Hymn Festivals
A variety of hymn festivals are offered on this site. A brief description of each service is included below the title and PDF link.
A Hymn Festival for Thanksgiving - PDF
A Thanskgiving Festival of Scripture and Song prepared by Rev. Don Nevile and Ben DeVan. The festival features lessons, hymns and prayers in the theme of thanksgiving.
Prepared for use October 30, 2005 at Unity Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat this service follows the structure of Martin Luther's Catechism with readings from Luther's Large Catechism and hymns from the Lutheran Book of Worship and With One Voice.
A Hymn Festival for Christ the King Leader's Guide - PDF
Christ the King Festival bulletin - PDF
Through word, symbol, song and prayer this Hymn Festival celebrates Christ the King as it traces the liturgical year. It was prepared by members of our Synod's Worship and the Arts Committee for use throughout the Synod and may be used on Christ the King Sunday or any time during the year.
Sing to the Lord a New Song bulletin - PDF
Sing to the Lord a New Song song list - PDF
Commentaries A Mighty Fortress - PDF
Baptised and Set Free - PDF
Beautiful Savior - PDF
Holy God, Holy and Glorious - PDF
Lord Jesus, You Shall Be My Song - PDF
Once We Sang and Danced with Gladness - PDF
Rise, O Church, Like Christ Arisen - PDF
Soli Deo Gloria - PDF
Take My Life - PDF
Take, Oh, Take Me - PDF
The Lord Now Sends Us Forth - PDF
Wade in the Water - PDF
When the Poor Ones - PDF
This hymnfest celebrates the Evangelical Lutheran Worship hymnbook and was presented by the Grace Lutheran Cantor Group, November 3, 2007 at Grace Lutheran Church, Wetaskiwin. The worship includes song and commentary.
A Service of Hymns and Readings on the Nicene Creed - PDF
This service was written as an introduction to hymns and songs in With One Voice, and uses the Nicene Creed for its theme. Although it can be used at almost any time, it is particularly appropriate for use on the Sunday of the Holy Trinity. It was prepared by Darryl Dewalt for worship at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church, Edmonton, Feburary 1997.
Service of Prayer and Conversation in the Midst of Drought - PDF
This service was arranged, in part, from a number of sources by Rev. Bill E. Harder while serving as Pastor at Armena Lutheran Church, Armena. The service may be amended as necessary to fit into the context of Sunday worship; it was, however, designed as an ecumenical weekday evening worship service.
Service of Healing - “Bread of Life” - PDF
This Service of Healing prepared by the 2004 Synod Study Conference Chaplains: Rev. Dawn Nelson and Rev. Larry Kochendorfer is adapted from: Life Passages: Marriage, Healing, Funeral. Renewing Worship, Volume 4. A container filled with sand was used as a visual image – with worshippers placing a lit candle into the sand following prayer and anointing.
Multiple copies of the songbook used during the Study Conference: Renewing Worship Songbook: New Hymns and Songs for Provisional Use, are available for borrowing from our Synod office.
Rite of Blessing of the Seed - PDF
This rite was prepared by Pastor Don Hansen of Trinity Lutheran Church, Estevan, Saskatchewan and is available for public use.