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 is coming
- Midweek service suggestions, table devotions, media kit and other resources are available at lcms.org/advent.
2025-26 Church Year
- Hymn suggestions — Three-Year Series A and One-Year Series
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 — 2024–25
- Nov. 2 — All Saints’ Day (Observed)
- Nov. 27 — Thanksgiving Day
Three-Year Series A — 2025–26
- Nov. 30 — First Sunday in Advent
- Dec. 7 — Second Sunday in Advent
- Dec. 14 — Third Sunday in Advent
- Dec. 21 — Fourth Sunday in Advent
- Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve
- Dec. 25 — Christmas Day
- Dec. 28 — First Sunday after Christmas
- Dec. 28 — The Holy Innocents
- Dec. 31 — New Year’s Eve
One-Year Series — 2024–25
- Nov. 2 — Twentieth Sunday after Trinity
- Nov. 2 — All Saints’ Day (Observed)
- Nov. 9 — Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
- Nov. 16 — Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity
- Nov. 23 — Last Sunday of the Church Year
- Nov. 27 — Thanksgiving Day
One-Year Series — 2025–26
- Nov. 30 — First Sunday in Advent (Ad Te Levavi)
- Dec. 14 — Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete)
- Dec. 21 — Fourth Sunday in Advent (Rorate Coeli)
- Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve
- Dec. 25 — Christmas Day
- Dec. 28 — First Sunday after Christmas
- Dec. 28 — The Holy Innocents
- Dec. 31 — New Year’s Eve
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.