Church Resources: Advent & Christmas 2015

church resources Advent & Christmas 2015

Planning Checklist for Advent and Christmas ❏ With Advent, the church begins a new lectionary year with year C, the year of Luke.

Order worship planning resources and preaching commentaries to help leaders prepare well for the upcoming Sundays and seasons. Order calendars for altar guilds, worship committees, and worshipers to help them connect with the rhythms of the church’s year.

❏ There are a number of Sundays and occasions in the church year when a presentation of the Bible can occur in worship. Determine who from the congregation will lead the presentation, then choose and order from our selection of Bibles for all ages. A Bible with a member’s name imprinted makes the occasion even more memorable for a gift that lasts a lifetime.

❏ In honor of Veterans Day (U.S.) and Remembrance Day (Canada) November 11, consider including Affirmation of Baptism for Returning Veterans from Prayer Book for the Armed Services in worship on November 8, or any Sunday in November.

❏ Devotions and studies for individual or group use allow opportunities to open scripture, look at it through different lenses, and join conversations around the Bible.

❏ Order candles and greens for the Advent wreath. Perhaps more than one wreath will be desired for your congregation if Sunday school students and other groups gather for worship during the season in locations other than the sanctuary.

❏ If handheld candles are used for worship on Christmas Eve, determine how many candles and holders can be used from previous seasons, and how many new candles and holders will be needed.

❏ Publicize Christmas services, or other unique seasonal Advent and Christmas services (e.g., Lessons and Carols, The Great O Antiphons, Evening Prayer), in local newspapers and in other media.

❏ Design service folders for Christmas worship that guests will be able to follow easily, including specific instructions for communion distribution. Order seasonal bulletin covers if needed for services on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.

❏ Determine communion distribution procedure for services with large numbers of communicants, and make sure sufficient communion elements and communionware are available.

❏ Make arrangements for adequate seating, along with additional worship books and service folders for larger assemblies on Christmas Eve. If you hold a pre-service of Christmas carols, have enough copies of carol sheets in anticipation of a large assembly with worship guests.

Contents Preparing for Advent and Christmas Cathedral Candles

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Advent and Christmas Seasonal Bulletins

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Sunday School

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Advent Devotions and Studies

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Music for the Season

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Gifts for the Christmas Season Bibles for All Ages

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Evangelical Lutheran Worship

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Augsburg Fortress Gift Cards

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Devotionals 23

Planning Ahead for the Church Year Worship Matters

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Sundays and Seasons

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Fed and Forgiven

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Washed and Welcome

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Church Supplies

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Resources for Growth and Development Theology for the People

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Reformation Resources for Students of All Ages

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The Student Bible Atlas

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Cathedral Candles Church Advent Wreath Candles One of the best-known customs for the season is the Advent wreath. The wreath and winter candle-lighting in the midst of growing darkness strengthen some of the Advent images found in the Bible. The unbroken circle of greens is clearly an image of everlasting life, a victory wreath, the crown of Christ, or the wheel of time itself. Christians use the wreath as a sign that Christ reaches into our time to lead us to the light of everlasting life.

The four candles mark the progress of the four weeks of Advent and the growth of light. Cathedral’s Church Advent Wreath Candles fit standard 1½� sockets. Choose from multiple heights and five color combinations.

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SIZE

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ISBN

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ISBN

PRICE

1½ x 12"

3 Purple/1 Rose

978-6-0000-3332-3

$49.10

978-6-0000-3338-5

$28.05

1½ x 12"

4 Blue

978-6-0002-4748-5

$49.10

978-6-0002-4747-8

$28.05

1½ x 12"

3 Blue/1 Rose

978-6-0002-4751-5

$49.10

978-6-0002-4752-2

$28.05

1½ x 12"

4 Purple

978-6-0000-3334-7*

$49.10

978-6-0000-3340-8

$28.05 $22.85

1½ x 12"

4 White

978-6-0000-3268-5

$31.00

978-6-0000-3297-5

1½ x 16"

3 Purple/1 Rose

978-6-0000-3335-4

$68.35

978-6-0000-3341-5

$44.20

1½ x 16"

4 Blue

978-6-0002-4749-2

$68.35

978-6-0002-4754-6

$44.20

978-6-0002-4753-9

$44.20

978-6-0000-3298-2

$26.20

1½ x 16"

3 Blue/1 Rose

978-6-0002-4750-8

$68.35

1½ x 16"

4 Purple

978-6-0000-3337-8*

$68.35

1½ x 16"

4 White

978-6-0000-3269-2

$41.80

*Candle set is a special order; please allow additional time for processing and shipping.

Candlelight Service Sets Cathedral’s Candlelight Service Master Set contains one celebrant’s candle (16� long); six usher’s candles (8¼� long); and 125 or 250 (5�) candles for the assembly (votive 24s).

Also includes a complete supply of drip protectors for each candle.

Master set with 125 congregation candles 978-6-0000-3330-9 $49.30/set Master set with 250 congregation candles 978-6-0000-3331-6 $72.75/set 100 congregation candles + Drip Protectors 978-6-0000-3296-8 $26.70/set 4

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Advent and Christmas Seasonal Bulletins Advent and Christmas seasonal bulletins highlight the season’s message through inspiring art and rich color, while enhancing your welcome. We have a variety of seasonal bulletins for use during these seasons; visit augsburgfortress.org and choose from our selection of regular (11� x 8½�) or large (14� x 8½�) unfolded.

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Kids Celebrate Worship: Advent & Christmas A popular series of topical activity-based children’s booklets, Kids Celebrate Worship is full of fun-filled activities, kid-friendly art, and engaging information about the Advent and Christmas church seasons, sacraments, and participating in Sunday worship.

Pre-Reader is intended for children ages 2 1⁄2 –5; Young Reader is intended for children grades 1–3. Perfect size for pews, activity bags, or home use.

12 per package, 8 pages each $6.95 Pre-Reader 978-0-8066-5750-9 Young Reader 978-0-8066-5751-6

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Sunday School The first Sunday of Advent (this year on November 29) is the New Year’s Day of the church year. Children need to be present for consecutive weeks to hear the Advent and Christmas stories unfolding. Advent is a time to prepare: to prepare for Christmas and to prepare for Jesus to come again. If you’re not already using Holy Moly, Connect, or Spark Rotation Sunday school curriculum by sparkhouse, consider trying one or more of these curricula at the start of a new church year.

Holy Moly captures the imagination of kids by bringing the Bible to life. Kids walk away from class excitedly retelling the stories they just learned and eagerly awaiting what’s next.

