The Sunday Assembly

The Sunday Assembly PDF

Author: Lorraine S. Brugh

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress

Published: 2008-12-09

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1451478208

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Addresses the general principles that have guided the shaping of Evangelical Lutheran Worship, considering that central liturgy of Christian worship, Holy Communion. This text examines how worship interacts with environment, music, and the preached word, and features useful and practical suggestions for all those who lead the assembly in worship around word and table.

Principles for Worship

Principles for Worship PDF

Author: Augsburg Fortress Publishing

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9780806670034

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The ELCA Division for Congregational Ministries and Augsburg Fortress Publishers are proud to continue their work on Renewing Worship, the multi-year program to develop basic Lutheran worship materials for the new century. Since 1978, the Lutheran Book of Worship has been the primary English language worship resource for many Lutherans throughout the world. In a process that includes numerous expert consultations, congregational feedback, and input from all branches of the church, Renewing Worship will provide the means to develop worship materials that reflect the diversity, vitality, and growth of the Lutheran Church today. Each year several volumes of provisional Renewing Worship material will appear, presenting to the church at large worship ideas for use and evaluation. A feedback form will be included in every volume, so input can be easily provided. Additionally, the program's website (www.renewingworship.org) will continue to provide background, overview, evaluation forms, and sample content for all available material, throughout the process. Based upon The Use of the Means of Grace, this volume will provide foundational principles in the areas of language, music, preaching, and worship space, for study and response throughout the church.

Altar Guild and Sacristy Handbook

Altar Guild and Sacristy Handbook PDF

Author: S. Anita Stauffer

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress

Published: 2014-10-17

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 1451479271

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S. Anita Stauffer's original work for altar guilds has been a fixture in churches everywhere since the 1970s. This fourth, revised edition of her classic reflects recent developments in liturgical practice and gives attention to the Evangelical Lutheran Worship family of resources. Altar guild members and sacristans will appreciate the practical and expanded information on caring for the worship space, furnishings, appointments, vestments, and linens; the nuts and bolts of preparing for the sacraments and for funerals, weddings, and other occasional services; and a thorough overview of the church year. Also included are suggestions for organizing the altar guild's work and a helpful glossary. Altar Guild and Sacristy Handbook invites you to approach this role not just as a task, but as a ministry to the whole assembly in God's service.

Commentary on the Occasional Services

Commentary on the Occasional Services PDF

Author: Philip H. Pfatteicher

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13:

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Presents biblical, theological, and historical issues involved with each service in Occasional Services and expands on proper use of the rubrics.

Enriching Our Worship 1

Enriching Our Worship 1 PDF

Author: Church Publishing

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 1998-03-01

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 0898697123

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This is the edition of Supplemental Liturgical Materials prepared by The Standing Liturgical Commission 1997. Materials include seventeen additional canticles taken from the Old Testament, the Apocrypha, the New Testament, Anselm of Canterbury, and Julian of Norwich. There are also additions and changes to the previously published supplemental materials including a third Eucharistic Prayer.