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Thursday, May 15, 2008
Planning Ahead: July/August 2008
Here’s an overview of the calendar for planning worship for July/August 2008. For our complete planning guide, see Planning Ahead: Worship in July and August.
Overview of July/August 2008
The Sundays during these months this year are July 6,13,20,27, and August 3,10,17,24,31.
There are no major holidays on the church calendar for these months. Some churches choose to mention or commemorate the following occasions in their worship:
July 1 (Tues.) - Canada Day (more information and related article) July 4 (Fri.) - U.S. Independence Day (related article) July 20 (Sun.) - Seventeenth of Tammuz, Jewish day of fasting (more information) August 6 (Weds.) - Feast of Transfiguration (more information and resources) August 6 (Weds.) - Hiroshima Day (information and resources) Aug. 10 (Sun.) - Tisha B’Av, the Jewish day of mourning (more information) August 29 (Fri.) - Beheading of John the Baptist (more information and resources)
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Printable Calendars
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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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