The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod produces monthly worship planning resources, including Three-Year Series prayers, One-Year Series prayers, lectionary summaries, hymn suggestions and more.
Featured Resources
- 2024 Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music — Look back on articles, interviews and memories from the conference
- Psalm sheet series — Find studies, devotions and prayers for all 150 psalms
- LCMS church musician coalition — Help us get to know you as we assemble a coalition of LCMS church musicians
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.
- Aug. 4 — Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
- Aug. 11 — Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
- Aug. 18 — Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- Aug. 25 — Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- Sept. 1 — Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- Sept. 8 — Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- Sept. 15 — Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
- Sept. 22 — Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- Sept. 29 — St. Michael and All Angels
- Aug. 4 — Tenth Sunday after Trinity
- Aug. 11 — Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
- Aug. 18 — Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
- Aug. 25 — Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
- Sept. 1 — Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
- Sept. 8 — Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
- Sept. 15 — Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
- Sept. 22 — Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
- Sept. 29 — St. Michael and All Angels after Trinity
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.
Lectionary Summaries
Synopses of Three-Year Series and One-Year Series readings are designed for worshipers to read in weekly Divine Service bulletins.