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
- Hymn of the Day studies — ‘The Word in Song’
- Coming soon — Midweek service suggestions and home devotions on lcms.org/advent
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
- Oct. 26 — Reformation Day (Observed)
- Nov. 2 — All Saints’ Day (Observed)
- Nov. 27 — Thanksgiving Day
One-Year Series — 2024–25
- Oct. 5 — Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
- Oct. 12 — Sevententh Sunday after Trinity
- Oct. 19 — Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
- Oct. 26 — Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
- Oct. 26 — Reformation Day (Observed)
- 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
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.