Suggested Weekly Scripture Readings for August, 2024
Week of Sunday, July 28 (10th Sunday after Pentecost): Semicontinuous: 2 Sam. 11:1-15 and Ps. 14; Complementary: 2 Kings 4:42-44 and Ps. 145:10-18; Eph. 3:14-21; John 6:1-21
Week of Sunday, August 4 (11th Sunday after Pentecost): Semicontinuous: 2 Sam. 11:26-12:13 and Ps. 51:1-12; Complimentary: Ex. 16:2-4, 9-15 and Ps. 78:23-29; Eph. 4:1-16; John 6:24-35
Week of Sunday, August 11: (12th Sunday after Pentecost): Semicontinuous: 2 Sam. 18:5-9, 15, 31-35 and Ps. 130; Complementary: 1 Kings 19:4-8 and Ps. 34:1-8; Eph. 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51
Week of Sunday, August 18 (13th Sunday after Pentecost): Semicontinuous: 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 and Ps. 111; Complementary: Prov. 9:1-6 and Ps. 34:9-14; Eph. 5:15-20; John 6:51-58
Week of Sunday, August 25 (14th Sunday after Pentecost): Semicontinuous: 1 Kings 8:(1, 6, 10-11), 22-30, 41-43 and Ps. 85; Complementary: Josh. 24:1-21, 14-18 and Ps. 34:15-22; Eph. 6:10-20; John 6:56-69
Suggested Weekly Scripture Readings for September, 2024
Week of Sunday, September 1 (15th Sunday after Pentecost): Semicontinuous: S. of Sol. 2:8-13 and Ps. 45:1-2, 6-9; Complementary: Deut. 4:1-2, 6-9 and Ps. 15; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
A Season of Peace begins; World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation; National Suicide Prevention Month & Disaster Preparedness Month begins.
Week of Sunday, September 8 (16th Sunday after Pentecost): Semicontinuous: Prov. 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 and Ps. 125; Complimentary: Isa. 35:4-7a and Ps. 146; James 2:1-10 (11-13), 14-17; Mark 7:24-37.
Christian Formation Week begins
Week of Sunday, September 17: (17th Sunday after Pentecost): Semicontinuous: Prov. 1:20-33 and Ps. 19; Complementary: Isa. 50:4-9a and Ps. 116:1-9; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38
Theological Education/Seminaries Sunday; Evangelism Sunday (Saturday, the 21st—International Day of Peace)
Week of Sunday, September 22 (18th Sunday after Pentecost): Semicontinuous: Prov. 31:10-31 and Ps. 1; Complementary: Jer. 11:18-20 and Ps. 54; James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37
Gifts of New Immigrants Sunday (Friday, the 27th—Native American Day)
Week of Sunday, September 29 (19th Sunday after Pentecost): Semicontinuous: Esth. 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 and Ps. 124; Complementary: Num. 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 and Ps. 19:7-14; James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50
(These suggested scripture reading are from the 2024-2025 Presbyterian Planning Calendar. The Scripture passages listed are from the Revised Common Lectionary (1992), a lectionary for Sundays and festivals prepared by the Consultation on Common Texts and published in the Book of Common Worship (2018).