ELCIC's Worship Planning Calendar

Advent, 2009  +  Christ the King, 2010
The Year of Luke  +  Year C

This Calendar was prepared and edited by Pastor Wendell Grahlman (Holy Cross, Midland, ON). 
Communities may freely duplicate as needed. Lectionary citations are based upon the 
Revised Common Lectionary as they are found in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (c)2006. 
The Revised Common Lectionary is copyright (c)1992 the Consultation on Common 
Texts <www.commontexts.org/>, P.O. Box 840, Room 381, Nashville TN 37202. 
Reprinted with permission. This Calendar is copyright (c)2009 Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Canada. Published on the Web at Lift Up Your Hearts <www.worship.ca/>.

Legend
Sundays, Principal Festivals and Days of Special Devotion are printed flush left.
Lesser Festivals and other days are indented.
+ = Principal Sunday celebration
++ = Vigil into Sunday
B = Blue    P = Purple    W = White     G = Green
R = Red     S = Scarlet    BK = Black   GO = Gold


+ Advent 1 - Sunday, November 29, 2009 (B/P)
Jeremiah 33:14-16 / Psalm 25:1-10
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 / Luke 21:25-36

   St. Andrew - Monday, November 30, 2010 (R)
   Ezekiel 3:16-21 / Psalm 19:1-6
   Romans 10:10-18 / John 1:35-42

+ Advent 2 - Sunday, December 6, 2009 (B/P)
Malachi 3:1-4 or Baruch 5:1-9 / Luke 1:68-79
Philippians 1:3-11 / Luke 3:1-6

+ Advent 3 - Sunday, December 13, 2009 (B/P)
Zephaniah 3:14-20 / Isaiah 12:2-6
Philippians 4:4-7 / Luke 3:7-18

+ Advent 4 - Sunday, December 20, 2009 (B/P)
Micah 5:2-5a / Luke 1:46b-55 or Psalm 80:1-7
Hebrews 10:5-10 / Luke 1:39-45 (46-55)

Christmas Eve - Thursday, December 24, 2009 (W)
Isaiah 9:2-7 / Psalm 96
Titus 2:11-14 / Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)

Christmas Dawn - Friday, December 25, 2009 (W)
Isaiah 62:6-12 / Psalm 97
Titus 3:4-7 / Luke 2:(1-7) 8-20

Christmas Day - Friday, December 25, 2009 (W)
Isaiah 52:7-10 / Psalm 98
Hebrews 1:1-4 (5-12) / John 1:1-14

   St. Stephen - Saturday, December 26, 2009 (R)
   2 Chronicles 24:17-22 / Psalm 17:1-9, 15
   Acts 6:8—7:2a, 51-60 / Matthew 23:34-39

+ Christmas 1 - Sunday, December 27, 2009 (W)
1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 / Psalm 148
Colossians 3:12-17 / Luke 2:41-52

   In some communities, the Holy Communion of Christmas 1
   includes Propers for St. John.

   St. John - Sunday, December 27, 2009 (W)
   Genesis 1:1-5, 26-31 / Psalm 116:12-19
   1 John 1:1—2:2 / John 21:20-25

   Holy Innocents - Monday, December 28, 2009 (R)
   Jeremiah 31:15-17 / Psalm 124
   1 Peter 4:12-19 / Matthew 2:13-18

   Name of Jesus - Friday, January 1, 2010 (W)
   Numbers 6:22-27 / Psalm 8
   Galatians 4:4-7 or Philippians 2:5-11 / Luke 2:15-21

+ Christmas 2 - Sunday, January 3, 2010 (W)
Jeremiah 31:7-14 or Sirach 24:1-12 / Psalm 147:12-20 or Wisdom of Solomon 10:15-21
Ephesians 1:3-14 / John 1:1-18

Epiphany - Wednesday, January 6, 2010 (W)
Isaiah 60:1-6 / Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14
Ephesians 3:1-12 / Matthew 2:1-12

+ Baptism of Our Lord - Sunday, January 10, 2010 (W)
Isaiah 43:1-7 / Psalm 29
Acts 8:14-17 / Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

