| Sundays and Seasons (Augsburg Fortress)
Available as both a printed resource and as an online subscription service. http://members.sundaysandseasons.com/ Includes worship texts, prayers, sermon helps, and music suggestions from hymnals and songbooks published by Augsburg Fortress. |  |
| New Proclamation (Fortress Press)
Especially geared towards sermon preparation and keyed to the Revised Common Lectionary, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass. Also available on Amazon. |  |
| Indexes for Worship Planning
Utilizes the Revised Common Lectionary, the Lutheran Book of Worship and With One Voice. Includes indexes to the lectionary, scriptural index of hymns and songs, psalm paraphrases, topical index to hymns and songs, tune and meter indexes |  |
| Choosing Contemporary Music: Seasonal, Topical, Lectionary Indexes A one-volume reference work designed to aid worship planners in the selection of contemporary song. Organized by the three- year lectionary cycle, this book also contains integrated scriptural, seasonal, and topical indexes. Song collections indexed include With One Voice; This Far by Faith; Worship & Praise; The Celebration Hymnal; Gather Comprehensive; Glory & Praise; Maranatha! Music Praise; Renew!; Spirit Calls, Rejoice!; and Worship Songs of the Vineyard. |  |
| Prepare! (Abingdon Press)
Designed for a variety of congregations, with references to music from the Lutheran Book of Worship (ECLA), Lutheran Worship (LCMS), the United Methodist Hymnal, Renew (contemporary hymnal resource), Baptist, Presbyterian, Reformed hymnals and Worship (Roman Catholic). Includes choral, congregational, solo/vocal, keyboard and instrumental pieces. |  |
| National Assocation of Pastoral Musicians http://www.npm.org/
Online Roman Catholic resource with lectionary readings and music suggestions for each Sunday of the year. Includes music from GIA, WLP, OCP and other publishers. |
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| CanticaNOVA Publications http://www.canticanova.com/
Online Roman Catholic resource with lectionary readings and music suggestions for each Sunday of the year. Primarily for traditional hymnody and choral anthems. |
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| OCP Publications http://www.ocp.org/
If you use OCP material, which is found in many newer compilations, these indexes are invaluable. Very few publishers are willing to put this amount of planning material on-line. The indexes include tune, theme, scriptural, and seasonal references, along with the usual alphabetical listing. Some traditional hymns are included. |
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