Holy Moly / Year 1 / Unit 2: Advent & Christmas Includes these four lessons: 1. The Annunciation: Luke 1:26-38 2. Mary and Elizabeth: Luke 1:39-56 3. Jesus Is Born: Luke 2:1-20 4. The Magi: Matthew 2:1-12 Bible Storytelling DVD $19.99 Designed for leaders and students to watch together, the Holy Moly DVD features animated scripture retellings that bring the Bible to life.

Learner Leaflets $2.99 Kids use the learner leaflets each week to experience the story. Each leaflet is highly visual and interactive. Leaflets available for grades K–2 and grades 3–4.

Leader Leaflets $4.99 Visual cues and brief, clear descriptions help leaders save time each week. Each leaflet contains all the lesson materials leaders need, including supply lists and scripture references. Leaflets available for grades K–2 and grades 3–4.

Bible Storybook $4.99 The rhyming Bible storybook for kids grades K–2 reinforces the Bible through engaging language and colorful illustration.

Each lesson in this unit is also available a la carte $12.95 A la carte is a digital download that includes the lesson DVD and printable leader and learner leaflets.

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Connect is a Bible-centered Sunday school for grades 5–6 with just enough humor to get kids hooked. Preteens revisit the Bible’s greatest stories, uncover major biblical themes, and discover how the Bible relates to their own lives.

Unit 6 / Jesus: Early Life You don’t need to be concerned about starting the Connect series with Unit 6. The beginning video in this unit gives a brief summary of the Connect characters and plot line that was laid out in Units 1–5. Unit 6 begins with the Annunciation and then covers the Nativity, Consecration, Herod, and Authority of Jesus. It is a great unit to start two weeks before Christmas, continuing through the Christmas season and into Epiphany.

Connect DVD $19.99 Sessions begin with kids watching an animated video that relates directly to the lesson’s theme. Each unit has its own DVD, complete with 5 session videos.

Learner Sheets $4.49 per unit The Connect Learner Sheets encourage creativity! Students use new sheets each week to create a visual and interactive project.

Leader Guide $9.99 Each guide supports leaders in facilitating the session, and includes background on the Bible, theology, and preteen development.

Connect Bible (NRSV) The Connect Bible includes activities to get kids thinking about the stories they’ve just learned and tools to help kids learn how to use the text. For edition options, see page 21.

Each lesson in this unit is also available a la carte $12.95 A la carte is a digital download that includes the lesson DVD and printable learner sheets and leader guides.

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ADVENT & CHRISTMAS 2015 Spark Rotation provides eight workshop rotation options for each Bible story. In this model, kids spend more than one week on a Bible story and visit a different workshop each week in order to experience that same story from different perspectives.

Designed for curious and active kids from age 2 to grade 6, each workshop rotation is focused on a rich Bible story or group of Bible stories about particular characters. Workshop rotations include Art, Bible Skills and Games, Computer Lab, Cooking, Creative Drama, Music, Science, and Video. Preschoolers experience an in-room rotation with Storytelling, Art, Snack, Music, and Game stations. Spark Rotation also includes an “All Kids� option, making it easy for smaller congregations or congregations that prefer a multi-age Sunday school program format.

Leader Guide Spark Rotation Leader Guides include eight workshop rotation options for each of the Bible stories in the unit. It provides leaders with opening, wrap-up, and prayer time ideas, as well as a step-by-step guide and list of necessary supplies for each workshop rotation.

Director CD The Spark Rotation Director CD provides materials to engage learners in each Bible story lesson through art, activities, and songs, as well as take-home materials families can do together. CD contents include: Coloring Pages, Family Pages, Large Group Openings, Lyric Sheets, Lyric Slides, and Lesson Prep Videos.

Advent and Christmas

Advent and Christmas Matthew 1:18-25; 2:1-12; Luke 1:26-58; 2:1-20

Advent and Christmas

Leader Guide $39.99 978-0-8066-9891-5 Director CD $9.99 978-0-8066-9916-5 rotation leader guide wearesparkhouse.org

Jesus Is Born

Jesus Is Born Matthew 1:18-25; 2:1-12; Luke 1:26-58; 2:1-20 Leader Guide $39.99 978-0-8066-9519-8 Director CD $9.99 978-0-8066-9707-9

rotation leader guide

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Advent Devotions and Studies Advent devotions and studies from Augsburg Fortress offer opportunities to open scripture, look at it through different lenses, and join conversations with the Bible, with friends or family, with a small group, and ultimately, with God.

Making All Things New

by Kae Evensen, Margaret A. Krych, Peter W. Marty, Carolyn Coon Mowchan, and Debbie Trafton O’Neal Explores God’s ongoing work of renewing all things, particularly our stories, our days, our spirits, and our ways. Use the daily reflections on your own or with a friend or family member. Discuss the Bible study questions in an existing group, or form a group with others who are reading this book. Check out the activities and choose some hands-on ways to celebrate the gift of God’s work of renewal in us, through us, and in the world. Paperback; 101 (6" x 9") pages.

978-1-4514-0261-2 $6.99 (1–19); $5.59 (20+)

You Shall Have a Song

by Karoline M. Lewis, Philip Ruge-Jones, Jeanette Bialas Strandjord, Debbie Trafton O’Neal, and Paul E. Walters

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Explores four songs from the Bible: God’s New Song (Ps. 96), Song of Light (Isa. 42:1-9), Mary’s Song (Luke 1:46-55), and Servant Song (Phil.

2:5-11). This Advent devotional resource includes readings for each day, weekly study questions for small groups, and a variety of family activities to celebrate the season. Paperback; 104 (6" x 9") pages.

978-1-4514-2558-1 $6.99 (1–19); $5.59 (20+)

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While We Wait

by Tanya Ferdinandusz, Pam Fickenscher, Kevin E. Ruffcorn, and Mike Sherer For many of us, Advent is a busy time. Taking time to reflect on the meaning of the season can help us forget some of the busy-ness and appreciate God’s presence each day. Contains reflections and activities for each day in Advent, exploring four themes: “Be Watchful!” “Watch for the Messiah!” The Light Has Come!” and “God Is With Us!” In addition, four Bible studies, one for each Sunday in Advent, are also provided to encourage group participation alongside personal reflection. Paperback; 96 (6" x 9") pages.

978-0-8066-9737-6 $6.99 (1–19); $5.59 (20+)

I Wonder as I Wander

by Andrew D. Hagen, Kari Reiquam, Kay S. Richter, Ted Schroeder, and Debbie Trafton O’Neal Hope, love, joy, and peace—for many of us, these are the names of the four candles lit during Advent. But do these words mean anything to us and to the world today? Is hope still alive? Does love always find a way? What gives joy to the world? Will nations—and nextdoor neighbors—ever be at peace? Join the writers as they explore questions like these and as they reflect on who God is and what God has done through Jesus in this season of preparation. Paperback; 96 (6" x 9") pages.

