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
- Hymn suggestions — 2024–25: Series C and One-Year Series
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.
- Oct. 6 — Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
- Oct. 13 — Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
- Oct. 20 — Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
- Oct. 27 — Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost
- Oct. 31 — Reformation Day
- Nov. 1 — All Saints’ Day
- Nov. 3 — Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost
- Nov. 10 — Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost
- Nov. 17 — Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost
- Nov. 24 — Last Sunday of the Church Year
- Nov. 28 — Thanksgiving Day
One-Year Series — 2023–24
- Oct. 6 — Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
- Oct. 13 — Twentieth Sunday after Trinity
- Oct. 20 — Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity
- Oct. 27 — Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity
- Oct. 31 — Reformation Day
- Nov. 1 — All Saints’ Day
- Nov. 3 — Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity
- Nov. 10 — Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity
- Nov. 17 — Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity
- Nov. 24 — Last Sunday of the Church Year
- Nov. 28 — Thanksgiving Day
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.