Hello All,
I've received a few email inquiries, asking me for the COCU indexing numbers for the last half of Year C, and the full calendar of Year A. Here they are! /~See Below~/
The COCU indexing scheme was first used by the 'Consultation on Church Union' (USA) as a convenient way to sort out different Sundays on the Lectionary, given the various titles churches give to particular Sundays (eg. Sundays After Pentecost, Sundays After Trinity, Propers, Ordinary Time, etc.) Some churches still refer to "Sundays Before Lent" and "Sundays Before Advent", which can also add to the mix of confusion when talking across denominations.
The COCU scheme cuts across the jargon so we know which Sunday we are talking about when we are talking to each other!
But I've found the index numbers helpful for a different reason:
Since 1975, I've used the following Indexing Scheme as a convenient way to organise my worship folders and finding material in my various worship, preaching and liturgy books.
Since the computer age, the COCU scheme has been a "God-send" in keeping track of material on my hard-drive. Those of you who remember the 8-character limitation of DOS will appreciate how at first, I managed to name my files:
eg. w50c-04.doc = Order of Worship for Pentecost 9C [Ord 18C]
s50c-04.doc = Sermon for Pentecost 9C [Ord 18C]
b50c-04.doc = Church Bulletin for Pentecost 9C [Ord 18C]Since the advent of Windows95/XP, I've been able to expand the titles for my files a bit further:
w50c-2004 (Pent9C).doc s50c-2004 (Fools We Are).doc b50c-2004 (1-Aug-04).doc
The beauty of the scheme is that files (and associated) can be quickly located, whether on the hard-drive, in a worship folder, or in a book. The numbers are in sequence from the beginning of Advent to the end of the Church Year:
w01a-2004 (Advent 1C).doc s01a-2004 (Ready or Not-Here I Come).doc b01a-2004 (28-Nov-04).doc
Anyway, here's the scheme, for those of you who might find an indexing system useful.
Christ's Blessings & Shalom,
John Maynard
St. John's Uniting Church Phillip Island, Australia
==[ COCU Indexing Scheme ]===
A useful tool for indexing worship ideas, sermons, orders of services, church bulletins, etc. etc. whether for your filing cabinet or your computer files.
39C. May 30, 2004 The Day of Pentecost (Whitsunday) [Pentecost C]
40C. June 6, 2004 Trinity Sunday [Trinity C]
41C. =not used in Pentecost 2004= [Ord. 9C] [Proper 3]
42C. =not used in Pentecost 2004= [Ord. 10C] [Proper 4]
43C. June 13, 2004 2nd Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 11C] [Proper 6]
44C. June 20, 2004 3rd Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 12C] [Proper 7]
45C. June 27, 2004 4th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 13C] [Proper 8]
46C. July 4, 2004 5th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 14C] [Proper 9]
47C. July 11, 2004 6th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 15C] [Proper 10]
48C. July 18, 2004 7th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 16C] [Proper 11]
49C. July 25, 2004 8th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 17C] [Proper 12]
50C. August 1, 2004 9th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 18C] [Proper 13]
51C. August 8, 2004 10th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 19C] [Proper 14]
52C. August 15, 2004 11th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 20C] [Proper 15]
53C. August 22, 2004 12th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 21C] [Proper 16]
54C. August 29, 2004 13th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 22C] [Proper 17]
55C. September 5, 2004 14th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 23C] [Proper 18]
56C. September 12, 2004 15th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 24C] [Proper 19]
57C. September 19, 2004 16th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 25C] [Proper 20]
