LCMS Worship — November-December 2024 resources

Featured Resources

Advent — Midweek service suggestions, a daily table grace and more

Advent and Christmas media kit — Customizable ads, social media shareables and more to publicize worship services

New Church Year — 2024–25 hymn suggestions

“God’s Mission Here” podcast — “Church Music and Spiritual Care” with Rev. Sean Daenzer and Cantor Paul Soulek

Prayers of the Church

Three-Year Series B — 2023–24

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod provides prayers for congregations to use in worship services. Both responsive and ektene prayer forms are provided for most days.

Nov. 1 — All Saints’ Day

Nov. 3 — Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Nov. 10 — Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Nov. 17 — Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Nov. 24 — Last Sunday of the Church Year

Nov. 28 — Thanksgiving Day

Three-Year Series C — 2024–25

Dec. 1 — First Sunday in Advent

Dec. 8 — Second Sunday in Advent

Dec. 15 — Third Sunday in Advent

Dec. 22 — Fourth Sunday in Advent

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve

Dec. 25 — Christmas Day

Dec. 29 — First Sunday after Christmas

Dec. 31 & Jan. 1 — Circumcision and Name of Jesus

Archives

One-Year Series — 2023–24

Nov. 1 — All Saints’ Day

Nov. 3 — Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity

Nov. 10 — Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity

Nov. 17 — Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity

Nov. 24 — Last Sunday of the Church Year

Nov. 28 — Thanksgiving Day

One-Year Series — 2024–25

Dec. 1 — First Sunday in Advent (Ad Te Levavi)

Dec. 8 — Second Sunday in Advent (Populus Zion)

Dec. 15 — Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete)

Dec. 22 — Fourth Sunday in Advent (Rorate Coeli)

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve

Dec. 25 — Christmas Day

Dec. 29 — First Sunday after Christmas

Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 — Circumcision and Name of Jesus

Archives

Church Year

The Church Year calendar is organized into three sections: Sundays and seasons, feasts and festivals, and commemorations. The seasons of the Church Year are marked by certain liturgical colors.

Lectionary Series

Scripture readings are arranged according to the church’s calendar and are intended to be read at weekly gatherings of God’s people.

Three-Year Series calendars — 2023–24 and 2024–25

Historic One-Year Series calendars — 2023–24 and 2024–25

Daily Lectionary

Collect of the Day

Lectionary Summaries

Synopses of Three-Year Series and One-Year Series readings are designed for worshipers to read in weekly Divine Service bulletins.

Three-Year Series B — Dec. 3, 2023, to Nov. 28, 2024: First Sunday in Advent through Thanksgiving Day

Three-Year Series C — Dec. 1, 2024, to Nov. 27, 2025: First Sunday in Advent through Thanksgiving Day

One-Year Series — Combined

Feasts, Festivals and Occasions — Combined

Archives

Resources

Stewardship

November feature — Stewardship isn’t easy

Bulletin blurbs and newsletter articles — New content is available each month for congregations to use in publications

Worship Planning & Bible Studies

Hymn suggestions — Series B and One-Year Series

Hymn suggestions — Series C and One-Year Series