2022–2023 Church Year Calendar

Three-Year Series (A)

Nov. 27, 2022—Nov. 26, 2023

SEASON DATE FESTIVAL FIRST READING PSALM EPISTLE GOSPEL

Nov. 27 Rom. 13:(8-10) Matt. 21:1–11 or

ADVENT First S. in Advent Isaiah 2:1–5 Psalm 122
2022 11–14 Matt. 24:36–44

Dec. 4 Second S. in Advent Isaiah 11:1–10 Psalm 72:1–7 Rom. 15:4–13 Matt. 3:1–12

Dec. 11 Third S. in Advent Isaiah 35:1–10 Psalm 146 James 5:7–11 Matt. 11:2–15

Dec. 18 Fourth S. in Advent Isaiah 7:10–17 Psalm 24 Rom. 1:1–7 Matt. 1:18–25

The Nativity of
Dec. 24
CHRISTMAS Our Lord Isaiah 7:10–14 Psalm 110:1–4 1 John 4:7–16 Matt. 1:18–25
Eve
(Christmas Eve)
The Nativity of
Dec. 25 Luke 2:1–14
Our Lord Isaiah 9:2–7 Psalm 96 Titus 2:11–14
Midnight (15–20)
(Christmas Midnight)
The Nativity of
Dec. 25 Luke 2:1–14
Our Lord Isaiah 62:10–12 Psalm 98 Titus 3:4–7
Dawn (15–20)
(Christmas Dawn)
The Nativity of
Dec. 25 Heb. 1:1–6 John 1:1–14
Our Lord Isaiah 52:7–10 Psalm 2
Day (7–12) (15–18)
(Christmas Day)
Eve of the Circ. and
Name of Jesus Isaiah 30:(8–14)
Dec. 31 Psalm 90:1–12 Rom. 8:31b–39 Luke 12:35–40
15–17
(New Year’s Eve)

Jan. 1 Circumcision and

Num. 6:22–27 Psalm 8 Gal. 3:23–29 Luke 2:21
2023 Name of Jesus
First Sunday a.
or Isaiah 63:7–14 Psalm 111 Gal. 4:4–7 Matt. 2:13–23
Christmas

The Epiphany of Psalm 72:

EPIPHANY Jan. 6 Isaiah 60:1–6 Eph. 3:1–12 Matt. 2:1–12
Our Lord 1–11 (12–15)
The Baptism of Our
Jan. 8 Lord / First S. a. the Isaiah 42:1–9 Psalm 29 Rom. 6:1–11 Matt. 3:13–17
Epiphany
Second S. a. the
Jan. 15 Isaiah 49:1–7 Psalm 40:1–11 1 Cor. 1:1–9 John 1:29–42a
Epiphany
Third S. a. the Psalm 27:1–9
Jan. 22 Isaiah 9:1–4 1 Cor. 1:10–18 Matt. 4:12–25
Epiphany (10–14)
Fourth S. a. the
Jan. 29 Micah 6:1–8 Psalm 15 1 Cor. 1:18–31 Matt. 5:1–12
Epiphany
Fifth S. a. the 1 Cor. 2:1–12
Feb. 5 Isaiah 58:3–9a Psalm 112:1–9 Matt. 5:13–20
Epiphany (13–16)
Sixth S. a. the
Feb. 12 Deut. 30:15–20 Psalm 119:1–8 1 Cor. 3:1–9 Matt. 5:21–37
Epiphany
The Transfiguration
Feb. 19 Ex. 24:8–18 Psalm 2:6–12 2 Peter 1:16–21 Matt. 17:1–9
of Our Lord
ASH Psalm 51:1–13 2 Cor. 5:20b— Matt. 6:1–6,
Feb. 22 Ash Wednesday Joel 2:12–19
WEDNESDAY (14–19) 6:10 16–21
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Three-Year Series (A)
Nov. 27, 2022—Nov. 26, 2023

