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Third Sunday after Pentecost – June 26th – Year C
Luke 9:51-62
9:51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
9:52 And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him;
9:53 but they did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem.
Read MoreSecond Sunday after Pentecost – June 19th – Year C
Luke 8:26-39
8:26 Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
8:27 As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs.
Read MoreFirst Sunday after Pentecost – June 12th – Year C
John 16:12-15
16:12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
16:13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
Read MorePentecost Sunday – June 5th – Year C
John 14:8-17, (25-27)
Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.”
Acts 2:1-21
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.
Seventh Sunday of Easter – May 29th – Year C
John 17:20-26
“I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word,
17:21 that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
Read MoreSixth Sunday of Easter – May 22nd – Year C
John 14:23-29
14:23 Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
Fifth Sunday of Easter – May 15th – Year C
John 13:31-35
13:31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.
Fourth Sunday of Easter – May 8th – Year C
John 10:22-30
10:22 At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
10:23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon.
Read MoreThird Sunday of Easter – May 1st – Year C
John 21:1-19
21:1 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way.
Second Sunday of Easter – April 24th – Year C
John 20:19-31
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
Resurrection Sunday – April 17th – Year C
John 20:1-18
20:1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.
Holy Saturday – April 16th – Year C
John 19:38-42
19:38 After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission; so he came and removed his body.
Good Friday – April 15th – Year C
John 18:1-19:42
18:1 After Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.
Wednesday of Holy Week – April 13th – Year C
John 13:21-32
13:21 After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, “Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.”
Tuesday of Holy Week – April 12th – Year C
John 12:20-36
12:20 Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks.
12:21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”
Read MoreMonday of Holy Week – April 11th – Year C
John 12:1-11
12:1 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.
Maundy Thursday – April 14th – Year C
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
13:1 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
13:2 The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him. And during supper
Read MorePalm Sunday – April 10th – Year C
Luke 19:28-40
19:28 After he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
19:29 When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,
Read MoreFifth Sunday in Lent – April 3rd – Year C
John 12:1-8
Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.
12:2 There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him.
Read MoreFourth Sunday in Lent – March 27th – Year C
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him.
15:2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
Read MoreThird Sunday in Lent – March 20th – Year C
Luke 13:1-9
At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
13:2 He asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans?
Read MoreTransfiguration Sunday – February 27th – Year C
Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a)
Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.
9:29 And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.
Read More7th Sunday after Epiphany – February 20th – Year C
Luke 6:27-38
“But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
Read More5th Sunday after Epiphany – February 6th – Year C
Luke 5:1-11
Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God,
5:2 he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
Read More3rd Sunday after Epiphany – January 23rd – Year C
Luke 4:14-21
4:14 Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country.
2nd Sunday after Epiphany – January 16th – Year C
John 2:1-11
2:1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
1st Sunday after Epiphany – January 9th – Year C
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
3:15 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah,
2nd Sunday of Advent – December 5th – Year C
Luke 3:1-6
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene,
1st Sunday of Advent – November 28th – Year C
Luke 21:25-36
“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves.
26th Sunday After Pentecost (Christ the King) – November 21st – Year B
John 18:33-37
Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”
25th Sunday After Pentecost – November 14th – Year B
Mark 13:1-8
As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!”
24th Sunday After Pentecost – November 7th – Year B
Mark 12:38-44
As he taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces,
12:39 and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets!
Read More23rd Sunday After Pentecost – October 31st – Year B
Mark 12:28-34
One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?”
22nd Sunday After Pentecost – October 24th – Year B
Mark 10:46-52
They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside.
19th Sunday After Pentecost – October 3rd – Year B
Mark 10:2-16
Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
10:3 He answered them, “What did Moses command you?”
Read More18th Sunday After Pentecost – September 26th – Year B
Mark 9:38-50
John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.”
17th Sunday After Pentecost – September 19th – Year B
Mark 9:30-37
They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.”
16th Sunday After Pentecost – September 12th – Year B
Mark 8:27-38
Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”
15th Sunday After Pentecost – September 5th – Year B
Mark 7:24-37
From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice,
14th Sunday After Pentecost – August 29nd – Year B
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them.
13th Sunday After Pentecost – August 22nd – Year B
John 6:56-69
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them.
11th Sunday After Pentecost – August 8th – Year B
John 6:35, 41-51
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
10th Sunday After Pentecost – August 1st – Year B
John 6:24-35
So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
6th Sunday After Pentecost – July 4th – Year B
Mark 6:1-13
He left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.
4th Sunday After Pentecost – June 20th – Year B
Mark 4:35-41
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.”
3rd Sunday After Pentecost – June 13th – Year B
Mark 4:26-34
He also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground,
Pentecost Sunday – May 23rd – Year B
John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
“When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf.
7th Sunday after Easter – May 16th – Year B
John 17:6-19
“I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.
6th Sunday after Easter – May 9th – Year B
John 15:9-17
As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love.
5th Sunday after Easter – May 2nd – Year B
John 15:1-8
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower …
2nd Sunday after Easter – April 11th – Year B
John 20:19-31
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” …
Transformational Urban Leadership
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We come together this day to reclaim this space of homicide as a place of life.
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Jesus, we come to the table having tasted the reality of your goodness and the mystery of your abundant love.
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