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SUMMARY:2026 Georgia March for Life
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Georgia March for Life is March 12\, 2026. The rally begins at 11:00am and the march at 12:00pm. Come out and join other Lutherans to witness to the sanctity of life.\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n 
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/2026-georgia-march-for-life/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Pro-life events
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SUMMARY:2026 Connecticut March for Life in Hartford
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Connecticut March for Life is Wednesday\, March 18\, 2026. The rally begins at the Capitol at 11:30pm and the march begins at 12:30pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/2026-connecticut-march-for-life-in-hartford/
LOCATION:Connecticut State Capitol\, 210 Capitol Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pro-life events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260319
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260323
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SUMMARY:YouthLead Training — March 2026
DESCRIPTION:LCMS Youth Ministry will host a YouthLead Training event Thursday\, March 19\, to Sunday\, March 22\, 2026 in the St. Louis suburb. \nYouthLead equips teens to develop and use their leadership skills as they serve Christ within their congregations and communities. \nThis year’s curriculum focus will be on apologetics\, including how to understand and share Scripture and the resurrection of Jesus. Along with learning to teach this curriculum\, we will lead youth in leadership skill development and building relationships with other young leaders. \nRegistration is closed\nEvent capacity is full for youth and adult leaders. If you are interested in attending\, join the waiting list by emailing LCMS Youth Ministry at youth.ministry@lcms.org. \nWho can attend Youthlead?\nAny high school youth who is an active member of an LCMS congregation and desires to be a leader along with adults who desire to mentor young leaders. \nIt is preferred that teens attend with an adult leader from their congregation\, although arrangements can be made for teens to come unaccompanied. \n \nWhat happens at a YouthLead Training event?\nYouthLead equips teens to develop and use their leadership skills as they serve Christ within their congregations and communities. \nThe annual training event is led by our teen Executive Team and gives teens the tools they need to mature in their faith\, become leaders in their congregations\, and reach out to their peers with the love of Christ. \nDownload flyer\n \n\nLCMS Youth Ministry\n\nlcms.org/youth\n\n\nyouth.ministry@lcms.org\n\n\n888-843-5267\n\n\nfacebook.com/LCMSyouth\n\n\nfacebook.com/lcmsgathering\n\n\ntwitter.com/LCMSyouth
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/youthlead-training-march-2026/
LOCATION:Pallottine Renewal Center: St. Louis\, 15270 Old Halls Ferry Road\, Florissant\, MO\, 63034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences & Workshops,Featured Events,Youth Ministry
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260319T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T201343
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SUMMARY:2026 Illinois Pro-Life March in Springfield
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Illinois Pro-Life March is Thursday\, March 19\, in Springfield. \nThe rally begins at 1 p.m. at the Lincoln Statue in front of the Illinois Capitol Building (401 S. 2nd St.; Springfield\, IL 62701). The march is at 2 p.m. \nWe look forward to seeing you as we witness to the sanctity of life. Check back soon for more information about the events for the day. \nRegister Now \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/2026-illinois-pro-life-march-in-springfield/
LOCATION:Springfield\, IL\, Springfield\, IL
CATEGORIES:Pro-life events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260320
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SUMMARY:FORO — Belize
