Worship
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Worship services this week
Worship Resources
We recognise that not all congregations and gatherings will have weekly access to a pastor. To support groups and families, we are providing a lay-reading service order and sermon each week. You will also find a service insert for congregations using the hymnal, as well as Lectionary Notes for each week from Advent 1.
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This Advent Lessons and Carols service can be held any time in Advent. It is well-suited to lay-reading as it doesn’t include a sermon.
Please note that the service as it appears is very long. In the Service Order you can find instructions on how to shorten the service and adjust it to suit the date you are holding the service.
Provision is made for lighting the Advent Wreath candles in this service. Please refer to the document below for the Advent 2025 Candle-lighting prayers and responses.
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Sermon (note: at the end of this sermon lay readers might like to substitute the first verse of LH 86, as the hymn referred to in the sermon is not in our hymnal)
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Sermon (Note, please substitute ‘Australia’ when references are made to Canada)
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There are a range of options congregations may like to choose from for Christmas Eve.
Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols
Suitable for congregations without a pastor as it does not include a sermon, although one may be added if desired. Children may act out the readings. To shorten the service, some verses of each hymn may be omitted.Lessons and Carols Service Insert
Lessons and Carols Service Order
Christmas Eve Service without Communion
Based on page 23, this order uses the readings for The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Eve) in the LSB lectionary. May be suited to a morning or early evening service.
Christmas Eve Service without Communion Service Insert
Christmas Eve Service without Communion Service Order
Christmas Eve Vespers
This modified Vespers service uses the alternative readings for The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Eve), which are the same as in the RCL. This service would suit a late evening service (although it may be used at any time).
Christmas Eve Vespers Service Insert
Additional Resources
LM-A are now using the three-year lectionary which appears in the Lutheran Service Book. In planning ahead, please refer to the lectionary calendar found on this page: Lectionary Series: Scripture Readings - The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
For worship planning
Three-Year Lectionary Year A 2025-26
LCMS Lectionary Summaries — Three-Year Series A — Nov. 30, 2025 to Nov. 26, 2026 One paragraph overview of the readings each week.
Written Sermons - Lutheran Church–Canada These sermons for lay-reading are written based on the old 3-year lectionary so while the texts used will mostly match existing LCA resources, there may be some discrepancies.
LCMS Worship — Prayers of the Church Prayers of the Church for the 3-year lectionary, downloadable several weeks in advance.
LCA Worship Planning Page – LCA Commission on Worship - resources based on the RCL. Some readings and resources may not match the LM-A lectionary. All currently approved service orders are appropriate for use in LM-A services.
For congregations and families
Kids in the Divine Service - LCMS Worship - The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod A series of bulletin inserts featuring seasons of the church year — Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter and Pentecost. The series also features the liturgy, sanctuary and general information about the Divine Service.
Lectionary Learning Pages | Lutheran Laymen's League of Canada Excellent quality printable Teaching Supplement and Activity Sheets directly linked to each Sunday’s lectionary readings. Emailed out for free each week.
Children's Lutheran Download - Qtr 1 - Concordia Publishing House Lectionary-based activity sheets suitable for using in church. USD 19.99 per quarter.
For those unable to attend a service in person
You may like to sign up for a regular email from Pastor Robert Bugbee, the pastor at First Lutheran Church, Windsor, Ontario pastor@firstlutheranchurch.ca . Pastor Robert provides a weekly video service. In his emails, he sends out the link to the latest service, a printable service order and devotions for the coming week. You can watch the services at First Lutheran Church LC-C, Windsor ON - YouTube.
Upcoming Worship Services
Calvary Lutheran Mission Church Toowoomba Worship with HC
9am, Kingsthorpe War Memorial Hall, 2 Gowrie St, Kingsthorpe, QLD
Brisbane North Lutheran Mission Worship Service (Lay-Reading)
9am, The Chapel of Traditional Funerals, 17 Anzac Avenue, Redcliffe, QLD 4020
All welcome for Worship. Morning Tea and Fellowship to follow the service at 10am. Onsite parking and street parking available.
Charleville Lutheran Mission Worship with Holy Communion
9am, 91 Watson St, Charleville (cnr Watson & Well St)
Bring ‘The Lutheran Study Bible’ (TLSB) & Lutheran Service Book (LSB) hymnal if you have them. Cuppa following service. All welcome.
Adelaide Northern Suburbs Lutheran Mission Worship Service and Bible Study
9am, John McViety Centre - Fitness Room, 182 Peachey Road, Smithfield Plains, SA 5114.
Please bring your hymnal, Bibles and Catechism.
