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Hear the Word podcast – Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Hear the Word podcast - Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Each podcast (MP3 file) includes four lectionary readings for one of the Sundays or festivals of the church year:  an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, an Epistle and a Gospel reading. Following each set of readings is a prayer for the day from the Book of Common Worship. May these scriptures be a source of… Read more »

Hear the Word podcast – Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Hear the Word podcast - Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Each podcast (MP3 file) includes four lectionary readings for one of the Sundays or festivals of the church year:  an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, an Epistle and a Gospel reading. Following each set of readings is a prayer for the day from the Book of Common Worship. May these scriptures be a source of… Read more »

Hear the Word podcast – All Saints’ Day, Year C

Hear the Word podcast - All Saints' Day, Year C Each podcast (MP3 file) includes four lectionary readings for one of the Sundays or festivals of the church year:  an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, an Epistle and a Gospel reading. Following each set of readings is a prayer for the day from the Book of Common Worship. May these scriptures be a source of… Read more »

Hear the Word podcast – Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Hear the Word podcast - Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Each podcast (MP3 file) includes four lectionary readings for one of the Sundays or festivals of the church year:  an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, an Epistle and a Gospel reading. Following each set of readings is a prayer for the day from the Book of Common Worship. May these scriptures be a source of… Read more »

Reading the New Testament Aloud

Reading and studying large sections of Scripture in sequence – a time-honored practice in the Reformed tradition – provides a way to hear and understand the words and stories of the Bible in their broader theological, historical, cultural and literary contexts. Reading or hearing these passages aloud has a number of benefits: Scripture takes on… Read more »

Hear the Word podcast – Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Hear the Word podcast - Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Each podcast (MP3 file) includes four lectionary readings for one of the Sundays or festivals of the church year:  an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, an Epistle and a Gospel reading. Following each set of readings is a prayer for the day from the Book of Common Worship. May these scriptures be a source of… Read more »

The Making of Advent wreaths for home use

As an intergenerational event early in Advent, consider making advent wreaths for home devotional use.  Here are instructions for a simple, inexpensive one. Related pages: Season of Advent, Presbyterian Worship

Hear the Word podcast – Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Hear the Word podcast - Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Each podcast (MP3 file) includes four lectionary readings for one of the Sundays or festivals of the church year:  an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, an Epistle and a Gospel reading. Following each set of readings is a prayer for the day from the Book of Common Worship. May these scriptures be a source of… Read more »

Hear the Word podcast – Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Hear the Word podcast - Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Each podcast (MP3 file) includes four lectionary readings for one of the Sundays or festivals of the church year:  an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, an Epistle and a Gospel reading. Following each set of readings is a prayer for the day from the Book of Common Worship. May these scriptures be a source of… Read more »

Hear the Word podcast – Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Hear the Word podcast - Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Each podcast (MP3 file) includes four lectionary readings for one of the Sundays or festivals of the church year:  an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, an Epistle and a Gospel reading. Following each set of readings is a prayer for the day from the Book of Common Worship. May these scriptures be a source of… Read more »