DESCRIPTION:LCMS International Mission will host a FORO about mission work in Belize on March 20-22\, 2026. \nWhat is a FORO?\nA FORO — Spanish for “forum” — fosters relationships between missionaries serving on behalf of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) and mission partners. The meetings facilitate networking\, start conversations\, and focus resources to make disciples of all nations for generations to come. \nWhen do FOROs occur?\nOnce or twice a year\, LCMS missionaries meet with partners — people from churches\, organizations\, schools\, and partner churches — in their mission field. They discuss strategies to make disciples\, address community needs\, emphasize mutual listening\, and encourage shared decision-making. \nWhy are FOROs needed?\nMissionaries don’t only need funding and volunteers. Missionaries need relationships. They need support networks. They need people to walk with them\, pray with them\, listen to them\, learn from them\, and stand with them. FOROs help provide those relationships. \nTo learn more about FOROs\, visit international.lcms.org/foro. \n\nContact\nRev. Herb Burch\, LCMS Missionary \nherb.burch@lcms.org
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/foro-belize-march-2026/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Conferences & Workshops,FOROs,International Mission,Latin America & Caribbean
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T235959
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SUMMARY:Annunciation of our Lord
DESCRIPTION:The Annunciation of our Lord will be observed on March 25. The Annunciation commemorates the visit of the angel Gabriel to the blessed Virgin Mary\, announcing that the eternal Son of God would take up human flesh in her womb and\, in accordance with Isaiah’s prophecy\, be born of a virgin. \n\n\n\nHis message declared that God showed undeserved kindness to Mary and\, by faith in His Word\, Christ was conceived in her. In this way\, she is a godly example of faith for us also — how a Christian hears the Words and promises of God and says\, “Behold\, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38). \n\n\n\nThe Annunciation is appointed for March 25\, from which date Christmas came to be observed as the birth of Christ (nine months later). When the Annunciation falls in Passiontide\, Holy Week or Easter\, it is observed at another time. \n\n\n\nIf you are homebound\, traveling\, or otherwise unable to attend a service in person\, KFUO Radio airs worship services throughout the church year. Visit KFUO.org to view the schedule and listen to services. \n\n\n\n\nFind a church near me\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiturgical color for the Annunciation\n\n\n\nWhite\, the color of purity and completeness\, adorns the altar to commemorate the Annunciation of Our Lord. In His light we see light\, and by Him “though our sins be as scarlet\, they shall be white as snow.” Christ’s incarnation and His resurrection\, His Gospel and its message to all nations are cause for our rejoicing. His purity before His Father becomes our purity. White reinforces this message of joy. \n\n\n\nWhite is also the appointed color for the 12 days of Christmas\, Epiphany (Jan. 6) and the first Sunday following it\, which is observed as the Baptism of Our Lord. It is also the color for Easter. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Year Series and One-Year Series\n\n\n\nScripture readings\n\n\n\n\nIsaiah 7:10–14\n\n\n\nHebrews 10:4–10\n\n\n\nLuke 1:26–38\n\n\n\n\nLectionary summary\n\n\n\nIncarnate by the Holy Spirit\, Born of the Virgin Mary and Made Man\n\n\n\n“It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins” (Heb. 10:4). But “nothing will be impossible with God” (Luke 1:37). He opens ears to hear and wombs to conceive. “Let it be to me according to your word\,” says St. Mary (Luke 1:38). The Most High who once dwelt in the tabernacle comes to overshadow Mary\, who believes the angel’s “annunciation” (Luke 1:35). “The virgin shall conceive and bear a son\, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). In Jesus Christ\, God is with us — even from the moment of His conception. This miracle\, that Mary should become the mother of God\, will be a sign against the proud in Israel; it is the fulfillment of the prophecies of Isaiah and David. “I delight to do your will\, O my God\,” says Christ (Psalm 40:8). From Mary’s flesh\, the Most High has prepared a body for His Son (Heb. 10:5)\, a body to be offered “once for all” as the sacrifice that alone takes away sins and gives a righteousness apart from the Law (Heb. 10:10). Through His conception\, life and death\, we have been sanctified. God favors us in this child. And like the blessed Virgin Mary\, blessed “are those who hear the word of God and keep it” (Luke 11:28). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLCMS Worship\n\n\n\n\nlcms.org/worship\n\n\n\nWorship planning resources\n\n\n\nSubscribe to monthly resources email\n\n\n\n\n\nFind a church near me
