Two local colleges are celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with an art exhibit and a concert: Carthage College’s H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art is hosting “The Saint John’s Bible” through Dec. 15. Scheduled in coordination with the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the exhibit includes 25 prints on loan from the Hill Museum Continue Reading…
As a way to honor the recent Reformation 500-year celebration, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church has started work on a labyrinthian prayer garden in a green space behind the church. “We had a small garden there and we wanted to make a labyrinth for our prayer garden,” the Reverend Dinah Dutta said. “We are working on Continue Reading…
Catholics and Lutherans prayed side by side in a series of recent gatherings five centuries after a German monk sparked the Protestant Reformation. On Wednesday, Oct. 25, at St. Andrew Church, Roswell, close to 150 members of the parish and members of Cross of Life Lutheran Church, Roswell, came together for prayer and song. Those Continue Reading…
It has been 95 years and counting for one house of worship in Throggs Neck. Although a 95th anniversary is an odd milestone to celebrate, the First Lutheran Church of Throggs Neck has so much to praise, it couldn’t wait to commemorate its longevity. “I am thrilled that we are celebrating our 95th anniversary,” said Continue Reading…
An “Evening of Thanksgiving” is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, June 29, at St. Kilian Parish in Adams/Cranberry townships to prayerfully mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. The event is part a year-long observance titled “From Conflict to Communion: Together in Hope” being led by local Catholics and Lutherans. The presider for evening Continue Reading…
SALISBURY – More than 500 voting members and guests from congregations of the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America gathered for the June 2-3 assembly in Greensboro. The assembly theme was “We Are Lutheran.” The assembly included information on commemorations of this year’s 500th anniversary of the Reformation, including an ecumenical worship in Continue Reading…
Trinity Lutheran and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic churches will sponsor a series of worship services in the spirit of the Commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation beginning this month. Trinity Lutheran Church, 106 N. DeLeon St., will host the first joint worship at 6 p.m. Sunday, according to a news release. The Continue Reading…
For three Christian communities in Marlborough, Mass., a day of ecumenical worship and community service has been 500 years in the making. Last week, the congregations of three churches—two Protestant and one Catholic—marked the quincentenary of the Protestant Reformation, which is traced back to when Martin Luther published a list of 95 grievances against the Continue Reading…