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18 Apr 2025: Good Friday (Year C)

Bible Readings:

Isa 52:13-53:12
Psalm 22
Heb 10:16-25; 4:14-16; 5:7-9
John 18:1-19:42

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19 Apr 2025: Holy Saturday (Year C)

Bible Readings:

Job 14:1-14
Lam 3:1-9, 19-24
Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16
1 Pet 4:1-8
Matt 27:57-66
John 19:38-42
Job 14:1-14
Lam 3:1-9, 19-24
Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16
1 Pet 4:1-8
Matt 27:57-66
John 19:38-42

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20 Apr 2025: Easter Vigil (Year C)

Bible Readings:

Gen 1:1-2:4; 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13; 22:1-18
Ex 14:10-31; 15:1-13, 17-18, 20-21
Psalm 16; 19; 31:1-4, 15-16; 42; 43; 46; 98; 114; 136:1-9, 23-26; 143
Prov 8:1-8, 19-21; 9:4-6
Isa 12:2-6; 55:1-11
Ezek 36:24-28; 37:1-14
Zeph 3:14-20
Rom 6:3-11
Luke 24:1-12

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20 Apr 2025: Easter Day (Year C)

Bible Readings:

Acts 10:34-43
Isa 65:17-25
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
1 Cor 15:19-26
John 20:1-18
Luke 24:1-12

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20 Apr 2025: Easter Evening (Year C)

Bible Readings:

Isa 25:6-9
Psalm 114
1 Cor 5:6-8
Luke 24:13-49

Resources:

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27 Apr 2025: Second Sunday of Easter (Year C)

Bible Readings:

Acts 5:27-32
Psalm 118:14-29; 150
Rev 1:4-8
John 20:19-31

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4 May 2025: Third Sunday of Easter (Year C)

Bible Readings:

Acts 9:1-20
Psalm 30
Rev 5:11-14
John 21:1-19

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11 May 2025: Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year C)

Bible Readings:

Acts 9:36-43
Psalm 23
Rev 7:9-17
John 10:22-30

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18 May 2025: Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year C)

Bible Readings:

Acts 11:1-18
Psalm 148
Rev 21:1-6
John 13:31-35

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25 May 2025: Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year C)

Bible Readings:

Acts 16:9-15
Psalm 67
Rev 21:10, 22-22:5
John 14:23-29; 5:1-9

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31 May 2025: Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth (Year C)

Bible Readings:

1 Sam 2:1-10
Psalm 113
Rom 12:9-16
Luke 1:39-57

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1 Jun 2025: Ascension of the Lord (Year C)

Bible Readings:

Acts 1:1-11
Psalm 47; 93
Eph 1:15-23
Luke 24:44-53

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1 Jun 2025: Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year C)

Bible Readings:

Acts 16:16-34
Psalm 97
Rev 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21
John 17:20-26

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8 Jun 2025: Day of Pentecost (Year C)

Bible Readings:

Acts 2:1-21
Gen 11:1-9
Psalm 104:24-35
Rom 8:14-17
John 14:8-17, 25-27

Resources:

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15 Jun 2025: Trinity Sunday (Year C)

Bible Readings:

Prov 8:1-4, 22-31
Psalm 8
Rom 5:1-5
John 16:12-15

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22 Jun 2025: Proper 7, Ordinary/Lectionary 12 (Year C)

Bible Readings:

1 Kgs 19:1-15
Psalm 42; 43
Gal 3:23-29
Luke 8:26-39
Isa 65:1-9
Psalm 22:19-28

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Welcome to AREA 52 - the home of creative worship ideas for every week, relating to the Bible readings of the Revised Common Lectionary.

You can browse the upcoming weeks, or search ahead for a specific date or Lectionary week, and then click on links to a growing collection of resources - scripts, poems, PowerPoints, prayers, and more. Feel free to use these in services, small groups and personal worship, and to adapt the ideas to suit your context.

AREA 52 is the brainchild of Bob Hartman - bestselling author and much loved storyteller, who just loves to help people engage with the Bible afresh.

Bob's stories and scripts are here alongside resources from other writers and creators, including the usual engageworship.org team. We would also like to thank the financial donors who have made these resources free for all.

If you are not familiar with the Revised Common Lectionary we have written an article on why and how you might make use of it. But whether your follow the Lectionary closely, dip into it for key points of the church year, or are just exploring it for the first time, we hope and pray these resources will be a blessing to you and your church.

 

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