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Planner Step “Zero”: Choose a Basic Service Type

To begin planning a worship service, make your way to the Planner Calendar‘s Day View for the date on which the service will be held. This can be done a number of ways:

1. Set the date in the Lectionary Banner and click the “Plan It” button underneath the day name.

lectionary banner, plan it button

2. Or, click a date listed in the Sundays and Festivals or Commemorations panel on the Home page.

home page, sundays and festivals panel     home page, commemorations panel

3. Or, in the Planner Calendar’s Month View, click on a blue date circle.

month view, day cell

4. Or, in the Planner Calendar’s Week View, click on a gray date button.

week view, date buttons

5. Or, if you’re already looking at the Day View, but want to plan for a different, nearby, date, use the blue navigation links.

day view, day change controls

Once you’re looking at the Day View for the correct date, select whether you’d like to start planning a Holy Communion service for a named lectionary event (Third Sunday of Advent, Maundy Thursday, Lectionary 27, etc.) or a special service (wedding, funeral, seasonal rite, etc.)

If the date you’re planning for is a Sunday, you’ll see a list of all lectionary events that happen on that day. There will usually be only one lectionary event on a Sunday, but it is possible to have more; for instance, the Fourth Sunday of Advent occasionally falls on Christmas Eve. Either way, at the bottom will be an entry for planning a special service.

day view, multiple events on a sunday

If the date you’re planning for isn’t a Sunday, you’ll see a list of any lectionary events that happen on that day, as well as those for the immediately preceding and following Sundays. This list usually contains just two or three items, but it could be rather long. Once again, an entry for planning a special service will be at the bottom.

day view, multiple events on a weekday

Planning for a lectionary event will pre-fill your plan with the proper texts (prayer of the day, readings, etc.) for that event. If you have a choice of events and need to verify that you’re planning for the correct one, you can click the book icon underneath it to see the event’s Day Texts.

Lectionary Icons

If the service you’re about to start planning corresponds to one of the entries in your Weekly Schedule list in the My Account area, you may select it from the Weekly Service drop down menu. (Since they aren’t part of a regular weekly schedule, this drop down menu is not available when planning special services.)

Likewise, if the service will occur in one of the places in your Locations list in the My Account area, you may select it from the Location drop down menu.

If your service will be based on one of your templates, choose it from the Template drop down menu.

Finally, click the green “Plan It” button.

day view, plan buttons

Next: Planner Step One: Select a Base Liturgy

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