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The Ascension of Our Lord
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Click on Scripture Lessons below for study links and resources:

Acts 1:1-11

Psalm 47 or Psalm 93
Roman Catholic reading: Psalm 47:2-9

Ephesians 1:15-23
Roman Catholic reading: Ephesians 1:17-23

Luke 24:44-53
Roman Catholic reading, Year A: Matthew 28:16-20
Roman Catholic reading, Year B: Mark 16:15-20
Roman Catholic reading, Year C: Luke 24:46-53
 

Reading and Studying the Text This Week

• Texts:
  • Illustrated lectionary readings at Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Year A, Year B, Year C.
  • The Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass (1998 USA Edition). At Felix Just S.J.'s The Roman Catholic Lectionary For Mass - a site featuring comprehensive tables of editions of the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
  • Lectionary readings from the Episcopal Lectionary: BCP / RCL.
  • Lutheran RCL CEV readings - .doc files. Lutheran Bible Ministries.
• Images and Movies:
  • Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Concordance, with the following themes:
    • Resurrection
    • Ascension
  • Movies Linked at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance, with the following themes:
    • Resurrection
    • Ascension
• Special Day Resources:
  • "Ascension" and "Feast of the Ascension" from (the 1913 edition of) The Catholic Encyclopedia.
• Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
  • Facebook Page: The Text This Week, lectionary discussion & suggested articles on Facebook.
  • "Final Instructions," Robert Cornwall, Ponderings on a Faith Journey, 2018.
  • A Plain Account Commentaries, 2018.
  • Faith in Process, David Smith, 2018.
  • The Preacher's Study, Johnn W.B. Hill, 2018.
  • "The Value of Each Life," John W. Martens, America: The National Catholic Review, 2016.
  • "The Departed?" Ann Dieterle, Modern Metanoia, 2016.
  • peaceonjustice, Barbara Born, 2016.
  • The Preacher's Study, Todd Townshend, Ascension, 2016.
  • Godspace Resources, Christine Sine, Ascension 2016.
  • "Left Behind," Journey to Penuel, 2016.
  • "Resurrection Is Promise," Karoline Lewis, Dear Working Preacher, 2016.
  • Sacredise Worship Resources, 2016.
  • Sermon Brainwave, Lectionary podcast featuring Profs. Karoline Lewis, David Lose and Matt Skinner, discussing the week's passages in light of current events. At Luther Seminary's WorkingPreacher.org. 2016.
  • Commentary and Spiritual Perspectives, 2014. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. (Español)
  • Ascension Resources: prayers, quotes, poetry, hymns and art to use as meditation prompts, Suzanne Guthrie, At The Edge of the Enclosure, 2014.
  • "He Ascended with Scars," Aaron Coyle-Carr, Day 1, 2014.
  • Evangelectionary, Peter Bush, Evangelism Connections, 2014.
  • Resources for Ascension Day, Godspace, 2014.
  • Visual Reflection set to "And Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou, Kathleen Sheets, Presbydestrian.
  • "Why Are You Looking Up?" Blair Monie, Edgy Exegesis, 2014.
  • "The Other Miracle," Rev. David Sellery, 2014.
  • "A Word in Time," Anne Howard, The Beatitudes Society, 2014.
  • "Everything that Rises Must Converge," Nancy Rockwell, The Bite in the Apple, 2014.
  • "Beginning at Jerusalem," Andrew King, A Poetic Kind of Place, 2014.
  • "Scrubbing the Table," Katie Munnik, Presbyterian Record, 2014.
  • "Of Ascending Love," Thomas Beam, 2014.
  • Proclaiming Faith, discussion, prayer, activities for primary grades, activities, 2013.
  • Ascension Resources, UMC GBOD.
  • Preaching Helps (Ascension). Rev. Dawn Chesser, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship, 2013.
  • Sermon Brainwave podcast, Luther Seminary, 2013.
  • "Ascension and Embrace," Debra Dean Murphy, Ekklesia Project, 2013.
  • "Don't Just Stand There! Get Busy" John Holbert, 2013.
  • Tuesday Lectionary Leanings, Risin' Up Edition, RevGalBlogPals lectionary discussion, 2013.
  • "Stay," Ascension / Easter 7, Jan Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook, 2013.
  • Ascension Resources, Suzanne Guthrie, At the Edge of the Enclosure, 2013.
  • "Ascension Day," Robert Stuhlmann, Stories from a Priestly Life, 2013.
