LCMS Worship — October-November 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.

Featured Resources

Advent — Media kit, midweek service suggestions, a daily table grace and more

Hymn suggestions — 2024–25: Series C and One-Year Series

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.

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

Nov. 3 — Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Nov. 10 — Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Nov. 17 — Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Nov. 24 — Last Sunday of the Church Year

Nov. 28 — Thanksgiving Day

Archives

One-Year Series — 2023–24

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

Nov. 3 — Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity

Nov. 10 — Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity

Nov. 17 — Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity

Nov. 24 — Last Sunday of the Church Year

Nov. 28 — 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 — 2023–24 and 2024–25

Historic One-Year Series calendars — 2023–24 and 2024–25

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

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 — Compounding results

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

Worship Planning & Bible Studies

Hymn suggestions — Series B and One-Year Series

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

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