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…
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – On Sunday, March 19, at 2 pm, at Little Flower Roman Catholic Church of Berkeley Heights, the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation will be celebrated by Little Flower and Faith Lutheran Church of New Providence. The community is invited to attend. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Lutheran pastor, theologian and anti-Nazi Continue Reading…
As a sign that animosity can heal into friendship, Catholic and Lutheran leaders in southwestern Pennsylvania are holding a shared commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The first event will be “An Evening of Repentance” for harm done by followers of each tradition to the other. A public prayer service is set for Continue Reading…
Roman Catholics and Lutherans in Wyoming will join together in prayer 500 years after Martin Luther’s 95 Theses triggered the Reformation in 1517. A service of Common Prayer will begin at 1 p.m. April 22 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 318 E. Sixth St. in Casper. The Rev. Jim Gonia, bishop of the Rocky Mountain Continue Reading…
On Thursday, March 2, 2017, at 4:00 pm central, a live-stream of the Lutheran-Catholic service of common prayer in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation will be available. The service will be held in the Lutheran Center Chapel, co-hosted by the ELCA Conference of Bishops’ Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Liaison Committee and the United States Continue Reading…