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Below are some worship resources which you are welcome to use at no charge. Please just use a copyright acknowledgment "Copyright Lisa Frenz. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission."
Please feel free to adapt them for your own congregational needs, spaces and personnel. You are welcome to use bits and pieces, rearrange, substitute more familiar hymns (which will hopefully, have a similar theme to those suggested).
Most of these worship resources were written for Mt. Carmel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon combining elements of traditional Lutheran liturgy with new wording, rituals, etc. to meet the needs of a modern worshipping congregation. New liturgies will be added as my time permits.
I wrote a preface for an "ordinary time" liturgy which we call the Mt. Carmel Liturgy that expresses pretty well how I feel about worship. This is the opening paragraph:
Hymns, Songs, Psalms, Ritual, Scripture and Prayer: That is liturgy, or literally the “work of the people” of God. As Martin Luther said to a congregation which asked him how they should worship, he could and would give them something, but that it would be best if they would develop their own order of divine service. He held that the worst thing services could become was to make of them “laws, work and merit; and so depress the faith.” In fact, regarding his own German Mass and Order of Divine Service, he said, “on no account to make of it a compulsory law.” Also, in his preface to the German Mass Luther emphasized that the liturgy should be alive, vibrant with the Spirit and “above all” useful in the promotion of Scripture and education of its participants. “For the sake of [those participants] we must read, sing, preach, write and compose; and if it could in any wise help or promote their interests, I would have all the bells pealing, and all the organs playing, and everything making noise that could.” (FN: The German Mass and Order of Divine Service, January, 1526 by Martin Luther From: Documents Illustrative of the Continental Reformation, B.J. Kidd, ed., Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1911, p.193-202)
Suggested Sources for Congregational Songs and Special Music:
AugsburgFortress
Press
GIA Music
Oregon Catholic Press (New Dawn)
Prayers & Litanies
Advent
Christmas
Epiphany
Lent
Holy Week
Easter
Pentecost
Reconciling in Christ
Reformation
Miscellaneous Services
Thanksgiving
General
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous Litanies - NEW 5//31/06
Prayer Vigil for the third anniversary of the start of the Iraq War (March 19, 2003)
An Order of Worship for Advent with Holy Communion
An Order of Worship with Holy Communion for Advent using images of the coming Light.
An Advent Order for Holy Communion: Word of God Come Be With Us a service of renewal.
Advent Through the Ages, circa 60 a.d. through 1800 a.d., First Sunday in Advent: The first of a set of three services highlighting the words and music of the Christian church through the ages. - New 02/06/07
Advent Through the Ages, circa 1800 a.d. through 1970 a.d., Second Sunday in Advent: The second of a set of three services highlighting the words and music of the Christian church through the ages. - New 02/06/07
Advent Through the Ages, circa 1970a.d. through 2005 a.d., Third Sunday in Advent: The third of a set of three services highlighting the words and music of the Christian church through the ages. - New 02/06/07
Advent Liturgy: O, Come, O Come, Emmanuel, Four Week version, using the O Antiphons - NEW 05/08/08
Advent Liturgy: O, Come, O Come, Emmanuel, Three Week version, using the O Antiphons - NEW 05/08/08
Order of Worship for Christmas Eve, a candlelight service with Holy Communion reflecting on personal acceptance of God, as well as God's very personal involvement in our salvation through Jesus Christ.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, a service reflecting on the coming Light of Christ into a cold and dark world.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service: In The Beginning Was The Word, a candlelight service with Holy Communion.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service: Expectation, a candlelight service with Holy Communion - New 02/21/07
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service: Hope, Promise, Victory and Joy, a candlelight service with Holy Communion - New 11-28-07
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service: The Light Calls, with optional Holy Communion (1991) - New 12-11-07
Revised 2007 - NEW 05/10/08Christmas Eve Candlelight Service: Wonderful Night, Communion Service with Holy Communion - NEW 05/08/08
Christmas Eve Service, a family oriented service with Holy Communion - NEW 05/09/08
Christmas Day Celebration, with Holy Communion - New 12-11-07
Christmas Day Celebration, with Holy Communion - New 12-11-07
Christmas Day Celebration, with Holy Communion - New 12-14-07
Epiphany and Baptism of Christ, Epiphany story, Holy Communion with Affirmation of Baptism. - NEW 5//31/06
Epiphany and Baptism of Our Lord, Epiphany story emphasizing the coming of the Light, Holy Communion with Affirmation of Baptism. - NEW 5//31/06
Ash Wednesday Liturgy with Imposition of Ashes, using Marty Haugen's Holden Evening Prayer as the body of the service.
Ash Wednesday: Return to the Light: with Imposition of Ashes.
