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Date Lessons Epistle-Gospels Evening
1 Sunday

Evangelism: Reception into the Covenant Community . (Outside Kerala Mission)

Christian Hymns 224

Gen. 1:26-31 Rom. 1:9-17 Exo. l9-.3-8
Heb. 6:l3-30 St.Luke.1:26-31,2:21 2Thes.3:1-5
6 Friday Danha (Epiphany) Baptism of our Lord
CH 247 2Kings.2:l9-25 Rom.6:1-11
Acts.8:26-40 St.Luke.3:15-22
8 Sunday St. Stephens Day
Dan.1:1-21 Acts. 6:1-7 Isa. 28:1-15
Acts. 7:54-60 St. Mat. 24:45-51 l Cor.3:10-23
15 Sunday God of Peace
CH 299 Micah. 4:1-7 Eph. 2:11-19 Ps. 85
Rom.5:l-11 St. Mat. 5:1-9 2Thes.3:7-18
18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Unity Octave)
22 Sunday Grow in Unity (Ecumenical Sunday)
CH 408 lsa.60:l-14 Eph. 4:1-7 Ps. 47
2Pet. 1:1-11 St. John. 17:21-26 Heb.1-.1-l4
26 Thursday Responsible Citizenship – Indian Republic day
CH 306 Amos.5:7-15 Rom.13:1-10
Jam.2:1-13 St.Mark.12:13-17
29 Sunday “Repent – Return”
CH 222 Joel. 2:12-17 Eph. 5:8-14 Ps.51
Rev.. 2:12-17 St. Luke. 13:1-5 St. Luke. 2:11-17
30 Monday Beginning of Nineveh Fast (Three Day Fast)
Jona. 1:1-17` Rom.15:24-33
Eph. 5:3-21 St. Mat. 7:1-12
31 Tuesday Jona. 2:1-10
Acts. 8:9-25 St.Mat.24:36-46

 

 

Date Lessons Epistle-Gospels Evening
1 Wednesday Jona. 3:1-10
Jam. 3:l-10 St. Mat. 12:38-42
2 Thursday Mayaltho: Presentation of our Lord in the Temple-(End of Three Day Fast)
Jona.4:l-11 2Thes.3:1-9
Rev.3:l4-22 St. Luke. 11:29-32
5 Sunday Medical Mission Sunday. ‘Healing to the Nation and people’
CH 43 2King.2:19-22 2Cor. 12:7-10 Ps.63
Rev.22-.l-7 St. Mark. 5:25-34 Jam. 5:7-17
12 Sunday 117th Maramon Convention Begins- ‘Arise Let us go forward’
CH 383 Joshua.6:12-20 Rom. 13:11-14 Ps. 42
Rev.22:5-17 St. Mark. 14:32-42 Acts.27:1-26
19 Sunday Pethurtha: Beginning of Great Lent
CH 34 Lent: Formation and Transformation of Life”
End of Maramon Convention Job.1:l-5 2Cor. 5:16-21 Gen.33:l-17
Rom.12:1-15 St.John 2:1-11 St.Luke.19:l-10
20 Monday Shubkono: Service of Reconciliation during Great Lent
CH24 Isa 29:15-24 1John. 4:11-20
2Cor. 5:14-21 St.Mat. 5:21-27
26 Sunday The Compassion of our Lord (2nd Sunday in Lent)
CH 248 2Kings. 5:1-16 Acts. 5:12-16 Ps.54
Jam. 2:1-10 St.Luke. 5:12-16 St.Mat.10:40-45

 

 

Date Lessons Epistle-Gospels Evening
2 Friday World Day of Prayer
4 Sunday Jesus who absolves our Sin (3rd Sunday in Lent)
CH 175 Isa. 1:1-20 Heb.9:24-28 Ps.103
1John.1:5-2:6 St.Mark. 2:1-12 Rom.8:1-11
11 Sunday The Zeal of Faith (4th Sunday in Lent)
CH 215 Isa. 45:1-8 Gal.2:11-21 Ps.44
Acts.16:6-15 St.Mat. 15:21-28 St.John.4:19-26
14 Wednesday Mid Lent – Salvation in Christ.
CH 180 Num. 21:4-9 Gal. 6:11-16
1 Cor. 1:18-31 St.Mark. 10:32-34
18 Sunday Restoration through Worship (5th Sunday in Lent)
CH 63 Isa.59:9-21 Eph.6:10-20 Ps. 84
Rom.8:31-39 St Luke. 13:10-17 Acts. 17:22-31
25 Sunday Annunciation to Virgin Mary
Messiah: Fulfillment of the promise (36th Sunday)
CH 39 Isa. 42:1-9 2Cor. 11:18-28 Ps. 73
Acts. 16:19-34 St.Mark. 10:46-52 St.John. 1:29-34
30 Friday 40th Friday -Victory over Temptation through the Word of God
CH 238 Num.21:4-9 Gal.6:11-16
1Cor.1:18-31 St.Mat.4:1-11

