DOES THIS OFFEND YOU? – Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost—Proper 16, Year B; Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (RC)

August 22, 2021 Revised Common Lectionary 1 Kings 8:(1, 6, 10-11) 22-30, 41-43 or Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18 Psalm 84 or Psalm 34:15-22 Ephesians 6:10-10 John 6:56-69 Lectionary for Mass...


SINGING WITH SPIRIT – Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost—Proper 15, Year B; Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Year B (RC)

August 15, 2021 Revised Common Lectionary 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 or Proverbs 9:1-6 Psalm 111 or Psalm 34:9-14 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 Lectionary for Mass (RC) Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a,...


FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY – Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost—Proper 14, Year B; Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (RC)

August 8, 2021 Revised Common Lectionary 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 or 1 Kings 19:4-8 Psalm 130 or Psalm 34:1-8 Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2 John 6:35, 41-51 Lectionary for...


Search for a Hymn Text on the Organ and Congregational Song

The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada is conducting a competition for a theologically rich hymn or song text for congregational singing that highlights the role of...


Call for 2022 Sectionals

The 2022 Hymn Society Annual Conference will be an international event that will celebrate the centennial of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. The conference will...


WHAT IS THIS STUFF? – Tenth Sunday after Pentecost—Proper 13, Year B; Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (RC)

August 1, 2021 Revised Common Lectionary 2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:13a or Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15 Psalm 51:1-12 or Psalm 78:23-29 Ephesians 4:1-16 John 6:24-35 Lectionary for Mass (RC) Exodus...


2021 Hymn Tune Search Winner

The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada is pleased to announce the winner of its 2021 Hymn Tune Search. Of the 213 entries submitted, the committee chose...


Centennial Collection Nominations Request

As part of The Hymn Society’s centennial celebration in 2022, we are curating a collection of congregational hymns, songs, and choruses that will launch us into our second century....


ABUNDANCE – Ninth Sunday after Pentecost—Proper 12, Year B; Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (RC)

July 25, 2021 Revised Common Lectionary 2 Samuel 11:1-15 or 2 Kings 4:42-44 Psalm 14 or Psalm 145:10-18 Ephesians 3:14-21 John 6:1-21     Lectionary for Mass (RC) 2...


THE SHEPHERD, GENTLE AND FIERCE – Eighth Sunday after Pentecost—Proper 11, Year B; Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (RC)

July 18, 2021 Revised Common Lectionary 2 Samuel 7:1-14a or Jeremiah 23:1-6 Psalm 89:20-37 or Psalm 23 Ephesians 2:11-22 Mark 6:30-34, 53-56     Lectionary for Mass (RC) Jeremiah...