Augsburg Fortress is the publishing ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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.
Unbridled Presence: Sanctuary Scribes, Series 1
Ever feel like kids’ worship activities are more distraction than devotion?
Sanctuary Scribes flips the script with interactive booklets for worship that keep kids engaged—not just entertained. Sanctuary Scribes is a collection of 40 booklets designed to engage children during worship. Each booklet contains interactive pages that invite children to draw, doodle, and write their thoughts and experiences as they listen, watch, and participate in worship. These 12-page booklets feature unique designs and activities with lively prompts to help kids connect to the readings, music, sermon, and sacraments. Illustrated by kids and designed for kids, these worship tablets will engage and inspire young worshippers.
Happy Birthday, All Creation Sings! – Birthday and Fundraising Kit
Nov 30, 2020 launched All Creation Sings, a liturgy and song supplement in the Evangelical Lutheran Worship resource family, into a world in the grips of a global pandemic and political unrest. Its refreshed, timely, and inclusive hymns, liturgies, prayers, and communion settings renewed worship spaces internationally, offering comfort and presence in difficult times. 5 years later, nearly 90,000 All Creation Sings continues to support, uplift, and walk alongside the worshippers far and wide.
Ready to add ACS to your worship space? Head over to Augsburg Fortress All Creation Sings page for previews, customer testimonials, resources for kids, and a brand-new fundraising kit!
Sundays and Seasons Mobile-Responsive
Reference on the go! SundaysandSeasons.com is now mobile-responsive, which means that it can detect the size of the display screen and adjust its layout to give you an optimal experience on your device. This applies to all areas of the site except the Planner, which most users typically access on their desktop.
Sundays and Seasons.com is not available in the various app stores, but you can add it to the home screen of a phone or tablet, giving you the convenience of accessing it with the tap of a button. Learn more in “Subscriber News” on your S&S homepage!
Advent is nearly upon us! Do you have the various candles and accoutrements that your church needs for this season? Choose from blue, pink, and purple taper candles, or even white pillar candles! Christmas Eve candlelight service? Get your master set with celebrant, usher, and congregational candles. And don’t forget the drip protectors! Stock up on peace-of-mind today!