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Title: Lutheran Spanish-Language Resource Catalog ELCA NEWS SERVICE - NEWSBRIEF December 20, 1996 SPANISH-LANGUAGE RESOURCE CATALOG The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS) have developed a 57-page catalog listing Spanish-language resources for use in congregations. ?The catalog provides the only comprehensive list of Spanish-language resources available from the three church bodies,? said Evelyn B. Soto, ELCA director for multilingual and culture-specific programs. Published annually, the ?Spanish-Language Resources Catalog? provides a bilingual description of books, videocassettes and curricula in the fields of Christian education, evangelism, worship and more. All of the products are available in Spanish or Spanish/English text and can be ordered directly from the organization that offers it. Of the 11,000 ELCA congregations in the United States and Caribbean, Soto said she knows of 200 congregations that have at least one worship service in Spanish. ?Congregations are eager to receive these resources for their ministry,? she said. The catalog is a result of the Cooperative Parish Projects Committee, a group of ELCA, LCMS and WELS congregational ministry leaders. CPPC is made possible by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans, a fraternal benefit organization based in Appleton, Wis. The catalog was prepared by the ELCA Division for Congregational Ministries and Augsburg Fortress Publishers, the publishing house for the ELCA. For information contact: Ann Hafften, Dir., ELCA News Service, (312) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask]; Frank Imhoff, Assoc. Dir., (312) 380-2955 or [log in to unmask]; Melissa Ramirez, Assist. Dir., (312) 380-2956 or [log in to unmask]