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/annunciation-of-our-lord-2/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Church Year
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SUMMARY:LCMS Pastoral Formation Committee Listening Sessions — East-Southeast Region
DESCRIPTION:The Pastoral Formation Committee (PFC) is excited to be hosting Listening Sessions in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) East-Southeast Region on March 26 and 27. Our hope is to engage in a fruitful discussion about how the LCMS is forming faithful pastors to meet the current and future demands of the holy ministry. \n\n\n\nThe panel will include the two seminary presidents — the Rev. Dr. Thomas Egger (St. Louis) and the Rev. Dr. Jon Bruss (Fort Wayne) — along with the Rev. Dan Galchutt\, LCMS interim chief mission officer\, and the Rev. Dr. James Baneck\, executive director of LCMS Pastoral Education. \n\n\n\nWe are hoping for a healthy conversation as we answer questions and share insights and information. To that end\, we are grateful to you for sharing information about the session with your congregation. District staff\, pastors\, commissioned workers and laity are invited to attend. \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\nLCMS East-Southeast Region \n\n\n\n\nThursday\, March 26\, 1–4 p.m. — The Lutheran Church of St. Andrew\, Silver Spring\, Md.\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, March 27\, 1–4 p.m. — Christ the King Lutheran Church\, Orlando\, Fla.\n\n\n\n\nBulletin Insert\n\n\n\n\nLCMS East-Southeast Region — March 26-27\n\n\n\n\nBulletin Blurb\n\n\n\nShare in your Sunday Bulletin: \n\n\n\nHave questions about how the LCMS is forming faithful pastors to meet the current and future demands of the holy ministry? Come and talk to the LCMS Pastoral Formation Committee\, which includes the two seminary presidents\, at the Listening Session hosted at [Congregation] on [Day\, Date\, Time]. \n\n\n\nSocial Media\n\n\n\nShare graphic and caption on your congregation’s social media: \n\n\n\n\nThe LCMS Pastoral Formation Committee will soon hold two Listening Sessions in the LCMS [Region]\, sharing information and insights about forming faithful pastors to meet the present and future needs of the LCMS. \n\n\n\nBring your questions and join the discussion with both seminary presidents — the Rev. Dr. Jon Bruss (Fort Wayne) and the Rev. Dr. Thomas Egger (St. Louis) — along with the Rev. Dan Galchutt\, LCMS interim chief mission officer\, and the Rev. Dr. James Baneck\, LCMS executive director of Pastoral Education. We’re looking forward to a fruitful discussion! \n\n\n\nThe Listening Sessions will take place: \n\n\n\n[List the relevant information from above on the session(s) nearest you] \n\n\n\n\n\nDownload graphic\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPastoral Formation Listening Sessions\n\n\n\nThe LCMS Pastoral Formation Committee will be hosting Listening Sessions in all five LCMS Regions. The West-Southwest Region sessions will be on June 13 and 15. Dates and details for listening sessions in the LCMS Central\, Great Plains and Great Lakes Regions coming soon. \n\n\n\n\nView schedule
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/pastoral-formation-committee-listening-sessions-east-southeast-region/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Conferences & Workshops,Featured Events,Pastoral Formation Listening Sessions
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SUMMARY:Palm Sunday
DESCRIPTION:Palm Sunday\, also known as the Sunday of the Passion\, will be commemorated on Sunday\, April 13\, 2025. \n\n\n\nTo attend a Palm Sunday service\, visit locator.lcms.org/church to find a local Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod congregation. Enter your zip code and click “Search” to see a list of area churches\, service times\, and contact information. \n\n\n\nIf you are homebound\, traveling\, or otherwise unable to attend a service in person\, KFUO Radio airs worship services throughout the church year. Visit KFUO.org to view the schedule and listen to services. \n\n\n\n\nFind a church near me\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiturgical color for Palm Sunday\n\n\n\nScarlet will adorn the altar on Palm Sunday through Maundy Thursday. It is a color worth investing in because it stands in contrast to the traditional red that is used on Festival Sundays. Scarlet’s use during the somber days of Holy Week help to offer a different message. As the Manual on the Liturgy points out\, “scarlet is a color anciently associated with the passion … the color of blood” (p. 25). Violet may also be used where Scarlet vestments are not present. