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.
The new year approaches – do you have your 2026 calendars needs covered? A spiral-bound wall calendar for planning with beautiful art that helps you keep time in the office, sacristy, and home (Calendar of Word and Season Year A)? Check. Single page church year calendar with specific dates, Bible readings, hymn of the day, and liturgical color for Sundays and festivals of the church year (Church Year Calendar, Year A 2026)? Check! What about a spiral-bound planning calendar that is both an appointment calendar and a workbook for preparing worship (Worship Planning Calendar: Sundays and Seasons, Year A 2026)? You got it.
In a job where you plan seasons in advance, let these resources help you find the future date you need, and then return to a reminder of what season you are in right now (hint: you are currently in Advent)!
The next two Together by Grace: Bible Conversations installments are here! John and Psalms were released on Nov 3rd and are ready to expand your small group study! Written by Rachel Wrenn (Psalms) and Katherine M. Lewis (John), this accessible and flexible study will guide your group to Gather, Dwell, and Engage with these texts.
ENDING DEC 31! Buy one Facilitator Guide and get its Participant Guide FREE. Use codes TBGROMANS, TBGMATTHEW, TBGPSALMS, and TBGJOHN to start today! (Offer good in the continental US only).
Making Melody to the Lord: A Robert Buckley Farlee Hymnary
This collection contains forty-five hymn tunes and several texts by Robert Buckley Farlee, a gifted pastor, musician, and leader of assembly song. His carefully crafted melodies excite the theological imagination of the singing assembly and encourage a fresh perspective even on well-known texts in the collection. Other text writers include Susan R. Briehl, Thomas H. Troeger, Susan Palo Cherwien, Mary Louise Bringle, Isaac Watts, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
For over 2 decade, Splash! has provided an easy, affordable way to connect with families of young children in your congregation. These monthly newsletters for kids from one to 36 months support caregivers of infants by helping them incorporate faith formation into the events of daily life. They include articles about child development and faith formation, ideas for Bible storytelling, prayer, worship, play, and more. The back includes a John Bush cartoon and a prompt that invites parents to think about the articles, along with the mailing panel that makes it easy to fold and mail to families. This line also carries a guide for godparents and a keepsake book for faith moments. Check them out today!
Now through the end of the year, you can receive free shipping on five or more Splash! Packs! Use the promo code STILLSPLASHING when you place your order. (Continental U.S. only).