July 1 2 4 th Sun after Pent Gen 22:1-14; Ps 13 (UMH 746); Rom 6:12-23; Mt 10:40-42 3 4 USA Independence Deut 10:12-13, 17-21; Ps 72 (UMH 795); Gal 5:13-26; Jn 8:31-39 5 6 7 8 9 5 th Sun after Pent Gen 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67; Ps 45:10-17 or Ps 72 (UMH 795); Rom 7:15-25a; Mt 11:16-19, 25-30 16 6 th Sun after Pent Gen 25:19-34; Ps 119:105-112 or Ps 25 (UMH 756); Rom 8:1-11; Mt 13:1-9, 18-23 23 7 th Sun after Pent ; Parents Gen 28:10-19a; Ps 139: 1-12, 23-24 (UMH 854); Rom 8:12-25; Mt 13:24-30, 36-43 30 8 th Sun after Pent Gen 29:15-28; Ps 105:1-11, 45b (UMH 828); Rom 8:26-39; Mt 13:31-33, 44-52 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29
August A Great of Singing: any Sunday in August or during the year 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 th Sun after Pent 7 8 9 10 11 12 Gen 32:22-31; Ps 17:1-7, 15 (UMH 749); Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:13-21 13 10 th Sun after Pent Gen 37:1-4, 12-28; Ps 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b (UMH 828); Rom 10:5-15; Mt 14:22-33 20 11 th Sun after Pent Gen 45:1-15; Ps 133 (UMH 850); Rom 11:1-2a, 29-32; Mt 15:(10-20) 21-28 27 12 th Sun after Pent 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 Ex 1:8-2:10; Ps 124 (UMH 826); Rom 12:1-8; Mt 16:13-20
September Hispanic Heritage Month, Sep 15-Oct 15 Season of Creation: Month of September 1 2 3 13 th Sun after Pent 4 Labor (USA) 5 6 7 8 9 Ex 3:1-15; Ps 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c (UMH 828); Rom 12:9-21; Mt 16:21-28 10 14 th Sun after Pent ; Grandparents 11 Patriot 12 16 14 15 Hispanic Heritage Month, Sep 15-Oct 15 16 Ex 12:1-14; Ps 149 or Ps 148 (UMH 861); Rom 13:8-14; Mt 18:15-20 17 15 th Sun after Pent Ex 14:19-31; Ex 15:1b- 11, 20-21 (UMH 135); Rom 14:1-12; Mt 18:21-35 24 16 th Sun after Pent 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ex 16:2-15; Ps 105:1-6, 37-45 or Ps 78 (UMH 799); Philipp 1:21-30; Mt 20:1-16
October 1 17th Sun after Pent ; World Communion Sunday Ex 17:1-7; Ps 78:1-4, 12-16 (UMH 799); Philipp 2:1-13; Mt 21:23-32 8 18 th Sun after Pent ; Children s Sabbath Ex 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20; Ps 19 (UMH 750); Philipp 3:4b-14; Mt 21:33-46 15 19 th Sun after Pent ; Laity Sunday 2 3 4 5 6 Children s Sabbath 7 Children s Sabbath 9 Columbus ; Canadian Thanksgiving Deut 8:7-18; Ps 65 (UMH 789); 2 Cor 9:6-15; Lk 17:11-19 16 National Boss s 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 Ex 32:1-14; Ps 106:1-6, 19-23 (UMH 829); Philipp 4:1-9; Mt 22:1-14 22 20 th Sun after Pent Ex 33:12-23; Ps 99 (UMH 819); 1 Th 1:1-10; Mt 22:15-22 29 21 st Sun after Pent Deut 34:1-12; Ps 90:1-6, 13-17 (UMH 789); 1 Th 2:1-8; Mt 22:34-46 Hispanic Heritage Month, Sep 15-Oct 15; Season of Saints: Oct 1 All Saints 23 24 United Nations 30 31 Reformation ; Halloween 25 26 27 28
November Native American Heritage Month; National Bible Week, Nov 19-26 5 All Saints Sunday (white); 22 nd Sun after Pent ; light Saving Ends Josh 3:7-17; Ps 107:1-7, 33-37 (UMH 830); 1 Th 2:9-13; Mt 23:1-12 12 23 rd Sun after Pent ; Organ & Tissue Donor Sunday Josh 24:1-3a, 14-25; Ps 78:1-7 (UMH 799); 1 Th 4:13-18; Mt 25:1-13 19 24 th Sun after Pent ; Bible Sunday; National Bible Week, Nov 19-26 Judg 4:1-7; Ps 123 or Ps 76 (UMH 797); 1 Th 5:1-11; Mt 25:14-30 26 Last Sun after Pent ; Christ the King/Reign of Christ Sunday; UM Student Ezek 34:11-16, 20-24; Ps 100 (UMH 821); Eph 1:15-23; Mt 25:31-46 International of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, November 12 1 All Saints (white) (may be used Nov. 6) Rev 7:9-17; Ps 34:1-10, 22 (UMH 769); 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12 2 3 World Community 4 light Saving Time Ends Tomorrow 6 7 USA Election 8 9 10 11 Veterans 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 USA Thanksgiving (green, white or red) 27 28 29 30 Deut 8:7-18; Ps 65 (UMH 789); 2 Cor 9:6-15; Lk 17:11-19 24 25
December Kwanzaa, Dec 26- Jan 1 1 World Aids 2 3 1 st Sunday of Advent, Year B (purple or blue) Isa 64:1-9; Ps 80:1-7, 17-19 (UMH 801); 1 Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:24-37 10 2 nd Sunday of Advent (purple or blue) Isa 40:1-11; Ps 85:1-2, 8-13 (UMH 806); 2 Pet 3:8-15a; Mk 1:1-8 17 3 rd Sunday of Advent (purple or blue); Isa 61:1-4, 8-11; Ps 126 (UMH 847); 1 Th 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 24 4 th Sun of Advent (purple or blue); Christmas Eve (white or gold) 31 First Sun after Christmas (white or gold); Watch Night/New Year s Eve 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 Charles Wesley b.1707 25 Christmas (white or gold) Isa 52:7-10; Ps 98 (UMH 818); Heb 1:1-4 (5-12); Jn 1:1-14 19 20 21 22 23 26 Kwanzaa Begins 27 28 29 30 (Dec 26-Jan 1) 4 th Sun of Advent: 2 Sam 7:1-11, 16; Lk 1:47-55 (UMH 199); Rom 16:25-27; Lk 1:26-38. Christmas Eve: Isa 9:2-7; Ps 96 (UMH 815); Tit 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-20. 1 st Sun after Christmas : Isa 61:10-62:3; Ps 148 (UMH 861); Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:22-40. Watch Night: Ecc 3:1-13; Ps 8 (UMH 743); Rev 21:1-6a; Mt 25:31-46.