58C. September 26, 2004 17th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 26C] [Proper 21]
59C. October 3, 2004 18th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 27C] [Proper 22]
60C. October 10, 2004 19th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 28C] [Proper 23]
61C. October 17, 2004 20th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 29C] [Proper 24]
62C. October 24, 2004 21st Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 30C] [Proper 25]
63C. October 31, 2004 22nd Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 31C] [Proper 26]
64C. November 1, 2004 All Saints Day [All Saints C]
65C. November 7, 2004 23rd Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 32C] [Proper 27]
66C. November 14, 2004 24th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 33C] [Proper 28]
67C. November 21, 2004 Last Sunday After Pentecost [Christ the King C]
01A. November 28, 2004 First Sunday in Advent [Advent 1A]
02A. December 5, 2004 Second Sunday in Advent [Advent 2A]
03A. December 12, 2004 Third Sunday in Advent [Advent 3A]
04A. December 19, 2004 Fourth Sunday in Advent [Advent 4A]
05A. December 25, 2004 Christmas Eve / Christmas Day [Nativity A]
06A. December 26, 2004 First Sunday of Christmas [Christmas 1A]
07A. January 2, 2005 Second Sunday of Christmas [Christmas 2A]
08A. January 6, 2005 The Epiphany of Our Lord [Epiphany Sunday A]
09A. January 9, 2005 The Baptism of Jesus [Ord. 1A] [Epiph. 1A]
10A. January 16, 2005 Second Sunday After Epiphany [Ord. 2A] [Epiph. 2A]
11A. January 23, 2005 Third Sunday After Epiphany [Ord. 3A] [Epiph. 3A]
12A. January 30, 2005 Fourth Sunday After Epiphany [Ord. 4A] [Epiph. 4A]
13A. =not used in 2005= Fifth Sunday After Epiphany [Ord. 5A] [Proper 1]
14A. =not used in 2005= Sixth Sunday After Epiphany [Ord. 6A] [Proper 2]
15A. =not used in 2005= Seventh Sunday After Epiphany [Ord. 7A] [Proper 3]
16A. =not used in 2005= Eighth Sunday After Epiphany [Ord. 8A] [2nd Sunday Before Lent]
17A. February 6, 2005 The Transfiguration of Christ [1st Sunday Before Lent] [or Ord. 9A]
18A. February 9, 2005 Ash Wedneday [Ash Wed A]
19A. February 13, 2005 First Sunday in Lent [Lent 1A]
20A. February 20, 2005 Second Sunday in Lent [Lent 2A]
21A. February 27, 2005 Third Sunday in Lent [Lent 3A]
22A. March 6, 2005 Fourth Sunday in Lent [Lent 4A]
23A. March 13, 2005 Fifth Sunday in Lent [Lent 5A]
24A. March 20, 2005 The Passion of Christ (Palm Sunday) [Lent 6A]
25A. March 21, 2005 Monday in Holy Week [Holy Monday A]
26A. March 22, 2005 Tuesday in Holy Week [Holy Tuesday A]
27A. March 23, 2005 Wednesday in Holy Week [Holy Wednesday A]
28A. March 24, 2005 Thursday in Holy Week [Maundy Thursday A]
29A. March 25, 2005 Good Friday [Good Friday A]
30A. March 26, 2005 Holy Saturday [Holy Saturday A]
31A. March 27, 2005 Easter Vigil / Easter Day [Easter Sunday A]
32A. April 3, 2005 Second Sunday of Easter [Easter 2A]
33A. April 10, 2005 Third Sunday of Easter [Easter 3A]
34A. April 17, 2005 Fourth Sunday of Easter [Easter 4A]
35A. April 24, 2005 Fifth Sunday of Easter [Easter 5A]
36A. May 1, 2005 Sixth Sunday of Easter [Easter 6A]
37A. May 5, 2005 Ascension Day [Ascension A]
38A. May 8, 2005 Seventh Sunday of Easter [Easter 7A] [Ascension Sunday]
39A. May 15, 2005 The Day of Pentecost (Whitsunday) [Pentecost A]
40A. May 22, 2005 Trinity Sunday [Trinity A] [Pent 1A]
41A. May 29, 2005 2nd Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 9A] [Proper 4]
42A. June 5, 2005 3rd Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 10A] [Proper 5]
43A. June 12, 2005 4th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 11A] [Proper 6]
44A. June 19, 2005 5th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 12A] [Proper 7]
45A. June 26, 2005 6th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 13A] [Proper 8]
