Liturgy, Hymnody & Pulpit

Liturgy, Hymnody, & Pulpit

Presents…

Worship Word of the Week

1997 Original

Worship Word of the Week (TLH/LW)

New 2008 Booklet

Worship Words

2008 Update

Worship Word of the Week (Lutheran Service Book)

In this booklet you will find twenty-one short explanations of each step in the Divine Service. Included in each explanation is a short history of the origin of that portion of the worship service, the purpose it serves, the liturgical practice involved in this section of the worship service, and the connection you can make throughout the remainder of the week with Luther’s Small Catechism and the hymnal. For those congregations using Lutheran Service Book, Luther’s Small Catechism is found on pages 321-330.

The Wyoming Worship Committee [1997] greatly thanks the Worship Committee of the Iowa District East [1997] for the idea and their examples, upon which these inserts are modeled, modified and expanded. Even though these inserts are not copyrighted in and of themselves, some material referred to in them is. In keeping with the letter and spirit of the Seventh Commandment, please observe proper copyright laws and give credit where credit is due. Below are sources that were used in this project and/or are recommended as further resources for history, use and information concerning the Divine Service.

Originally prepared by Pastor Mark Maas, King of Glory Lutheran Church, Cheyenne, Wyoming and Pastor Shawn Kumm, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Laramie, Wyoming using the following resources:

Introduction to Christian Worship. James F. White. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1980.

Lutheran Worship, St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1982.

Lutheran Worship: Altar Book. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1982.

Lutheran Worship: History and Practice. Edited by Fred L. Precht. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1993.

The Lutheran Hymnal. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941.

The Lutheran Liturgy. Luther Reed. Philadelphia: Mulhenberg Press, 1947.

The New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship. Edited by J. G. Davies. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1986.

Meaningful Worship: A Guide to the Lutheran Service. James L. Brauer. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1994.

Gently updated for use with Lutheran Service Book in 2008.

+ In Memoriam +

The Reverend Barclay Brown

Former Chairman of the Wyoming District Worship Committee

7 April 1934 — 20 June 1997