+ Epiphany 2 - Sunday, January 17, 2010 (G)
Isaiah 62:1-5 / Psalm 36:5-10
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 / John 2:1-11

   Confession of Peter - Monday, January 18, 2010 (W)
   Acts 4:8-13 / Psalm 18:1-6, 16-19
   1 Corinthians 10:1-5 / Matthew 16:13-19

+ Epiphany 3 - Sunday, January 24, 2010 (G)
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 / Psalm 19
1 Corinthians 12:12-31a / Luke 4:14-21

   Conversion of Paul - Monday, January 25, 2010 (W)
   Acts 9:1-22 / Psalm 67
   Galatians 1:11-24 / Luke 21:10-19

+ Epiphany 4 - Sunday, January 31, 2010 (G)
Jeremiah 1:4-10 / Psalm 71:1-6
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 / Luke 4:21-30

   Presentation - Tuesday, February 2, 2010 (W)
   Malachi 3:1-4 / Psalm 84 or Psalm 24:7-10
   Hebrews 2:14-18 / Luke 2:22-40

+ Epiphany 5 - Sunday, February 7, 2010 (G)
Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13) / Psalm 138
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 / Luke 5:1-11

+ Transfiguration - Sunday, February 14, 2010 (W)
Exodus 34:29-35 / Psalm 99
2 Corinthians 3:12—4:2 / Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a)

Ash Wednesday - Wednesday, February 17, 2010 (P/BK)
Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 or Isaiah 58:1-12 / Psalm 51:1-17
2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10 / Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

+ Lent 1 - Sunday, February 21, 2010 (P)
Deuteronomy 26:1-11 / Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
Romans 10:8b-13 / Luke 4:1-13

+ Lent 2 - Sunday, February 28, 2010 (P)
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 / Psalm 27
Philippians 3:17—4:1 / Luke 13:31-35

+ Lent 3 - Sunday, March 7, 2010 (P)
Isaiah 55:1-9 / Psalm 63:1-8
1 Corinthians 10:1-13 / Luke 13:1-9

+ Lent 4 - Sunday, March 14, 2010 (P)
Joshua 5:9-12 / Psalm 32
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 / Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

   St. Joseph - Friday, March 19, 2010 (W)
   2 Samuel 7:4, 8-16 / Psalm 89:1-29
   Romans 4:13-18 / Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a

+ Lent 5 - Sunday, March 21, 2010 (P)
Isaiah 43:16-21 / Psalm 126
Philippians 3:4b-14 / John 12:1-8

   Annunciation - Thursday, March 25, 2010 (W)
   Isaiah 7:10-14 / Psalm 45 or Psalm 40:5-10
   Hebrews 10:4-10 / Luke 1:26-38

+ Passion Sunday - Sunday, March 28, 2010 (S/P)
Luke 19:28-40 (Processional Gospel)
Isaiah 50:4-9a / Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11 / Luke 22:14—23:56 or Luke 23:1-49

Monday in Holy Week - Monday, March 29, 2010 (S/P)
Isaiah 42:1-9 / Psalm 36:5-11
Hebrews 9:11-15 / John 12:1-11

Tuesday in Holy Week - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 (S/P)
Isaiah 49:1-7 / Psalm 71:1-14
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 / John 12:20-36

Wednesday in Holy Week - Wednesday, March 31, 2010 (S/P)
Isaiah 50:4-9a / Psalm 70
Hebrews 12:1-3 / John 13:21-32

Maundy Thursday - Thursday, April 1, 2010 (S/W)
Exodus 12:1-4 (5-10) 11-14 / Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
1 Corinthians 11:23-26 / John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Good Friday - Friday, April 2, 2010 (No Colour)
Isaiah 52:13—53:12 / Psalm 22
Hebrews 10:16-25 or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 / John 18:1—19:42

