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
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.
- 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
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
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.