Adelaide Central Lutheran Mission Worship Service
9.30am, Marion City Band Rehearsal Hall, corner of Towers Terrace and Dumbarton Avenue, Edwardstown SA 5039
All are welcome. Morning Tea to follow.
Please bring your Lutheran Hymnal with Supplement if you have one.
Easily accessible from Woodlands Park railway station (700 metres) or by bus from the city, Route 241 (bus arrives at Stop 14A -40 metres north- at 9.22am).
St Paul’s Lutheran Church - Pinnaroo Study & Worship Service
9.30am Small Catechism Study before a 10.30am service, Pinnaroo Tennis Club, Jenkins Terrace, Pinnaroo SA
Wistow Lutheran Mission Bible Study & Worship
9:30am Bible study, 10:30am worship, followed by a cuppa, Callington Memorial Hall, 12 Callington Rd Callington, SA 5252
Blue Lake Lutheran Mission Worship Service
10am, Mount Gambier Orchid Society Room, Reidy Park Centre, 24 O'Halloran Tce, Mt Gambier
All welcome. Morning tea to follow service.
Northern Tasmania Lutheran Mission Worship with HC
10.30am, Blythe Heads Hall. 9 Sice Ave, Heybridge
All welcome to join us for worship. Please bring hymnals if you have them.
Melbourne Lutheran Mission Divine Service
2pm, St Paul's Mullum Mullum Anglican Church, 40 Warrandyte Road, Ringwood Victoria 3134
Barossa Lutheran Mission Advent Lessons & Carols Service & Bible Study
3 pm, St John’s Lutheran Church, 11 Jane Place, Tanunda South Australia 5352
Please join us for worship, followed by afternoon tea and Bible Study. Please bring a plate of food to share and your Bibles.
Charleville Lutheran Mission Worship with Holy Communion
9am, 91 Watson St, Charleville (cnr Watson & Well St)
Bring ‘The Lutheran Study Bible’ (TLSB) & Lutheran Service Book (LSB) hymnal if you have them. Cuppa following service. All welcome.
Calvary Lutheran Mission Church Toowoomba Worship with HC
9am, Kingsthorpe War Memorial Hall, 2 Gowrie St, Kingsthorpe, QLD
Brisbane North Lutheran Mission Worship Service with HC
9am, The Chapel of Traditional Funerals, 17 Anzac Avenue, Redcliffe, QLD 4020
All welcome for Worship. Morning Tea and Fellowship to follow the service at 10am. Onsite parking and street parking available.
Adelaide Northern Suburbs Lutheran Mission Worship Service and Bible Study
9am, John McViety Centre - Fitness Room, 182 Peachey Road, Smithfield Plains, SA 5114.
Please bring your hymnal, Bibles and Catechism.
Wistow Lutheran Mission Bible Study & Worship - First Anniversary Divine Service and Thanksgiving Lunch
9:30am Bible study, 10:30am worship, followed by a cuppa, Callington Memorial Hall, 12 Callington Rd Callington, SA 5252
All welcome to join is to celebrate our first anniversary as a congregation at Divine Service, followed by a Thanksgiving Lunch. Please RSVP to Narelle Bormann on 042851324.
St Paul’s Lutheran Church - Pinnaroo Study & Worship Service
9.30am Small Catechism Study before a 10.30am service, Pinnaroo Tennis Club, Jenkins Terrace, Pinnaroo SA
Adelaide Central Lutheran Mission Worship Service
9.30am, Marion City Band Rehearsal Hall, corner of Towers Terrace and Dumbarton Avenue, Edwardstown SA 5039
All are welcome. Morning Tea to follow.
Please bring your Lutheran Hymnal with Supplement if you have one.
Easily accessible from Woodlands Park railway station (700 metres) or by bus from the city, Route 241 (bus arrives at Stop 14A -40 metres north- at 9.22am).
Blue Lake Lutheran Mission Worship Service
10am, Mount Gambier Orchid Society Room, Reidy Park Centre, 24 O'Halloran Tce, Mt Gambier
All welcome. Morning tea to follow service.
Northern Tasmania Lutheran Mission Worship with HC
10.30am, Blythe Heads Hall. 9 Sice Ave, Heybridge
All welcome to join us for worship. Please bring hymnals if you have them.
Melbourne Lutheran Mission Divine Service
2pm, St Paul's Mullum Mullum Anglican Church, 40 Warrandyte Road, Ringwood Victoria 3134
Barossa Lutheran Mission Worship with HC & Bible Study
3 pm, St John’s Lutheran Church, 11 Jane Place, Tanunda South Australia 5352
Please join us for worship, followed by afternoon tea and Bible Study. Please bring a plate of food to share and your Bibles.
