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, MO

The 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 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.

LCMS SELC District Convention — 2025

Holy Cross Lutheran Church: Lake Mary, Fla. 960 Paul Hoyer Way, Lake Mary, FL

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s 2025 SELC District Convention is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 16, to Sunday, Jan. 16, in Lake Mary, Fla., at Holy Cross Lutheran Church.

LCMS North Dakota District Convention — 2025

The Grand Hotel: Minot, N.D. 1505 North Broadway, Minot, ND

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s 2025 North Dakota District Convention is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 19, to Wednesday, Jan. 22, in Minot, N.D., at The Grand Hotel.