Moravian Church in North America

Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost What We Do, Not What We Say In Matthew 23:1–12, Jesus names a hard truth: some persons speak faithfully, even correctly, but fail to live what they proclaim. The teachers of the law “tie up heavy burdens” for others, yet won’t lift a finger to help. It’s a sobering mirror for […]

The Rev. David Bennett, president of the Provincial Elders’ Conference of the Moravian Church Northern Province and Andi Williams, president of the Provincial Elders’ Conference of the Moravian Church Southern Province, joined more that 200 bishops and other Christian leaders from around the world as signatories to a letter issued from the Churches for Middle […]

The Watchword for the week: O send out your light and your truth; let them lead me. Psalm 43:3 Gracious God, gather us into this time and place. You have been with us throughout the day, but in our busyness, we have missed you. Give us your spirit of reconciliation so that with you, we may […]

The IBOC has created a lectionary calendar to make worship planning easy. This calendar includes Sundays and special days for Lectionary Cycle B, including special Sundays assigned through the PEC Synods. Click this link to access the printable calendar: Lectionary Calendar Year B.

Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost Core Values When a Pharisee asks Jesus the loaded question, “Which commandment in the law is the greatest?,” Jesus responds first with a quote from the sixth chapter of Deuteronomy, one that any observant Jew, then and now, would immediately recognize. Jesus then follows up with a second familiar quote, this […]

The Watchword for the week: For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand upon the earth. Job 19:25 Living Redeemer, we turn our hearts to you. We pray that you would fill us with your love and renew us with your Spirit. As we marvel at the beauty of the […]

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost God and Caesar The Matthew text (22:15-22) begins with a plot by the Pharisees to trap Jesus. At first, they flatter Jesus: “We know that you are sincere. You teach the way of God. You show deference to no one.” Then they ask, “Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar?” […]

The watchword for the week: Sing to the Lord, bless God’s name; tell of God’s salvation from day to day.   Psalm 96:2 We thank you, dear God; let the people shout their joy. We praise you for your freely given love and the gift of your Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. May we live our praise […]

The following statement comes from the Unitas Fratrum (Worldwide Moravian Church), Office of the Unity General Secretary On Friday 9th of October 2026, a group of about 100 Israeli settlers illegally entered the property of Star Mountain Rehabilitation Center, a Unity Undertaking of the Worldwide Moravian Church and remained there for half an hour. They […]

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Invitation to Responsibility  The parable of the Wedding Banquet (Matthew 22:1–14) is surprisingly relevant to our world today when reduced to its core themes: invitation, response, inclusion, and accountability. The king invites many guests, but the invitations are ignored and rejected. Today we live in a time of almost unlimited access […]

Watchword for the Week — O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name; for you have done wonderful things. Isaiah 25:1 Praise be to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Praise be to the One who knits us together as a community of faith. Open […]

The Watchword for the week: The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. Psalm 118:22,23 Gracious God, during a busy day We pause to build our lives around you. Amid a busy life We pause to build our lives around you. […]

World Communion Sunday “Remember Me” Jesus said: Eat this bread; remember me. Jesus said: Drink this        cup; remember me. When we receive Holy Communion, how do we remember Jesus? Of course we remember that Jesus died for our forgiveness, and rose again that we might have eternal life. And we are thankful. But we also […]

We read the Watchword for the week: Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:5 Praise be to you, creator God; to you be glory and praise forever! Just as your creative power moved over the face of the waters to bring light and life to your kingdom on earth, […]

As we approach the Advent season, we are excited to share a special resource – a four-week liturgy for use in lighting the Advent wreath candles. Again in 2026, this resource has been created as a collaboration between the Board of World Mission, the Moravian Ministries Foundation, and the Southern Province Commission on Congregational Development […]

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Walking the Walk In today’s Gospel lesson we find Jesus teaching in the temple, the day after what we know as Palm Sunday. There is a tense exchange as the religious leaders ask Jesus a question about who gave him the authority to teach and do the things he was doing. […]

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost The Generous Vineyard Keeper In Matthew 20:1–16, Jesus tells a story that unsettles our sense of fairness. Workers hired early in the morning receive the same wage as those hired at the last hour. Predictably, the early workers grumble. Yet the vineyard owner responds with a gentle but piercing question: “Are […]

The Watchword for the Week: For to me, living is Christ, and dying is gain. Philippians 1:21 (The Apostle Paul is most likely writing these words from prison – A place which has given him ample time to reflect on what it means to follow Christ in one’s daily life, as well as on the […]