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All Saints’ Day, Year C

Scripture: Luke 6:20-26

Note: This is the lesson plan for All Saints Day/All Saints Sunday.  Check with your clergy person about what propers you are using for this Sunday.  Some churches use All Saints, others use the Sunday Propers. There is also an Intergenerational Lesson Plan for All Saints. 

All Saints’ Day invites us to look way back to the very early days of the Church and at people whose lives are an inspiration for us. It also invites us to remember those whom we love that have gone on through the gates of larger life. It calls us to notice those in our midst who show us a brighter way to live. In some mysterious way we are gathered, now, with all those who have gone before, with those we love who live in different parts of the world, as well as with those in the room with us. From the earliest days, the church has taken this opportunity to celebrate and we are invited to join in the celebration.

Download the Lesson Plans for All Saints’ Day

LPTW All Saints, Year C, Younger Children
LPTW All Saints, Year C, Older Children
LPTW All Saints, Year C, Adults
LPTW All Saints, Year C, All

Ordinary Time, Proper 27, Year C

Scripture: Luke 20:27-38

Jesus refuses to climb into the little boxes people try to create to contain him. Where are we stuck in our little boxes, too afraid to risk the freedom Jesus offers?

Download the Lesson Plans for Proper 27

LPTW Proper 27, Year C, Younger Children
LPTW Proper 27, Year C, Older Children
LPTW Proper 27, Year C, Adults
LPTW Proper 27, Year C, All

Ordinary Time, Proper 26, Year C

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

“I must stay at your house tonight.” Would we climb down out of our safe trees if we heard Jesus call up to us, “Hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house tonight?”

Download the Lesson Plans for Proper 26

LPTW Proper 26, Year C, Younger Children
LPTW Proper 26, Year C, Older Children
LPTW Proper 26, Year C, Adults
LPTW Proper 26, Year C, All

Ordinary Time, Proper 25, Year C

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

The promise echoing through the centuries, “I will pour out my spirit on all flesh,” rings in Jesus’ ears as he tells the disciples a story about the risk in assuming we “have it right.”

Download the Lesson Plans for Proper 25

LPTW Proper 25, Year C, Younger Children
LPTW Proper 25, Year C, Older Children
LPTW Proper 25, Year C, Adults
LPTW Proper 25, Year C, All

Ordinary Time, Proper 24, Year C

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8a

Distilling the message of being faithful, Jesus seeks a way to teach his disciples: Do not give up! Do not lose hope! Perhaps Jesus, knowing the scope of God’s abundance says, to himself, “Ah, here it is: a story about a stubborn judge and a woman who does not give up hope.”

Download the Lesson Plans for Proper 24

LPTW Proper 24, Year C, Younger Children
LPTW Proper 24, Year C, Older Children
LPTW Proper 24, Year C, Adults
LPTW Proper 24, Year C, All

Ordinary Time, Proper 23, Year C

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

What do we take for granted, not pausing for even a moment’s gratitude? Healed, nine lepers raced off. One, an undocumented alien, came back to say thanks. Are we choosing to show gratitude?

Download the Lesson Plans for Proper 23

LPTW Proper 23, Year C, Younger Children
LPTW Proper 23, Year C, Older Children
LPTW Proper 23, Year C, Adults
LPTW Proper 23, Year C, All

Ordinary Time, Proper 22, Year C

Scripture: Luke 17:5-10

Slaves? Well, probably not any of us. Each of us, however, has clear duties to perform. Jesus points out that it is not a big deal to simply do our duty. Our choice is whether we grumble and whine or whether we do our work with gratitude and in faith.

Download the Lesson Plans for Proper 22

LPTW Proper 22, Year C, Younger Children
LPTW Proper 22, Year C, Older Children
LPTW Proper 22, Year C, Adults
LPTW Proper 22, Year C, All

Ordinary Time, Proper 21, Year C

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

What do we choose to notice as we race through our daily tasks? Who are the invisible ones in our midst? Who is holding out a hand to us?

Download the Lesson Plans for Proper 21

LPTW Proper 21, Year C, Younger Children
LPTW Proper 21, Year C, Older Children
LPTW Proper 21, Year C, Adults
LPTW Proper 21, Year C, All

Ordinary Time, Proper 20, Year C

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

We simply have to choose. Will we do as God desires us to do, or will we cheat God (and ourselves) by ignoring what God expects of us? Will we give to God what is rightly God’s? What are we doing to work toward serving God more fully?

Download the Lesson Plans for Proper 20

LPTW Proper 20, Year C, Younger Children
LPTW Proper 20, Year C, Older Children
LPTW Proper 20, Year C, Adults
LPTW Proper 20, Year C, All

Ordinary Time, Proper 19, Year C

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Who are these people invited to table with Jesus, grumble the Pharisees? How dare he eat with sinners! These are people who have blown it, know it, own it, and choose to go beyond it. These grateful people know the sweetness of forgiveness and its power.

Download the Lesson Plans for Proper 19

LPTW Proper 19, Year C, Younger Children
LPTW Proper 19, Year C, Older Children
LPTW Proper 19, Year C, Adults
LPTW Proper 19, Year C, All