{"id":9660,"date":"2026-06-02T12:01:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worship\/?p=9660"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:01:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:01:47","slug":"worship-resources-from-augsburg-fortress-publishers-june-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worship\/9660\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship Resources from Augsburg Fortress Publishers – June 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Augsburg Fortress is the publishing ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America<\/em><\/h4>\n
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 <\/span><\/em>monthly blog post.<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n
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\"\"<\/a>A Dazzling Bouquet: Songs on the Path of Justice and Community<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A Dazzling Bouquet <\/em>contains 101 songs by Bret Hesla for churches, community sings, and social change movements to sing together. These beautiful, singable tunes lift up our common journey toward a just and beloved community, our call to care for the earth, and a trust in the Spirit who awakens our imagination for change. With a beautiful forward by Mary Preuss and tips for using this collection by Bret Hesla, the songbook includes indexes for topics and themes, scripture references, background notes, performance ideas, and additional resources including prayers and litanies. The book is spiral bound with ample room for notes.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>More Days for Praise: Festivals and Commemorations in Evangelical Lutheran Worship<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

For centuries the church has paired its church year\u2014focused on Christ\u2019s life, death, and resurrection\u2014with a second calendar that uses the lives of saints as a lens to see God\u2019s gracious acts. Evangelical Lutheran Worship<\/em> has continued that practice with its calendar of festivals and commemorations. In this volume teacher and scholar Gail Ramshaw shows that those whom the church has lifted up are both faithful and fascinating, always pointing to Christ. Here is a guide to help you include these observances in your prayer life. Each day\u2019s entry includes a brief chronology of the person\u2019s life; a summary of why the person is remembered by the church; an image of, or related to, the commemoration; a quote from the person, where possible; and devotional hymn and prayer suggestions for the day.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Indexes to Evangelical Lutheran Worship and All Creation Sings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This revised edition of Indexes to Evangelical Lutheran Worship<\/em> has been expanded and supplemented with new material from All Creation Sings<\/em>. Because the Revised Common Lectionary and many hymns and songs are held in common by many denominations, the contents of this volume may be helpful to those beyond the Lutheran tradition.<\/p>\n

It provides the prayer of the day and gospel acclamation, citations for appointed readings, listing of hymns and songs suited for the day, and a complete index to the Revised Common Lectionary. Moving beyond a simple planning volume this volume is formatted to allow worship planners to consider hymns and songs from several perspectives at once, including place in the service and relationship to the readings for the day and the season.<\/p>\n

Additional Reference Tools Included:<\/p>\n