In these worship sheets you will find short explanations of each step in the Divine Service

In these worship sheets you will find twenty-one short explanations of each step in the Divine Service. Included in each explanation is a short history of the origin of that portion of the worship service, the purpose it serves, the liturgical practice involved in this section of the worship service, and the connection you can make throughout the remainder of the week with Luther’s Small Catechism and the Worship hymnal. For those congregations using Lutheran Service Book, Luther’s Small Catechism is found on pages 321-330. These sheets may be used as a weekly insert in your bulletin or distributed individually or as a packet to junior and adult confirmation classes. The Wyoming Worship Committee [1997] greatly thanks the Worship Committee of the Iowa District East [1997] for the idea and their examples, upon which these Word inserts are modeled, modified and expanded. Even though these inserts are not copyrighted in and of themselves, some material referred to in them is. In keeping with the letter and spirit of the Seventh Commandment, please observe proper copyright laws and give credit where credit is due. Below are sources that were used in this project and/or are recommended as further resources for history, use and information concerning the Divine Service. Originally prepared by Pastor Mark Maas, King of Glory Lutheran Church, of Cheyenne, Wyoming and Pastor Shawn Kumm, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Laramie, Wyoming using the following ...