A pregnancy is 40 weeks, but that includes two weeks during your cycle *before* conception. So most women find out they're pregnant around five or six weeks. It goes like this: Weeks 1 to 2: Body gets ready to ovluate. Weeks 2 to 3: Ovulation, fertilization and Implantation. Week 4 or 5: Period is late.
The Rev. Dr. William H. Willimon is Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at The Divinity School, Duke University. He retired after serving eight years as Bishop of the North Alabama Conference of The United Methodist Church.
Bishop Malesic is a co-signer with two Catholic bishops and a Lutheran bishop to the letter Lutherans and Catholics on the Way in Southwestern Pennsylvania, which outlines the regional observance of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The letter includes the schedule of events and a list of resources. Read the full letter.