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Each month ELCA Worship highlights resources from Augsburg Fortress Publishers that support worship leaders, worship planners, musicians, and all who care about the worship of the church. ELCA Worship also features resources from other partners in a monthly blog post.
Revised Common Lectionary Expanded Daily Readings
The Revised Common Lectionary Expanded Daily Readings resource helps connect daily biblical study to the Revised Common Lectionary. Biblical readings from Thursday through Saturday help prepare for the Sunday reading ahead. Monday through Wednesday readings help the reader reflect and meditate on the previous Sunday’s readings. This resource includes daily readings for the full three-year lectionary cycle.
Lectionary Mosaics: Three Readings Juxtaposed for Reflection and Proclamation
As with viewing a mosaic, the more closely the reader examines this book, the more it shows forth rich meaning and inspiration for preachers, lay readers, and all who desire to encounter Jesus Christ in the scriptures. Lectionary Mosaics by Gordon W. Lathrop began as reflections made available for those not able to gather in their worshiping assemblies during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet its wisdom extends into our current time and beyond. Holding together all three readings of the Revised Common Lectionary for each Sunday and festival, these brief mosaic paragraphs invite you to faith in the triune God, love of neighbor, and care for our earthly home.
Calendar of Word and Season: Sundays and Seasons, Year A 2026
This beautiful full-color wall calendar with art by Mike Moyers identifies church festivals and US and Canadian holidays throughout each vividly illustrated month. It also includes a list of all 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. This calendar makes an excellent gift for households, staff, and committee members! Spiral-bound and punched for hanging.
ReEngaging ELCA Social Teaching on Health and Health Care
Pastor and health care professional Kathie Bender Schwich traces the origins, dimensions, and legacy of the ELCA’s 2003 social statement “Caring for Health: Our Shared Endeavor.” From the 2009 passage of the Affordable Care Act to new understandings of adverse childhood experiences and the social determinants of health, much has changed—but as Bender Schwich explains, the theological underpinnings of the statement remain cogent expressions of our callings as individuals, congregations, and communities to care for ourselves and each other. Quantity discounts are available to support group study.