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United Methodist Church Lectionary 2026

Worship-planning facts for United Methodist Church congregations, plus every 2026 Sunday's readings, hymn suggestions, and sermon angles.

Worship notes

LectionaryRCL
Worship bookThe United Methodist Book of Worship (1992)
Primary hymnalThe United Methodist Hymnal (UMH)
Communion frequencymonthly
Polityepiscopal
Clergy titlePastor / Reverend

Worship and Song (2011) is the primary supplement (entries 3001–3190, 190 hymns/songs); neither is indexed in SH corpus — use UMH tag as nearest proxy.

2026 Sundays

Proper 10 (Ordinary 15)

July 12, 2026 · Ordinary · Year A

Proper 11 (Ordinary 16)

July 19, 2026 · Ordinary · Year A

Proper 12 (Ordinary 17)

July 26, 2026 · Ordinary · Year A

Proper 13 (Ordinary 18)

August 2, 2026 · Ordinary · Year A

Proper 14 (Ordinary 19)

August 9, 2026 · Ordinary · Year A

Proper 15 (Ordinary 20)

August 16, 2026 · Ordinary · Year A

Proper 16 (Ordinary 21)

August 23, 2026 · Ordinary · Year A

Proper 17 (Ordinary 22)

August 30, 2026 · Ordinary · Year A

Proper 18 (Ordinary 23)

September 6, 2026 · Ordinary · Year A

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