  • Lectionary Notes for Ascension, 2013.
  • "Magical Thinking," Larry Patten, 2013.
  • Tuesday Lectionary Leanings, Rise Up Edition, RevGalBlogPals lectionary discussion, 2012.
  • "Ballast from Bethany," Peter Woods, I Am Listening, 2012.
  • Ascension Resources Suzanne Guthrie, Soulwork toward Sunday: At the Edge of the Enclosure, 2012.
  • "Waiting," FaithElement discipleship system "setting the Bible free," 2012
  • The Lectionary Lab, Ascension, the Rev'ds Dr. John Fairless and Delmer Chilton (aka "Two Bubbas and a Bible"), 2012.
  • "'He Ascended into Heaven,'" Alyce McKenzie, Patheos, 2012.
  • Lectionary Notes, Easter 7, Beth Quick, 2012.
  • "Making the Down Payment," Robert Cornwall, Ponderings on a Faith Journey, 2012.
  • "A Third Way," Larry Patten, 2012.
  • "Speculators or Witnesses?" John C. Holbert, Patheos, 2012.
  • Exegesis for The Ascension, Dallas A. Brauninger, SermonSuite.
  • Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • "Left Behind for Good!" David Lose, WorkingPreacher, 2011.
  • The Painted Prayerbook, "Blessing in the Leaving," Jan Richardson, 2011. Use of images.
  • What the Tide Brings In, Ann Fontaine, 2011.
  • "Gospel Sequel," Doug Lee, The Ekklesia Project, 2011.
  • "Progressive Christianity on Ascension Sunday," Carl Gregg, Patheos, 2011.
  • "Defenders of the Poor," John C. Holbert, Patheos, 2011.
  • "We Will Never Be without Him,", Alyce McKenzie, Patheos, 2011.
  • Grounded and Rooted in Love, Ascension, Matt & Laura Norvell, 2011.
  • Tuesday Lectionary Leanings, Something Strange Edition, RevGalBlogPals lectionary discussion, 2011.
  • "Going Up?" Bruce Epperly, Patheos, 2011.
  • John Shearman's Lectionary Resource, Easter 7B/Ascension Sunday, 2009, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
  • "Up, up and INSIDE!" Peter Woods, I Am Listening, 2010.
  • Ascension Politics, Debra Dean Murphy, Intersections, 2010.
  • Jesus Prays That They Might Be One, Jesus is the Fulfillment of the Law, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2010.
  • "Ascension Politics," Debra Den Murphy, The Ekklesia Project, 2009.
  • Lectionary Notes, Ascension, Rev. Beth Quick and the Lectionary Chat Group Bible Study of St. Paul's UMC, Oneida, NY.
  • Light on the Lessons, Lutheran Bible Ministries. .doc file leaders guide and participant guide for group study of the weekly lectionary readings.
  • Bible Study - Ascension - verse by verse Roman Catholic lectionary commentary at St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Picayune, MS.
• Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
  • Acts 1:1-11
  • Psalm 47 / Psalm 93
  • Ephesians 1:15-23
  • Luke 24:44-53
• Sermons:
  • "Ascension Sunday," Michael Renninger, A Sermon for Every Sunday, 2018.
  • "Walking Downhill," Alan Sherouse, Day 1, 2016.
  • "Moving toward Christian Unity," the Rev. Ben E. Helmer, Sermons that Work, Episcopal Digital Network, 2015.
  • "Why do you stand looking into heaven?" the Rev. Kirk Alan Kubicek, Sermons that Work, Episcopal Digital Network, 2014.
  • "Opening our minds to the Ascension," the Katerina K. Whitley, Sermons that Work, Episcopal Digital Network, 2013.
  • "You Can't Keep a Good Man Down," the Rev. Dr. James B. Lemler, Day 1, 2008.
  • "The End and the Beginning," Ascension Day - 25 May 2006, Hubert Beck, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
  • "Footprints on the Earth," the Rev. Barbara K. Lundblad, Day 1, 2005.
  • "More Questions than Answers," Ascension - 5 May 2005, Luke Bouman, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
  • "A Mission Accomplished; A Mission to Accomplish," Ascension, 20 May 2004, Walter W. Harms, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
  • "Somebody Prayed for Me," The Reverend Jonathan Holston (United Methodist), Day 1, 2004.
  • "Just Where Did Jesus Go?" Dianne Bergant, CSA, America: The National Catholic Weekly, 2003.
  • "Power Source," the Rev. Dr. Catherine Taylor, Day 1, 2003.
  • "Gifts for Mission," John R. Donahue, SJ, America: The National Catholic Weekly, 2000.
• A list of links to on-line Bibles and general Bible study resources.
• A list of links to scholarly and preaching discussion groups and their homepages. 
• A list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.

