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.
2023-24 hymn suggestions
2023-24 Lectionary summaries
2024 Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music
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 A — 2022–23
- Oct. 1, 2023 — Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- Oct. 8, 2023 — Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- Oct. 15, 2023 — Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
- Oct. 22, 2023 — Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
- Nov. 5, 2023 — All Saints’ Day (observed)
- Nov. 12, 2023 — Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost
- Nov. 19, 2023 — Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost
- Nov. 23, 2023 — Day of Thanksgiving
- Nov. 26, 2023 — Last Sunday of the Church Year
One-Year Series — 2022–23
- Oct. 1, 2023 — Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
- Oct. 8, 2023 — Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
- Oct. 15, 2023 — Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
- Oct. 22, 2023 — Twentieth Sunday after Trinity
- Oct. 29, 2023 —
Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity
Reformation Day (observed)
- Nov. 5, 2023 — All Saints’ Day (observed)
- Nov. 12, 2023 — Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity
- Nov. 19, 2023 — Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity
- Nov. 23, 2023 — Day of Thanksgiving
- Nov. 26, 2023 — Last Sunday of the Church Year
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.
- Three-Year Series A — Nov. 27, 2022, to Nov. 26, 2023: First Sunday in Advent through Last Sunday of the Church Year
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.