 

 

Date Lessons Epistle-Gospels Evening
1 Sunday  Hosana – Messiah the Prince of Peace (Theological Seminary day)
CH 134 Zech. 9:9-12 Eph. 1:3-10 Dan. 9:24-26
Heb. 5:1-10 St.Mark. 11:1-11 Phil.2:5-11
2 Monday Passion Week (Hasa)
CH 144 Lev.2:1-16 Isa.63:7-19
Acts.13:26-43 Heb.2:1-18
St.Mat.21:23-46 St.Mat.22:1-14 St.Mat.22:15-23
3 Tuesday
CH 164 Isa.52:1-15 Num.21:1-16
Acts.13:44-52 Eph.2:1-10
St.Mat.22:34-23:12 St.Mat.23:13-22 St.Mat.24:1-28
4 Wednesday Isa.28:14-29 Lev.16:1-28
CH 166 Col.1:9-22 1John.4:7-20
St.Mat.24:29-51 St.Mat.25:1-13 St.John.6:60-70
5 Thursday Passover Thursday – Holy Qurbana : Remembrance of Salvation
CH 313 Exo.12:1-17 Gen.22:1-14
Heb.9:1-15 Heb.5:1-14
1Cor.11:23-34 1Cor.11:23-34
St.Mat.26:1-16 St.Mat.26:17-30 St.Mat.26:31-46
6 Friday Good Friday- Salvation through Christ
CH 137 First Service  Second Service*
CH 146 Isa.53:1-12 Zech.13:1-9
1Pet.1:1-25 Gal.3:1-22
St.Mat.26:47-75 St.Mat.27:1-44
Third Service Evening Service
CH 147 Num.21:1-9 Dan.2:26-45
CH 148 Heb.3:1-19 2Thes.2:1-12
St.Mat.27:45-56 St.Mat.27:57-61
7 Saturday  Holy Saturday
CH 149 Ezek.37:1-14 Rom.6:1-11
1Pet.3:17-22 St.Mat.27:62-66
8 Sunday Easter Sunday – Resurrection: Festival of Hope
CH 156 2Kings.4:27-37 Col.3:1-11 Ps.16
1Cor.15:1-20 St.Luke.24:1-12 St.John.20:1-11
15 Sunday New Sunday – The Faith that we have to Confess (First Sunday after Easter)
CH 214 Job.42:1-5 Jude.17-21 Ps.48
Acts.9.1-18 St.John.20:19-29 Heb.6:9-26
22 Sunday Lord who reveals through the Word and Breaking of the Bread (2nd Sunday after Easter)
CH 315 Exo.16:29-36 1Cor.10:14-21 Ps116
2John.1-8 St.Luke.24:13-35 St.John.6:53-58
29 Sunday Restoring and Commissioning(3rd Sunday after Easter)
CH 213 1Kings.19:1-16 Phile.8-18 Ps.91
Rev.2:1-7 St.John.21:15-19 1Timo.1:12-17

 

 

Date Lessons Epistle-Gospels Evening
1 Tuesday May Day.
Gen.1:26-2:3 Jam.5:1-6
2 Thess.3:6-15 St.Mat.11:25-30
6 Sunday Expression of God’s Love-Metropolitan’s Fund
CH 243 (4th Sunday after Easter)
Lev.19:9-16 2Cor.8:1-9 Ps.23
Acts.4:32-37 St.Luke.16:19-31 Acts.5:1-11
8 Tuesday St. John the Apostle’s Day
Isa.41:1-14 St.John.21:20-25
Rev.1:1-20
13 Sunday The Hope of Resurrection (5th Sunday after Easter)
CH 49 2Kings.4:8-37 1Thes.4:13-17 St.John.5:19-29
2Cor.5:1-10 St.John.11:17-26 Rev.21:1-7
17 Thursday Feast of Ascension of our Lord (40th Day after Easter)
CH 161 Gen.5:21-24 Eph.4:1-10
Acts.1:1-11 St.Luke.24:44-53
20 Sunday The Church that has to wait upon to receive power
CH 196 Isa.40:25-31 Acts.1:12-14 Ps-34
Acts.12:1-16 St.John.14:25-31 Acts.1:15-26
27 Sunday The Feast of Pentecost (50th Day after Easter)
CH 192 Eze.37:1-14 Gal.5:16-26  Ps-8
Acts.2:1-21 St.John.16:7-13 1Cor.12:1-12