OnLine Worship and Liturgy Resources

• Resources and Images on The Text This Week's Easter Resources page.
• Lent and Easter links at Rev. Richard J. Fairchild's A Holy Easter.
• Complete Liturgies (includes prayers & hymns):
  • Worship Planning Helps (Easter 7 - Ascension): Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
  • Taking Worship Home, Breen Sipes, Tri-Saints Lutheran Parish, 2016.
  • Ascension Resources, UMC GBOD.
  • Worship Resources, Easter 7, Ascension, Rev. Mindi, Rev-o-lution, 2016.
  • Sacredise Worship Resources, 2016.
  • LCA Worship Planning Page, Easter 7C/Ascension/Mothers Day, "Everything lay-readers need to prepare worship."
  • Evangelectionary, Peter Bush, Evangelism Connections, 2014.
  • Lectionary Liturgies, Ascension C, Thom M. Shuman, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 2016.
  • Ascension Resources Suzanne Guthrie, Soulwork toward Sunday: At the Edge of the Enclosure, 2012.
  • A Festival Eucharist on the Ascension of Our Lord, Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
  • Miriam's Tambourine Worship Resources, Memphis Theological School, 2011.
  • Liturgy Alive, Ascension, Claretian Publications, Inc., Philippines.
• Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc.:
  • Laughing Bird Liturgical Resources, by Nathan Nettleton, South Yarra Community Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. Prayers, blessings, Eucharistic prefaces and scripture paraphrases.
  • Resources: Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Prayers, Collects and Litanies by Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia.
  • Lector's Notes, Ascension, Gregory Warnusz, Saint Jerome Parish, Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO. Notes and commentary for those reading this week's lectionary texts to the congregation.
  • Outside the Box, litanies, poems and prayers written for the local church, by Katherine Hawker.
  • Prayers of the People - Ascension, General intercessions for Sundays and Feasts, by Ormonde Plater, Archdeacon of the [Anglican/Episcopal] Diocese of Louisiana.
  • "Liturgy: prayer reflection", reflections on the collect at the Eucharist, Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand.
  • Thematic, Intercessory and Scripture Prayers for the RCL, Year A, Year B, Year C, Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
  • The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 47 and 93, (Ascension Day A), Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2011.
  • Ascension Resources Suzanne Guthrie, Soulwork toward Sunday: At the Edge of the Enclosure, prayers and meditations, 2011.
  • Prayers for Ascension Sunday, Michael Anthony Howard, Words@Worship, 2012.
  • Ascension Resources Suzanne Guthrie, Soulwork toward Sunday: At the Edge of the Enclosure, 2012.
  • "Christ at the Center," Dan Schifeling, Worshipcalls, 2012.
  • Just Out Of Reach, Miriam's Tambourine, 2012.
  • The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 47 and 93, Ascension C, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2013.
  • Prayers of the People, Richard J. Einerson, sample prayers from Prayers of the People: Pastoral Prayers for Worship and Personal Devotion.
  • Proper Preface or Collect for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Porter Taylor, The Liturgical Theologian, 2015.
  • Commentary on Ascension Collect, Bosco Peters, 2016.
  • Prayers of the People, Lowell Grisham, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2016.
• Graphics and Bulletin Materials:
  • Art in the Christian Tradition, Jean and Alexander Heard, Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License.
  • Hermanoleon Clipart, Ascension. Free clipart, backgrounds, slides, etc.
  • Art in the Christian Tradition, Year A, Year B, Year C, Jean and Alexander Heard, Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License.
  • Clip Art Images: Ascension, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
  • Ascension at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Follows Latin American Roman Catholic gospel reading, though most gospels texts/themes are found in the index. Liberation emphasis.
  • Images for this week's readings: Year B Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
  • Commercial Site: Films for Ascension, The Work of the People.
  • Bulletin Covers, www.scholia.net. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Emmett, Idaho. Scroll down for Year A index.
  • Lectionary Puzzles, Ascension. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text, by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario.
  • "Waiting," FaithElement discipleship system "setting the Bible free," 2012
  • Lectionary Introductions (background & context), Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand.
  • Church Galleries sample - free powerpoint download for this week's lectionary scripture(s).
  • Just Out Of Reach, Miriam's Tambourine, 2012.
  • Two Pen Drawings about Ascension, 2013. Örn Bárður Jónsson.
  • CHURCH PowerPoint, Rev. Dorothy Okray. Free PowerPoint slides for Worship Services, ChurchGalleries.com
  • Ascension Reflection video, David J.M. Coleman, 2014.
  • Visual Reflection set to "And Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou, Kathleen Sheets, Presbydestrian.
• Music and Hymns:
  • Hymn and Song Suggestions, Ascension/Ascensiontide, 2016, annotated suggestions from Natalie Sims, Singing from the Lectionary.
  • Lectionary Hymns, Ascension, National Association of Pastoral Musicians.
  • "Have Pity on Your Children, Lord," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn.
  • "O Christ, When You Ascended," Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, 2007, LANCASHIRE.
  • I Believe (The Apostles' Creed) AUSTRIAN HYMN (8.7.8.7 D) (Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken)
  • "O for A Faith that May Inspire," hymn for Ascension Sunday by Marilyn Thornton, music: Old Hundredth. United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
  • Liturgical Planning and Music Suggestions, Ascension, CanticaNova Publications. 
  • Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
  • Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary (with lyrics and sound files) from the Oremus Hymnal. (Click "Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary.")
  • The Psalmistry: All Psalms Music: original Christian sheet music, lyrics, guitar chords, midi, mp3 files for all 150 Psalms. See Terms of Use.
  • The Billabong, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
  • Worship Resource Manual, The Moravian Church, Southern Province. Worksheets for planning music in worship: hymns, anthems, solos, organ repertoire suggestions for RCL texts.
  • Hymns of the Spirit Three, Ascension, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National Memorial Church.
  • Choral Anthem Project, Ascension B, National Association of Pastoral Musicians.
  • Prayers and Musical Ideas, 2014. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. (Español)
• For Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, Ascension C, Easter 7C, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2016.
  • Children's Sermon, Faith Formation Journeys, 2012.
  • "He Is With Us Always," Frances Woodruff, On the Chancel Steps, 2012.
    
