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That was great. Thanks for sharing. I've also been reading Jordan Cooper's book titled Liturgical Worship: A Lutheran Introduction and it's been great, especially for someone new to liturgical services like myself.

What's the deal with DCEs? They can be female and seem to do a lot of things pastors do (with the exception of preaching the Word and administering the Sacraments... although at our LCMS church they help distribute communion). It feels like a slippery slope.

We're recent converts from Southern Baptist to Lutheran, having become members at an LCMS church this year. My understanding from the LCMS web site is that women are discouraged from helping with the distribution of communion. However, at our church there are always women (usually DCEs, but...

Thank you. That's good to know. I appreciate the help.

We're new to this church, but my understanding from the LCMS web site is that individual cups are common in most LCMS churches now. I would assume they are properly washed before disposal. However, my question has nothing to do with individual cups, but rather how to indicate a preference for...

During Holy Communion, our church offers both individual disposable cups and a chalice. How does one indicate they want the chalice? The servers offer an individual cup by default, saying "the blood of Christ," and it seems rude to say "no thanks." Is there a commonly understood "polite" way of...

We don't kneel during the general confession, but we do cross ourselves when the pastor declares God's forgiveness.

My wife and I were brought up as Baptists, but for various reasons began attending a Lutheran church (LCMS) earlier this year and have felt very much at home. (One of the reasons being our old Baptist church forgoing communion for an entire year and a half due to the rona.) We're planning on...