ELCA pastor teams up with pagan High Priestess

Read the latest from HerChurch, an ELCA congregation in California:

From World Net Daily:

Christian church teams up with high priestess of Isis
Famous denomination welcoming paganism with guided meditations

New: Sola Lectionary Scripture Inserts

NEW FROM SOLA PUBLISHING:

The Word of God

Lectionary Scripture Inserts

Ready for Advent 2011, Sola is now producing Lectionary Scripture Inserts for weekly worship, as electronically delivered PDF copy masters, able to be reproduced on a church's computer or photocopier.  Click HERE to see a full-size copy-ready sample. The inserts include:

a) Three Appointed Readings: First and Second Readings, Gospel
    - featuring the English Standard Version of Scripture (ESV) 
    - using the LC-MS version of the Revised Common Lectionary*

b) Psalm Text (pointed for chanting) 
    - using the traditional Psalm texts, as used in the LBW

c) Prayer of the Day (Collects)
    - translated from the traditional/historical sources 

A seperate RTF sheet will provide Scripture texts as well as suggested "Prayers of the Church" for worship leaders, editable for local use.

For those who order in 2011, you will receive the inserts and prayers for Advent-Christmas 2011 at no charge!  Your quarterly subscription will begin in 2012.

HOW TO ORDER:  The inserts are being made available as an ongoing subscription for those who have a congregational account with Sola. Please contact our regular customer service number 1-(888) 887-9840 to start a subscription, and/or to set up a congregational account (all you need is: name, address, phone, email).

DELIVERY and BILLING: The inserts will be sent quarterly as a copy-ready PDF file, including the lessons for the upcoming three months. A 'plain text' RTF file will also be sent for those who may prefer to cut and paste text into their bulletins. The email to which the files are attached will include the quarterly invoice for the congregation, at a subscription rate of only $20 per quarter (including permission to reproduce as many copies as the congregation requires).  The subscription will continue unless cancelled. A valid email address is required. 

____________________

* A NOTE ON THE RECOMMENDED LECTIONARY VERSION:

In consultation with leaders of NALC, LCMC, CALC, and Lutheran CORE, Sola is recommending the use of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod version of the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL), as found in the Lutheran Service Book (LSB), from Concordia Publishing House. Used with Permission.  Lectionary inserts and other worship-support products produced by Sola Publishing will be based on this version of the RCL, rather than the ELCA version. (Go HERE to see a schedule of the texts for the year.)

Advent-Christmas Resources from Sola

Sola Publishing blessed to be able to serve congregations of Lutheran Core, NALC, LCMC, CALC, and others looking for solid, biblical materials to support education and worship in congregations.  Sola has just released two new resources for congregations, written for the Advent and Christmas seasons.

The first is a simple booklet of Readings for the Lighting of the Advent Candles (go HERE).  This simple booklet provides a brief reading, Scripture text, and song to accompany the lighting of the candles. It also suggests readings and prayers for the candle-lighting portion of a Christmas Eve candlelight service. The brief rites may be used for the worship services of a congregation or in family devotional settings. (5.5 x 8.5" Paperback booklet, 12 pages)

The second new resource is Sola’s Sunday Schoolhouse Christmas Program: Red Year (go HERE). Created to accompany the Red Year (Series B) materials in Sola Publishing’s Sunday Schoolhouse series, but it may be used as a stand-alone resource for use with children in any congregation. Patterned after the style of a traditional Advent-Christmas recitation program, it focuses on the coming of the Messiah, foretold by the prophets, and how God fulfilled his word in Jesus, with children reading selections from the Old and New Testament Scripture that convey the promise of Jesus’ birth. It is intentionally simple and “generic” — allowing for modifications and additions according to local custom, but focusing on the primary function of telling the story of Scripture.  (5.5 x 8.5" Paperback booklet, 12 pages)

(Purchase of these items includes permission to photocopy pages for use in local congregations)

Midwest Mission Districts Conference

Members of NALC congregations in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming are coming together in Watertown, S.D., Oct. 28-29 to celebrate the life we have in the NALC. During this conference we will organize three Mission Districts. Each Mission District will consider a Mission District Constitution and elect a Mission District Dean and Council.

Members and guests who attend this conference can expect to hear from Bishop John Bradosky how the NALC is continually growing and living in the Great Commission.

Download the conference brochure & registration info.