New Year
January 1
Click on Scripture Lessons below for study links and resources for each individual pericope:
Reading and Studying the Text This Week
- Texts:
- Illustrated lectionary readings at Vanderbilt Divinity Library: Year A - Year B - Year C.
- Lectionary readings from the Episcopal Lectionary.
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Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
- "The Making and Breaking of Resolutions," by Jim Somerville. A Sermon for Every Sunday. Video sermons from America's best preachers for every Sunday of the liturgical year.
- Sacredise Worship Resources, 2017.
- "Holiday Classics," Sil Galvan, 2017.
- A New Year's Reflection, Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2014.
- Tuesday Lectionary Leanings, On the 8th day of Christmas, RevGalBlogPals lectionary discussion, 2012. 11th Hour Preacher Party.
- Preaching Helps (Watch Night/New Year ABC). United Methodist Church, 2011.
- Lectionary Commentary, Worship Resource, Cultural Resource, Watch Night, The African American Lectionary, 2011.
- Starters for Sunday, 1 January 2012. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
- "Happy (Sacred) New Year," Bruce Epperly Patheos, 2010.
- "Ancient Wisdom for the Modern World," The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation, 2006.
- "Should There Be a Clock in the Sanctuary?" the Rev. Dr. Joanna Adams, Day 1, 2010.
- "New Year, New Beginnings," Christine Valters Paintner, Patheos.
- Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors:
- "Freed to Plan Tomorrow," 1 January 2007, David Zersen
- "Thoughts about Judging and Pleading," 31 December 2006, David Zersen
- "What Are You Waiting For?" 1 January 2006, David Zersen
- "Time and Eternity," 31 December 2005, Hubert Beck
- "When Love Catches Us By Surprise," 31 December 2004, David Zersen
- 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
- Complete Liturgies and General Worship Planning Resources:
- Sacredise Worship Resources, 2017.
- Life in Liturgy, Disciples of Christ, 2017.
- Lectionary Liturgies, New Years Day, Thom M. Shuman, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 2017.
- Worship Resources, January 1, 2012, Rev Mindi, Rev-o-lution.
- Worship Planning Helps, Watch Night, United Methodist Church GBOD, 2011.
- Mustard Seeds, New Year B: New Beginnings, 2012. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
- Lectionary Commentary, Worship Resource, Cultural Resource, Watch Night, The African American Lectionary, 2011.
- Gathering, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc, 2012. (Terms of Use)
- LCA Worship Planning Page, 2012, "Everything lay-readers need to prepare worship"
- Worship Resource, Cultural Resource, Watch Night, The African American Lectionary, 2009/10. 2008/09. 2007/08.
- Worship and Music Resources for Christmas 1A (and New Year's), John Maynard, posted by Will Hume at Word & Table.
- A Service for New Years Eve (with communion), Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship resources: Watch Night Vespers, Watch Night "Owlah" Service, Hymn for the New Year, etc.
- Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:
- Laughing Bird Liturgical Resources, New Year, by Nathan Nettleton, South Yarra Community Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. Prayers, blessings, Eucharistic prefaces and scripture paraphrases.
- 21st Century Africana Liturgical Resources, New Year 2010, Cynthia A. Bond Hopson, PhD, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
- Thematic, Intercessory and Scripture Prayers for the RCL: Year A, Year B, Year C, Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
- 21st Century Worship Resources, Watch Night, United Methodist Church GBOD, 2011.
- Starters for Sunday, 1 January 2013. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
- Call to Worship, January 1, 2012, Mary Jane Konings, Timaru, New Zealand.
- Worship Ways, Liturgy for the New Year, UCC, 2013.
- Sunday Prayer, Christmas 1/Holy Name/New Years Day, RevGalBlogPals, 2012.
- "Liturgy for the New Year," Worship Ways, UCC, 2013.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org: New Year's Day, Year A, Year B, Year C, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Lectionary Hymns, Watch Night, United Methodist Church GBOD, 2011.
- “God, How Many Are A Thousand,” Carolyn Winfrey Gillette’s hymn for the New Year that celebrates God’s eternal love in the past, present and future. Tune: AUSTRIAN HYMN 8.7.8.7 D (“Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken”).
- “On This Day of Celebration,” Carolyn Winfrey Gillette’s hymn for the New Year that gives thanks for the providence of our loving God throughout time. Tune: HYMN TO JOY 8.7.8.7 D (“Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”).
- "Everything New," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, weekly new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes. Specially written for use in the Southern Hemisphere.
- "As the Old Year Passes," David MacGregor. Tune: Noel Nouvelet. Together to Celebrate.
- Hymns of the Spirit Three, New Year, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National Memorial Church.
- Gathering, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc, 2012. (Terms of Use)
- Starters for Sunday, 1 January 2012. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
- Graphics and Bulletin Materials:
- 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.
- Images for this week's readings, Year B, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Lectionary Puzzles, New Years Day. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text, by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario.
- CHURCH PowerPoint, New Year, Rev. Dorothy Okray. Free PowerPoint slides for Worship Services.
- Mustard Seeds, New Year B: New Beginnings, 2012. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
- Gathering, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc, 2012. (Terms of Use)
- For Children:
- Worshiping with Children, New Years Day, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2013.
- Dollar Store Children Sermons, John Stevens, 2017.
- "Going through Doors to a Happy New Year," Frances Woodruff, On the Chancel Steps.
- "Following the Season" (Ecclesiastes 3: 1-13), Children's Sermon for New Year's Sunday for January 2, 2012, from Anna's Hosannas.
- Making Resolutions, Anna Shirey, Anna's Hosannas, Children's Lesson for Christmas 1 / New Year, 2012.
- Lectionary Puzzles, New Years Day. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text, by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario.
- A list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.