Ash Wednesday, Taize with Imposition of Ashes - NEW 02/22/06
Ash Wednesday Meditation with Imposition of Ashes - New 01/25/07
Ash Wednesday Vespers, with Imposition of Ashes - New 01/25/07
Ash Wednesday: Silence, with Imposition of Ashes - New 01-29-07
Evening Prayer with Eucharist, using Taize songs
Lent Liturgy, with Taize songs - NEW 02/22/06
Lenten Liturgy a service of contemplation and healing
Lent Liturgy with meditation and healing - NEW 02/22/06
Lent Liturgy: Seek the Silence, a service of meditation and healing - New 01/25/07
Holy Week:
Passion Sunday with Palm Processional and choral presentation of the Passion story - NEW 02/22/06
Passion Sunday with Palm Processional, Passion story with choir & Eucharist - NEW 02/22/06
Passion Sunday with Palm Processional, Passion story with choir & Eucharist - New 03/09/07
Passion Sunday, with Palm Processional, the Passion of Jesus Christ According to the Gospel of Saint Matthew with choir & Eucharist - New 03/12/07
Maundy Thursday: You Are With Us, Lord: with Confession, Footwashing, and Holy Communion using "Table Prayer: The Winter Name of God" by Michael Joncas
Good Friday Tenebrae a service juxtaposing victory and death, Genesis and the Crucifixion. - NEW 03/6/06
The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Luke, For Choir and Congregation - New 03/06/07
St. Luke Passion Narration: a reading of the St. Luke Passion story using five voices - New 02/16/07
Easter:
Easter Morning: a service of the dawning of new light with Holy Communion.
Easter Day: All Things Are Made New: a service of light with Holy Communion.
Easter Day: The Coming of the Light: a celebration of new life.
Easter Day: The Word: a celebration of the Word of God which saves all creation - New 02/14/07
Order of Holy Communion for Pentecost: a service celebrating the life in the Spirit which moves among us. - NEW 03/10/06
Reconciling in Christ: a service of affirmation and reconciliation of all peoples regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual preference, gender. - NEW 02/22/06
Reconciling in Christ: a service of affirmation and reconciliation emphasizing the totality of God's love and inclusivity of all peoples regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual preference, and gender. - NEW 03/10/06
Reconciling in Christ: a service of affirmation and reconciliation, emphasizing Christ's all-encompassing love and our equality under that love. - NEW 5//31/06
Reconciling in Christ: a service of affirmation and reconciliation, emphasizing that all are called by God. - New 01/30/07
Reformation: A Day of Grace: a service of praise and thanksgiving using the popular song "Amazing Grace" as it's inspiration.
Reformation Sunday: a service of reflection and call to action.
Reformation Sunday: Send Down Your Fire, Lord: a service to inspire us to walk in God's pathways.
Reformation Sunday: Heritage Sunday, a celebration of our Lutheran liturgical heritage using material from various sources. - NEW 5//31/06
Reformation Sunday a chorale service - NEW 5//31/06
A REVOLUTION IN FAITH: A Reformation Dialog for Two Voices
Independence Day: An Independence Day Reflection and prayers using "O Beautiful for Spacious Skies" and readings which contemplate the good and the humbling that comprises America.
Independence Day & Mission: A celebration of service to the world. - NEW 03/10/06
Memorial Day: a litany for a full worship service or a short litany for inclusion into a service - NEW 04/17/08
Mission in the World a service emphasizing our duty to share our bread with all people - NEW 02/22/06
Mission in the World a service emphasizing our call to go into the world using stories from mission fields around the globe- NEW 03/12/07
Prayer Vigil for the third anniversary of the start of the Iraq War (March 19, 2003) - NEW 02/10/06
Service of Remembrance and Healing for Veterns and those who have experienced armed conflict.
Thanksgiving: a service of thanks and praise, social awareness and commitment.
Thanksgiving: a service of praise for the blessings of creation and life. - NEW 8/25/06
Alternate Order for Holy Communion: a service outline for use during "ordinary" time.
Choral Service of Holy Communion: a service outline for use during "ordinary" time based roughly on Martin Luther's German Mass.
Evening Prayer with Eucharist, using Taize songs - NEW 02/22/06
Evening Prayer for small groups, or occasions when a short service is desired. Approximate service length is 20 minutes. - NEW 02/22/06
Prayer for a Worship Planning Retreat: a short liturgy with a litany, scripture, prayer and song - NEW 02/22/06
Creeds (Testimony of Faith other than the standard Apostle's or Nicene Creeds) - updated 06/24/08
A REVOLUTION IN FAITH: A Reformation Dialog for Two Voices
Some Thoughts on Language - NEW 07-31-08
Updated:
August 27, 2008
Contact: Lisa Frenz