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Title: ELCA to Publish New Spanish Worship Book ELCA NEWS SERVICE - NEWSBRIEF April 24, 1996 SPANISH LUTHERAN WORSHIP BOOK The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has a new Spanish worship book on the way. "Liturgia y Canci#n" is projected to be available to congregations in December 1997. The steering committee had its final meeting April 12-14 in Chicago to finalize the contents of the book. It will take the next 10 to 15 months to get copyrights, permissions and proofreading done, reports Evelyn Soto, ELCA director for multicultural and multilingual ministries. The 640-page book will contain liturgies, rites, new services and hymns from South American, Central American, Mexican and Caribbean traditions. Soto says she knows of about 160 congregations who have at least one worship service in Spanish. The ELCA has about 27,000 Hispanic members. Congregations are eager for this resources, says Soto. Currently congregations who want to worship in Spanish "must create their own resources or pull them together from a number of different places," she said. The Rev. Pedro M. Suarez, Esperanza de Santa Maria Lutheran Church, Chicago, is chair of the steering committee. For information contact: Ann Hafften, Dir., ELCA News Service, (312) 380-2958; Frank Imhoff, Assoc. Dir., (312) 380-2955; Lia Christiansen, Asst. Dir., (312) 380-2956