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…
The domed, incense-filled sanctuary reverberated with prayers intoned in centuries-old Byzantine chant and, less typically, with an a cappella rendering of the Lutheran anthem, “A Mighty Fortress is Our God.” Hundreds of area Catholics and Lutherans gathered Tuesday night at St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cathedral in Munhall for the first in a series Continue Reading…
The following is a guest column article was written by the Rev. Betsy Williams, pastor of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Newark, Ohio. A friend from Finland described her family’s shy disposition. “A typical Finlander looks at her feet when you greet. An outgoing Finlander will look at yours. I’m that kind,” she said. Lutherans are Continue Reading…
(LWI) A highlight of the Twelfth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will be the global Commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation where Assembly delegates from all over the world join members of the Lutheran churches in Namibia and ecumenical guests in commemorating the anniversary. The service will take place on Sunday, Continue Reading…
Judy Waddleton of the Jersey City Heights remembers once going to a Protestant church as a child. She never left her beloved Catholic church on the Boulevard and “grew up knowing that if you went to a Protestant church, you were not supposed to go,” the St. Anne’s parish catechetical leader said. Last month, Waddleton, Continue Reading…