Planning Ahead
The Lutheran Church of Australia follows the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL), a three-year cycle of readings.
The years are designated A, B, or C. Each yearly cycle begins on the first Sunday of Advent. All the resources on the Worship Planning Page are based on the RCL.
Lectionary Calendar (Sundays and Feasts) 2025-2026 (Year A) - PDF | Word doc
Lectionary Calendar (Sundays and Feasts) 2024-2025 (Year C) - PDF | Word doc
Lectionary Calendar (Sundays and Feasts) 2023-2024 (Year B) - PDF | Word doc
Lectionary (Daily Readings) for Calendar Year 2026 (Year A) - PDF | Word doc
Lectionary (Daily Readings) for Calendar Year 2025 (Year C) - PDF | Word doc
Lectionary (Daily Readings) for Calendar Year 2024 (Year B) - PDF | Word doc
Sundays and Major Festivals (Year A) - PDF | Word doc
Sundays and Major Festivals (Year B) - PDF | Word doc
Sundays and Major Festivals (Year C) - PDF | Word doc
Minor Festivals (Years A-C) - PDF | Word doc
Sunday-by-Sunday worship resources
The LCA Worship Resources (LWR) offers general seasonal suggestions as well as resources for each Sunday and festival.
These resources may be freely copied by congregations for non-commercial worship purposes.
Planning a liturgy but don't have a sermon yet? Try our sermon selector. Input Book, Chapter and Lectionary Year and our search tool will do the rest.
Approved Service Orders
Using an order of worship ensures that the proper balance and emphasis is given to the most important elements of worship.
Calendar of Liturgical Colours
Liturgical colours correspond to the church year's seasons, and highlight specific foci of faith and liturgical practice.
White/Gold signifies joy and purity (Christmas, Easter, weddings, funerals); Green represents growth (Epiphany, Pentecost); Violet denotes preparation and repentance (Advent, Lent); Black is used for mourning (Good Friday); Red symbolizes the Holy Spirit and martyrs (Pentecost, Reformation).
| White - Epiphany and Epiphany 1, Transfiguration, Maundy Thursday, Easter Day and Easter Day 1–7 (or gold), Christmas Day and Christmas 1, New Year's Eve | |
| Green Epiphany 2–7, Pentecost 2–24, Last Sunday of Church Year |
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| Violet Ash Wednesday, Lent 1–5, Palm Sunday, Advent 1–4 (or blue) |
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| Black Good Friday (or bare altar) |
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| Gold Easter Day and Easter 2–7 (or white), Ascension (or white), Pentecost 1/Trinity (or white) |
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| Red Pentecost, Reformation, and other festivals |
