Book of Worship
Subtitle: Church of the Brethren
By: authorized by the General Brotherhood Board of the Church of the Brethren
Edition: 1964 edition
Publisher: Brethren Press
Published: 1964
Place of publication: Elgin, IL, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 397
Notes: "Rewritten by a committee of five, appointed by the Ministry and Home Mission Commission under authorization of the General Brotherhood Board. "
Table of contents: title: 11
label: The Service of Corporate Worship; title: 11
label: 1 - Principles in Worship Planning; title: 14
label: 2 - The Conduct of Worship; title: 19
label: 3 - Music in the Service of Worship; title: 24
label: 4 - The Sermon; title: 26
label: Resources for Corporate Worship; title: 26
label: 1 - Orders of Service; title: 38
label: 2 - Calls to Worship; title: 40
label: 3 - Affirmations of Faith; title: 51
label: 4 - Prayers; title: 55
label: A - Invocations; title: 69
label: B - Acts of Confession and Assurances of Pardon; title: 79
label: C - Pastoral Prayers; title: 94
label: D - Occasional Prayers; title: 104
label: E - Litanies; title: 109
label: 5 - Offertory Resources; title: 109
label: A - Offertory Sentences; title: 113
label: B - Offertory Prayers; title: 116
label: 6 - Benedictions; title: 116
label: A - Biblical; title: 118
label: B - Traditional and Contemporary; title: 122
label: Resources for the Christian Year; title: 122
label: 1 - The Christian Year; title: 126
label: 2 - Days and Seasons of the Christian Year; title: 126
label: A - The Lord's Day; title: 126
label: B - Advent; title: 127
label: C - Christmastide; title: 128
label: D - Epiphany; title: 129
label: E - Lent; title: 131
label: F - Eastertide; title: 132
label: G - Whitsuntide (Pentecost); title: 133
label: H - Kingdomtide; title: 133
label: I - Special Days; title: 135
label: 3 - Liturgical Colors; title: 137
label: 4 - The Lectionary; title: 138
label: 5 - Worship Resources for the Christian Year; title: 138
label: A - Advent; title: 142
label: B - Christmas; title: 145
label: C - Epiphany; title: 145
label: D - Lent; title: 147
label: E - Holy Week; title: 153
label: F - Pentecost; title: 161
label: G - Communion; title: 164
label: H - Reformation Sunday; title: 166
label: I - Thanksgiving; title: 167
label: J - The New Year; title: 169
label: K - Brotherhood; title: 171
label: L - Festival of the Christian Home; title: 172
label: 6 - Scripture Readings for Special Days; title: 174
label: 7 - Scripture Readings for Holy Communion and Love Feast; title: 175
label: 8 - Lectionaries; title: 185
label: 9 - Dates of Christian Festivals; title: 185
label: A - The Dates of Easter, 1960-2000; title: 186
label: B - Table for Locating Movable Days; title: 188
label: Rites and Ordinances; title: 188
label: 1 - Baptism; title: 196
label: 2 - The Love Feast; title: 221
label: 3 - The Eucharist; title: 226
label: 4 - The Anointing Service; title: 231
label: Occasional Services of the Church; title: 231
label: 1 - Reception of Members; title: 234
label: 2 - A Service of Godspeed; title: 235
label: 3 - Installation: Teachers and Officers; title: 243
label: 4 - Consecration and Commissioning for Choirs; title: 246
label: 5 - Installation of Deacons; title: 249
label: 6 - Installation of a Moderator; title: 253
label: 7 - Installation of a Pastor; title: 258
label: 8 - Installation of Church Staff Persons; title: 261
label: 9 - Consecration of a Short-Term Service Worker; title: 264
label: 10 - The Licensing of Ministers; title: 269
label: 11 - The Ordination of Ministers; title: 274
label: 12 - The Ordination of Elders; title: 279
label: 13 - The Marriage Service; title: 318
label: 14 - The Celebration of a Wedding Anniversary; title: 323
label: 15 - A Public Celebration for Silver or Golden Wedding Anniversaries; title: 325
label: 16 - Renewal of Marriage Vows; title: 326
label: 17 - A Service of Consecration for Parents and Children; title: 331
label: 18 - The Funeral; title: 351
label: 19 - A Ceremony of Ground-breaking for a Church; title: 353
label: 20 - A Cornerstone Laying; title: 356
label: 21 - A Valedietory Service; title: 358
label: 22 - A Church Dedication Service; title: 366
label: 23 - The Dedication of an Organ; title: 369
label: 24 - A Service for the Dedication of Hymnals; title: 373
label: 25 - The Dedication of a Parsonage; title: 376
label: Ministries to the Home and Family; title: 376
label: 1 - A Service of Home Dedication; title: 381
label: 2 - Patterns for Family Worship; title: 388
label: Ministries to the Sick; title: 388
label: 1 - Visiting the Sick; title: 390
label: 2 - Resources for the Sickroom Ministry; title: 393
label: 3 - A Service of Private Communion