978-1-4514-0095-3 $6.99 (1–19); $5.59 (20+)

Come, Lord Jesus

by Susan Briehl Scripture readings and brief meditations serve as the backdrop for poetry, new seasonal blessings, mealtime prayers, songs, and activities that prepare the home for the celebration of the Savior’s birth. Simple blessings enable children to participate in prayer at the Advent wreath, around the Christmas tree, and by the manger.

Seasonal customs from around the world expand the possibilities for celebrating the advent and nativity of the Lord. Paperback; 64 (51⁄2" x 71⁄2") pages. Quantity discounts available.

978-0-8066-2982-7 $6.99

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ChildrenSing includes anthems that span the church year for singers ages 8 to 12 years, in a creative and economical format. To facilitate the process of learning to both read and make music, each collection includes both the complete score with accompaniment for the director and a reproducible melody line version for the singer.

NEW! ChildrenSing at Christmas: Nine Unison and 2-Part Anthems for Advent and Christmas

by Anne McNair and William McNair ChildrenSing at Christmas includes nine songs that can be sung individually during Advent and Christmas or paired with scripture to create a service of lessons and carols for treble voices.

978-1-4514-9902-5 | $29.95 Also available ChildrenSing Around the World ChildrenSing in Worship (3 volumes) ChildrenSing Psalms ChildrenSing with Instruments

ChildrenSing: Seven Anthems for Elementary Age Singers Young ChildrenSing (ages 5–8)

ChildrenSing is also available on Prelude Music Planner Learn more at preludemusicplanner.org

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Music for the Season Hymn Accompaniments for Handbells: Advent and Christmas

by Lee J. Afdahl A must-have collection for any handbell choir! This reproducible collection of hymn accompaniments makes it easy to integrate handbells into worship during Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany.

Each hymn selection features an introduction to the hymn and a setting for the final stanza.

978-0-8066-9807-6 | $25

Music Sourcebook for All Saints through Transfiguration An essential music resource, this collection greatly expands the repertoire of resources for the song of the assembly and its leaders during the days from All Saints to Transfiguration. Most materials are newly composed in a broad range of styles. Spiral-bound; 76 pages.

978-1-4514-2426-3 | $49.95

Behold Our Light: Music for Evening Worship

by Aaron David Miller This gorgeous collection by Aaron David Miller offers a complete musical setting for evening worship in a gentle contemporary style with piano and optional instruments. Each piece also works well on its own.

Written for cantor and assembly, this work is a wonderful way to bring the congregation together. Paperback (81⁄2" x 11").

978-1-4514-6252-4 | $10.95

The Great O Antiphons: A Service for Advent

by Carl F. Schalk and Jill Peláez Baumgaertner This collection for Advent contains seven traditional antiphons, originally used as one each for the last seven days of Advent. Each antiphon has a cycle consisting of a choral part (SATB) followed by a new poetic reflection and finally a congregational hymn stanza.

This collection is a terrific way to bring a renewed spirit to your Advent worship. Paperback (81⁄2" x 11").

978-1-4514-6253-1 | $15 12

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Augsburg Organ Library The Augsburg Organ Library is a multi-volume collection that reflects the twentieth century renewal of the organ and its music. The compositions included in this series come from a variety of cultural and religious traditions. Music from England, Belgium, France, Germany, Scandinavia, and North America forms the basis of the library. As such, the variety of notational traditions and organ nomenclature has been retained in order to reflect original sources and performance practices. The result is a rich compendium of organ music that serves as a basic performing library for church organists.

A wide range of selections has been carefully chosen with special focus placed on the seasons of the church year, including Advent and Christmas. Music that primarily supports the song of the worshiping assembly is included; repertoire designed solely for concert or recital has been avoided. The majority of compositions are based on commonly used hymn tunes that are widely known in English-speaking countries.

Paperback (12" x 9").

Augsburg Organ Library: Advent Advent offers 37 arrangements of 21 hymn tunes for the Advent season.

978-0-8006-5895-3 $40 Augsburg Organ Library: Christmas Christmas offers 38 arrangements of 32 hymn tunes for the Christmas season.

978-0-8006-5935-6 $40 Augsburg Organ Library: Epiphany Epiphany offers 37 arrangements of 34 hymn tunes for the Epiphany season.

978-0-8006-5934-9 $40

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Christmas Carols Carols of Christmas: Music Edition Includes 40 popular Christmas carols. The 24-page (51⁄2" x 81⁄2") Music Edition may be used as an accompanist’s book when using the Word Edition.

978-0-8006-4806-0 $5.99 Carols of Christmas: Word Edition A four-page, letter-size sheet with words for the 40 carols.

978-0-8006-4807-7 $0.45 (1–99); $0.18 (100+) Carols and Hymns for Christmas Complete words and music for 15 favorite carols; useful for caroling parties. Carols and Hymns for Christmas is a 16-page (51⁄2" x 81⁄2") booklet.

978-0-8006-4808-4 $1.25 (1–11); $0.75 (12–99); $0.57 (100+) Christmas Glee: Five Little Jazz Carols

by Evelyn Larter Includes five jazz-inspired settings of carols for choir and piano. Three of the settings also include optional instrumental parts for flute or violin.

978-1-4514-0181-3 $6.95 Amid the Winter’s Snow: Christmas Glee for Flute and Piano

by Evelyn Larter Includes 10 jazz-styled carols for flute and piano that can be used for worship as well as holiday recitals.

978-1-4514-6266-1 $27 Beautiful the Sky: Four Scandinavian Carols

by Erik Christiansen (Editor) and Paul J. Christiansen (Arranger) Beautiful the Sky is a collection of beloved Scandinavian Christmas anthems. Texts are in both English and language of origin. 32-page (7” x 10.25”) booklet with a cappella and SATB/4-part mixed voicing (medium difficulty).

978-1-4514-2411-9 $4.95

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Augsburg Music LEADING THE CHURCH'S SONG

Looking for new music for Fall, Advent, and Christmas?

Visit the NEW AugsburgMusic.org today to discover our latest choral and keyboard music, and more!

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Bibles for All Ages Receive this Bible. Hear God’s word with us. Learn and tell its stories. Discover its mysteries. Honor its commandments. Rejoice in its good news. May God’s life-giving word inspire you and make you wise.

