Assigning the Sundays in the Church Year (using the 3-year lectionary from LSB) Moveable Dates Moveable Church Season – These Sundays are consecutive, with the dates for a given year corresponding to the “Moveable Dates” chart to the left. Ash The Sundays of Transfiguration and Lent in this chart supersede any Sundays Year Easter Ascension Pentecost Wednesday (Mar 22 – Apr 25) (Apr 30 – Jun 3) (May 10 – Jun 13) (Feb 5 – Mar 10) after Epiphany in the previous “Fixed Church Season” chart whenever they 2010 Feb 17 Apr 4 May 13 May 23 overlap. Also note that the LSB readings for the season of Pentecost are 2011 Mar 9 Apr 24 Jun 2 Jun 12 based on fixed dates (see pages xiv-xix in the front of LSB). 2012 Feb 22 Apr 8 May 17 May 27 2013 Feb 13 Mar 31 May 9 May 19 Sunday’s Point of Reference Sunday in Church Season 2014 Mar 5 Apr 20 May 29 Jun 8 Sunday before Ash Wednesday Transfiguration of Our Lord 2015 Feb 18 Apr 5 May 14 May 24 First Sunday in Lent 2016 Feb 10 Mar 27 May 5 May 15 Second Sunday in Lent 2017 Mar 1 Apr 16 May 25 Jun 4 Third Sunday in Lent Fourth Sunday in Lent Fifth Sunday in Lent Fixed Church Season – Use this chart until the Sunday before Ash Palm Sunday Wednesday. See “Moveable Dates” chart Easter Second Sunday of Easter Sunday’s Date Sunday in Church Season Third Sunday of Easter Nov 20 – 26 Last Sunday of the Church Year Fourth Sunday of Easter Nov 27 – Dec 3 First Sunday in Advent Fifth Sunday of Easter Dec 4 – 10 Second Sunday in Advent Sixth Sunday of Easter Dec 11 – 17 Third Sunday in Advent Seventh Sunday of Easter Dec 18 – 24 Fourth Sunday in Advent See “Moveable Dates” chart The Day of Pentecost Dec 25 Christmas Day The Holy Trinity Dec 26 – Jan 1 First Sunday after Christmas Second Sunday after Pentecost Jan 2 – Jan 5 Second Sunday after Christmas Third Sunday after Pentecost Jan 6 Epiphany Etc. until November 20 Jan 7 – 13 Baptism of Our Lord Jan 14 – 20 Second Sunday after the Epiphany Jan 21 – 27 Third Sunday after the Epiphany Jan 28 – Feb 3 Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Feb 4 – 10 Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany Feb 11 – 17 Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany Feb 18 – 24 Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany Feb 25 – 29 Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany Compiled 5/7/2010 by Rev. Kurtis A. Bueltmann .