Planning Ahead: March and April 2008
Here’s an overview of the calendar for planning worship for March and April 2008. For our complete planning guide, see Planning Ahead: Worship in March and April.
Overview of March and April 2008
The Sundays during these months are March 2,9,16,23,30 and April 6,13,20,27. Palm Sunday is March 16. Good Friday is March 21. Easter Sunday is March 23. Some churches also choose to mention or commemorate the following occasions in their worship:
March 21 (Fri.) - Purim (Book of Esther) (more information)
March 24 (Mon.) - death of Oscar Romero (more information)
April 9 (Weds.) - death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (more information and resources here and here)
April 21 (Mon.) - death of Anselm of Canterbury (resources)
April 22 (Tues.) - Earth Day (resources)
April 25 (Fri.) - Feast of Saint Mark (more information)
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Lectionary Readings
Find the readings from the Revised Common Lectionary for these Sundays from the Vanderbilt Lectionary Project
Find resources for these readings from the Revised Common Lectionary from TextWeek.com
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