LCMS Worship — August-September 2023 resources

2024 Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music

Save the date: July 9-12, 2024, at Concordia University, Nebraska

Call for presentations: Submit a proposal for a session or workshop

Prayers of the Church

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.

Three-Year Series A — 2022–23

Aug. 6, 2023 — Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Aug. 13, 2023 — Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Aug. 20, 2023 — Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Aug. 27, 2023 — Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sept. 3, 2023 — Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sept. 10, 2023 — Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sept. 17, 2023 — Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sept. 24, 2023 — Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sept. 29, 2023 — St. Michael and All Angels

Archives

One-Year Series — 2022–23

Aug. 6, 2023 — Ninth Sunday after Trinity

Aug. 13, 2023 — Tenth Sunday after Trinity

Aug. 20, 2023 — Eleventh Sunday after Trinity

Aug. 27, 2023 — Twelfth Sunday after Trinity

Sept. 3, 2023 — Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity

Sept. 10, 2023 — Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity

Sept. 17, 2023 — Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity

Sept. 24, 2023 — Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity

Sept. 29, 2023 — St. Michael and All Angels

Archives

Church Year

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

Historic One-Year Series calendars

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 A — Nov. 27, 2022, to Nov. 26, 2023: First Sunday in Advent through Last Sunday of the Church Year

One-Year Series — Combined

Feasts, Festivals and Occasions — Combined

Archives

Lectionary Dates & Season Colors

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.

Sundays and Seasons

Feasts and Festivals

Commemorations

‘The Colors of the Liturgical Seasons’

Resources

Worship Planning

Hymn suggestions — Series A and One-Year Series

Service suggestions — Liturgy, psalms, readings, hymns and collects

Bulletin & Newsletter Items

Memory Verse Challenge

‘Pray For Us’ Calendars — Daily prayers for the church’s mission

‘Kids in the Divine Service’ — Bulletin insert series features Church Year, liturgy, sanctuary and general information

Bible Studies

‘The Word in Song’ — Hymn of the Day Bible studies

Luther’s ‘A Simple Way to Pray’ — Bible study by Rev. Dr. John W. Sias

Bible study archives