—“Presentation of the Bible” from Seasonal Rites for Autumn, Sundays and Seasons: Guide to Worship Planning

Connect Bible Connect Bible helps kids explore how individual Bible stories form into larger biblical themes. The pages are filled with navigational queues that direct kids to passages that share similar themes, and quick activities that allow kids to engage with the readings without turning the page. Designed for kids grades 3–6.

Hardcover Imprintable.

978-1-4514-3082-0 $24.99 (1–5); $22.49 (6–10); $19.99 (11–15); $18.99 (16–49); $16.99 (50+) Paperback 978-1-4514-3081-3 $19.99 (1–9); $17.99 (10–24); $15.99 (25–49); $13.99 (50+)

Spark Story Bible The award-winning Spark Story Bible is filled with 150 Bible stories. Each story features colorful illustrations, easy-to-read text, and questions to help reinforce the stories. Designed for kids age 2 to grade 2.

978-0-8066-7049-2 $19.99 (1–9); $18.99 (10–24); $16.99 (25–49); $14.99 (50+)

Spark Bible (NRSV) The paperback Spark Bible (NRSV) helps kids explore the Bible in a personal way and makes it easy to interact with God’s Word.

Designed for grades 3–6, it features chapter introductions, easy-to-read callouts, colorful maps, and stickers. Imprintable.

978-0-8066-7048-5 $19.99 (1–9); $18.99 (10–24); $16.99 (25–49); $14.99 (50+) The Spark Bible (NRSV) Gift Edition is the perfect gift for your kids grades 3–6. Includes the same interior features as the paperback Spark Bible (NRSV), but is wrapped with a durable hardcover. The hardcover design is durable and age-appropriate. Imprintable.

978-1-4514-0193-6 $24.99 (1–9); $22.99 (10-24); $20.99 (25-49); $18.99 (50+) 16

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Whirl Bibles Whirl Bibles help kids and leaders follow the three-year Revised Common Lectionary.

The colors and icons used throughout these Bibles match what they’ll see in the rest of the Whirl resources. As kids encounter these Bible stories in the lectionary, they’ll see connections to the church year seasons.

Whirl Story Bible Designed for kids in pre-kindergarten through second grade, the Whirl Story Bible contains over 120 stories that correspond to all the lessons in the Whirl lectionary Sunday school curriculum. Every story includes the lectionary day and church year season, video characters, and embedded questions to help kids connect the Bible stories to their lives. Imprintable.

978-1-4514-8478-6 $19.99 (1-9); $18.99 (10-24); $16.99 (25-49); $14.99 (50+) Whirl Bible (NRSV) The Whirl NRSV Bible is a complete NRSV Bible used by kids in grades 3-6 to dig into the scripture passage for every lesson in the Whirl lectionary Sunday school curriculum. It features activities, book and section introductions, colorfully illustrated maps, and visuals like colors and icons to help kids identify every reading in the three-year lectionary.

Hardcover Imprintable.

978-1-4514-8479-3 $24.99 (1-5); $22.99 (6-10); $20.99 (11-15); $18.99 (16+)

Paperback 978-1-4514-8480-9 $19.99 (1-9); $18.99 (10-24); $16.99 (25-49); $14.99 (50+)

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Lutheran Student Bible

The Colaborate Lutheran Student Bible brings the story of God to life for teenagers.

Featuring interactive graphics, interesting facts, and insightful commentary, this NRSV Bible is designed to bring the story of God to life for students. As an essential component of the Colaborate curriculum, the Bible adds value to your conversation with highlighted key verses, additional questions, and activities. It’s smart, it’s fun, and it’s a Bible your students will hang onto for years to come.

978-1-4514-9814-1 $24.99 (U.S.); $31.99 (Canada)

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Lutheran Study Bible Lutheran Study Bible invites readers to experience the Bible and its message through solid background material, unique Lutheran insights, and opportunities for faith reflection. This resource features the NRSV translation as well as introductions, notes, and articles written by more than 60 Lutheran pastors and teaching theologians. Other than Here We Stand, all Lutheran Study Bibles are imprintable.

Paperback 978-0-8066-8060-6 $24.99 (1–9); $18.75 (10+)

Hardcover 978-0-8066-8059-0 $34.99 (1–9); $24.50 (10+)

Deluxe Edition 978-0-8066-9742-0 $39.99

Large Print Edition 978-0-8066-9743-7 $49.99

Here We Stand: Lutheran Study Bible 978-0-8066-9846-5 $24.99 (1–9); $18.75 (10+) Lutheran Study Bible e-Version Compatible with iPad, iPhone, and iPhone Touch, Nook, Kindle Fire, Android phones and Android tablets, and Windows 7.

978-1-4514-2560-4 $29.95

NRSV Pew Bible Includes footnotes, nine-point type Bible text. Hardcover, 1166 pages, imprintable.

Cranberry 978-0-8066-5609-0 $14.99

NRSV Augsburg Fortress Gift and Award Bible Flexible imitation leather with velva-gold edges. Nine-point type; imprintable.

Black 978-0-8066-0391-9 $17.99

Burgundy 978-0-8066-0392-6 $17.99

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The family of resources that helps congregations support and provide engaging worship focused on God’s mission. Evangelical Lutheran Worship is more comprehensive than any previous resource—yet it is the same size as Lutheran Book of Worship. It represents the full breadth of the church better than any previous resource—yet it includes much that churches know, cherish, and use from existing resources.

Gift Edition This expertly crafted edition features the complete content of the Evangelical Lutheran Worship pew edition with an elegant leather cover, gilded edging, and ribbon markers. It is the ideal resource for clergy, worship leaders, and lay people. Designed to withstand years of use, this is a perfect resource for anyone who uses Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Features include: • Propers for every week in the three-year lectionary • Recommended patterns for worship • 10 communion settings • 15 new additional services

• All 150 Psalms for singing • Newly commissioned reflective art throughout • Three-year daily lectionary • Luther’s Small Catechism

6" x 9", bonded leather. This item is imprintable.

978-0-8066-5671-7 $45

Pocket Gift Edition

Pew Edition

Same content as the Gift Edition in a smaller size. 43⁄4" x 7", bonded leather.

This item is imprintable.

Hardcover; 91⁄4" x 61⁄4".

This item is imprintable.

978-0-8066-7035-5 $40 20

978-0-8066-5618-2 $22.50

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Prayer Book for the Armed Services The first of its kind since World War II, the Evangelical Lutheran Worship Prayer Book for the Armed Services was developed with the contributions and review of chaplains and other service members. This durable pocket-sized companion is ideal for those in the military, family and friends of those in active service, veterans, as well as pastors and congregations of those who serve. Features include:

Affirmation of Baptism for Returning Veterans Affirmation of Baptism may be used at many times in the life of a baptized Christian. Although commonly used as part of a process of formation in youth or adulthood, this particular order is intended for use in pastoral care with military personnel returning home from deployment as a sign of renewed participation in the life of their congregation.

