Here are the readings from the Revised Common Lectionary for next Sunday, Christmas 2
Jeremiah
31:7-14 or Sirach24:1-12
----------
God promises to restore Israel
Psalm
147:12-20 or Wisdom
of Solomon 10:15-21
Ephesians
1:3-14
---------- Our adoption through Christ
John
1:(1-9), 10-18
---------- “the Word became flesh and
lived among us ”
Or, The Holy Name of Jesus
Numbers
6:22-27
Psalm
8
Galatians
4:4-7 or Philippians
2:5-11
Luke
2:15-21
http://divinity.lib.vanderbilt.edu/lectionary/cChristmas/cChristmas3.htm
Denominational variations:
ACC: http://www.montreal.anglican.org/comments/znamjm.shtml
(Holy Name)
ECUSA:
http://www.io.com/~kellywp/YearABC/Christmas/Christmas2.html
ELCA: http://www.plu.edu/~crel/wordlink/wl01042004.html
(Not up yet at time of posting)
ELCIC:
http://www.worship.ca/text/wpc0304.txt
UCC: http://www.ucc.org/worship/samuel/s010404.htm
RC (USA):
http://www.word-sunday.com/Files/Seasonal-Special/Epiphany/A-Epiphany.html
(Transferred from Epiphany)
RC (Canada):
http://clawww.lmu.edu/faculty/fjust/Lectionary/1992Canada.htm#Christmas
Orthodox (not RCL): http://www.oca.org/pages/dwp/dwp.asp?dayid=104
Collect (ECUSA):
O God, who wonderfully created, and yet more wonderfully restored, the dignity of human nature: Grant that we may share the divine life of him who humbled himself to share our humanity, your Son Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Almighty God,
You wonderfully created each
one of us
. Amen.
Sunday-school Lesson plans:
http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/chrs21les.htm (John)
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/myp/lessons/Christmas%202%20-%20Young%20Children%20Year%20C.htm
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/myp/lessons/Christmas%202%20-%20Older%20Children%20Year%20C.htm
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/myp/lessons/Christmas%202%20-%20Adults%20Year%20C.htm
http://Logrus.ca/HomeChurchWeb/LectionaryStudy.html
Crafts or Art:
http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/chris2kmart.htm
(Jeremiah)
http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/chris2kart.htm
(Psalm)
Children's Sermon:
Pew-work
http://216.150.70.179/leaf/cas/cas_12-28-03.pdf
(not up yet at time of
posting)
http://www.efree.mb.ca/lectionarypuzzles/in-cwag.htm#ch1
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