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.
Lent and Easter
- Midweek Lenten service suggestions — Propers, prayers and hymns
- Holy Week and Easter media kit — Advertise your congregation’s services with free social media shareables, graphics, op-ed and more
Monthly Stewardship Resources
- January feature — ‘Stewardship hedgehogs’
- Bulletin blurbs and newsletter articles — New content is available each month for congregations to use in publications
2024 Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music
- July 9-12, 2024, at Concordia University, Nebraska — Learn more and register
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 B — 2023–24
- Jan. 1, 2024 — Circumcision and Name of Jesus
- Jan. 6, 2024 — The Epiphany of Our Lord
- Jan. 7, 2024 — The Baptism of Our Lord
- Jan. 14, 2024 — Second Sunday after the Epiphany
- Jan. 21, 2024 — Third Sunday after the Epiphany
- Jan. 28, 2024 — Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
- Feb. 4, 2024 — Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
- Feb. 11, 2024 — The Transfiguration of Our Lord
- Feb. 14, 2024 — Ash Wednesday
- Feb. 18, 2024 — First Sunday in Lent
- Feb. 25, 2024 — Second Sunday in Lent
One-Year Series — 2023–24
- Jan. 1, 2024 — Circumcision and Name of Jesus
- Jan. 6, 2024 — The Epiphany of Our Lord
- Jan. 7, 2024 — The Baptism of Our Lord
- Jan. 7, 2024 — First Sunday after the Epiphany
- Jan. 14, 2024 — Second Sunday after the Epiphany
- Jan. 21, 2024 — The Transfiguration of Our Lord
- Jan. 28, 2024 — Septuagesima
- Feb. 4, 2024 — Sexagesima
- Feb. 11, 2024 — Quinquagesima
- Feb. 14, 2024 — Ash Wednesday
- Feb. 18, 2024 — First Sunday in Lent (Invocabit)
- Feb. 25, 2024 — Second Sunday in Lent (Reminiscere)
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.
Lectionary Summaries
Synopses of Three-Year Series and One-Year Series readings are designed for worshipers to read in weekly Divine Service bulletins.
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.