46A. July 3, 2005 5th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 14A] [Proper 9]
47A. July 10, 2004 6th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 15A] [Proper 10]
48A. July 17, 2004 7th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 16A] [Proper 11]
49A. July 24, 2004 8th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 17A] [Proper 12]
50A. July 31, 2004 9th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 18A] [Proper 13]
51A. August 7, 2004 10th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 19A] [Proper 14]
52A. August 14, 2004 11th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 20A] [Proper 15]
53A. August 21, 2004 12th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 21A] [Proper 16]
54A. August 28, 2004 13th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 22A] [Proper 17]
55A. September 4, 2004 14th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 23A] [Proper 18]
56A. September 11, 2004 15th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 24A] [Proper 19]
57A. September 18, 2004 16th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 25A] [Proper 20]
58A. September 25, 2004 17th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 26A] [Proper 21]
59A. October 2, 2004 18th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 27A] [Proper 22]
60A. October 9, 2004 19th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 28A] [Proper 23]
61A. October 16, 2004 20th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 29A] [Proper 24]
62A. October 23, 2004 21st Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 30A] [Proper 25]
63A. October 30, 2004 22nd Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 31A] [Proper 26]
64A. November 1, 2004 All Saints Day [All Saints A]
65A. November 6, 2004 23rd Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 32A] [Proper 27]
66A. November 13, 2004 24th Sunday After Pentecost [Ord. 33A] [Proper 28]
67A. November 20, 2004 Last Sunday After Pentecost [Christ the King A]
01B. November 27, 2004 First Sunday in Advent [Advent 1B] 02B. December 4, 2004 Second Sunday in Advent [Advent 2B] 03B. December 11, 2004 Third Sunday in Advent [Advent 3B] 04B. December 17, 2004 Fourth Sunday in Advent [Advent 4B] 05B. December 25, 2004 Christmas Eve / Christmas Day [Nativity B] 06B. January 1, 2004 First Sunday of Christmas [Christmas 1B] 07B. =not used in 2006= Second Sunday of Christmas [Christmas 2B] 08B. January 6, 2006 The Epiphany of Our Lord [Epiphany Sunday B] 09B. January 8, 2006 The Baptism of Jesus [Ord. 1B] [Epiph. 1B] 10B. January 15, 2006 Second Sunday After Epiphany [Ord. 2B] [Epiph. 2B]
etc. etc.
18B. March 1, 2006 Ash Wedneday [Ash Wed B] 31B. April 16, 2006 Easter Vigil / Easter Day [Easter Sunday B] 39B. June 4, 2006 The Day of Pentecost (Whitsunday) [Pentecost B]
18C. Feb 21, 2007 Ash Wednesday [Ash Wed A] 31C. April 8, 2007 Easter Vigil / Easter Day [Easter Sunday C] 39C. May 27, 2007 The Day of Pentecost (Whitsunday) [Pentecost C]
31A. March 23, 2008 Easter Vigil / Easter Day [Easter Sunday A] 31B. April 12, 2009 Easter Vigil / Easter Day [Easter Sunday B] 31C. April 4, 2010 Easter Vigil / Easter Day [Easter Sunday C]
[Index Prepared by the COCU Commission on Worship, Princeton NJ, 1974.]
A good explanation of the Ecclesiastical Calendar (as devised for the Western Church) may be found at: http://www.southbear.com/Calendar_about.html
Principal Events for 2004, 2005, 2006 http://www.saintgeorgeschurch.org/cal_seasons.htm
See Also: Liturgical Tables (Church Calendar 1990-2049, with Gospels for Cycles A, B, C) http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/sandringham/77/liturgy.html
http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/sandringham/77/litcal.html
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