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Gottesdienst:
God’s Grace in Liturgy and Life

Gottesdienst: God’s Grace in Liturgy and Life (written by the Ref. Eric J. Stefanski) is a workbook designed for junior or adult catechesis, in which the liturgy of the Divine Service (specifically, “The Order of the Holy Communion,” p. 15, from The Lutheran Hymnal) is the point of departure for each lesson’s consideration of God’s Word.

The course covers the same ground that most ‘explanations’ of Luther’s Small Catechism do, and then some. Its 138 pages (twenty-two lessons and three review chapters) provide a thoroughgoing instruction in the chief articles of the Christian faith, using a combination of liturgical investigation, consideration of the chief texts establishing points of doctrine (the sedes doctrinae), provision for the discussion of longer Biblical narratives, scheduled memorization of the Small Catechism, review questions, and summary quotations of the Book of Concord for each chapter.

Several samples from the material are available for your perusal:

From the Introduction (50k)
Lesson 2: The Invocation, pt., 1 (99k)
An Exercise in Law and Gospel (52k)
Lesson 11: The Absolution, pt. 2 (86k)
Lesson 14: How to Regard the Bible (114k)
Lesson 16: The Office of the Ministry, pt. 2 (68k)

You may purchase the right to download the entire book in .pdf form (about a 680k download) for individual, family, or congregational use. An individual purchase allows you to view the .pdf file and to print it out for yourself. A family purchase allows you to view it and to print copies for your household, regardless of size. A congregational purchase allows you to reprint this edition as often as your congregation needs.

All purchases include access to our email or web discussions, which will be the chief venue for customer service, as well as supplementary materials for your research and teaching assistance. Through these means, we will assist you in your use of these materials and, we hope, gain from you ideas on how to make this workbook even more useful.

Our introductory pricing is as follows:
Individual: $10.00
Family: $15.00
Congregation: $200.00

To order, click the appropriate “Add to Cart” button, below or see the instructions below for paying by check.

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   Individual: $10.00
   Family: $15.00
   Congregation: $200.00

To pay by CHECK, make your check out to: The Rev. Eric J. Stefanski, and in the memo write “Book” and your email address (so I can email you with instructions for how to get your book!). Send the check to:
 
Rev. Eric J. Stefanski
5933 Floyd Lee Rd.
Harrison, AR 72601

There is, at present, no availability of this book in pre-printed hard copy, but copier-ready masters may be available in the near future. There will be an announcement via CAT 41 Update if such occurs. (Send any email to update-on@CAT41.org to subscribe to the CAT 41 Update mail list.)

Please note that we are not affiliated with the excellent liturgical journal, Gottesdienst, but we recommend them very highly for your study and entertainment; the articles in their journal are as engaging as they are enlightening, and a subscription would be well worth your time and subscription fee.

Updated 2006-03-07