++ Easter Vigil - Saturday/Sunday, April 3/4, 2010 (W/GO)
Genesis 1:1—2:4a and Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26
Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13 and Psalm 46
Genesis 22:1-18 and Psalm 16
Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21 and Exodus 15:1b-13, 17-18
Isaiah 55:1-11 and Isaiah 12:2-6
Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-21; 9:4b-6 or 
     Baruch 3:9-15, 32—4:4 and Psalm 19
Ezekiel 36:24-28 and Psalm 42 and 43
Ezekiel 37:1-14 and Psalm 143
Zephaniah 3:14-20 and Psalm 98
Jonah 1:1—2:1 and Jonah 2:2-3 (4-6) 7-9
Isaiah 61:1-4, 9-11 and Deuteronomy 32:1-4, 7, 36a, 43a
Daniel 3:1-29 and The Song of the Three Children 35-65
Romans 6:3-11 / Luke 24:1-12 or John 20:1-18

+ Easter Day - Sunday, April 4, 2010 (W/GO)
Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25 / Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43 / John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12

+ Easter Evening - Sunday, April 4, 2010 (W/GO)
Isaiah 25:6-9 / Psalm 114
1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 / Luke 24:13-49

Easter Monday - Monday, April 5, 2010 (W/GO)
Daniel 12:1-3 / Psalm 16:8-11
Acts 2:14, 22b-32 / Matthew 28:9-15a

+ Easter 2 - Sunday, April 11, 2010 (W)
Acts 5:27-32 / Psalm 118:14-29 or Psalm 150
Revelation 1:4-8 / John 20:19-31

+ Easter 3 - Sunday, April 18, 2010 (W)
Acts 9:1-6 (7-20) / Psalm 30
Revelation 5:11-14 / John 21:1-19

+ Easter 4 - Sunday, April 25, 2010 (W)
Acts 9:36-43 / Psalm 23
Revelation 7:9-17 / John 10:22-30

   In some communities, the Holy Communion of Easter 4 
   includes Propers for St. Mark.

   St. Mark - Sunday, April 25, 2010 (R)
   Isaiah 52:7-10 / Psalm 57
   2 Timothy 4:6-11, 18 / Mark 1:1-15

   St. Philip and St. James - Saturday, May 1, 2010 (R)
   Isaiah 30:18-21 / Psalm 44:1-3, 20-26
   2 Corinthians 4:1-6 / John 14:8-14

+ Easter 5 - Sunday, May 2, 2010 (W)
Acts 11:1-18 / Psalm 148
Revelation 21:1-6 / John 13:31-35

+ Easter 6 - Sunday, May 9, 2010 (W)
Acts 16:9-15 / Psalm 67
Revelation 21:10, 22—22:5 / John 14:23-29 or John 5:1-9

Ascension - Thursday, May 13, 2010 (W)
Acts 1:1-11 / Psalm 47 or Psalm 93
Ephesians 1:15-23 / Luke 24:44-53

   St. Matthias - Friday, May 14, 2010 (R)
   Isaiah 66:1-2 / Psalm 56
   Acts 1:15-26 / Luke 6:12-16

+ Easter 7 - Sunday, May 16, 2010 (W)
Acts 16:16-34 / Psalm 97
Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 / John 17:20-26

++ Vigil of Pentecost - Saturday/Sunday, May 22/23, 2010 (R)
Exodus 19:1-9 or Acts 2:1-11 / Psalm 33:12-22 or Psalm 130
Romans 8:14-17, 22-27 / John 7:37-39

+ Pentecost - Sunday, May 23, 2010 (R)
Acts 2:1-21 or Genesis 11:1-9 / Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
Romans 8:14-17 or Acts 2:1-21 / John 14:8-17 (25-27)

+ Holy Trinity - Sunday, May 30, 2010 (W)
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 / Psalm 8
Romans 5:1-5 / John 16:12-15

   Visit of Mary - Monday, May 31, 2010 (W)
   1 Samuel 2:1-10 / Psalm 113
   Romans 12:9-16b / Luke 1:39-57

+ Pentecost 2 (Lect. 10) - Sunday, June 6, 2010
1 Kings 17:8-16 (17-24) / Psalm 146
Galatians 1:11-24 / Luke 7:11-17

   St. Barnabas - Friday, June 11, 2010 (R)
   Isaiah 42:5-12 / Psalm 112
   Acts 11:19-30; 13:1-3 / Matthew 10:7-16

