Visit Lift Up Your Hearts for the ELCIC’s Worship Planning Calendar, prepared by ELCIC (Eastern Synod) Pastor Wendell Grahlman [e-mail], which includes full lectionary citations for all Sundays, festivals and days of special devotion.
The ELCIC’s Worship Planning Calendar is available in several formats:
Year B ~ 2011-2012: TXT file • PDF file • WordPerfect file • Word file (also for Windows Mobile and Docs-to-Go)
FOR MORE INFORMATION: The Consultation for Common Texts (CCT) is an ecumenical consultation of liturgical scholars and denominational representatives from the United States and Canada that began in the mid-1960s as a forum for consultation on worship renewal. In 1992, CCT produced the Revised Common Lectionary(RCL), and in 1995, published the Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings, providing a schedule of daily lessons related to the RCL.
Daily Lectionary
This Daily Lectionary is a partner with the Revised Common Lectionary, which provides a three-year plan for Sunday readings and festivals throughout the church year. The Daily Lectionary provides a psalm and two scripture reading for each day between Sundays. These lectionaries are the work of The Consultation on Common Texts, an ecumenical consultation of liturgical scholars and denominational representatives from the United States and Canada who produce liturgical texts for use in common by North American Christian Churches.
The foundational premise of this set of daily readings is their relationship to the Sunday lectionary. The readings are chosen so that the days leading up to Sunday (Thursday through Saturday) prepare for the Sunday readings. The days flowing out from Sunday (Monday through Wednesday) reflect upon the Sunday readings. The complete Daily Lectionary is on pages 1121- 1153 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship.
Year A 2013-2014 (coming mid-2012)
Year A focuses on the gospel of Matthew. The semicontinuous Old Testament readings focus on major Genesis narratives, the covenant with Moses, and the establishment of Israel in the promised land. The second, New Testament, readings are from Romans, Philippians, and 1 Thessalonians.
Year B focuses on the gospel of Mark with more selections from the gospel of John than any other year. The semicontinuous readings from the Old Testament focus on the covenant of David and Wisdom literature. The second, New Testament, readings are from 1 and 2 Corinthians, Ephesians, James, and Hebrews.
Year C: 2012-2013 (coming mid-2012)
Year C focuses on the gospel of Luke. The semicontinuous Old Testament readings are of prophetic proclamation chosen in chronological order and highlighting Jeremiah. The second, New Testament, readings are chosen mainly from Galatians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Timothy, and 2 Thessalonians.