The scripture readings and prayers given for a variety of circumstances in other sections of this volume may be used within this order.

This order may take place within Holy Communion or the Service of the Word, usually following the hymn of the day. Those making affirmation may gather with the ministers at the font at the conclusion of the hymn of the day.

When this order is used independently of another service, it may begin with an invocation. All may make the sign of the cross, the sign marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.

In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen. affirmation of baptism for returning veterans

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• Morning and evening prayer for individual use • Prayers for many service-related contexts, including preparation for missions, confronting crises, grieving fallen companions, life circumstances during deployment, and more • Corporate worship services with resources from Evangelical Lutheran Worship and the ELCA’s full-communion partner churches • Affirmation of baptism for returning veterans • Prayers for congregations whose pastors serve as chaplains or whose members are deployed • 26 psalms for a variety of circumstances • The words to 65 hymns and songs, including an expanded section of national songs 978-1-4514-7000-0 | $8 3/5/13 8:48 PM

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Luther’s Small Catechism, Gift Edition, with Evangelical Lutheran Worship texts

by Martin Luther (author) and Timothy J. Wengert (editor) Luther’s Small Catechism, Gift Edition is a beautiful and elegant edition of the Wengert translation of Luther’s Small Catechism (1995). The Gift Edition contains the same content as the Study Edition. Two-color interior with descriptive icons throughout.

4¾" x 7¾".

978-0-8066-5603-8 $14.99 (1–9); $12.99 (10+)

Bookmarks These durable bookmarks are designed specifically for Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Features five 14" multi-colored woven ribbons.

Logo tab inserts into the spine for ease of use.

978-6-0002-0879-0 $4.95

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Devotionals Bread for the Day Bread for the Day is a daily-use resource that is perfect for personal, household, or group devotions. Following the daily lectionary and other resources, Bread for the Day also includes: • Brief introductions to the seasons and notes on festivals and commemorations • Table graces/meal prayers for the holidays and seasons • Household blessings for special times throughout the year • Monthly pages for recording prayer requests • Simplified forms for morning and evening prayer • Waking prayers and bedtime prayers, including prayers with children Regular 978-1-4514-2581-9 $8.95 (1–9); $7.16 (10–99); $6.71 (100–299); higher quantity discounts available eBook Edition 978-1-5064-1022-7 $8.95

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Psalm 29 The voice of God upon the water s On the Epiphany of Our Lord (January 6), the household joins the church throughout the world in celebrating the manifestation, the “epiphany,” of Christ to the world. The festival of Christmas is thus set within the context of outreach to the larger community; it possesses an outward movement. The festival of the Epiphany asks the Christian household: How might our faith in Christ the Light be shared with friends and family, with our neighbors, with the poor and needy in our land, with those who live in other nations?

Table Prayer for Epiphany and the Time af ter Epiphany ( Januar y 6 – Februar y 9) Generous God, you have made yourself known in Jesus, the light of the world.

As this food and drink give us refreshment, so strengthen us by your Spirit, that as your baptized sons and daughters we may share your light with all the world.

Grant this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name; worship the Lord in holy splendor.

The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over mighty waters.

The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. (Ps. 29:1-4)

Additional Readings Ecclesiastes 1:1-11

1 Corinthians 1:18 -31

There is nothing new under the sun

The power and wisdom of God

Hymn: My God, How Wonderful Thou Art, ELW 863 God of power and majesty, your voice resounds in all of creation and you speak to us through your living word. Open our hearts and minds to receive you, that our lives may reflect your glory and love.

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Bearing Fruit: Devotions for Lent 2016

by Anne Edison-Albright, David L. Miller, and Harvard Stephens Jr. NEW! This pocket-sized, full-color devotional takes you through Lent with daily readings from Colossians. Each reading is accompanied by a photo, quote, reflection, and prayer.

Regular Paperback (4" x 51⁄2"), 96 pages.

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March 14 Colossians 3:1 So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. To ponder Holiness is a concept that makes ordinary people nervous.

Perhaps the uneasiness occurs because the word implies a certain level of impossibility. . . . The holiness that Jesus describes has less to do with pious character traits and more to do with the hosting of God’s abiding presence. It is not effort but invitation that opens the human spirit to the possibility that God may sojourn with us. —Barbara A. Holmes, Joy Unspeakable

Love is heaven’s glory on earth The mysteries of heaven are vast indeed, but our faith gives us confidence that because of Christ, the power of heaven is also here, in our hearts, in our homes, in our worship, and in our ministries.

This is the great miracle of God’s amazing grace: the Holy Spirit abides in the hearts of people of faith. Instead of turning from God in fear and shame, we open our spirits to God’s mysterious presence. We connect with the things that are above in all the ways we serve others in Jesus’ name. All of God’s people discover how heaven’s glory is real and available to us through the love of Christ.

Prayer Divine Savior, your love transcends the boundaries of heaven and earth. Wherever we find you, heaven’s glory appears.

Wherever your word is preached, the earth rejoices. Wherever we find ourselves today, speak to our hearts, encourage our faith, and lift our spirits to the heavenly places where peace abounds and love never ends. Abide with us and bless us we pray. Amen.

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Soli Deo Gloria: Choir Devotions for Year C

by Wayne L. Wold Soli Deo Gloria is a collection of devotions for the choir, choir director, and music lovers. The collection features brief meditations based on the texts given in the Revised Common Lectionary, emphasizing the choir’s leadership role in worship.

The ministry of choral music requires preparation of both heart and voice. These devotionals, used at either rehearsal or before worship, will provide a spiritual element much as vocal warm-ups provide the musical element. Also included with each devotional is a hymn text appropriate for the day and rehearsal planning pages. Spiral-bound.

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First Sunday of Advent Choir members are likely thinking, “How can it be Advent already? The time just flies! It seems like the last Advent-Christmas-Epiphany season ended just a few weeks ago!”

The choir director is likely thinking, “If last Advent seems so recent to them, why don’t they seem to remember the music we are repeating from last year?”

Choir members and choir director are all likely thinking, “Life will be a blur for the next few weeks.”

To all of us, Jesus is saying, “Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down.” He does go on to specifically mention “dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life”—things we would do well to avoid at all times. But surely, we can easily become weighed down by an excess of good things, too—an excessive number of greetings to send and gifts to give, an excessive number of guests to entertain with an excessive amount of food. We may place too many expectations on others and on ourselves and even on the church to make our holiday season meaningful to us.