+ Pentecost 3 (Lect. 11) - Sunday, June 13, 2010 (G)
1 Kings 21:1-10 (11-14) 15-21a / Psalm 5:1-8
Galatians 2:15-21 / Luke 7:36—8:3

+ Pentecost 4 (Lect. 12) - Sunday, June 20, 2010 (G)
1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a / Psalm 42 and Psalm 43
Galatians 3:23-29 / Luke 8:26-39

   John the Baptist - Thursday, June 24, 2010 (W)
   Malachi 3:1-4 / Psalm 141
   Acts 13:13-26 / Luke 1:57-67 (68-80)

+ Pentecost 5 (Lect. 13) - Sunday, June 27, 2010 (G)
2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 / Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20
Galatians 5:1, 13-25 / Luke 9:51-62

   St. Peter and St. Paul - Tuesday, June 29, 2010 (R)
   Acts 12:1-11 / Psalm 87:1-3, 5-6
   2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 / John 21:15-19

   St. Thomas - Saturday, July 3, 2010 (R)
   Judges 6:36-40 / Psalm 136:1-4, 23-26
   Ephesians 4:11-16 / John 14:1-7

+ Pentecost 6 (Lect. 14) - Sunday, July 4, 2010 (G)
2 Kings 5:1-14 / Psalm 30
Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16 / Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

+ Pentecost 7 (Lect. 15) - Sunday, July 11, 2010 (G)
Amos 7:7-17 / Psalm 82
Colossians 1:1-14 / Luke 10:25-37

+ Pentecost 8 (Lect. 16) - Sunday, July 18, 2010 (G)
Amos 8:1-12 / Psalm 52
Colossians 1:15-28 / Luke 10:38-42

   St. Mary Magdalene - Thursday, July 22, 2010 (W)
   Ruth 1:6-18 or Exodus 2:1-10 / Psalm 73:23-29
   Acts 13:26-33a / John 20:1-2, 11-18

+ Pentecost 9 (Lect. 17) - Sunday, July 25, 2010 (G)
Hosea 1:2-10 / Psalm 85
Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19) / Luke 11:1-13

   In some communities, the Holy Communion of Pentecost 9
   includes Propers for St. James.

   St. James - Sunday, July 25, 2010 (R)
   1 Kings 19:9-18 / Psalm 7:1-10
   Acts 11:27—12:3a / Mark 10:35-45

+ Pentecost 10 (Lect. 18) - Sunday, August 1, 2010 (G)
Hosea 11:1-11 / Psalm 107:1-9, 43
Colossians 3:1-11 / Luke 12:13-21

+ Pentecost 11 (Lect. 19) - Sunday, August 8, 2010 (G)
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 / Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 / Luke 12:32-40

+ Pentecost 12 (Lect. 20) - Sunday, August 15 2010 (G)
Isaiah 5:1-7 / Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19
Hebrews 11:29—12:2 / Luke 12:49-56

   In some communities, the Holy Communion of Pentecost 15
   includes Propers for St. Mary.

   St. Mary - Sunday, August 15, 2010 (W)
   Isaiah 61:7-11 / Psalm 45:10-15
   Galatians 4:4-7 / Luke 1:46-55

+ Pentecost 13 (Lect. 21) - Sunday, August 22, 2010 (G)
Jeremiah 1:4-10 / Psalm 71:1-6
Hebrews 12:18-29 / Luke 13:10-17

   St. Bartholomew - Tuesday, August 24, 2010 (R)
   Exodus 19:1-6 / Psalm 12
   1 Corinthians 12:27-31a / John 1:43-51

+ Pentecost 14 (Lect. 22) - Sunday, August 29, 2010 (G)
Jeremiah 2:4-13 / Psalm 81:1, 10-16
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 / Luke 14:1, 7-14

+ Pentecost 15 (Lect. 23) - Sunday, September 5, 2010 (G)
Jeremiah 18:1-11 / Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
Philemon 1-21 / Luke 14:25-33

+ Pentecost 16 (Lect. 24) - Sunday, September 12, 2010 (G)
Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 / Psalm 14
1 Timothy 1:12-17 / Luke 15:1-10

