-sunday.com/Files/C/2-Advent-c/A-2Advent-c.html
RC (Canada):
http://clawww.lmu.edu/faculty/fjust/Lectionary/1992Canada.htm#Advent
Anglican (Canada):
http://www.montreal.anglican.org/comments/bpr34m.shtml
Episcopal (USA):
http://www.io.com/~kellywp/YearB/Pentecost/BProp29.html
Evangelical Lutheran (Canada):
http://www.worship.ca/text/wpchb0506.pdf
United Church (USA):http://www.ucc.org/worship/samuel/s112303.htm
http://www.ucc.org/worship/samuel/s112606.html
United Methodist:
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=21718&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/29-b/A-29-b.html
Orthodox (not RCL): http://www.oca.org/pages/dwp/dwp.asp?dayid=1207
Collect (ECUSA):
Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Merciful God,
You sent the prophets to
call us to repent and to prepare the way for Jesus.
Help us to
listen to them and to do right,
so that we may be glad when Jesus
comes;
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/adv2les.htm (Luke)
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/myp/lessons/Advent%202%20Young%20Children%20Year%20C.htm
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/myp/lessons/Advent%202%20Older%20Children%20Year%20C.htm
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/myp/lessons/Advent%202%20Adults%20Year%20C.htm
http://Logrus.ca/HomeChurchWeb/LectionaryStudy.html
Crafts or Art:
http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/pent6art.htm
(Psalm 25)
http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/adv2lart.htm
(Thessalonians)
Children's Sermon:
Pew-work
http://216.150.70.179/leaf/cas/cas_11-30-03.pdf
(not up yet at time of
posting)
http://www.efree.mb.ca/lectionarypuzzles/in-cwag.htm#ad1
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