Let’s not forget the central themes of Advent. Christ came at a specific time in history; Christ will come again in great glory at a time only God knows.

In the meanwhile, Christ continues to come to us over and over in word and sacrament, in prayer and fellowship, and in deeds of love and mercy. It’s not all up to us—thank God! Being involved and effective without getting weighed down is our charge. After that, it’s all grace. By all means, this Advent season, don’t forget the grace!

Readings and Psalm Jeremiah 33:14-16 A righteous branch springs from David Psalm 25:1-10 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. (Ps. 25:1) 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Strengthen hearts of holiness Luke 21:25-36 Watch for the coming of the Son of Man

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Let us pray with the words of hymnwriter Susan Palo Cherwien: Shine your future on this place, enlighten every guest, that through us stream your holiness, bright and blest, bright and blest; come dawn, O Sun of grace. Amen.

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This Advent and Christmas, have access to our music library Prelude Music Planner is an online tool that makes worship planning easy and efficient, leaving you more time to do what you do best: make music. Explore thousands of pieces from Augsburg Fortress, MorningStar, Hope, Choristers Guild, OCP, and GIA. Whether you're looking for large choir, small choir, soloist, organ, piano, handbells, or even a nice piece to highlight your talented flute player, we have you covered.

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Worship Matters Leading Worship Matters: A Sourcebook for Preparing Worship Leaders with DVD and CD-ROM Practical, succinct, easy-to-use tools and resources to support, plan, execute, and evaluate worship leadership training. More than 30 contributors provide helps and training materials for assisting ministers, readers, intercessors, acolytes, ushers, greeters, communion ministers, altar guild, tech ministers, musicians, and children’s sermon ministers. Includes a library of brief, helpful topics for a variety of worship leaders and those who care for the worship space. DVD segments provide starting points for conversation and consideration of local practice. CD-ROM contains reproducible and customizable files of the Sourcebook training materials.

978-1-4514-7806-8 $44.95

Getting the Word Out: A Handbook for Readers

by Christopher George Hoyer Practical help, encouragement, preparation exercises, and spiritual wisdom for those who serve as readers in worship. Hoyer provides valuable insight into both the why and the how of excellent reading.

Includes pronunciation guide for the lectionary readings.

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Serving the Assembly’s Worship: A Handbook for Assisting Ministers

by Christian Scharen A brief history of assisting ministers in Christian worship, what makes a good assisting minister, and a step-by-step walk through the role. Considers this leadership role not just as a task, but as a ministry to the whole assembly. Filled with tips and encouragement for the assisting minister.

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A New Resource for preparing Worship Texts in Your Community Have you noticed that this phrase—in these or similar words—appears regularly within the liturgies presented in Evangelical Lutheran Worship? What is the spirit and intention behind these words? And, if desired, where will these “similar words” come from?

In These or Similar Words: Crafting Language for Worship will guide individuals and groups who wish to prepare new worship texts for their communities.

978-1-5064-0056-3 $29.00

“An assisting minister invites the assembly into prayer in these or similar words.” “The presiding minister may address the assembly in these or similar words.”

This resource includes •

some discussion of foundational principles for evaluating sources of language and images used in such texts

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individual and group exercises to identify and describe your local worshiping community’s makeup, values, and sensibilities

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brief commentaries about “what’s going on” in specific liturgical texts within the services of Holy Communion and Holy Baptism in Evangelical Lutheran Worship

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examples of locally crafted language for worship for illustration and inspiration

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Altar Guild and Sacristy Handbook, Fourth Revised Edition

by S. Anita Stauffer 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.

S. Anita Stauffer (1947–2007) served on the worship staffs of the Lutheran World Federation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Lutheran Church in America.

She is author of several books on worship and served as the general editor of a series of worship and culture studies of the Lutheran World Federation.

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Liturgy • Music • Preaching • Visuals • Online

A rich and reliable resource for worship planning Sundays and Seasons supports comprehensive week-by-week planning with content and ideas for liturgy and music, preaching and visuals, shaped by the Revised Common Lectionary, the church year, and the assembly gathered around word and sacrament

Attend a free webinar and find out more at sundaysandseasons.com

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Sundays and Seasons: Guide to Worship Planning, Year C, 2016 Sundays and Seasons supports comprehensive week-by-week planning with content and ideas for liturgy and music, preaching and visuals, shaped by the Revised Common Lectionary, the church year, and the assembly gathered around word and sacrament.

Worship planners and leaders, preachers, presiding ministers, worship committees, musicians, visual artists, sacristans and altar guilds, and those who create congregational worship folders, will find an indispensable companion in Sundays and Seasons as they prepare for worship each week.

Use Sundays and Seasons print edition together with Sundays and Seasons.com for effective and efficient planning, preparation, and production of all your worship needs.

978-1-4514-2577-2 $39 (1); $32 (2+)

Worship Planning Calendar, Year C, 2016 Worship Planning Calendar serves as a planning guide, appointment calendar, and guide to daily prayer. This spiral-bound edition is intended as a tool to accompany Sundays and Seasons, Year C, 2016.

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Planning Guide and Calendar Combo Pack Save 15% when you purchase Sunday and Seasons: Guide to Worship Planning and Worship Planning Calendar together.

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Sundays and Seasons: Preaching, Year C, 2016 Sundays and Seasons: Preaching is an annual resource in the Sundays and Seasons family that encourages and provides helps for lectionary preaching, taking into account all the readings for the day, in addition to the rest of the worship service and the day itself in the lectionary year.

Sundays and Seasons: Preaching features new commentary and ideas for proclamation, contributed by practicing preachers as well as scholars, together with succinct notes on each day and its readings.

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Planning Guide and Preaching Combo Pack Sundays and Seasons and Sundays and Seasons: Preaching go great together. Buy both and save! The Planning Guide and Preaching Combo Pack saves you nearly 20% off the cover price. These resources will help you plan, prepare, and enrich worship—and bring new life to the preaching task— with fresh new content.

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Words for Worship, Year C, 2016 Words for Worship makes worship folder preparation easy by including, on one CD-ROM, week-to-week elements from Lectionary for Worship, Year C; Sundays and Seasons, 2016; Psalter for Worship, Year C: Evangelical Lutheran Worship Edition; and Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings.

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Church Year Calendar, Year C, 2016 (Print) This full-color, two-sided, letter-size worship planning and devotional resource gives specific dates, Bible readings, hymn of the day, and liturgical color for Sundays and festivals.

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Church Year Calendar, Year C, 2016 (Download) A downloadable, full-color, letter-size Church Year Calendar is also available. The purchaser is granted permission to photocopy or print 12 copies.