   Holy Cross Day - Tuesday, September 14, 2010 (R)
   Numbers 21:4b-9 / Psalm 98:1-5 or Psalm 78:1-2, 34-38
   1 Corinthians 1:18-24 / John 3:13-17

+ Pentecost 17 (Lect. 25) - Sunday, September 19, 2010 (G)
Jeremiah 8:18—9:1 / Psalm 79:1-9
1 Timothy 2:1-7 / Luke 16:1-13

   St. Matthew - Tuesday, September 21, 2010 (R)
   Ezekiel 2:8—3:11 / Psalm 119:33-40 
   Ephesians 2:4-10 / Matthew 9:9-13

+ Pentecost 18 (Lect. 26) - Sunday, September 26, 2010 (G)
Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 / Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16
1 Timothy 6:6-19 / Luke 16:19-31

   Michael and All Angels - Wednesday, September 29, 2010 (W)
   Daniel 10:10-14; 12:1-3 / Psalm 103:1-5, 20-22
   Revelation 12:7-12 / Luke 10:17-20

+ Pentecost 19 (Lect. 27) - Sunday, October 3, 2010 (G)
Lamentations 1:1-6 / Lamentations 3:19-26 or Psalm 137
2 Timothy 1:1-14 / Luke 17:5-10

+ Pentecost 20 (Lect. 28) - Sunday, October 10, 2010 (G)
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 / Psalm 66:1-12
2 Timothy 2:8-15 / Luke 17:11-19

   Thanksgiving - Monday, October 11, 2010 (G)
   Deuteronomy 26:1-11 / Psalm 100
   Philippians 4:4-9 / John 6:25-35

+ Pentecost 21 (Lect. 29) - Sunday, October 17, 2010 (G)
Jeremiah 31:27-34 / Psalm 119:97-104
2 Timothy 3:14—4:5 / Luke 18:1-8

   St. Luke - Monday, October 18, 2010 (R)
   Isaiah 43:8-13 or Isaiah 35:5-8 / Psalm 124
   2 Timothy 4:5-11 / Luke 1:1-4; 24:44-53

+ Pentecost 22 (Lect. 30) - Sunday, October 24, 2010 (G)
Joel 2:23-32 / Psalm 65
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 / Luke 18:9-14

   St. Simon and St. Jude - Thursday, October 28, 2010 (R)
   Jeremiah 26: (1-6) 7-16 / Psalm 11
   1 John 4:1-6 / John 14:21-27

+ Pentecost 23 (Lect. 31) - Sunday, October 31, 2010 (G)
Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 / Psalm 119:137-144
2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 / Luke 19:1-10

   In some communities, Reformation Propers are transferred to the
   Holy Communion of the last Sunday in October. The ELCIC
   Sunday Bulletin Series reflects this option for 2010.

   Reformation - Sunday, October 31, 2010 (R)
   Jeremiah 31:31-34 / Psalm 46
   Romans 3:19-28 / John 8:31-36

   In some communities, All Saints Propers are transferred to the
   Holy Communion of the first Sunday in November. The ELCIC
   Sunday Bulletin Series reflects this option for 2010.

   All Saints - Monday, November 1, 2010 (W)
   Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 / Psalm 149
   Ephesians 1:11-23 / Luke 6:20-31

+ Pentecost 24 (Lect. 32) - Sunday, November 7, 2010 (G)
Haggai 1:15b—2:9 / Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 or Psalm 98
2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 / Luke 20:27-38

+ Pentecost 25 (Lect. 33) - Sunday, November 14, 2010 (G)
Isaiah 65:17-25 / Isaiah 12
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 / Luke 21:5-19

+ Christ the King (Lect. 34) - Sunday, November 21, 2010 (W)
Jeremiah 23:1-6 / Luke 1:68-79
Colossians 1:11-20 / Luke 23:33-43

   St. Andrew - Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (R)
   Ezekiel 3:16-21 / Psalm 19:1-6
   Romans 10:10-18 / John 1:35-42


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Advent, 2010  +  Christ the King, 2011
The Year of Matthew  +  Year A