LCMS Board for International Mission meeting – Nov. 7-8, 2024
The LCMS Board for International Mission is scheduled to meet on Nov. 7-8, 2024, in St. Louis.
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Council of Presidents – November 2024 meeting
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Council of Presidents is scheduled to meet Nov. 11-13, 2024. The President, vice-presidents, and district presidents of the Synod comprise the 42-member Council of Presidents, which meets four times each year to provide opportunity for mutual counsel regarding the doctrine and administration of the Synod and to edify and support one […]
Board for National Mission – November 2024 meeting
The LCMS Board for National Mission is scheduled to meet on Thursday, November 14, and on Friday, November 15, 2024.
LCMS Board of Directors – November 2024 meeting
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on Nov. 22-23, 2024, in St. Louis.
First Sunday in Advent
The season of Advent focuses on the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and this first Sunday establishes this theme for the rest of the season.
LCMS Pastoral Colloquy – December 2024 meeting
LCMS International Center: St. Louis 1333 S. Kirkwood Road, St Louis, MOThe Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Colloquy Committee for the Pastoral Ministry (CCPM) is scheduled to meet on December 5-6, 2024, in St. Louis.
Second Sunday in Advent
Advent, a season of repentance, waiting and watching, looks forward in hope. Our Christian faith rests on the hope that Christ, who came in the flesh in history to accomplish our salvation, will also return in the same way to be our judge on the last day and bring us into eternal life.
Third Sunday in Advent
Advent, a season of repentance, waiting and watching, looks forward in hope. Our Christian faith rests on the hope that Christ, who came in the flesh in history to accomplish our salvation, will also return in the same way to be our judge on the last day and bring us into eternal life.
Fourth Sunday in Advent
The Fourth Sunday in Advent turns our attention toward the nativity of our Lord. With Mary, we await the coming of the Christ, her Son, conceived in her womb by the Spirit of God.
Christmas Eve
Heaven and earth rejoice this night because the glory of the holy Triune God is manifested in the human birth of “our great God and Savior Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13).
Christmas Day
The Festival of the Nativity of our Lord is the traditional way of saying Christmas Day, on which Christians celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus.
Epiphany
While Christmas focuses on the incarnation of our Lord — God becoming flesh — the season of Epiphany emphasizes the manifestation or self-revelation of God in that same flesh of Christ.