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This beautiful full-color wall calendar identifies church festivals and U.S. and Canadian holidays and includes a list of all of the Bible readings for the year from the Revised Common Lectionary for Sundays and church festivals. Date blocks provide plenty of room for family or church date-keeping, identifying the seasonal or festival color.

Excellent gifts for each household or staff and committee member! 8 3/8" x 10 7/8".

Spiral-bound and punched for hanging.

The artwork was created by Kathrin Burleson, Christina Saj, and Corinne Vonaesch.

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Fed and Forgiven is a comprehensive set of resources for leading children, youth, and adults into the sacrament of Holy Communion. Resources include a leader guide, DVD, and age-appropriate learner resources.

Fed and Forgiven Leader Guide with CD-ROM Provides core session material for each age level—everything you need to plan and lead a class. Fully reproducible and easy to navigate, this guide is full of suggestions and resources for any learning style. A CD-ROM is included that contains each lesson plan for easy customization and printing.

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PreK–K Learner Resource Each of four sessions center on a biblical story that illuminates basic concepts: God loves us, God feeds us, Jesus eats with us, and Jesus calls us to share. Short videos accompany each session as children learn with adorable characters Bess and Malachi what it means to belong, receive, remember, and share. 8½" x 11"; 16 pages.

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Grade 1–3 Learner Resource Delightful and engaging content for children that emphasizes the biblical basis for Holy Communion, encourages conversation, sparks ideas, and introduces a deep sacramental understanding. Encouraged by the creative, age-appropriate material, kids will ask questions and explore the ritual and basic theology of Holy Communion over four sessions. 8½" x 11"; 16 pages.

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Grade 4–6 Learner Resource Engages learners with sacramental theology and prepares them for regular participation in Holy Communion. Sessions have four main sections that parallel the four parts of worship: Gather Together, Hear the Word, Celebrate the Sacrament, and Spread the Word.

7" x 8½"; 32 pages.

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Youth/Adult Learner Resource In each of four sessions, older youth and adults of all ages and experiences will explore some of the many layers of meaning in the meal at the heart of Christian worship. These sessions are infused with a Lutheran understanding of grace, and draw the individual to see connections between what God has done and what God is doing now. 5½" x 8½"; 16 pages.

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Fed and Forgiven DVD Contains a video for each of the four sessions in every age group of the Fed and Forgiven program. Each approximately five minutes in length, these short video segments explore the many meanings of Holy Communion in ways that are appropriate for each age group.

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Fed and Forgiven Communion Certificates: 12 per package Beautiful and practical, the Fed and Forgiven communion certificate is ideal for any First Communion celebration. Comes with presentation envelopes. 8½" x 11".

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Resource Kit The Resource Kit includes one of each of the above-mentioned titles.

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Washed and Welcome

A vibrant series of resources to support pastors, parents, and sponsors as they prepare for the sacrament of Holy Baptism. Washed and Welcome provides practical helps and ideas for parents and sponsors, as well as content and ideas to engage the entire assembly.

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Living the Promises of Baptism: 101 Ideas for Parents The ideas in Living the Promises of Baptism are for children from infant to upper elementary. Whether your child is a newborn, a preteen, or somewhere in between, you will find yourself returning to this book again and again for support, encouragement, and inspiration.

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Washed and Welcome: A Baptism Sourcebook with CD-ROM This book is a practical theological resource to help pastors walk parents and sponsors through the various parts of baptism.

978-1-4514-0130-1 $44.95

Go Make Disciples: An Invitation to Baptismal Living Go Make Disciples provides updated resources for preparing adults for baptism or affirmation of baptism, and for Christian discipleship. Materials intended for group use and distribution are available on the companion CD-ROM, which is sold separately.

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Washed and Welcome Sponsor/Godparent Certificate These beautiful certificates are intended for the baptismal sponsor or godparent.

Printed on premium cardstock, each certificate includes a place to document the event, offers a brief history of sponsors and godparents, and suggests activities sponsors can do with their godchild.

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Kids Celebrate Worship: Baptism

Kids Celebrate Worship: Holy Communion

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Whole Wheat Communion Wafers Features three imprints: Paschal Lamb, Jerusalem cross, and cross form.

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Baptismal Towels Dove & Water Baptismal Towel Lightweight cotton towel has descending dove and water applique in white. 73⁄4" x 101⁄2".

978-6-0000-6425-9 $4.95 (Quantity discounts available) Shell & Dove Baptismal Towel Fine cotton towel has a shell and dove embroidered in dark gold. 10" x 10".

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Child and Parent Baptismal Bundle The Child and Parent Baptismal Bundle includes one copy of the award-winning Welcome, Child of God board book, one copy of Living the Promises of Baptism: 101 Ideas for Parents, and one Dove and Shell First Light Baptismal Candle. These three items priced at an exceptional value make a wonderful gift from the congregation to the child and parent for celebrating the promises of baptism in daily living.

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PLANNING AHEAD FOR THE CHURCH YEAR

Certificates This beautiful certificate line highlights the role of the worshiping community in acknowledging a passage in an individual’s life of faith. Envelopes included.

Certificates sized 11" x 8½".

Child Baptism 978-0-8066-4653-4 Package of 12, $14.50

Baptismal Sponsor 978-0-8066-4658-9 Package of 12, $14.50

Confirmation 978-0-8066-4655-8 Package of 12, $14.50

Washed and Welcome Sponsor/Godparent Certificates These beautiful certificates come in packs of 12 and are intended for the baptismal sponsor or godparent. Printed on premium cardstock, each certificate includes a place to document the event, offers a brief history of sponsors and godparents, and suggests activities sponsors can do with their godchild. See pages 39–40 for a full overview of the Washed and Welcome series.

978-1-4514-0132-5 $17.50 Fed and Forgiven Communion Certificates Beautiful and practical, the Fed and Forgiven communion certificate is ideal for any First Communion celebration. Durable and lasting, these certificates come with presentation envelopes. Package of 12. See pages 37–38 for a full overview of the Fed and Forgiven series.

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FORTRESS THEOLOGY FOR THE PEOPLE

Theology for the People is just that: It’s theology, broadly conceived, and it’s for the people—that is, for everyone.

We are bringing readers and writers together around the topics of God, truth, reality, ethics, and sacred text, and we catalyze conversations around ideas that matter.

fortresspress.com/tftp 51% Christian: Finding Faith after Certainty

by Mark Stenberg, foreword by Nadia Bolz-Weber, afterword

by Joel Hodgson 978-1-5064-0019-8 $16.99, pb 176pp You now have permission to doubt, to question, to get angry at God. But, in the end, it’s not about you. Faith is about relationship: a living, daily relationship, based on trust, and active in concrete, daily practices.