SEASON DATE FESTIVAL FIRST READING PSALM EPISTLE GOSPEL

LENT Feb. 26 First S. in Lent Gen. 3:1–21 Psalm 32:1–7 Rom. 5:12–19 Matt. 4:1–11

Rom. 4:1–8,
Mar. 5 Second S. in Lent Gen. 12:1–9 Psalm 121 John 3:1–17
13–17
John 4:5–26
Mar. 12 Third S. in Lent Ex. 17:1–7 Psalm 95:1–9 Rom. 5:1–8
(27–30, 39–42)
John 9:1–41 or
Mar. 19 Fourth S. in Lent Isaiah 42:14–21 Psalm 142 Eph. 5:8–14 John 9:1–7,
13–17, 34–39
John 11:1–45,
Fifth S. in Lent (46–53) or
Mar. 26 Ezek. 37:1–14 Psalm 130 Rom. 8:1–11
John 11:17–27,
38–53
John 12:12–19
Palm Sunday (Procession)
Psalm 118:19–29
HOLY WEEK Apr. 2 (Sunday of the Isaiah 50:4–9a Phil. 2:5–11 Matt. 26:1–27:66
or Psalm 31:9–16
Passion) or Matt. 27:11–66
or John 12:20–43
John 13:1–17,
Holy (Maundy) Ex. 12:1–14 or Heb. 9:11–22 or
Apr. 6 Psalm 116:12–19 31b–35 or
Thursday Ex. 24:3–11 1 Cor. 11:23–32
Matt. 26:17–30
Isaiah 52:13— Psalm 22 or Heb. 4:14–16; John 18:1—19:42
Apr. 7 Good Friday
53:12 Psalm 31 5:7–9 or John 19:17–30
The Resurrection of Psalm 118:15–29
EASTER Apr. 9 Our Lord Ex. 14:10–15:1 or The Song of 1 Cor. 15:1–11 John 20:1–18
(Easter Sunrise) Moses and Israel
The Resurrection of
Acts 10:34–43 or
Apr. 9 Our Lord Psalm 16 Col. 3:1–4 Matt. 28:1–10
Jer. 31:1–6
(Easter Day)

Apr. 16 Second S. of Easter Acts 5:29–42 Psalm 148 1 Peter 1:3–9 John 20:19–31

Apr. 23 Third S. of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36–41 Psalm 116:1–14 1 Peter 1:17–25 Luke 24:13–35

Apr. 30 Fourth S. of Easter Acts 2:42–47 Psalm 23 1 Peter 2:19–25 John 10:1–10

Acts 6:1–9;
May 7 Fifth S. of Easter Psalm 146 1 Peter 2:2–10 John 14:1–14
7:2a, 51–60

May 14 Sixth S. of Easter Acts 17:16–31 Psalm 66:8–20 1 Peter 3:13–22 John 14:15–21

The Ascension of
May 18 Acts 1:1–11 Psalm 47 Eph. 1:15–23 Luke 24:44–53
Our Lord
1 Peter 4:12–19;
May 21 Seventh S. of Easter Acts 1:12–26 Psalm 68:1–10 John 17:1–11
5:6–11

PENTECOST May 28 The Day of Pentecost Num. 11:24–30 Psalm 25:1–15 Acts 2:1–21 John 7:37–39

Acts 2:14a, 22–

TRINITY June 4 The Holy Trinity Gen. 1:1–2:4a Psalm 8 Matt. 28:16–20
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June 11 Second S. a.
Hos. 5:15–6:6 Psalm 119:65–72 Rom. 4:13–25 Matt. 9:9–13
(Prop. 5) Pentecost
Acts 11:19–30;
or St. Barnabas, apostle Isaiah 42:5–12 Psalm 112 Mark 6:7–13
13:1–3
June 18 Third S. a. Matt. 9:35–10:8
Ex. 19:2–8 Psalm 100 Rom. 5:6–15
(Prop. 6) Pentecost (9–20)
June 25 Fourth S. a. Psalm 91:1–10 Matt. 10:5a, 21–
Jer. 20:7–13 Rom. 6:12–23
(Prop. 7) Pentecost (11–16) 33
July 2 Fifth S. a. Psalm 119:153–
Jer. 28:5–9 Rom. 7:1–13 Matt. 10:34–42
(Prop. 8) Pentecost 160
July 9 Sixth S. a.
Zech. 9:9–12 Psalm 145:1–14 Rom. 7:14–25a Matt. 11:25–30
(Prop. 9) Pentecost
July 16 Seventh S. a. Psalm 65:(1–8) 9– Matt. 13:1–9, 18–
Isaiah 55:10–13 Rom. 8:12–17
(Prop. 10) Pentecost 13 23
July 23 Eighth S. a. Matt. 13:24–30,
Isaiah 44:6–8 Psalm 119:57–64 Rom. 8:18–27
(Prop. 11) Pentecost 36–43
July 30 Ninth S. a.
Deut. 7:6–9 Psalm 125 Rom. 8:28–39 Matt. 13:44–52
(Prop. 12) Pentecost
Aug. 6 Tenth S. a. Psalm 136:1–9 Rom. 9:1–5 (6–
Isaiah 55:1–5 Matt. 14:13–21
(Prop. 13) Pentecost (23–26) 13)
Aug. 13 Eleventh S. a. Psalm 18:1–6 (7–
Job 38:4–18 Rom. 10:5–17 Matt. 14:22–33
(Prop. 14) Pentecost 16)
Aug. 20 Twelfth S. a. Rom. 11:1–2a,
Isaiah 56:1, 6–8 Psalm 67 Matt. 15:21–28
(Prop. 15) Pentecost 13–15, 28–32
Aug. 27 Thirteenth S. a.
Isaiah 51:1–6 Psalm 138 Rom. 11:33–12:8 Matt. 16:13–20
(Prop. 16) Pentecost
Sept. 3 Fourteenth S. a.
Jer. 15:15–21 Psalm 26 Rom. 12:9–21 Matt. 16:21–28
(Prop. 17) Pentecost
Sept. 10 Fifteenth S. a.
Ezek. 33:7–9 Psalm 32:1–7 Rom. 13:1–10 Matt. 18:1–20
(Prop. 18) Pentecost
Sept. 17 Sixteenth S. a.
Gen. 50:15–21 Psalm 103:1–12 Rom. 14:1–12 Matt. 18:21–35
(Prop. 19) Pentecost
Sept. 24 Seventeenth S. a. Phil. 1:12–14,
Isaiah 55:6–9 Psalm 27:1–9 Matt. 20:1–16
(Prop. 20) Pentecost 19–30
Oct. 1 Eighteenth S. a. Ezek. 18:1–4, 25– Phil. 2:1–4 (5– Matt. 21:23–27
Psalm 25:1–10
(Prop. 21) Pentecost 32 13) 14–18 (28–32)
Oct. 8 Nineteenth S. a.
Isaiah 5:1–7 Psalm 80:7–19 Phil. 3:4b–14 Matt. 21:33–46
(Prop. 22) Pentecost
Oct. 15 Twentieth S. a.
Isaiah 25:6–9 Psalm 23 Phil. 4:4–13 Matt. 22:1–14
(Proper 23) Pentecost
Oct. 22 Twenty-first S. a. Psalm 96:1–9 (10–
Isaiah 45:1–7 1 Thess. 1:1–10 Matt. 22:15–22
(Proper 24) Pentecost 13)
Oct. 29 Reformation Day John 8:31–36 or
REFORMATION Rev. 14:6–7 Psalm 46 Rom. 3:19–28
(observed) (Oct. 31) Matt. 11:12–19

