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The following notes include some connections between papers within a set and some connections to seasonal / cultural observances. 

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Set 8:
Part IV:

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Set 9:
Part IV:

The Feast of the Transfiguration is observed on August 6th.

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Set 10:
Part IV:

Three momentous events occurred in August:

The Birth of Jesus
August 21, 7 B.C. in Bethlehem

The six-week Sojourn on Mount Hermon
Mid-August through mid-September, A.D. 25

The Transfiguration
August 15, A.D. 29 on Mount Hermon

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Set 11:
Part IV: 

August 21st lands within Set 11, which includes the sojourn on Mount Hermon. 
December 25th lands within Set 29, which includes the Transfiguration on Mount Hermon.

Bestowal theme is found in 20:5-6 and 21:4

Sovereignty theme is found in 21:3 and 134:4 and 134:8

134:8.9  On an afternoon in late summer, amid the trees and in the silence of nature, Michael of Nebadon won the unquestioned sovereignty of his universe. ...

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Set 12:
Part IV:

The actual date of Jesus' baptism was January 14, A.D. 26  (see 135:8.6)

The end of August is a time of quiet transition.

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