 

 

Date Lessons Epist1e-Gospels Evening
3 Sunday Trinity Sunday-Holy Trinity (1stSunday afterPentecost)
CH 16 Student Sunday – (Clergy Sunday Offertory)
Gen.18:1-15 2Cor.13:11-14 Rev..4:1-11
Rom.11:25-36 St.Luke.3:15-22 St.Mark.1:1-13
10 Sunday Enviornmental Sunday- The Sanctity of Mutuality
CH 249 (2nd Sunday after Pentocost)
Gen.9:8-17 Col.1:15-23 Ps.19
Rom.8:18-25 St.John.15:1-11 Rev.21:21-27
16 Satuday Beginning of the Fast of Apostles.
1Sam.3:1-10 1Cor.12:27-13:10
Heb. 10:32-39 St.Luke.6:12-19
17 Sunday The Calling and Appointment of Apostles
CH 229 (3rd Sunday after Pentecost)
2Kings.2:1-15 1Tim.1:12-17
2Pet.1:1-11 St.Mat.10:1-15
24 Sunday Disciples:who walk ahead((4th Sunday after Pentecost)
CH 214 Josh.3:1-8 Eph.5:8-21 Ps.1
1Thes.4:1-12 St.Luke.10:1-11 Heb.13:7-17
29 Friday St.Peter’s and St.Paul’s Day- End of the Fast of the Apostles)
Jer.16:16-21 2Pet.3:14-18
Gal.2:1-10 St.Mat.16:13-19

 

 

Date Lessons Epistle-Gospels Evening
1 Sunday Tithe Offering Sunday-The Gift of giving (5th Sunday after Pentecost)
CH 178 Mal.3:7-12 2 Cor. 9:6-15 Exo. 39:32-44
Acts. 5:1-11 St.Luke.6:27-38 2Cor. 8:1-9
3 Tuesday St. Thomas the Apostle’s Day
CH 224 Isa. 52:7-15 2 Tim. 3:10-17
1 Thes. 1:1-9 St. John. 20:24-29
8 Sunday Ordained Ministry – Imitation of Christ
CH 242 (6th Sunday after Pentecost)
Exo.40:l-16 2Cor. 4:1-6 Ps. 23
Heb.10:8-25 St. John. 10:1-11 1Pet.5:1-7
15 Sunday The Priesthood of the Baptised
CH 408 (7th Sunday after Pentecost)
Gen. 18:16-33 1 Pet. 2:1-10 Rom. 6:1-11
1John. 3:1-12 St. John 13:1-11 St.Luke.13:35-40
22 Sunday Anointing the Holy Muroon: Gift of the Holy Spirit
CH 187 (8th Sunday after Pentecost)
Exo. 30:22-33 1Cor. 12:4 -13 1Sam.3:1-10
Acts. 1:1-8 St. Mat. 3:8-12 Acts. 11:1-18
25 Wednesday St.James the Apostle’s Day
Micah.2:1-16
Acts. 8:1-11 St. Mat. 10:16-33
29 Sunday Christian Witness of the Diaspora
CH 182 (9th Sunday after Pentecost)
Deut. 28:1-14 2Thes. 1:3 -12 Ps.119:49-56
Acts. 8:1-8 St. John. 12:20-28 Acts. 16:13-18

 

 

