LCMS Worship — July-August 2024 resources

Featured Resources

Thanks for such a great gathering at the 2024 Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music. Want to continue learning about worship?

Watch for a conference recap in Reporter and at reporter.lcms.org.

Study the psalms through this new series of PDFs covering all 150 psalms.

Read the monthly worship column in The Lutheran Witness.

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.

July 7 — Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

July 14 — Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

July 21 — Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

July 28 — Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Aug. 4 — Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Aug. 11 — Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Aug. 18 — Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Aug. 25 — Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Archives

One-Year Series — 2023–24

July 7 — Sixth Sunday after Trinity

July 14 — Seventh Sunday after Trinity

July 21 — Eighth Sunday after Trinity

July 28 — Ninth Sunday after Trinity

Aug. 4 — Tenth Sunday after Trinity

Aug. 11 — Eleventh Sunday after Trinity

Aug. 18 — Twelfth Sunday after Trinity

Aug. 25 — Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity

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

One-Year Series — Combined

Feasts, Festivals and Occasions — Combined

Archives

Resources

Stewardship

July feature — Successful stewardship?

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