  • Clothed With Power & The Hope of His Calling -- Children's sermons by Brett Blair and Tim Carpenter from SermonSuite.
  • Proclaiming Faith, discussion, prayer, activities for primary grades, activities, 2013.
  • "Bumper Stickers," Children's Time, in Sermons and Liturgies. Richard J. Fairchild. (Scroll down in liturgies to find Children's Time.)
  • Story for Children's Worship and Family Activity, Ascension, at word-sunday.com: A Catholic Resource for the Lectionary by Larry Broding.
  • Lectionary Puzzles, Ascension. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text, by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario.
• Drama:
  • "Ascension?" Michael English, Milton Parish Church Drama Resources.
• A list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.

• INDEX BY SCRIPTURE
• PODCASTS
• NARRATIVE LECTIONARY RESOURCES
• DAILY LECTIONARY RESOURCES
• FESTIVALS/SPECIAL DAYS (includes Creation)
• FOR USE IN TIMES OF VIOLENCE
• PEACE RESOURCES
• FOR USE IN TIMES OF NATURAL DISASTER

• Year C
• Maundy Thurs Apr 14
• Good Friday Apr 15
• Easter Day Apr 17
• Easter 2 Apr 24
• Easter 3 May 1
• Easter 4 May 8
• Easter 5 May 15
• Easter 6 May 22
• Ascension May 26
• Easter 7 May 29
• Pentecost June 5
  

• Calendars
• YEAR A
• YEAR B
• YEAR C

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