Closed CommunionLiturgyWhy is the Lutheran Church a Liturgical Church? A Confessional Anthology.This is a paper prepared by the Rev. David Jay Webber which lists the many passages from the Lutheran Confessions which address the topic of worship and the liturgy in the Lutheran Church. Copied here in case it goes off-line. The Lutheran LiturgyRev. David Millette (Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada) has prepared a brief summary of the meaning of the Divine Service. Copied here in case the link is down. Why the Historic Liturgy of the ChurchA series of bulletin inserts from Rev. Michael McCoy's Scholia website confessing the merits and dynamics of the historic liturgy of the church. Liturgy NotesThese notes were prepared by Rev. David Oberdieck (Trinity Lutheran Church, Lebanon, Missouri). They are brief enough to be reprinted as a bulletin insert. They have been modified and published on the Brothers of John the Steadfast site. The Lutheran Hymnal Daily Office"The Lutheran Hymnal Daily Office" intends to become a companion volume to The Lutheran Hymnal. The Daily Office will include antiphons, responsories, texts, rubrics and music to allow a more traditional, rich, and beautiful celebration of Matins and Vespers. As such, it should become a help to pastors and others who would like to begin the daily singing of the offices in the congregations or among other groups. Church Year and PericopeBook of Concord - Bulletin Inserts (3-yr servies)Rev. Doug May (Hope Lutheran Church, Socorro, New Mexico) publishes weekly readings from the Book of Concord which correspond to the appointed readings (OT, epistle, or Gospel readings) for each Sunday in the Church for the three-year lectionary. This site has an archive of past selections. New selections are published weekly on the Lutheran Liturgy discussion group (subscribe). Church Year at a Glance (3-year series)This resource provides a listing of the readings from the three-year lectionary series. In addition, links to service notes and the complete readings are provided. Although the readings are from the three-year series, the service notes are for both the one-year and three-year lectionary series. Psalter ScheduleThis page reprints the daily reading schedule of the Psalms from The Lutheran Hymnal (pp. 166-167) -- "The Psalter Distributed over Thirty-One Days". This version provides links to the Psalms for easy reference and reading. Individual Cups and ChaliceNo poison can be in the Cup that my Physician sends me. by Rev Marcus T. ZillThe topic of the use of the chalice and/or individual cups is often a thorny one. When someone dares to bring it up they are often accused of majoring in minors. However, it was not apparently a “minor” issue not worth discussing when over the past century many, if not most, of our congregations gave up, or moved away from, the scriptural, historic and catholic (i.e. universal) use of the chalice towards widespread acceptance of the use of either glass or plastic individual cups. One-Year or Three-Year PericopeMiscellaneous Items"What About" Series – PDF FilesThis web page lists all of the "What About" series prepared by the late Rev. Dr. Alvin Barry (past President of the LCMS). The copyright on this booklet allows for it to be freely distributed in electronic format, as long as it is not changed and there is no money made off the exchange. The files are in PDF format.
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