Commission on Worship Statements
History and Rationale for Statements
02. The colours and seasons of the church year
03. The difference between rites of blessing and rites of consecration
04. The distribution of holy communion (reference to possible infection)
05. Guidelines for the use of drama within the liturgy of the church
06. Guidelines for modern English in hymns
07. Guidelines for the use of the Passover Haggadah
08. The location of the baptismal font
09. Marriage in a garden setting
11. Principles for the tunes of hymns
12. Principles for the words of hymns
13. Principles governing the use of language in the liturgy of the church
14. Public worship and its environment
15. The purpose of the visual arts in worship
16. Rationale – synodical decision on use of approved orders with holy communion
17. The use of multi-purpose worship centres
18. The use of the Service with Communion for the ministry to the sick
20. Liturgical vestments and the alb
23. The role of assistants in the liturgy
24. A Lutheran approach to the theology of worship
25. Children in corporate worship
26. Guidelines – involvement of vicars in leading public worship
27. The role of the lay reader in regular corporate worship
28. Parts of the service for musical settings
29. Guidelines for services on special occasions
30. Preparing the service with holy communion
32. The celebration of the Lord's Supper with Thanksgiving
33. The distribution of the Sacrament of the Altar
35. Solidarity in worship: the Lutheran understanding of adiaphora
36. The Collect (Prayer of the Day)
37. The liturgical duties of the presiding minister
38. The blessing of people in the divine service
39. The use of scriptural sentences in the divine service
College of Bishops Statements and Guidance in Relation to Worship
16.07 Holy Communion dealing pastorally with those who have allergies
Commission on Worship
Chair
Pastor Timothy Ebbs
worship@lca.org.au
08 8562 1011
