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SUMMARY:2026 LCMS National Disaster Response and Training Conference
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 LCMS National Disaster Response and Training Conference will be held Wednesday\, Sept. 23\, through Friday\, Sept. 25\, at The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s International Center in St. Louis. \n\n\n\nMeeting under the theme “Equipped to Serve\,” attendees will learn how the church can respond in crisis situations with the physical and spiritual care that is so desperately needed by those affected. \n\n\n\nAttendees will also hear practical advice and guidance from pastors\, disaster response coordinators and others who have responded to significant disasters. \n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nPlease note that the conference shares a registration page with the Specialized Care Fall Conference\, which is happening at the same time. Certain sessions may overlap. \n\n\n\nTo sign up for the LCMS National Disaster Response and Training Conference\, select the “Disaster Response Conference” ticket option. \n\n\n\nRegistration\, which includes five meals\, is $75 per person. \n\n\n\nAttendees are responsible for their own lodging\, and hotel rooms are available at the Hilton St. Louis Airport at a discounted rate. \n\n\n\nThe conference schedule is tentative and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister online\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions?\n\n\n\nContact LCMS Disaster Response and Training at disaster@lcms.org for more information.
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/2026-lcms-national-disaster-response-and-training-conference/
LOCATION:LCMS International Center: St. Louis\, 1333 S. Kirkwood Road\, St Louis\, MO\, 63122\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 LCMS Specialized Care Fall Conference
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Specialized Care Fall Conference will be held Sept. 24–25\, in St. Louis at the LCMS International Center and online. The conference will begin at 8:45 a.m. on Sept. 24 and conclude at 12 p.m. on Sept. 25. \n\n\n\nThose currently serving in Specialized Care contexts and those interested in learning more about this ministry are welcome to attend\, either in-person or online. \n\n\n\nThe conference will include presentations on a variety of topics related to Specialized Care\, opportunities to share experiences and insights\, and the announcement of some exciting updates for our Specialized Care workers. \n\n\n\nFeatured presenters include: \n\n\n\n\nDeaconess Dr. Tiffany Manor\, managing director of LCMS National Mission\n\n\n\n\n\nRev. Monte Haun\, chaplain at EverTrue (formerly Lutheran Senior Services)\n\n\n\n\n\nRev. Dr. Heath Trampe\, director of LCMS Discipleship Ministry\n\n\n\n\n\nRev. Dr. Brian R. Heller\, manager of mercy training\, LCMS National Mission\n\n\n\n\n\nRev. Stephen Heimer\, director of LCMS All Nations Ministry\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nPlease note that the Specialized Care Fall Conference shares a registration page with the Disaster Response Fall Conference\, which is happening at the same time. Certain sessions may overlap. \n\n\n\nTo sign up for the Specialized Care Conference\, make sure to select one of the “Specialized Care Conference” ticket options (online or in-person).  \n\n\n\nThe cost of in-person attendance is $50\, online attendance is $25. Space is limited for both in-person and online registration. \n\n\n\nSpecialized Care Endorsed Workers will not pay a registration fee. They should contact Specialized Care for more information at SpecializedCare@lcms.org. \n\n\n\nThe conference schedule is tentative and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister online\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions?\n\n\n\nContact LCMS Specialized Spiritual Care Ministry at SpecializedCare@lcms.org for more information about the conference.