Adelaide Northern Suburbs Lutheran Mission Worship Service and Bible Study
9am, John McViety Centre - Fitness Room, 182 Peachey Road, Smithfield Plains, SA 5114.
Please bring your hymnal, Bibles and Catechism.
Charleville Lutheran Mission Worship with Holy Communion
9am, 91 Watson St, Charleville (cnr Watson & Well St)
Bring ‘The Lutheran Study Bible’ (TLSB) & Lutheran Service Book (LSB) hymnal if you have them. Cuppa following service. All welcome.
Brisbane North Lutheran Mission Worship Service with HC
9am, The Chapel of Traditional Funerals, 17 Anzac Avenue, Redcliffe, QLD 4020
All welcome for Worship. Morning Tea and Fellowship to follow the service at 10am. Onsite parking and street parking available.
Calvary Lutheran Mission Church Toowoomba Worship with HC
9am, Kingsthorpe War Memorial Hall, 2 Gowrie St, Kingsthorpe, QLD
St Paul’s Lutheran Church - Pinnaroo Study & Worship Service
9.30am Small Catechism Study before a 10.30am service, Pinnaroo Tennis Club, Jenkins Terrace, Pinnaroo SA
Wistow Lutheran Mission Bible Study & Worship
9:30am Bible study, 10:30am worship, followed by a cuppa, Callington Memorial Hall, 12 Callington Rd Callington, SA 5252
Adelaide Central Lutheran Mission Worship Service
9.30am, Marion City Band Rehearsal Hall, corner of Towers Terrace and Dumbarton Avenue, Edwardstown SA 5039
All are welcome. Morning Tea to follow.
Please bring your Lutheran Hymnal with Supplement if you have one.
Easily accessible from Woodlands Park railway station (700 metres) or by bus from the city, Route 241 (bus arrives at Stop 14A -40 metres north- at 9.22am).
Blue Lake Lutheran Mission Worship Service
10am, Mount Gambier Orchid Society Room, Reidy Park Centre, 24 O'Halloran Tce, Mt Gambier
All welcome. Morning tea to follow service.
Northern Tasmania Lutheran Mission Worship with HC
10.30am, Blythe Heads Hall. 9 Sice Ave, Heybridge
All welcome to join us for worship. Please bring hymnals if you have them.
Melbourne Lutheran Mission Divine Service
2pm, St Paul's Mullum Mullum Anglican Church, 40 Warrandyte Road, Ringwood Victoria 3134
Barossa Lutheran Mission Worship with HC & Bible Study
3 pm, St John’s Lutheran Church, 11 Jane Place, Tanunda South Australia 5352
Please join us for worship, followed by afternoon tea and Bible Study. Please bring a plate of food to share and your Bibles.
Barossa Lutheran Mission Worship Service with HC & Bible Study
3 pm, St John’s Lutheran Church, 11 Jane Place, Tanunda South Australia 5352
Please join us for worship, followed by afternoon tea and Bible Study. Please bring a plate of food to share and your Bibles.
Melbourne Lutheran Mission - No Service This Sunday
We will not be holding a worship service at Melbourne this week. All members and friends encouraged to attend the Geelong Lutheran Mission service at 10am, 35 Noble St, Newtown (Uniting Church) to celebrate the first anniversary of Geelong Lutheran Mission and the Installation of Pastor Levi Graham. LM-A Vice President Mathew Ker presiding. All welcome to join in the luncheon following the service.
Please contact Richie on 0415080867 if you need a ride to Geelong.
Northern Tasmania Lutheran Mission Worship with HC
10.30am, Sassafras Community Chapel. 76 Chapel Rd, Sassafras
All welcome to join us for worship. Please bring hymnals if you have them. Shared lunch.
Geelong Lutheran Mission Worship with HC - Installation of Pr Levi Graham
10am, 35 Noble St, Newtown (Uniting Church)
Please join us to celebrate the first anniversary of Geelong Lutheran Mission and the Installation of Pastor Levi Graham as the first pastor of Geelong Lutheran Mission. LM-A Vice President Mathew Ker presiding. All welcome to join us for luncheon following the service.
Blue Lake Lutheran Mission Worship Service
10am, Mount Gambier Orchid Society Room, Reidy Park Centre, 24 O'Halloran Tce, Mt Gambier
All welcome. Morning tea to follow service.
Adelaide Central Lutheran Mission Worship Service
9.30am, Marion City Band Rehearsal Hall, corner of Towers Terrace and Dumbarton Avenue, Edwardstown SA 5039
All are welcome. Morning Tea to follow.