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or Twenty-second S. a. Lev. 19:1–2, 15–

Psalm 1 1 Thess. 2:1–13 Matt. 22:34–46
(Prop. 25) Pentecost 18
ALL SAINTS’ Nov. 5 All Saints' Day
Rev. 7:(2–8) 9–17 Psalm 149 1 John 3:1–3 Matt. 5:1–12
DAY (observed) (Nov. 1)
or Twenty-third S. a.
Micah 3:5–12 Psalm 43 1 Thess. 4:1–12 Matt. 23:1–12
(Prop. 26) Pentecost
Nov. 12 Twenty-fourth S. a.
Amos 5:18–24 Psalm 70 1 Thess. 4:13–18 Matt. 25:1–13
(Prop. 27) Pentecost
Nov. 19 Twenty-fifth S. a.
Zeph. 1:7–16 Psalm 90:1–12 1 Thess. 5:1–11 Matt. 25:14–30
(Prop. 28) Pentecost
Phil. 4:6–20 or
THANKSGIVING Nov. 23 Thanksgiving Day Deut. 8:1–10 Psalm 67 Luke 17:11–19
1 Tim. 2:1–4

Nov. 26 Last S. of the Church Ezek. 34:11–16,

Psalm 95:1–7a 1 Cor. 15:20–28 Matt. 25:31–46
(Prop. 29) Year 20–24

New Church Year Starts Here (Series B)

ADVENT Dec 3, Mark 11:1–10 or
First S. in Advent Isaiah 64:1–9 Psalm 80:1–7 1 Cor. 1:3–9
2023 2023 Mark 13:24–37

Dec. 10 Second S. in Advent Isaiah 40:1–11 Psalm 85 2 Peter 3:8–14 Mark 1:1–8

Isaiah 61:1–4, 8– John 1:6–8, 19–

Dec. 17 Third S. in Advent Psalm 126 1 Thess. 5:16–24
11 28
Psalm 89:1–5 (19–
Dec. 24 Fourth S. in Advent 2 Sam. 7:1–11, 16 Rom. 16:25–27 Luke 1:26–38
29)
The Nativity of
or Our Lord Isaiah 7:10–14 Psalm 110:1–4 1 John 4:7–16 Matt. 1:18–25
(Christmas Eve)
The Nativity of
CHRISTMAS Dec. 25 Luke 2:1–14
Our Lord Isaiah 9:2–7 Psalm 96 Titus 2:11–14
2023 Midnight (15–20)
(Christmas Midnight)
The Nativity of
Dec. 25 Luke 2:(1–14)
Our Lord Isaiah. 62:10–12 Psalm 98 Titus 3:4–7
Dawn 15–20
(Christmas Dawn)
The Nativity of
Dec. 25 Heb.1:1–6 John 1:1–14
Our Lord Isaiah 52:7–10 Psalm 2
Day (7–12) (15–18)
(Christmas Day)
Dec. 31
First S. a Christmas Isaiah 61:10–62:3 Psalm 111 Gal. 4:4–7 Luke 2:22–40
(Day)
Eve of the Circ. and
Dec. 31 Isaiah 30:(8–14)
Name of Jesus Psalm 90:1–12 Rom. 8:31b–39 Luke 12:35–40
(Eve) 15–17
(New Year’s Eve)

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