Planning for Rites and Rituals is a guide to liturgical planning in the Episcopal Church, organized around the seasons of the church year and the cycle of Sunday readings in the Revised Common Lectionary. Structured as a series of three volumes-one for each year in the lectionary cycle-Planning for Rites and Rituals includes guidance for making seasonal choices among the church's authorized worship resources, brief commentary on each Sunday's readings, guidance in approaching the Prayers of the People, and suggestions for observing commemorations from the church's calendar. Reflections on the readings-written by Deirdre Good-offer fresh insights to preachers. Introductory material and appendices offer approaches to planning liturgy in the Episcopal Church emphasizing the richness of the Book of Common Prayer and other resources. Editor Andrew R. Wright has applied his years of experience in planning worship at parishes across the Episcopal Church, teaching liturgy, and mentoring clergy and seminarians to this revision. Including contributions from throughout the Church, this volume offers clergy and lay liturgical planners a framework for planning across the church year.