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScripture readings for Palm Sunday\n\n\n\nThree-Year Series A Lectionary\n\n\n\n\nJohn 12:12–19 (Procession)\n\n\n\nIsaiah 50:4-9a\n\n\n\nPsalm 118:19–29 or Psalm 31:9–16\n\n\n\nPhilippians 2:5–11\n\n\n\nMatthew 26:1—27:66 or Matthew 27:11-66 or John 12:20-43\n\n\n\n\nLectionary summary\n\n\n\nNow Is the Hour When the Son of Man Is Glorified\n\n\n\n“Fear not\, daughter of Zion; behold\, your king is coming.” He comes in gentle humility\, “sitting on a donkey’s colt\,” yet also as the King of Israel “in the name of the Lord” (John 12:13\, 15). His royal glory is faithful obedience and self-sacrificing service “to the point of death\, even death on a cross” (Phil. 2:8). The love of God is manifested in the cross and Passion of His Son for the salvation of sinners. Since He has borne our sins and suffered our death\, “God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name” (Phil. 2:9)\, and He exalts us in His resurrection. Our Lord did not hide His face “from disgrace and spitting” (Is. 50:6)\, but He trusted His God and Father\, who raised Him from death and the grave and exalted Him to His right hand. This same King Jesus now comes to us in gentle humility in His Supper\, where He feeds us with His body and cleanses and covers us with His blood\, so that “after his resurrection” we also shall rise and enter the holy city (Matt. 27:52–53). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne-Year Series Lectionary\n\n\n\n\nMatthew 21:1–9 (Procession) or John 12:12–19 (Procession)\n\n\n\nZechariah 9:9–12\n\n\n\nPsalm 118:19–29 or Psalm 31:9–16\n\n\n\nPhilippians 2:5–11\n\n\n\nMatthew 26:1—27:66 or Matthew 27:11–54\n\n\n\n\nLectionary summary\n\n\n\nThe Cross and Passion of Our Lord Are the Hour of His Glory\n\n\n\n“Behold\, your King is coming to you . . . humble and mounted on a donkey” (Zech. 9:9–12; Mt. 21:1–9). Our Lord rides in this humble fashion because He is entering Jerusalem to humble Himself even to the point of death on a cross (Phil. 2:5–11). His kingly crown will not be made of gold but of thorns\, the sign of sin’s curse. For His royal reign is displayed in bearing this curse for His people\, saving us from our enemies by sacrificing His own life. The sinless One takes the place of the sinner so that the sinner can be freed and bear the name “Barabbas\,” “son of the Father” (Matthew 26 and 27). It is at the name of this exalted Savior\, Jesus\, that we bow in humble faith. With the centurion who declared\, “Truly this was the Son of God!” (Mt. 27:54)\, we are also given to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the glory of God the Father (Phil. 2:11). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLCMS Worship\n\n\n\n\nlcms.org/worship\n\n\n\nWorship planning resources\n\n\n\nSubscribe to monthly resources email\n\n\n\n\n\nFind a church near me
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/palm-sunday-series-a-and-one-year-series/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Church Year
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260402T235959
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SUMMARY:Holy (Maundy) Thursday
DESCRIPTION:Maundy Thursday\, also known as Holy Thursday\, will be commemorated on Thursday\, April 2\, 2026. \n\n\n\nTo attend a Maundy Thursday service\, visit locator.lcms.org/church to find a local Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod congregation. Enter your zip code and click “Search” to see a list of area churches\, service times\, and contact information. \n\n\n\nIf you are homebound\, traveling\, or otherwise unable to attend a service in person\, KFUO Radio airs worship services throughout the church year. Visit KFUO.org to view the schedule and listen to services. \n\n\n\n\nFind a church near me\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiturgical colors for Holy (Maundy) Thursday\n\n\n\nScarlet will adorn the altar on Palm Sunday through Maundy Thursday. It is a color worth investing in because it stands in contrast to the traditional red that is used on Festival Sundays. Scarlet’s use during the somber days of Holy Week help to offer a different message. As the Manual on the Liturgy points out\, “scarlet is a color anciently associated with the passion … the color of blood” (p. 25). \n\n\n\nViolet may also be used where scarlet vestments are not present. In some places\, white may also be used indicating that this is a high feast of Christ who instituted the Blessed Sacrament on this night. