Service Folders – End Times
Service folder samples for Sundays in End Time, such as Reformation and Saints Triumphant.
Archives
Service Folders – Trinity
Sample folders for Trinity Sunday.
Service Folders – Pentecost
Sample folders for Pentecost Sunday.
Service Folders – Ascension
Sample folders for Ascension.
Service Folders – Easter
Sample folders for the Easter Season, including Sunrise service, Easter Festival, and Good Shepherd Sunday.
Service Folders – Good Friday
Sample service folders for Good Friday services.
Service Folders – Maundy Thursday
Sample service folders for Maundy Thursday.
Service Folders – Triduum
Service folder samples for The Triduum. The Triduum refers to the three days of Holy Week – Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday.
Service Folders – Palm Sunday
Service folder samples for Palm Sunday, along with a Palm Sunday Gathering Rite.
Service Folders – Lent
Service folder samples and ideas for Lent, particularly Ash Wednesday.
Service Folders – Christmas
Service folder samples and ideas for the Christmas season.
Service Folders – Advent
Find samples of Advent Gathering Rites and an example of a Festival of Lessons and Carols.
Reformation Psalter
The Reformation Psalter is a series of four-part choral arrangements of the psalms in Christian Worship. These arrangements were created by Steven J. Rhode, formerly of Reformation Lutheran Church in San Diego, California.
- Introductory materials are available below.
- Psalms 1-98
- Psalms 100-150
- See also Supplement Psalter and Wittenberg (Formulary) Psalter
(If file and link titles are not visible, select the title Reformation Psalter to view them.)
Musicians – Organ and Piano
Articles and resources for church organists and pianists.
Holy God, We Praise Your Name
This arrangement by Kent Reeder was featured at the 2011 national worship conference. Kent has given permission to share the files for this version: piano, guitar, and more.
– To download songs, right click on “Download”, choose “Save link as”, and save to your computer.
Musicians – Guitar
Selected hymns and liturgy arranged for guitar.
Musicians – The Choir
Information and articles for choir directors.
School of Worship Enrichment – Congregational Documents
The documents below are used to gather information regarding a congregation’s current worship. The results are useful for generating goals and ideas to enrich worship services while working with the consultants at the School of Worship Enrichment.
Please contact the worship office (414-256-3226) with any questions regarding these forms and surveys.
Worship and Outreach
The following articles may be helpful as you look at outreach in your congregation. For further resources and articles by WELS pastors, visit The Institute for Worship and Outreach.
Valuable Worship Reading
The following articles give valuable insight on various worship aspects.
General Service Resources
Information and resources for weekly Sunday service planning, including the Church Year Calendar, the Calendar of Minor Festivals, Lectionary lists, Prayers of the Day and Verses of the Day.
Church Year Planning Resources
Use the links below to find planning resources and samples for services throughout the festival and non-festival seasons of the church year.
(If the link titles are not visible, select the title Worship Service Planning Resources to view them.)
Planning for Worship
Article topics include worship planning, sermon reviews, suggestions from organists, and supporting church musicians.
Worship Committees and Staffing
Articles and resources about worship committees and coordinators.
Hymn Planning
Tools and articles for planning hymns in worship.
