Table of Contents
Preface vii
Introduction ix
First Sunday of Advent Leonora Tubbs Tisdale 1
World AIDS Day (December 1) Chris Claser 6
Second Sunday of Advent Marvin A. McMickle 12
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 10) Christine Marie Smith 17
Third Sunday of Advent Monica A. Coleman 22
Fourth Sunday of Advent John M. Buchanan 2 7
Christmas Day Elizabeth Conde-Frazier 33
First Sunday after Christmas Ruthanna B. Hooke 39
Holy Name of Jesus Dianne Bergant, CSA 44
Second Sunday after Christmas Alyce M. McKenzie 49
Epiphany of Jesus Terriel R. Byrd 54
First Sunday after the Epiphany (Baptism of Jesus) [1] Joseph Evans 59
Second Sunday after the Epiphany [2] Lincoln E. Galloway 66
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 15) Dale P. Andrews 71
Third Sunday after the Epiphany [3] Melinda A. Quivik 77
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany [4] Kenyatta R. Gilbert 82
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany [5] Chandra Taylor Smith 88
Asian American Heritage Day (February 19) Fumitaka Matsuoka 93
Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany [6] Charles L. Campbell 99
Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany [7] Stephen G. Ray Jr. 104
Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany [8] Jeffery L. Tribble Sr. 109
Ninth Sunday after the Epiphany [9] Sharon H. Rhige 114
Transfiguration Sunday (Last Sunday after the Epiphany) Ched Myers 119
Ash Wednesday Peter J. Paris 124
First Sunday in Lent Nicole L. Johnson 129
Second Sunday in Lent Alejandro F. Botta 134
International Women's Day (March 8) Dawn Ottoni-Wilhelm 140
Third Sunday in Lent Nyasha Junior 146
Salt March Day: Marching with the Poor (March 12): Rebecca Todd Peters 151
Fourth Sunday in Lent Randall K. Bush 156
Oscar Romero of the Americas Day (March 24) Ada María Isasi-Díaz 161
Fifth Sunday in Lent Lee H. Butler Jr. 166
César Chávez Day (March 31) Frederick John Dalton 171
Sixth Sunday in Lent (Liturgy of the Palms) Teresa Lockhart Stricklen 177
(Liturgy of the Passion) Teresa Lockhart Stricklen 182
Maundy Thursday Rhashell Hunter 187
Good Friday Charles G. Adams 192
Easter Day (Resurrection of Jesus) Randall C. Bailey 197
Second Sunday of Easter Olive Elaine Hinnant 202
Third Sunday of Easter Maria Teresa Dávila 207
Earth Day (April 22) John Hart 211
Fourth Sunday of Easter Scott C. Williamson 217
Holocaust Remembrance Day Yom haShoah (Late April to Early May) Clark M. Williamson 222
Fifth Sunday of Easter Simone Sunghae Kim 228
Sixth Sunday of Easter Choi Hee An 234
Peace in the Home: Shalom Bayit (Second Sunday in May) Marie M. Fortune 239
Ascension of Jesus R. Mark Giuliano 244
Seventh Sunday of Easter Luke A. Powery 249
Day of Pentecost John S. McClure 254
First Sunday after Pentecost (Trinity Sunday) Kee Boem So 259
Proper 3 [8] Safiyah Fosua 264
Proper 4 [9] Diane G. Chen 269
Proper 5 [10] Song Bok Jon 275
Proper 6t[11] Carolynne Hitter Brown 282
Juneteenth: Let Freedom Ring (June 19) James Henry Harris 288
Proper 7 [12] Edward L. Wheeler 294
Gifts of Sexuality and Gender (June 29) Valerie Bridgeman 300
Proper 8 [13] Pablo A. Jiménez 306
Fourth of July: Seeking Liberty and Justice for All Ronald J. Allen 313
Proper9 [14] Marjorie Hewitt Sucbocki 319
Proper 10 [15] Cláudio Carvalhaes 325
Proper 11 [16] Joni S. Sancken 331
Proper 12 [17] Wilma Ann Bailey 337
Proper 13 [18] Grace Ji-Sun Kim 343
Proper 14 [19] Arthur Van Seters 349
Sojourner Truth Day (August 18) JoAnne Marie Terrell 355
Proper 15 [20] Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan 361
Proper 16 [21] Mary Alice Mulligan 368
Proper 17 [22] David J. Frenchak 375
Proper 18 [23] Barbara K. Lundblad 382
Simchat Torah: Joy of the Torah (Mid-September to Early October) Esther J. Hamori 389
Proper 19 [24] J. B. Blue 395
International Day of Prayer and Witness for Peace (September 21) Willard Swartley 402
Proper 20 [25] Catherine Gunsalus González Justo L. González 408
Proper 21 [26] Noelle Damico 414
Peoples Native to the Americas Day (Fourth Friday in September) Martin Brokenleg 420
Proper 22 [27] William B. McClain 426
World Communion Sunday (First Sunday in October) Joseph R. Jeter Jr. 432
Proper 23 [28] Miguel A. De La Torre 438
Night of Power (27th Night of Ramadan) John Kaltner 444
Proper 24 [29] Henry H. Mitchell 449
World Food Day (October 16) James L. McDonald 455
Proper 25 [30] James Anthony Noel 461
Children's Sabbath (Third Weekend in October) Shannon Daley-Harris 468
All Saints' Day Gennifer Benjamin Brooks 474
Proper 26 [31] Elizabeth J, A. Siwo-Okundi 479
Proper 27 [32] Bob Ekblad 485
Proper 28 [33] L. Susan Bond 492
Proper 29 [34] (Reign of Christ) Jennifer L. Lord 498
Thanksgiving Day Traci C. West 504
Contributors 509
Scripture Index 513