Preview of Contents Introduction: Getting Rid of God 1. How the Cheatin’ Heart of Modernity Double-Crossed the Doctrine of Revelation 2. Death to the Conceptual Trinity! An Anti-monotheistic Manifesto 3. De-Greekifying the Divine, or How to Quit Thinking About God 4. Jesus Has a Question for You See full table of contents at fortresspress.com 42

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Hoping Against Hope: Confessions of a Postmodern Pilgrim

by John D. Caputo, foreword by Peter Rollins 978-1-4514-9915-5 $14.99, pb 224pp “There are no cheap promises in this book, no snake-oil sales pitches or prosperity prayers. To read this beautiful book is to enter the chapel of a religion without why. It is to join a chorus of praise to life in all its frailty and finitude, and it is to listen in on a sermon of worldly affirmation. The point of all this profane spirituality is not however to make us feel safe within the chapel walls, but rather to discover that there are no walls to this chapel.”

—From the Foreword by Peter Rollins

Angry Like Jesus: Using His Example to Spark Your Moral Courage

by Sarah Sumner, foreword by Halee Gray Scott 978-1-5064-0185-0 $16.99, pb 200pp The Gospels include at least fifteen different stories about Jesus’ anger. Jesus’ anger shows us what godly anger is.

Although sinful anger cannot achieve the righteousness of God, godly anger can rouse a sleeping church. Godly anger stirs people to wake up and be truthful, so that many can be healed. Godly anger is the antidote to arrogance and addictions and senseless violence. It’s the cure for selfish fearfulness and complacency. It’s the spark for moral courage.

It’s the match that lights new fire for renewal in the Church.

Making Love with Scripture: Why the Bible Doesn’t Mean How You Think It Means

by Jacob D. Myers 978-1-4514-9955-1 $16.99, pb 176pp Preview of Contents Introduction: Does The Dude Really Abide? Making Theological Meaning Part I: Fifty Shades of Grey (Matter): Liberating God’s Liberating Word Part II: Oppa Gangnam Style: The Bible as Rave Part III: This Is How We Do It: Reading the Bible Today Conclusion: Why Harry Potter Always Beats Voldemort: The Power of Love Order at augsburgfortress.org or call 800.328.4648

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HOMEBREWE D CHRISTIANITY

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The Homebrewed Christianity Guides!

The Homebrewed Christianity podcast brings you the best nerdy audiological ingredients so you can brew your own faith. Launched in 2008 by Tripp Fuller, Homebrewed Christianity has quickly become the top theology podcast in the world. Previous guests include Rob Bell, N. T. Wright, Walter Brueggemann, Bart Ehrman, Tony Jones, Phyllis Tickle, and many more.

Now, Homebrewed Christianity is partnering with Fortress Press to bring you a brand new series—guides to everything you ever needed to know about theology and the Christian tradition! Written in the irreverent style of the Homebrewed Christianity podcast, these guides will lead you to a deeper understanding of God and faith. Buckle up! Curious about the Homebrewed ministry?

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The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Jesus: Lord, Liar, Lunatic . . . Or Awesome?

by Tripp Fuller 978-1-4514-9957-5 $14.99, pb 176pp NEW! “If your Christology isn’t weird, you’re doing it wrong.

The church’s theological confessions about Christ are not suddenly embarrassing; they always have been.

Join the parade! It’s not like it takes a pluralistic culture informed by science to realize that identifying a dead homeless Jew as the Son of the living God is absurd.

It is. Let’s own it. But instead of just regurgitating it without reflection and throwing it at our befuddled neighbors as a trilemma with eternal consequences, let’s let the weirdness seep into our own imaginations.”

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Reformation resources for students of all ages Who was Martin Luther, and what role did he play in the formation of the Protestant Church? What was the road to the Reformation like? Whether you’re looking for an engaging introduction for young readers or seeking a comprehensive overview, Fortress publishes resources for a variety of readers.

When Lightning Struck!

The Story of Martin Luther

by Danika Cooley 978-1-5064-0583-4 $16.99, pb 264pp NEW! Martin Luther’s life was too exciting not to be written for teens and younger readers! In this fast-paced, action-packed novel of Martin Luther’s life, teen readers (and more than a few adults!) will be introduced to the life and adventures of Martin Luther. The book introduces readers to a kindred spirit who struggled with what God means for daily life.

In crisp, enjoyable prose, author Danika Cooley conveys both the drama and the meaning of the reformation for younger readers like no one before her!

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"This is not just a story book. It is real life. It is accurately researched and meticulously footnoted. And it’s not just history, either. When Lightning Struck! introduces us to the truth of God by bringing us alongside a young man and his personal search for eternal life and peace. Danika Cooley introduces Martin Luther as an inquisitive and somewhat outspoken little boy. He had many questions for which his family and the church had answers, but throughout his life these answers never really seemed to satisfy. He searched and sought for the peace he longed for but over time doubted that it even existed. Not even the monks, the monasteries, or even the Holy City of Rome could give Martin the answers he sought. Eventually his questions started to change: ‘Can it truly be that the words of Christ rank above those of counsels and popes?’ When Martin searched for the truth of God in the word of God, he found the answer he had been looking for: ‘It is by grace I am saved through the faith that God gives!’”

—Catherine MacKenzie, author of John Calvin—After Darkness Light and the Little Lights series

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RESOURCES FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Atlas of the European Reformations

by Tim Dowley 978-1-4514-9969-8 $24, pb 160pp NEW! A new, definitive atlas of the European Reformations has been needed for many years. Now, in anticipation of the upcoming Reformation anniversaries, Fortress Press is pleased to offer the Atlas of the European Reformations. Featuring more than sixty brand new maps, graphics, and timelines, the atlas is a necessary companion to any study of the Reformation era.

Consciously written for students at any level, concise, helpful texts guide the experience and interpret the visuals. The volume is perfect for independent students, as well as those in structured courses.

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The atlas is broken into four primary parts: 1. Before the Reformation 2. Reformation 3. Catholic Reform and Counter-Reformation 4. Early Modern Europe

"This atlas is a welcome addition for any church library. As congregations prepare to observe the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, this atlas is a wonderful place to begin. It sets the contextual stage for the events of the Reformation and takes the reader into the seventeenth century. The four major sections of this volume provide a framework for group study of this era. Additionally, congregations might choose to use this atlas as a way to tell the Reformation story over several weeks or months highlighting particular places, people, and events through the creation of their own maps and timelines.� —Rev. Robert A. Franek, Faith Lutheran Church, Wataga, Illinois

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