LCMS Worship — June-July 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.

2024 Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music

Concordia University, Nebraska, Seward, Neb.

Registration is closed. Limited walk-in registration is available on July 9. Services at the Institute will be livestreamed July 9–12.

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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.

June 2 — Second Sunday after Pentecost

June 9 — Third Sunday after Pentecost

June 16 — Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

June 23 — Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

June 30 — Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

July 7 — Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

July 14 — Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

July 21 — Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

July 28 — Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

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One-Year Series — 2023–24

June 2 — First Sunday after Trinity

June 9 — Second Sunday after Trinity

June 16 — Third Sunday after Trinity

June 23 — Fourth Sunday after Trinity

June 30 — Fifth Sunday after Trinity

July 7 — Sixth Sunday after Trinity

July 14 — Seventh Sunday after Trinity

July 21 — Eighth Sunday after Trinity

July 28 — Ninth Sunday after Trinity

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

One-Year Series — Combined

Feasts, Festivals and Occasions — Combined

Archives

Resources

Stewardship

June feature — ‘Catechesis fixes everything’

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

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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