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/2026-specialized-care-fall-conference/
LOCATION:LCMS International Center: St. Louis\, 1333 S. Kirkwood Road\, St Louis\, MO\, 63122\, United States
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SUMMARY:Reformation Day
DESCRIPTION:Reformation Day is commemorated on Oct. 31 each year. LCMS congregations may hold special services on Oct. 31 and/or on the preceding or following Sunday. \nTo attend a 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. \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. \nFind church near me \n\nAbout the Protestant Reformation\nMore than 500 years ago\, the Protestant Reformation brought the church’s focus back to God’s free gift of salvation in Jesus Christ. \nOn Oct. 31\, 1517\, Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses — the “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences” — to the church door in a small city called Wittenberg\, Germany. This event ignited the Protestant Reformation\, and thus the Lutheran church officially commemorates this important anniversary on Oct. 31. \nAs you and your congregation prepare to celebrate this year\, you are invited to use a variety of resources that highlight the history\, theology\, and continued effects of the Reformation today. \nThe Reformation was\, first and foremost\, all about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It was then\, and it still is now. The task of reformation never ends. Every person\, in every generation\, needs to hear the Good News of their Savior from sin and eternal death. \nView Reformation resources \n\nLiturgical color for Reformation Day\nThe altar will be adorned with the festive color of red. \n\nThree-Year Series and One-Year Series\nScripture readings\n\nPsalm 46\n\n\nRevelation 14:6–7\n\n\nRomans 3:19–28\n\n\nJohn 8:31–36 or Matthew 11:12–19\n\nLectionary summary\nThe Son of God Has Set Us Free from Sin and Death by His Grace\n“Wisdom is justified by her deeds” (Matt. 11:19)\, and the true Wisdom of God\, Christ Jesus\, the incarnate Son\, has justified us by His deeds. He prepares His way by the preaching of repentance\, but He has suffered the violence of the Law and voluntarily handed Himself over to violent men\, that we might eat and drink with Him in His Kingdom and “remain in the house forever” (John 8:35). He is “a friend of tax collectors and sinners” (Matt. 11:18–19)\, and He has rescued us by His grace from the slavery of sin and death. By the proclamation of His eternal Gospel “to those who dwell on earth\, to every nation and tribe and language and people” (Rev. 14:6)\, “the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law” (Rom. 3:21)\, “that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus” (Rom. 3:26). And by the hearing of that Gospel of Christ Jesus\, “whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood\, to be received by faith” (Rom. 3:25)\, “you will know the truth\, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:31–32). \n\nLCMS Worship\n\nlcms.org/worship\n\n\nWorship planning resources\n\n\nSubscribe to monthly resources email\n\nFind church near me
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/reformation-day/2026-10-31/
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SUMMARY:All Saints' Day
DESCRIPTION:All Saints’ Day\, which is on Nov. 1 of each year\, will be commemorated in 2026 during Divine Services on Sunday\, Nov. 1. \n\n\n\nTo attend an All Saints’ Day 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 All Saints’ Day\n\n\n\nWhite\, which is the color of purity and completeness\, will adorn the altar on All Saints’ Day. 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\n\n\n\n\nThree-Year Series A and One-Year Series\n\n\n\nScripture readings\n\n\n\n\nPsalm 149\n\n\n\nRevelation 7:(2–8) 9–17\n\n\n\n1 John 3:1–3\n\n\n\nMatthew 5:1–12\n\n\n\n\nLectionary summary\n\n\n\nSaints Are Blessed in the Eternal Presence of Christ\n\n\n\n“A great multitude … from every nation\, from all tribes and peoples and languages\,” cry out\, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne” (Rev. 7:9–17). Faith-filled saints from every place and time\, with unified voices\, eternally magnify the Lamb of God. As His beloved children\, we\, too\, “shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:1–3). Joined with the throng of angels and myriad saints\, we shall “serve him day and night in his temple” (Rev. 7:9–17). In our earthly tension vacillating between saint and sinner\, faith and doubt\, sacred and profane\, we earnestly seek Jesus to calm our fears\, comfort our spirits and forgive our sins. The Holy Spirit through faith in Christ propels us forward\, fortifying us in Word and Sacrament\, to our eternal home. In the midst of our constant struggle as believers\, we need to be blessed. And so we are. The poor in spirit\, the meek\, the hungry\, the thirsty\, the merciful\, the pure and the persecuted are all blessed\, and we will most certainly inherit the kingdom of heaven (Matt. 5:1–12). \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/all-saints-day-series-a-and-one-year-series/
