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Prayers,
Reflections and Worship Resources in Times of Disaster
Worship
- Worship resources for the 20th Sunday after
Pentecost, October 2, 2005.
(Word DOC or
PDF,
free Adobe
Reader required for PDF resources)
- "The Shadow of Your Wings, Marking a Time of Natural Disaster."
Download this rite for use in your congregation or community.
(Word DOC or PDF)
-
Worship
resources for after a hurricane (PDF)
Hymns
- "May Hope Rise" (Word DOC or
PDF)
- "Refugee People" (PDF)
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Hymns of assurance (PDF)
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Hymns for after a hurricane (PDF)
Prayers

Litanies
- Litany after hurricanes (Word DOC or
PDF)
- "Litany of
Commitment to Accompany After
Disasters,"
(PDF)
a one-sided bulletin-ready
litany for use during worship from the "ELCA Hunger Guide for
Congregations"
- Prayers and
litanies
remembering those affected by Hurricane Katrina (PDF)
Reflections and Devotions
- "God, We Need to Talk," on the August 14, 2005 Grace
Matters radio program, Rev. Peter Marty interviewed Dr.
Gary Harbaugh about how to make sense of how God’s will goes to work
in these times of devastation when we’re – frankly – overwhelmed
Listen to a clip of the program
MP3
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RealPlayer Stream
Listen
to the 25-minute program
Order a transcript and CD of the program

- Books that may be helpful for people who are victims of Hurricane
Katrina, or for those responding to that disaster. All are available
from Augsburg Fortress Publishers: 800/328-4648 or
www.augsburgfortress.org
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Widespread Flooding in the Midwest - ELCA
Disaster Alert reproducible bulletin insert
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(PDF
or
Word DOC))
U.S. Tornadoes - Spring 2008 - ELCA
Disaster Alert reproducible bulletin insert
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(PDF
or
Word DOC))
Myanmar Cyclone and World Food Crisis - ELCA
Disaster Alert reproducible bulletin insert
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(PDF
or
Word DOC)
International Disaster Alert: Bangladesh, Mexico,
Zimbabwe - ELCA Disaster Alert reproducible bulletin insert
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(PDF
or Word DOC)
Southern California wildfires - ELCA Disaster Alert reproducible bulletin insert
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(PDF
or Word DOC)
U.S. Summer Flooding - ELCA Disaster Alert reproducible bulletin insert
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(PDF
or Word DOC)
"A Season of Hope"
- Reproducible bulletin insert ▪ (PDF
or Word DOC)
"Middle East Crisis" - ELCA
Disaster Alert reproducible bulletin insert ▪ English version (PDF
or Word DOC)
Downloadable Disaster Response graphics available for use in your
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Download
Lutherans Respond:
A progress report on the response to the 2005 hurricanes
Worship
and other resources related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for use in your
congregation and communities.
Go to
www.imageevent.com/4ldr to see and use, with noted photo credit,
Hurricane Katrina and Rita images. Contact ELCA Domestic
Disaster Response
communications if you have photos of Lutheran Disaster Response in
action that you are willing to share with others. |
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The earthquake, measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale, struck under the sea
in north Sumatra, Indonesia. It was the strongest earthquake in the
world in 40 years.
Explore resources related to the 2004 tsunami in
Southeast Asia.
"Beyond Tsunami:
Lutherans Respond" - MOSAIC Television, a 30-minute VHS or
DVD. |
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"What a
Relief!" - Over Spring
Break '06, nearly 1,100 college students
participated in the first-ever Lutheran Disaster Response
alternative spring break. They
lived and worked for a week in locations all along the Gulf Coast as
part of the long-term recovery efforts from the 2005 hurricane season.
“Mama P”
- A video related to the 2004 Tsunami in southern Asia. |
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| ELCA Domestic Disaster Response and Lutheran Disaster
Response are seeking new ways to expand ministry in
your area.
Find out more about the application
procedures (and download the application) related to disaster
preparedness programming. |
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