The lectionary for preaching is a discipline that I use.

BUT

I have always thought that children were not in the minds of the folk who put the 3 year lectionary together. We start out with Advent ( expectant waiting) and then move on to the Birth of Jesus, Epiphany and the Baptism of Jesus.

From there we hurry along to Lent and the death of Jesus on the cross.

For children, it seems very confusing - Jesus is born and then died - in a short time span.

As discussed in the Palms or Passion thread, the lectionary provides 2 alternative sets of readings for next Sunday. The passages are listed below, with links and NRSV passage headings.

Liturgy of the Palms: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29  •  Luke 19:28-40

These are the lectionary passages (with links) for next Sunday:

Isaiah 43:16-21  •  Psalm 126  •  Philippians 3:4b-14  •  John 12:1-8

These are the lectionary readings (with links) for next Sunday:

Joshua 5:9-12  •  Psalm 32  •  2 Corinthians 5:16-21  •  Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

These are the lectionary readings (with links) for next Sunday:

Isaiah 55:1-9  •  Psalm 63:1-8  •  1 Corinthians 10:1-13  •  Luke 13:1-9

These are the lectionary readings (with links) for next Sunday.

These are the lectionary readings (with links) for 21st February. It's the first Sunday in Lent (after pancakes on Tuesday and ashes on Wednesday ).

These are next Sunday's lectionary readings (with links):

Exodus 34:29-35  •  Psalm 99  •  2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2  •  Luke 9:28-36, (37-43)

These are the lectionary readings (with links) for Sunday. (It's almost here already. Sorry!)

These are the bible readings (with links) from the lectionary for next Sunday.

Jeremiah 1:4-10  •  Psalm 71:1-6  •  1 Corinthians 13:1-13  •  Luke 4:21-30