Date Lessons Epistle-Gospels Evening
1 Wednesday Beginning of the Fifteen Days Lent.
Dan. 1:1-21 Rom. 12:19-21
1John.3:l-12 St. Mat. 5:38-41
5 Sunday Mission Sunday- Church called to Proclaim the Good News
CH 300 (10th Sunday after Pentecost)
Jer.7:1-7 2Thes.2:13-17 Ps.8:1-9
Acts.20:18-27 St.Mat.28:16-20 St.John.13:1-17
6 Monday Feast of Transfiguration:The Glorification of our Lord
Exo. 24:12-18 2 Pet. 1:16-25
Heb. 12:18-29 St. Mat.17:1-8
12 Sunday Christian presence in the Nation Building
CH 255 (11th Sunday after Pentecost)
Neh. 2:1-17 Eph 6:10-18 Ps.4
Rom. 13:1-7 St. John. 8:31-42 1Pet.2:13-25
15 Wednesday Independence Day – End of the Fifteen Days Lent
Gen. 11:1-9 Gal. 5:1-5
2Timo. 2:14-26 St. Mat. 5:38-48
19 Sunday Reformation: Heritage and Witness (Reformation Day)
CH 99 (12th Sunday after Pentecost)
Deut.11:1-28 Tit.2:7-14 Ps.36
Acts. 13:17-39 St. Mat. 5:13-20 St.John. 2:12-19
26 Sunday Faith Community that has to be liberated from Corruption (13th Sunday after Pentecost)
CH 206 Isa. 1:10-20 Rom. 7:15-25 Ps.15
Jam.4:1-10 St.Mat.23:1-12 1Tim.6:1-12

 

 

Date Lessons Epistle-Gospels Evening
2 Sunday Education Day- Education: Founded on the fear of the Lord
CH 203 (14th Sunday after Pentecost)
Prov.4:1-19 Col.1:24-29 Ps.111
1Cor. 2:1-16 St.Mat.7:24-29 Jam.3:13-18
9 Sunday Sevika Sangham Day-Role of Women in Faith Succession
CH 245 (15th Day after Pentecost)
1Sam.1:1-20 2 Tim:1:1-7 Esth.7:1-10
Acts. 16:11-15 St.Luke.1:46-55 Phili.4:1-7
16 Sunday Senior Citizens Day- Old Age with Grace
CH 402 (16th Sunday after Pentecost)
Gen. 47:1-12 Phil.1:3-11 Ps.71
2Tim. 4:1-8 St.Luke. 2:25-39 Eph. 6:1-4
21 Friday St. Mathew the Apostle’s Day
Isa. 4:1-6 St.Luke. 18:18-32
Eph 6:1-9
23 Sunday Christian Nurturing- The Foundation of the Church
CH 321 (17th Sunday after Pentecost)
Josh.4:1-10 Col.3:12-17 Ps.128
1John.2:7-17 St.Luke.2:41-52 Col.1:24-29
27 Thursday Inaguration Day of the Church of South India (CSI)
30 Sunday The Sacrament of Confession
CH 358 (18th Sunday after Pentecost)
Jonah. 4:1-11 Rom.5:6-11 Ps.71
1John. 1:1-10 St.John. 16:7-13 St.John. 8:1-11

 

 

Date Lessons Epistle-Gospels Evening
7 Sunday Voluntary Evangelist’s Day- Readiness to share the Gospel
CH 43  (19th Sunday after Pentecost)
2 Kings.5:1-14 1Tim. 1:12-16 Ps. 92
2Cor.2:12-17 St. John 1:35-42 St.Mark. 5:1 -20
14 Sunday Day of the People with Special Skills. Activeness in the midst of limitations
CH 415 (20th Sunday after Pentecost)
2Sam.9:l-13 Acts. 3:1-10 Prov.l4:3-21
Heb. 12: 12-17 St. Mat. 15:25-31 Acts. 9:32-42
21 Sunday Youth Sunday- Matured Youthood (21st Sunday after Pentecost)
CH 183 Eccl. 11:9-12:8 1Tim.4:6-16 Ps. 119:1-16
Heb. 12:1-11 St. Luke. 18:18-25 St.Mark.10:l7-22
28 Sunday Christian Family Dedication Day- Family: A Divine Gift
CH 387 (22nd Sunday after Pentecost)
Gen.1:20-31 Eph.5:21-32 Josh.24:l4-22
Acts.10:1-8 St. Mat. 19:1-12 Ps. 127

 

 

