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
- Prayer Service for Life — Watch the livestream on Nov. 30 or hold your own prayer service
- Advent resources — Customizable media kits, midweek Advent service suggestions, an Advent table grace and downloadable church art
- Pro-life prayers for government leaders — Collects and prayers for individual, church or school use
- ‘Worship Resources for Life Ministry’ — Suggestions for Scripture readings, psalms, prayers, hymns and sermons
- Liturgy Audio Collection — Audio files for the Proper Prefaces for Advent, Christmas and more
- New Church Year — Lectionary calendars for the 2021–2022 Church Year
- Worship planning — Hymn suggestions for the 2021–2022 Church Year
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 C
- Dec. 5, 2021 — Second Sunday in Advent
- Dec. 12, 2021 — Third Sunday in Advent
- Dec. 19, 2021 — Fourth Sunday in Advent
- Dec. 24, 2021 — Christmas Eve
- Dec. 25, 2021 — Christmas Day
- Dec. 26, 2021 — First Sunday after Christmas
- Dec. 26, 2021 — St. Stephen, Martyr
- Dec. 27, 2021 — St. John, Evangelist and Apostle
- Dec. 31, 2021 — New Year’s Eve (Recommended for New Year’s Eve Propers)
- Dec. 31, 2021 — Circumcision and Name of Jesus/New Year
- Archives
One-Year Series
- Dec. 5, 2021 — Second Sunday in Advent (Populus Zion)
- Dec. 12, 2021 — Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete)
- Dec. 19, 2021 — Fourth Sunday in Advent (Rorate Coeli)
- Dec. 24, 2021 — Christmas Eve
- Dec. 25, 2021 — Christmas Day
- Dec. 26, 2021 — First Sunday after Christmas
- Dec. 26, 2021 — St. Stephen, Martyr
- Dec. 27, 2021 — St. John, Evangelist and Apostle
- Dec. 31, 2021 — New Year’s Eve (Recommended for New Year’s Eve Propers)
- Dec. 31, 2021 — Circumcision and Name of Jesus/New Year
- Archives
Lectionaries
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 — Nov. 29, 2020, to Nov. 25, 2021: First Sunday in Advent through Thanksgiving Day
- Three-Year Series C — Nov. 28, 2021, to Nov. 24, 2022: First Sunday in Advent through Thanksgiving Day
- One-Year Series — Combined
- Feasts, Festivals and Occasions — Combined
- Archives
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.
Resources
Worship Planning
- Hymn suggestions — Series B and One-Year Series
- Hymn suggestions — Series C 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