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Lectionary Reading Week Retreat
2026 Lectionary Reading Week
SEPTEMBER 7 - 10
"Come away with me to a quiet place apart."
Open to Pastors, Seminary Students,
Lay Servants, Certified Lay Ministers,
and anyone called to a Preaching Ministry
Non-Lectionary preachers,
Music and Worship Leaders,
and many others also benefit from this
deep soak in the scriptures
as well as conversation
and prayer with colleagues
Partial Scholarships Available
Click Here for Complete Info & Registration
Facilitated by the Rev. Bill Johnson
You are encouraged to lay this week aside
to listen attentively to scripture and the Holy Spirit,
to roll up your sleeves, and plant the seeds for
next years’ ministry.
- Note - NEW Location for 2026 -
The Reading Week is held at the beautiful, peaceful
Mary and Joseph Retreat Center,
in Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Southern California Lectionary Reading Week
Before you find your frazzled self staring at the moon some Saturday night—sermon unwritten, out of time, and wondering, “What am I going to say tomorrow?” - why not do what wise farmers do, and lay aside some seed corn?
The Reading Week for Lectionary Preachers is time set aside to sow seeds of excellence in next years’ preaching ministry.
The Reading Week is an investment in ministry which every effective preacher owes his or her congregation; it is the “seed corn” for time-starved pastors. Before your parishioners’ needs have taken all your ministry time, lay this week aside to listen attentively to scripture and the Holy Spirit, to roll up your sleeves, and plant the seeds for next years’ preaching ministry.
Complete Info & Registration: https://www.liftrenewal.org/s/2025-Reading-Week-Brochure.pdf
Oregon Reading Week
The Reading Week for Lectionary Preachers is time set aside to sow seeds of excellence in next year’s preaching ministry. The Reading Week is an investment in ministry which every effective preacher owes his or her congregation; it is the “seed corn” for time-starved pastors. Before your parishioner’s needs have taken all your ministry time, lay this week aside to listen attentively to scripture and the Holy Spirit, to roll up your sleeves, and plant the seeds for next year’s preaching ministry.
Register here: https://collins.gocamping.org (coming soon)
Luther Glen Reading Week
The Reading Week for Lectionary Preachers is time set aside to sow seeds of excellence in next year’s preaching ministry. The Reading Week is an investment in ministry which every effective preacher owes his or her congregation; it is the “seed corn” for time-starved pastors. Before your parishioner’s needs have taken all your ministry time, lay this week aside to listen attentively to scripture and the Holy Spirit, to roll up your sleeves, and plant the seeds for next year’s preaching ministry.