Date Lessons Epistle-Gospels Evening
1 Thursday All Saints’ Day
CH 285 Jer. 31:31-34 Heb.13:7-17
Rev. 7:9-17 St. Mat. 5:1-12
4 Sunday Kudosh Eetho- Sanctification of the Church- Beginning of the Liturgical Year:
CH 334 World Sunday School Day: Children – to be grown for Christ
Deut.6:1-9 Eph.1:1-7 Prov.23:15-26
Eph.5:1-10 St. Mat. 18:1-5 St.John.6:1-16
11 Sunday Hudos Eetho- Renewal of the Church
CH 316 Festival of Unity of the Communion of Churches in India (CCI) – CNI-CSI-MTC-Unity that is visible in Holy Qurbana.
Gen. 43:26-34 1 Cor. 11:23-30 Ps.127
1Cor.10:14-21 St. John. 6:52-58 St.Mat.26:26-29
18 Sunday Annunciation to Zechariah
CH 1 Chro.24. 1-19 Heb.5:1-10 Gen.2:8-25
Rev. 8:1-8 St. Luke. 1:8-23 1 Pet. 5:1-11
25 Sunday Annunciation to Virgin Mary – Dedication to God’s Will
CH 39 Zech.2:10-13 Gal. 4:21-31 Gen. 18:1-15
Eph 1:3-14 St. Luke.1:26-38 1John. 3:2-17
29 Thursday Inaguration Day of the Church of North India (CNI)
30 Friday St. Andrews the Apostle’s Day
Zech.8:20-23 1Cor.4:9-16
Rom.10:12-18 St.Mat.4:18-22

 

 

Special Occasions:

 

Reading Portions for Special Occasions
1. Thanksgiving Day for the New Academic Year.
Deut. 6:1-9
1 John. 2:1-16 St. Luke 2:42-52
2. CSI – CNI – Mar Thoma Unity Day
Deut. 30: 1-10 Eph. 2: 11-23
Rom. 12: 3-12 St.Luke. 17:20-26
3. Parish Day.
Isa. 60 Acts. 17: 10-17
Phil. 2: 1-18 St. Luke. 13: 1-9
4. Diocesan Day
Josh. 1: 2 Cor. 5: 11-19
Phil 3: 1-16 St.John. 15:1-13
5.Year Ending – Watch Night
1 Sam 7:5-17 1 Thes. 5: 1-11
Heb: 2 St. Luke. 13:1-19
6. Harvest Festival.
Deut. 26: 1-11 Phil. 4: 10 -20
2 Cor. 9:1-9 St.Mat. 7:7-12
7. Choir Day
1 Sam. 21: 10 – 22: 5 Col. 3: 10-17
Acts. 16: 19-34 St.Luke. 1:46-55
8. Senior Citizens Day.
Gen. 32:22-32 Rom. 3:26-30
2 Tim. 4:1-8 St.Luke. 2:21-38
9. Birthday
Gen. 47: 1-10
Ps. 103: 1-12 St. Mat. 6: 25-34
10. Wedding Anniversary.
Eph. 5: 22-33 John. 2:1-11
St.Mat. 19:5-12
11. Journey.
Ps. 121, 141, 144. St. Mark. 6:7-13
12. Discouragements, Failures,
Ps. 23, 40, 73. Rom. 8
13. Disease, Struggle in Life.
Ps. 5, 32, 33, 51, 91, 102, 129, 142.
14. Serious Loss or Painful Situations
Rom. 8, 2 Tim. 3.
15. Joy, Victory
Ps. 103, 106 St.Luke. 15
16. Assuming New Office.
Josh. 1, Exo. 3: 1-16
17. Bereavement.
Gen. 50, Ps. 90, 91. Isa. 40. St. Mat. 25
St. John. 11, 15, 16.
Rom.5, 1 Cor. 15: 1-10
1 Thes. 4: 13-18, 5:1-22, Heb. 11, 12
Col. 3: 1-10, Rev. 21: 1-7
18. Ordination.
Gen. 12:1-8 Lam. 3:28-32
Acts. 2:16-21 1 Tim. 3:8-16
St. John. 12: 24-36. 14: 1-13
19. Laying Foundations Stone for a Church Building.
Gen. 28: 10-22 1 Pet. 2: 1-10
Eph. 2: 11-22
20. Dedication of Church Building.
Acts. 7: 44-54 Heb. 8:1-9


Special Offertory

 

SPECIAL OFFERTORY

1. Outside Kerala Mission January 3
2. Medical Mission. February 7
3. Theological Seminary (Palm Sunday) March 28
4. Metropolitan Fund. May 2
5. Sacred Music & Communication Sunday May 23
6. Clergy Medical Aid Fund June 6
7. Tithe Offering July 4
8. Mission Sunday August 1
9. Education Sunday September 5
10. M.T. Voluntary Evangelists Association. October 3
11.Yuvajana Sakhyam Sunday October 17
12.Sunday School Samajam November 7
13. Bible Society December 5.