This post is a work in progress and will be updated with collaboration.
| Encounters w/ God* | Summer | ||
| 1 – 1/5 – Hagar (Gen 16:1-14) | 17 – 4/27 – | 27 – 7/6 – | 36 – 9/7 – |
| 2 – 1/12 – Sarai (Gen 18:1-15) | 18 – 5/4 – | 28 – 7/13 – | 37 – 9/14 – |
| 3 – 1/19 – Jacob (Gen 32:9-12,22-32) | 19 – 5/11 – Mother’s | 29 – 7/20 – | 38 – 9/21 – |
| 4 – 1/26 – Joseph (Gen 41:14-36) | 20 – 5/18 – | 30 – 7/27 – | 39 – 9/28 – |
| 5 – 2/2 – Israel (Gen 46:1-7,26-30) | 21 – 5/25 – | 31 – 8/3 – | 40 – 10/5 – |
| 6 – 2/9 – Encountering the Great Command (Duet 6:1-9) | 22 – 6/1 – | 32 – 8/10 – | 41 – 10/12 – |
| 7 – 2/16 – Encountering the Great Commission (Matt 28:16-20) | 23 – 6/8 – Pentecost | 33 – 8/17 – | 42 – 10/19 – |
| Encounters w/ Jesus (in John’s Gospel)** | 24 – 6/15 – Father’s | 34- 8/24 – | 43 – 10/26 – |
| 8 – 2/23 – Nathaniel (John 1:47-51) | 25 – 6/22 – | 35 – 8/31 – | 44 – 11/2 – |
| 9 – 3/2 – Nicodemus (John 3:1-21) | 26 – 6/29 – | 45 – 11/9 – | |
| 10 – 3/9 – Samaritan Woman (John 4:7-26) | 46 – 11/16 – | ||
| 11 – 3/16 – The Man at the Pool (John 5:1-16)b | 47 – 11/23 – | ||
| 12 – 3/23 – Mary and Martha (John 11a) | |||
| 13 – 3/30 – Lazarus (John 11b)b | Advent 2025 | ||
| 14 – 4/6 – Mary of Bethany (John 12)b | 48 – 11/30 – | 49 – 12/7 – | |
| 15 – 4/13 -Pilate (John 18:33-19:12) | 50 – 12/14 – | 51 – 12/21 – | |
| 16 – 4/20 – EASTER – Mary Mag & Thomas (20:1-17) | 52 – 12/28 – |
*Encounters with God from the Old Testament
Leaves two open weeks in this first draft. Lot does receive a visit (Gen 19) and loses his wife. Abraham’s warning about Sodom and Gomorrah could be another (Gen 18b). But two open weeks would provide a buffer should anything need to be added.
**Encounters with Jesus from John’s Gospel
Late Spring Options (10 Sundays):
– Ten weeks is a little long for one series, but it is fine to do. 6 to 8 week series really work well and might leave a 2-4 week smaller series.
– Judges (7-9 weeks),
– Hebrews (8-10 weeks) otherwise it’s 13-15 weeks to cover it all
– Colossians (6-8 weeks)
– Other ideas? (more 1 Corinthians, more Isaiah, etc)??
Summer Options (9 Sundays):
– Psalms, Who is Jesus from John’s Gospel (more chapters from John), 9 OT Kings or Good King Bad Kings of Judah, …
Fall Options (12 Sundays):
– Longer section could be two 6 weeks series or a longer series with a shorter one or one long 12 week masterful exposition.
- Small fillers:
- Biblical
- Jude
- Philemon
- Topical
- Distraction
- Biblical
Advent Options:
I have a post of options here and I’m open to other thoughts / ideas.
Biblical Coverage So Far (let me know if these photos need clarification):
Key Sunday Dates, Three Day Weekends and Church or Denomination Events:
Jan 19 – MLK Weekend
Jan 26 – Sunday before Lunar New Year (Wed, Jan 29)
Feb 9 – Sunday after the EFCA Theology Conference in Chicago, Pastor Chris attending
Feb 16 -23 – Presidents Day Weekend & Public Schools Winter Break until returning Mon, Feb 24
Mar 9 – Daylight Savings Sunday, Ash Wednesday is just before, Mar 5th
Mar 16 – Sunday after EFCA East Theology Refresher (Mar 13 & 14) in PA.
April 13 – 20 – Palm Sunday begins Holy Week culminating in Easter on the 20th
April 13 – 20 – Youth In House Spring Retreat some or many of these days? (Check with Johnny)
May 11 – Mother’s Day
May 25 – Memorial Day Weekend
June 8 – Pentecost Sunday
June 15 – Father’s Day (and Trinity Sunday and Juneteenth week (Thursday June 19th)
July 6 – Independence Day Weekend will be a three day weekend, Friday to Sunday
Aug 31 – Labor Day Weekend
Oct 12 – Columbus / Indigenous People Weekend
Oct 26 – POSSIBLY Sunday after the EFCA East District Conference (not yet posted)
Nov 30 – First Sunday of Advent
Dec 13 – Second Saturday is traditional day for our Christmas Party
Dec 28 – Sunday after Christmas and before New Years Day
Key Things I need to get dates for and add before ministry calendar shapes up:
– Membership Meetings
– Quarterly All Churches Meals
– Baptism in Spring (with NYCEF invited early enough)
– Quarterly Outreach Plans
– What else?
Pastor Chris Hooper 