New September Worship Resources from Augsburg Fortress
ELCA Worship’s September roundup from Augsburg Fortress offers several new and timely resources for worship leaders, musicians, pastors, deacons, and lay leaders—including downloadable worship accompaniments, music for occasions outside the lectionary, pastoral care resources, and a new handbook for presiding ministers.
Augsburg Fortress, the publishing ministry of the ELCA, highlights resources each month to support those who plan and lead the church’s worship.
Among the September resources:
A new Sundays and Seasons Music Leader Module. Deluxe subscribers to SundaysandSeasons.com can now add a Music Leader Module with downloadable accompaniment files for hymns in Evangelical Lutheran Worship and All Creation Sings, along with psalm resources and all 10 ELW Holy Communion settings. Additional liturgical accompaniments are planned.
Music for “Outside the Lectionary.” Worship doesn’t always fit neatly into the Sunday lectionary. Augsburg Fortress has assembled choral, organ, and piano suggestions around six themes for other occasions in the life of the church. Use promo code MOREMUSIC26 for 15% off these titles.
Resources for pastoral care. Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Pastoral Care provides prayers, readings, and rites for a wide variety of circumstances and life passages. Designed for both lay and rostered ministers, the compact volume is also available as an eBook.
Guidance for presiding ministers. Callista Isabelle’s Embodying Confidence and Grace: A Handbook for Presiding Ministers explores preparing, presiding, and reflecting on the assembly’s worship. Its emphasis on care, humility, presence, and grace offers practical guidance for those entrusted with leading the gathered church.
Together, these resources help equip Lutheran leaders for worship that extends beyond selecting hymns and preparing a liturgy. They support the church’s shared work of proclaiming the gospel, caring for one another, and gathering God’s people around Word and Sacrament.
Read the full September roundup from ELCA Worship to explore these resources and find links to learn more.