Please bring your Lutheran Hymnal with Supplement if you have one.
Easily accessible from Woodlands Park railway station (700 metres) or by bus from the city, Route 241 (bus arrives at Stop 14A -40 metres north- at 9.22am).
Wistow Lutheran Mission Bible Study & Worship
9:30am Bible study, 10:30am worship, followed by a cuppa, Callington Memorial Hall, 12 Callington Rd Callington, SA 5252
St Paul’s Lutheran Church - Pinnaroo Study & Worship Service
9.30am Small Catechism Study before a 10.30am service, Pinnaroo Tennis Club, Jenkins Terrace, Pinnaroo SA
Brisbane North Lutheran Mission Worship Service with HC
9am, The Chapel of Traditional Funerals, 17 Anzac Avenue, Redcliffe, QLD 4020
All welcome for Worship. Morning Tea and Fellowship to follow the service at 10am. Onsite parking and street parking available.
Charleville Lutheran Mission Worship with Holy Communion
9am, 91 Watson St, Charleville (cnr Watson & Well St)
Bring ‘The Lutheran Study Bible’ (TLSB) & Lutheran Service Book (LSB) hymnal if you have them. Cuppa following service. All welcome.
Adelaide Northern Suburbs Lutheran Mission Worship Service and Bible Study
9am, John McViety Centre - Fitness Room, 182 Peachey Road, Smithfield Plains, SA 5114.
Please bring your hymnal, Bibles and Catechism.
Calvary Lutheran Mission Church Toowoomba Worship with HC
9am, Kingsthorpe War Memorial Hall, 2 Gowrie St, Kingsthorpe, QLD
Melbourne Lutheran Mission Divine Service
2pm, St Paul's Mullum Mullum Anglican Church, 40 Warrandyte Road, Ringwood Victoria 3134
Service of the Word.
Northern Tasmania Lutheran Mission Worship
10.30am, Blythe Heads Hall. 9 Sice Ave, Heybridge
All welcome to join us for worship. Please bring hymnals if you have them.
Blue Lake Lutheran Mission Worship Service
10am, Mount Gambier Orchid Society Room, Reidy Park Centre, 24 O'Halloran Tce, Mt Gambier
All welcome. Morning tea to follow service.
Wistow Lutheran Mission Bible Study & Worship
9:30am Bible study, 10:30am worship, followed by a cuppa, Wistow Community Hall, 537 Wellington Road, Wistow SA
St Paul’s Lutheran Church - Pinnaroo Study & Worship Service with HC
9.30am Small Catechism Study before a 10.30am service, Pinnaroo Tennis Club, Jenkins Terrace, Pinnaroo SA
Calvary Lutheran Mission Church Toowoomba Worship with HC
9am, Kingsthorpe War Memorial Hall, 2 Gowrie St, Kingsthorpe, QLD
Adelaide Northern Suburbs Lutheran Mission Worship Service and Bible Study
9am, John McViety Centre - Fitness Room, 182 Peachey Road, Smithfield Plains, SA 5114.
Please bring your hymnal, Bibles and Catechism.
Brisbane North Lutheran Mission Worship Service with HC
9am, The Chapel of Traditional Funerals, 17 Anzac Avenue, Redcliffe, QLD 4020
All welcome for Worship. Morning Tea and Fellowship to follow the service at 10am. Join us for a Bible Study and Sunday School at 10:30 to 11:00am. Onsite parking and street parking available.
Charleville Lutheran Mission Worship with Holy Communion
9am, 91 Watson St, Charleville (cnr Watson & Well St)
Bring ‘The Lutheran Study Bible’ (TLSB) & Lutheran Service Book (LSB) hymnal if you have them. Cuppa following service. All welcome.
Barossa Lutheran Mission Worship Service with HC & Community Meal
9 am, St John’s Lutheran Church, 11 Jane Place, Tanunda South Australia 5352
Please join us for worship, followed by morning tea and Bible Study. Please bring a plate of food to share and your Bibles.
Melbourne Lutheran Mission Divine Service
2pm, St Paul's Mullum Mullum Anglican Church, 40 Warrandyte Road, Ringwood Victoria 3134
Word & Sacrament.
Northern Tasmania Lutheran Mission Worship
10.30am, Blythe Heads Hall. 9 Sice Ave, Heybridge
All welcome to join us for worship. Please bring hymnals if you have them.
Blue Lake Lutheran Mission Worship Service
10am, Mount Gambier Orchid Society Room, Reidy Park Centre, 24 O'Halloran Tce, Mt Gambier
All welcome. Morning tea to follow service.
