2021: A Year in Review
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Welcome to Acts of Faith: Free Lectionary Resources for Prophetic Worship from the NC Council of Churches. We offer these free lectionary resources because we believe that this project helps to fill a vital need in our communities of faith: local, prophetic worship resources. Acts of Faith is a tool for pastors and worship leaders as they seek to integrate the biblical theme of shalom and the language of justice into their communal life of worship.

Acts of Faith addresses many different themes each liturgical year. The themes chosen for inclusion reflect the Council’s focus areas of work. Each topic contains additional Scriptural texts; preaching aids – including Scripture commentary and reflection written by a North Carolina pastor or other religious leader; worship resources such as prayers, litanies, and hymn suggestions; and issue-based statistics and facts. Most units also contain a personal vignette by or about a North Carolinian directly affected by the issue. We hope that you will find many different ways to use Acts of Faith in your own church setting. There are numerous possibilities – be creative! And if you do find our free lectionary resources to be useful, please consider donating so that we continue this work. Thank you.

  • Year A
  • Year B
  • Year C

Year A

Peace
November 27, 2016 · Isaiah 2:1-5
Responsible Leadership – Advent 2
December 4, 2016 · Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19
Resisting Oppression – Advent 3
December 11, 2016 · James 5:7-10
Justice for the Oppressed – Advent 3 (alternative)
December 11, 2016 · Psalm 146:5-10
Vulnerable Mothers – Advent 4
December 18, 2016 · Matthew 1:18-25
Refugees – First Sunday after Christmas Day
January 1, 2017 · Matthew 2:13-23
Free lectionary materials - Public Accountability
Public Accountability
January 6, 2017 · Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14
Racism and Reconciliation – Baptism of the Lord
January 8, 2017 · Acts 10:34-43
The Unity of the Church – Epiphany 3
January 22, 2017 · 1 Corinthians 1:10-18
The Beatitudes – Epiphany 4
January 29, 2017 · Matthew 5:1-12
Human Rights – Ash Wednesday
March 1, 2017 · Isaiah 58:1-12
Awareness of Those With Disabilities – Lent 4
March 26, 2017 · John 9:1-41
Restorative Justice – Lent 5
April 2, 2017 · Psalm 130
Immigration – Easter 3 – April 30, 2017
April 30, 2017 · Luke 24:13-35
Focus on Eastern North Carolina – Ascension of the Lord – May 25, 2017
May 25, 2017 · Psalm 93
Christian Unity
Christian Unity – Pentecost – June 4, 2017
June 4, 2017 · I Corinthians 12:3-13
Access to Healthcare – Proper 6 – June 18, 2017
June 18, 2017 · Matthew 9:35-10:8
Immigration and Hospitality – Proper 8 – July 2, 2017
July 2, 2017 · Matthew 10:40-42
Focus on Western NC – Proper 10
July 16, 2017 · Isaiah 55:10-13
Ending Hunger – Proper 13
August 6, 2017 · Matthew 14:13-21
Building Christian Community – Proper 16
August 27, 2017 · Romans 12:1-8
Conflict Resolution
September 17, 2017 · Romans 14:1-12
Sabbath Economics – Proper 20
September 24, 2017 · Matthew 20:1-16
Public Education
October 1, 2017 · Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16
Tax Fairness
October 22, 2017 · Matthew 22: 15-22
Sustainable Living – Christ the King
November 26, 2017 · Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
The Death Penalty – Good Friday – April 10, 2020
April 10, 2020 · John 18:1-9:42

Year B

Peace – Advent 2 (Updated 12-5-2014)
December 10, 2017 · Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
Criminal Justice – Advent 3 Updated 12-5-2014
December 17, 2017 · Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Freedom – Presentation of the Lord
February 2, 2018 · Hebrews 2:14-18
Health Care – Epiphany 5 (Updated 1/20/2015)
February 4, 2018 · Mark 1:29-39
Care of Creation – Lent 1
February 18, 2018 · Genesis 9:8-17
Predatory Lending – Lent 3 Updated 2/20/2015
March 4, 2018 · John 2:13-22
Living Wages – Easter 2 — Updated March 24, 2015
April 8, 2018 · Acts 4:32-35
Interfaith Connections – Easter 4–Updated 4/13/2015
April 22, 2018 · John 10:11-18
State Budget – Easter 5
April 29, 2018 · 1 John 4:7-21
Death Penalty – Pentecost
May 20, 2018 · Ezekiel 37:1-14
Christian Unity – Proper 13
August 5, 2018 · Ephesians 4:1-16
Supporting Workers – Proper 17
September 2, 2018 · James 1:17-27
Public Education
September 23, 2018 · Mark 9:30-37
Domestic Violence – Proper 23 Updated October 1, 2015
October 14, 2018 · Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
Justice for Immigrants
November 4, 2018 · Ruth 1:1-18
Extravagant Generosity – Proper 27 (Updated 2016)
November 11, 2018 · Mark 12:38-44
Justice for Farmworkers – Thanksgiving
November 22, 2018 · Psalm 126

Year C

Sanctuary – Advent 1
December 2, 2018 · Jeremiah 33:14-16
Justice for the Downtrodden – Advent 4
December 23, 2018 · Luke 1:47-55
Embracing the Excluded – Epiphany 4
February 3, 2019 · Luke 4:21-30
Lifting Up the Poor – Epiphany 6 (not observed in 2016)
February 17, 2019 · Luke 6:17-26
Racism & Reconciliation
February 17, 2019 · Romans 10:8b-13
Celebrating Abrahamic Faiths
March 10, 2019 · 2 Corinthiaans 5:16-21
Care for HIV/AIDS Patients – Easter 4 (Updated 6-17-2016)
April 21, 2019 · Acts 9:36-43
Peace – Pentecost (Updated 6-17-16)
May 19, 2019 · John 14:8-17, 25-27
Disability Awareness – Easter 6
May 26, 2019 · John 5:1-9
Gender Equality-Proper 6 (Updated 6-16-16)
June 16, 2019 · Luke 7:36-8:3
Affordable Housing – Proper 8
June 30, 2019 · Luke 9:51-62
Materialism and Consumerism Updated 6/2016
August 4, 2019 · Luke 12:13-21
Leadership Grounded in Faith- Proper 14
August 11, 2019 · Isaiah 1:1, 10-20
Economic Inequality – Proper 15
August 18, 2019 · Isaiah 5:1-7
Proper 16- Welcoming the Outsider
August 25, 2019 · Jeremiah 1: 4-10
Proper 17- Care of Creation
September 1, 2019 · Jeremiah 2: 4-13


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