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Year Series A\n\n\n\nScripture readings\n\n\n\n\nExodus 24:3–11 or Exodus 12:1-14\n\n\n\nPsalm 116:12-19\n\n\n\nHebrews 9:11–22 or 1 Corinthians 11:23-32\n\n\n\nMatthew 26:17–30 or John 13:1-17\, 31b-35\n\n\n\n\nLectionary summary\n\n\n\nLet Us Love One Another\, as Christ Jesus Has Loved Us and Loves Us to the End\n\n\n\n“The LORD’s Passover” (Ex. 12:11) and “the blood of the covenant” at Mount Sinai (Ex. 24:8) foreshow the Lord’s Supper. The blood of Jesus Christ\, the Lamb of God\, now covers us\, and we keep His Supper “as a feast to the LORD” (Ex. 12:14). In Him\, we see “the God of Israel” (Ex. 24:10)\, and yet He does not lay His hand on us to punish us\, but from His hand we eat and drink in peace. As our High Priest\, He “entered once for all into the holy places … by means of his own blood\, thus securing an eternal redemption” (Heb. 9:12). He shed His own blood in order to “purify our conscience” and bring us before His God and Father “without blemish” (Heb. 9:14). The holy apostles received this New Testament in His blood from the Lord Jesus “on the night when he was betrayed\,” and they delivered the same to His Church\, which we also now receive in the name and remembrance of Christ (1 Cor. 11:23–26; Matt. 26:26–28). He has “loved his own who were in the world\,” and He loves us “to the end” (John 13:1); therefore\, let us also “love one another” (John 13:34). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne-Year Series\n\n\n\nScripture readings\n\n\n\n\nExodus 12:1–14 or Exodus 24:3–11\n\n\n\nPsalm 116:12-19\n\n\n\n1 Corinthians 11:23–32\n\n\n\nJohn 13:1–15 (34–35)\n\n\n\n\nLectionary summary\n\n\n\nLet Us Love One Another\, as Christ Jesus Has Loved Us\n\n\n\n“For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup\, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes” (1 Cor. 11:26). By eating His body and drinking His blood\, we proclaim to all the world that Jesus is\, indeed\, our Passover Lamb (Ex. 12:1–14)\, who was sacrificed for us on Calvary. In Christ\, the Lord remembers us in mercy and remembers our sin no more; He forgives us all our iniquity. With such love\, he “loved His own who were in the world\,” and even loves us “to the end” (John 13:1). As He washes us and feeds us in love\, let us love one another\, just as He has loved us (John 13:34). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLCMS Worship\n\n\n\n\nlcms.org/worship\n\n\n\nWorship planning resources\n\n\n\nSubscribe to monthly resources email\n\n\n\n\n\nFind a church near me
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/maundy-thursday-three-year-series-a-and-one-year-series/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Church Year
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SUMMARY:Good Friday
DESCRIPTION:Good Friday will be commemorated on Friday\, April 3\, 2026. \n\n\n\nOn this day\, we remember when Jesus\, the Lamb of God\, was led to the slaughter of His cross as the Sacrifice of Atonement for the sin of the world. \n\n\n\nTo attend a Good Friday service\, visit locator.lcms.org/church to find a local Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod congregation. Enter your zip code and click “Search” to see a list of area churches\, service times\, and contact information. \n\n\n\nIf you are homebound\, traveling\, or otherwise unable to attend a service in person\, KFUO Radio airs worship services throughout the church year. Visit KFUO.org to view the schedule and listen to services. \n\n\n\n\nFind a church near me\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiturgical color for Good Friday\n\n\n\nThe altar will be adorned with black. The calendar calls for its use only twice — Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. There’s no mistaking the message that this sober color gives. Black is the absence of light. Good Friday\, or Black Friday in combination with Ash Wednesday\, calls for sober reflection on the cost of our redemption. \n\n\n\nWithout Christ’s sacrifice on the day the sky turned dark and hid the light of the sun\, there would be no bright Light of Christ to live in\, nor new life in Christ to