Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

Growing interest in liturgical renewal and the Christian year in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod is reflected in the recent publication of a new hymnal and companion volume. These publications follow, with some adaptations, the lectionary and calendar proposed by the Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship in 1973.

Much has changed in the understanding and practice of the Christian year in the Wisconsin Synod (WELS) since the publication of its Book of Hymns in 1917. That pocket-sized...

 

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