In the fall of 2007, Park Hill Presbyterian Church (OPC) began following the historic Church calendar, Advent through Pentecost, in its morning services. The session chose to do so by using The Revised Common Lectionary, the product of an ecumenical collaboration which is used in many Protestant Churches. It gives Scripture readings to be used in worship services for every Lord’s Day and all the significant feast days of the Church. This lectionary (collection of readings) follows a three-year cycle: Year A features Gospel readings from Matthew; Year B from Mark; and Year C from Luke.

The session asked me to write a series of pastoral letters, which are collected here (pdf), to introduce the seasons of the Church year to our congregation. Since 2007 was a “Luke year,” these letters make reference to Scriptures from Year A of The Revised Common Lectionary. Nonetheless, I hope they will provide a useful introduction to the internal logic of the Church calendar in whatever year they may be read.

Pastor Matthew W. Kingsbury

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