enjoy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Year Series A\n\n\n\nScripture readings\n\n\n\n\nIsaiah 52:13-53:12\n\n\n\nPsalm 22 or Psalm 31\n\n\n\nHebrews 4:14-16; 5:7–9\n\n\n\nJohn 18:1-19:42 or John 19:17-30\n\n\n\n\nLectionary summary\n\n\n\nBehold the Lamb of God\, Who Takes Away the Sin of the World\n\n\n\nJesus\, the Lamb of God\, is led to the slaughter of His cross as the Sacrifice of Atonement for the sin of the world. “Despised and rejected by men\, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief” (Is. 53:3)\, He is the righteous Servant who justifies many by His innocent suffering and death. He bears our griefs and sorrows; He is wounded for our transgressions; He is crushed for our iniquities; He suffers our chastisement; “and with his wounds we are healed” (Is. 53:4–5). As the Son of God\, He fulfills the Law for us in human flesh\, and so fulfills the Scriptures (John 19:7\, 24). In perfect faith and faithfulness\, He shares all our weaknesses and temptations\, “yet without sin” (Heb. 4:15). As our merciful High Priest\, He brings us to the Father in peace\, “makes intercession for the transgressors” (Is. 53:12)\, and joins our prayers to His own\, so that we are heard “because of his reverence” (Heb. 5:7). From His cross\, He gives us His Spirit (John 19:30)\, washes us with water from His side\, and covers us with His blood (John 19:34). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne-Year Series\n\n\n\nScripture readings\n\n\n\n\nIsaiah 52:13–53:12\n\n\n\nPsalm 22 or Psalm 31\n\n\n\n2 Corinthians 5:14-21\n\n\n\nJohn 18:1–19:42\n\n\n\n\nLectionary summary\n\n\n\nBehold the Lamb of God\, Who Takes Away the Sin of the World\n\n\n\nJesus\, the Lamb of God\, is led to the slaughter of His cross as the sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the world. “Despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows\, and acquainted with grief” (Is. 53:3)\, He is the righteous Servant who justifies many by His innocent suffering and death. He bears our griefs and carries our sorrows; He is wounded for our transgressions; He is crushed for our iniquities; He suffers our chastisement\, so that “with His stripes we are healed” (Is. 53:4–5). As the Son of God\, He fulfills the Law for us in human flesh\, and so fulfills the Scriptures (John 19:7\, 24). For in Christ\, “God was reconciling the whole world to Himself\, not counting their trespasses against them” (2 Cor. 5:19). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLCMS Worship\n\n\n\n\nlcms.org/worship\n\n\n\nWorship planning resources\n\n\n\nSubscribe to monthly resources email\n\n\n\n\n\nFind a church near me
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/good-friday-series-a-and-one-year-series/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Church Year
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SUMMARY:Easter
DESCRIPTION:Easter — the Resurrection of Our Lord — will be celebrated on Sunday\, April 5\, 2026. \n\n\n\nBy the shed blood of Christ\, eternal death has passed over us\, and now we pass with Christ through death into life everlasting. For Christ the crucified One is risen! \n\n\n\nTo attend an Easter service\, visit locator.lcms.org/church to find a local Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod congregation. Enter your zip code and click “Search” to see a list of area churches\, service times\, and contact information. \n\n\n\nIf you are homebound\, traveling\, or otherwise unable to attend a service in person\, KFUO Radio airs worship services throughout the church year. Visit KFUO.org to view the schedule and listen to services. \n\n\n\n\nFind a church near me\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiturgical colors for Easter\n\n\n\nThe altar will be adorned with white\, which is the color of purity and completeness and the color for all major feasts of Christ. The theme for the “great fifty days” of Easter is supported by the use of white. This color\, used primarily during these Sundays\, assists in bearing the message that “though your sins be as scarlet\, they shall be white as snow.” Christ’s triumph from the grave on Resurrection day is the cause for our rejoicing. His purity before his Father becomes our purity. White reinforces that message of joy. \n\n\n\nGold may also be used for Easter Sunday and major feasts of Christ. Gold represents value and worth. The golden festival of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the event that gives our lives meaning and worth. He is worthy of our praise as we adorn his altar with the color of splendor. