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…
Holy Trinity Mission Circle will sponsor the annual pie and ice cream social after the 6:30 p.m. service Thursday, July 20, and after the 9 a.m. service Sunday, July 23. Proceeds benefit the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation and the 100th anniversary of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Click here to read this news posting Continue Reading…
By Rev. Jacob Burkman, First Lutheran Church, Pine River, MN I’ve just come back from a pilgrimage of sorts. I spent a week in June in Wittenberg, Germany, the place where Martin Luther spent his life from 1508. On this journey, I was able to walk the streets that Luther walked, walk the corridors of Continue Reading…
The heart of Christ is on fire with love and can change our lives, said Father Charles Bober. Seeing others as Christ does can make all the difference in the world. “We don’t see what the world sees,” he said. “We see Christ in one another. It’s the love of Christ that compels us.” Father Continue Reading…
First Lutheran Church is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, an auspicious year that coincides with the anniversary of the birth of the Reformation in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses, or statements, to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany, and translated the Bible into German. The coinciding anniversaries have offered opportunities for Continue Reading…