LCMS Worship — October-November 2025 resources

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

Media kit — Three themes each with free, customizable resources

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. 5 — Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22)

Oct. 12 — Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23)

Oct. 19 — Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24)

Oct. 26 — Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 25)

Oct. 26 — Reformation Day (Observed)

Nov. 2 — Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 26C)

Nov. 2 — All Saints’ Day (Observed)

Nov. 9 — Twelfth Sunday after Trinity

Nov. 16 — Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 28C)

Nov. 23 — Last Sunday of the Church Year (Proper 29C)

Nov. 27 — Thanksgiving Day

Archives

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

Archives

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.

Three-Year Series calendars — 2024–25 and 2025–26

Historic One-Year Series calendars — 2024–25 and 2025–26

Daily Lectionary

Collect of the Day

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 C — Dec. 1, 2024, to Nov. 27, 2025: First Sunday in Advent through Thanksgiving Day

One-Year Series — Combined

Feasts, Festivals and Occasions — Combined

Archives

Resources

Stewardship

October feature — The Godly Activity of Work

Bulletin blurbs and newsletter articles — New content is available each month for congregations to use in publications

Worship Planning & Bible Studies

Hymn suggestions — Series C and One-Year Series

Bible studies — ‘The Word in Song’ on Hymns of the Day and Luther’s ‘A Simple Way to Pray’

Bulletin & Newsletter Items

Memory Verse Challenge

‘Pray For Us’ Calendars — Daily prayers for the church’s mission

‘Kids in the Divine Service’ — Bulletin insert series features Church Year, liturgy, sanctuary and general information

LCMS Worship

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