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Year Series A\n\n\n\nScripture readings\n\n\n\n\nActs 10:34–43 or Jeremiah 31:1–6\n\n\n\nPsalm 16\n\n\n\nColossians 3:1–4\n\n\n\nMatthew 28:1–10\n\n\n\n\nLectionary summary\n\n\n\nThe Victory of Christ Crucified Is Given to You in the Preaching of His Resurrection\n\n\n\nEvery Sunday is the Lord’s day\, the day of His resurrection\, “after the Sabbath\, toward the dawn of the first day of the week” (Matt. 28:1). In the Divine Service\, the Church enters upon the eternal “eighth day.” The Lord Jesus\, “who was crucified\,” who “has risen\, as he said” (Matt. 28:5–6)\, is the firstborn from the dead and the firstfruits of the new creation. Because “you have died” with Him in Holy Baptism\, “you have been raised with Christ” and “your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Col. 3:1\, 3). The Lord Jesus has become our God\, as surely as He is “the God of all the clans of Israel\,” and we now belong to His people (Jer. 31:1). In this\, He “shows no partiality” (Acts 10:34)\, but “everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name” (Acts 10:43). As “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power” and “raised him on the third day\,” He also raises us up and pours out His Spirit upon us through the Gospel (Acts 10:38\, 40). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne-Year Series\n\n\n\nScripture readings\n\n\n\n\nJob 19:23–27\n\n\n\nPsalm 118:15-29\n\n\n\n1 Corinthians 5:6–8 or 1 Corinthians 15:51–57\n\n\n\nMark 16:1–8\n\n\n\n\nLectionary summary\n\n\n\nChrist’s Resurrection Means That We Will One Day Be Raised\n\n\n\n“Christ\, our Passover lamb\, has been sacrificed” (1 Cor. 5:7). By the shed blood of Christ\, the Lamb of God\, eternal death has passed over us. Now we pass with Christ through death into life everlasting. For Christ the crucified One is risen! The stone has been rolled away from the tomb\, revealing that the tomb could not hold Him (Mark 16:1–8). Now our Redeemer lives eternally to save us from sin and Satan and the grave\, and we can live in the sure hope of our own bodily resurrection with Christ. “After my skin has been thus destroyed\, yet in my flesh I shall see God” (Job 19:26). Feasting on the living Christ\, who is our meat and drink indeed\, we boldly say: “O death\, where is your victory? O death\, where is your sting? . . . But thanks be to God\, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Cor. 15:54–55\, 57). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLCMS Worship\n\n\n\n\nlcms.org/worship\n\n\n\nWorship planning resources\n\n\n\nSubscribe to monthly resources email\n\n\n\n\n\nFind a church near me
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/easter-series-a-and-one-year-series/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Church Year
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SUMMARY:FORO — Eritrea
DESCRIPTION:LCMS International Mission will host a FORO about mission work in Eritrea on April 7-10\, 2026\, in Nairobi\, Kenya. The gathering includes the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Eritrea. \nWhat is a FORO?\nA FORO — Spanish for “forum” — fosters relationships between missionaries serving on behalf of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) and mission partners. The meetings facilitate networking\, start conversations and focus resources to make disciples of all nations for generations to come. \nWhen do FOROs occur?\nOnce or twice a year\, LCMS missionaries meet with partners — people from churches\, organizations\, schools and partner churches — in their mission field. They discuss strategies to make disciples and address community needs\, emphasizing mutual listening and shared decision-making. \nWhy are FOROs needed?\nMissionaries don’t only need funding and volunteers. Missionaries need relationships. They need support networks. They need people to walk with them\, pray with them\, listen to them\, learn from them and stand with them. FOROs help provide those relationships. \nTo learn more about FOROs\, visit international.lcms.org/foro. \n\nContact\nRev. Shauen Trump\, Regional Director for Africa\nLCMS International Mission \nshauen.trump@lcms.org
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/foro-eritrea-april-2026/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Africa,Conferences & Workshops,FOROs,International Mission
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