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
- Advent midweek service suggestions — Liturgy, psalms, readings and hymns for congregations
- 2024 Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music — Articles, interviews and memories from the conference
- LCMS church musician coalition — Survey to help us get to know you
- The Lutheran Witness — Monthly worship column in print edition
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.
- Sept. 1 — Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- Sept. 8 — Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- Sept. 15 — Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
- Sept. 22 — Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- Sept. 29 — St. Michael and All Angels
- 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
One-Year Series — 2023–24
- Sept. 1 — Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
- Sept. 8 — Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
- Sept. 15 — Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
- Sept. 22 — Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
- Sept. 29 — St. Michael and All Angels after Trinity
- 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
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.