LCMS Worship — January-February 2024 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.

Lent and Easter

Midweek Lenten service suggestions — Propers, prayers and hymns

Holy Week and Easter media kit — Advertise your congregation’s services with free social media shareables, graphics, op-ed and more

Monthly Stewardship Resources

January feature — ‘Stewardship hedgehogs’

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

2024 Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music

July 9-12, 2024, at Concordia University, Nebraska — Learn more and register

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 B — 2023–24

Jan. 1, 2024 — Circumcision and Name of Jesus

Jan. 6, 2024 — The Epiphany of Our Lord

Jan. 7, 2024 — The Baptism of Our Lord

Jan. 14, 2024 — Second Sunday after the Epiphany

Jan. 21, 2024 — Third Sunday after the Epiphany

Jan. 28, 2024 — Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

Feb. 4, 2024 — Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

Feb. 11, 2024 — The Transfiguration of Our Lord

Feb. 14, 2024 — Ash Wednesday

Feb. 18, 2024 — First Sunday in Lent

Feb. 25, 2024 — Second Sunday in Lent

Archives

One-Year Series — 2023–24

Jan. 1, 2024 — Circumcision and Name of Jesus

Jan. 6, 2024 — The Epiphany of Our Lord

Jan. 7, 2024 — The Baptism of Our Lord

Jan. 7, 2024 — First Sunday after the Epiphany

Jan. 14, 2024 — Second Sunday after the Epiphany

Jan. 21, 2024 — The Transfiguration of Our Lord

Jan. 28, 2024 — Septuagesima

Feb. 4, 2024 — Sexagesima

Feb. 11, 2024 — Quinquagesima

Feb. 14, 2024 — Ash Wednesday

Feb. 18, 2024 — First Sunday in Lent (Invocabit)

Feb. 25, 2024 — Second Sunday in Lent (Reminiscere)

Archives

Church Year

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

Historic One-Year Series calendars

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 B — Dec. 3, 2023, to Nov. 28, 2024: First Sunday in Advent through Thanksgiving Day

One-Year Series — Combined

Feasts, Festivals and Occasions — Combined

Archives

Lectionary Dates & Season Colors

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.

Sundays and Seasons

Feasts and Festivals

Commemorations

‘The Colors of the Liturgical Seasons’

Resources

Stewardship

January feature — ‘Stewardship hedgehogs’

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

Worship Planning

Hymn suggestions — Series B and One-Year Series

Service suggestions — Liturgy, psalms, readings, hymns and collects

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

Bible Studies

‘The Word in Song’ — Hymn of the Day Bible studies

Luther’s ‘A Simple Way to Pray’ — Bible study by Rev. Dr. John W. Sias

Bible study archives

LCMS Worship

lcms.org/worship

Worship planning resources

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