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Year A - Season of Epiphany - 2011

This year, Easter is almost as late as it can possibly be. Which means that the Season of Epiphany is as long as it can be. This is two pieces of good news for working preachers.

The first is that we can get our breath before launching into the intense work of Lent, Holy Week, and Easter.

The second is that we get a chance to (finally) do a sermon series and/or Bible study on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew, Chapters 5, 6, and 7. Matthew's collection of these teachings of Jesus provide an excellent map of the Christian life: the attitudes, values, and behaviours we should cultivate.

Epiphany of the Lord
January 6  or  May be used on the First Sunday of January
Matthew 2:1-12.   Sermon: "Joy That Brings Change."

Baptism of the Lord
First Sunday After The Epiphany
Sunday Between January 7 and January 13 Inclusive
January 9, 2011
Matthew 3:13-17.   Sermon: "Being Bathed In The Light."

Epiphany 2
Sunday Between January 14 and January 20 Inclusive
January 16, 2011
John 1:29-42.   Sermon: "Jazz, True Grit, and Come And See."

Epiphany 3
Sunday Between January 21 and January 27 Inclusive
January 23, 2011
Matthew 4:12-23.   Sermon: "Light Cannot Be Divided."

Epiphany 4
Sunday Between January 28 and February 3 Inclusive
January 30, 2011
Matthew 5:1-12.   Sermon: "."

Epiphany 5
Sunday Between February 4 and February 10 Inclusive
February 6, 2011
Matthew 5:13-20.   Sermon: "."

Epiphany 6
Sunday Between February 11 and February 17 Inclusive
February 13, 2011
Matthew 5:21-37.   Sermon: "."

Epiphany 7
Sunday Between February 18 and February 24 Inclusive
February 20, 2011
Matthew 5:38-48.   Sermon: "."

Epiphany 8
Sunday Between February 25 and March 3 (or March 2 in leap years) Inclusive
February 27, 2011
Matthew 6:24-34.   Sermon: "Worry?."

Transfiguration Sunday
Sunday Before Ash Wednesday
Last Sunday After The Epiphany
May occur as early as February 1 or as late as March 7
March 6, 2011
Matthew 17:1-9.   Sermon: "Mountain Top Experiences."

Epiphany 9
Sunday Between March 4 (or March 3 in leap years) and March 7 Inclusive
March 6, 2011
Matthew 7:21-29.   Sermon: "By Word And Action."