I’m S. J. Hatch and I started this site originally as a place to post my own plan for a lectionary of Scripture readings, but have expanded that to include notes I used for my Adult Christian Education class at Christ Presbyterian Church in Burke, Virginia, as well as reflections on rethinking the church calendar.

Although I was born in Virginia and moved here in 1990 after undergraduate studies, I grew up in Maine, where my family has been since the 1600s. I have a B.A. in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire, an M.A. in Religion from Reformed Theological Seminary – Washington D.C., and a Th.M. in Systematic and Historical Theology from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA. I am a Ruling Elder at Christ Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Burke, VA, and live in Fairfax with my wife and two cats.