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SUMMARY:2027 Lutherland — Germany — Wittenberg — The Old Latin School Tour
DESCRIPTION:Support The Old Latin School and join The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod President Matthew Harrison\, Rev. Wilhelm Weber of The Old Latin School\, and other LCMS leaders on a tour of “Lutherland” sites across Germany. \n\n\n\nFrom June 2–15\, 2027\, this bus tour will take you along the paths of Luther\, through the heart of the Reformation in Wittenberg and to beautiful and cultural sites throughout Germany. The trip will span 12 nights and 13 days and be guided by an experienced multilingual tour director. \n\n\n\nA highlight will be Wittenberg’s Luther Wedding Festival\, an annual celebration of the marriage of former monk Martin Luther with the escaped nun Katharina von Bora on June 13\, 1525. With market stalls throughout the town\, traditional crafts\, live music and Reformation-era trade demonstrations\, this will surely be a memorable experience. \n\n\n\nTour stops include: \n\n\n\n\nMunich and Oberammergau in the beautiful Bavarian Alps\n\n\n\n\n\nThe mountain resort of Garmisch–Partenkirchen\n\n\n\n\n\nThe baroque old town of Heidelberg and Heidelberg Castle\n\n\n\n\n\nWorms and the Rhine River\n\n\n\n\n\nEisenach and Wartburg Castle\n\n\n\n\n\nErfurt\, with Luther’s Augustinian monastery\n\n\n\n\n\nEisleben\, where Luther was born and died\n\n\n\n\n\nWittenberg\, with the Luther Wedding Festival and Divine Service at the Old Latin School\n\n\n\n\n\nTorgau\n\n\n\n\n\nNuremberg\n\n\n\n\nLodging; 20 meals (12 breakfasts\, five dinners\, and three stipends); land transportation in Germany; gratuities\, and all admission fees at tour attractions are included in the tour cost of $2\,900. Space is limited. \n\n\n\nEach registrant/family group is also required to make a financial commitment of $3\,000 over the next three years to support The Old Latin School. \n\n\n\nRegistration has closed since tour capacity has been met. To be added to the waiting list\, please contact Georgia Endicott. \n\n\n\n\ngeorgia.endicott@lcms.org\n\n\n\n\n\n314-996-1407\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView brochure\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\nDay 1 — Wed.\, June 2\n\n\n\nIndividual departure from the U.S.\, transatlantic overnight flight to Munich\, Germany. \n\n\n\nDay 2 — Thur.\, June 3\n\n\n\nArrive at Munich Airport and take a shuttle to our group meeting point at the Marriott hotel in Freising. From there\, the tour bus will drive to the renowned Kloster Andechs for a welcome lunch with stipend. Afterward\, we continue to Oberammergau for check-in at Hotel Alte Post\, a charming hotel in the center of the Passion Play town. Dinner provided at the hotel. \n\n\n\nDay 3 — Fri. June 4\n\n\n\nVisit to the monastery in Ettal in the morning before spending the day at the mountain resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Enjoy stops at the Olympic Stadium as well as Partnachklamm to hike along the breathtaking gorge (this is a strenuous walk\, for experienced hikers only). In the evening\, enjoy dinner with traditional Bavarian entertainment including Schuhplattler folk dancing with a dinner stipend. Return to Oberammergau for the evening. \n\n\n\nDay 4 — Sat.\, June 5\n\n\n\nAfter breakfast\, venture into the stunning Bavarian Alps. We will visit King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle nestled in the mountains as well as Wieskirche. Divine Service in the late afternoon\, then head back to Oberammergau for a free evening and dinner on your own. \n\n\n\nDay 5 — Sun.