Note that from Christmas to Easter, the Circuit has decided to read through John's Gospel in place of the Gospel readings appointed in the Revised Common Lectionary for year C.

Our programme of Gospel readings

 25 Dec

 Christmas Day

 John 1:1-18

The word becomes flesh

 29 Dec

 Christmas 1

 John 1:19-51

John Baptist points to Jesus,
calling the first disciples

5 Jan

 Christmas 2

 John 2

Wedding at Cana, cleansing of the temple

12 Jan

 Ordinary 1

 John 3

Jesus & Nicodemus, Jesus and John the Baptist

19 Jan

 Ordinary 2

 John 4:1-42

The woman at the well

26 Jan

 Ordinary 3

 John 4:35
-5:47

Healings & the authority of Jesus

2 Feb

 Ordinary 4

 John 6

Feeding the five thousand, bread of life

9 Feb

 Ordinary 5

 John 7

Unbelief, questions, divisions, promise of living water

16 Feb

 Ordinary 6

 John 8

Jesus light of the world, foretelling his death,
Jesus & Abraham

23 Feb

  Ordinary 7

 John 9

Healing of the man born blind

 2 Mar

Sun before Lent

 John 10

The Good Shepherd, Jesus rejected by the Jews

 9 Mar

 Lent 1

 John 11

Death and raising of Lazarus, plot to kill Jesus

 16 Mar

 Lent 2

 John 12

Mary anoints Jesus, entry into Jerusalem,
foretelling Jesus' death

 23 Mar

 Lent 3

 John 13

Jesus washes feet, foretells betrayal and denial,
the New Commandment

 30 Mar

 Lent 4
/Mothering

 John 14

Jesus the way, the promise of the Holy Spirit

 6 Apr

 Lent 5

 John 15:1-25

Vine and branches, commandment to love,
the world's hatred

 13 Apr

 Lent 6
/Palm Sunday

 John 15:26
-16:33

Advocate, sorrow becomes joy, peace

 17 Apr

 Maundy Thurs

John 17:1
-18:27

Jesus prays, betrayal, trial

 18 Apr

 Good Friday

 John 18:28
-19:42

Before Pilate, crucifixion and death

 20 Apr

 Easter Day

 John 20:1-18

Resurrection, Mary

 27 Apr

 Easter 2

 John 20:19-31

Jesus appears to the disciples,
and a week later to Thomas

 4 May

 Easter 3

 John 21:1-14

Breakfast on the beach

 11 May

 Easter 4

 John 21:15-25

Jesus and Peter

 18 May

 Easter 5

 

 (Lectionary uses John for next 6 Sundays
- alternative readings to be decided)

 25 May

 Easter 6

 

 

 1 Jun

Easter 7
/Ascension

 

 

 8 Jun

 Pentecost

 

 

 15 Jun

 Trinity Sunday