Hello friends of Peace!
As you may be aware the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) has come out with new hymnals that includes liturgy, psalms and hymns - all kinds of wonderful resources (see https://www.christianworship.com/).
Hymnals for worship
We are going to purchase these books for our seats in the near future. We intend to have them in our building by March 1.
Yes, this is a big change for us all, but we have been through this before with our previous hymnals. Remember how you felt about the red book? And now look how familiar it is!
Our musicians, including our cantors, will help you become familiar with the new hymns/liturgy. We should all remember how well we did with the new liturgy for Lent that we've used the past 3 years. I (Cindy Commissaris) don't think it was too painful and I think a lot of us came to like it.
We will still use hymns/liturgy from the previous hymnals in our services, but we will concentrate more on the new hymnals.
Peace is covering the cost for hymn books in the building. These will belong to the congregation and will stay on site.
Hymnals for home
I (again, Cindy Commissaris), as well as pastor, encourage you to order your own hymnal. Add it to your home devotional life. Sing a hymn. Pray a new prayer. Put it right under your Bible on your table and use it to help you grow each day. At the same time, it will help you become familiar with the music.
The cost for an at-home hymnal will be $25.00 each. Peace is helping out with shipping, etc. If you would like your own you can order these ways:
1. Sign up on the sheet in the entry area on the next steps table
2. Sign up on our website at https://peaceotsego.org/peacenews/hymnal2023
3. Notify Cindy Commissaris at 269-370-7313
Please get order requests in by February 19th. Thank you!
If you have any questions, Pastor or Cindy Commissaris would be glad to answer them.
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Otsego, MI 49078
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