\, June 6\n\n\n\nLeave the Alps and head north to Heidelberg. Walk along the Hauptstrasse shopping street and visit the Heidelberg castle\, the baroque-style old town and the famous University district. At the location of Luther’s 1518 Heidelberg Disputation\, we will pause to consider Luther’s theology of the cross developed in his Heidelberg Theses. Enjoy some free time discovering Heidelberg until we continue to Darmstadt for hotel check-in and a group dinner. \n\n\n\nDay 6 — Mon.\, June 7\n\n\n\nToday\, Worms is on your list. At the Diet of Worms in 1521\, Luther stood his ground with the Emperor and refused to recant what he had said and written about grace\, indulgences and the Pope. Our visit in Worms will include the grounds of the former Bishop’s Residence\, the Luther Monument and St. Peter’s Cathedral. At noon\, we continue to Rüdesheim. After some free time\, we will board a riverboat and take a two-hour Rhine river cruise\, seeing many castles and visiting sites made famous by German folklore\, including the Loreley. Disembark at St. Goar and travel back to Darmstadt for a free evening. \n\n\n\nDay 7 — Tue.\, June 8\n\n\n\nWe will make our way to Eisenach to visit the Wartburg Castle. This is where Luther was held in friendly captivity after being declared a heretic and outlaw\, and where he translated the New Testament into German. The castle was also the home of Elizabeth of Thuringia\, who renounced her royal privileges to spend her life serving the poor. Afterward\, we will drive into the center of Eisenach and visit the birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach\, which is now a museum. Enjoy some free time exploring Eisenach before we head to Erfurt for hotel check-in and a group dinner. \n\n\n\nDay 8 — Wed.\, June 9\n\n\n\nA local guide will show us the beautiful city of Erfurt\, where Luther first studied law and later became a monk. See Luther’s Augustinian monastery\, the university he attended and St. Mary’s Cathedral\, where he was ordained. Enjoy ample free time to explore the city on your own in the afternoon and evening. \n\n\n\nDay 9 — Thur.\, June 10\n\n\n\nBegin the morning with a city tour of Eisleben\, the town where Luther was born and later died. At Luther’s baptismal church\, we will remember our own baptisms with a short meditation. Continue to Leipzig for exploring. On your self-guided tour\, we recommended visiting two famous Leipzig churches: Thomaskirche\, where Bach served as cantor\, and St. Nicholas Church\, where the weekly peace prayers grew into the “Peaceful Revolution.” Continue to Wittenberg for check-in and a group dinner. \n\n\n\nDay 10 — Fri.\, June 11\n\n\n\nStart the day in Wittenberg with a tour of the annex of the Luther House\, the former monastery and a wedding gift to Luther from the prince. The Luther Haus has one of the world’s largest Reformation archives. Unfortunately\, it is closed due to renovations\, but the most important pieces are on display in the neighboring Augusteum. We will also visit the Melanchthon House\, home of Philipp Melanchthon\, Luther’s companion throughout the Reformation. After a break for lunch\, we will take tours of both Wittenberg churches: the Castle Church where Luther’s 95 Theses were posted\, and the Town Church where Luther preached and where the Reformation Altar painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder is located. Luther’s Wedding Festival starts at 5 p.m. with the arrival of the nuns.   \n\n\n\nDay 11 — Sat.\, June 12\n\n\n\nTravel to nearby Torgau (Torgau and Wittenberg both had a royal residence of the Saxon Prince Elector). We will visit the Palace (from the outside)\, the Palace Chapel (the first church designed as a Lutheran church)\, and the church where Katharina von Bora\, Luther’ wife\, is buried. Return to Wittenberg for wedding parade at 2 p.m. A dinner stipend will be provided for you to enjoy festival street food or a local restaurant. \n\n\n\nDay 12 — Sunday\, June 13\n\n\n\nDivine Service at the Old Latin School. The remainder of the day is free for you to enjoy the city festival on your own. \n\n\n\nDay 13 — Mon.\, June 14\n\n\n\nWe leave Wittenberg and travel to Nuremberg. We will have free time to walk around this medieval city; many will want to visit St. Sebald’s church. Afterward\, we leave Nuremberg for our final destination\, check-in at Marriott Freising hotel. In the evening\, we will celebrate the past 13 days\, sharing our stories and memories at our Farewell Dinner provided at nearby Huber Weissbräu Restaurant. \n\n\n\nDay 14 — Tue.\, June 15\n\n\n\nTransfer to Munich airport for homebound flights. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView brochure
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