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…
When Jesus proclaimed himself as the true vine and God the Father as the vine grower in John’s Gospel (15:1-5), he emphasized the need for people to be unified to him, the branches outstretched. It is a message of unity, shared with the faithful at the Lutheran-Catholic prayer service held at the Cathedral of St. Continue Reading…
Divided 500 years ago by the Martin Luther’s 95 Theses, members of a variety of faiths will unify through song in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Beginning in Europe, the Reformation was a response to the corruption being seen in the Catholic Church at the time. While the church was telling its Continue Reading…
What do Lutherans believe about sin? What does bread and wine symbolize to Lutherans? Who was Martin Luther anyway? Beginning with Protestant reformers in 16th-century Europe, this year marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, which spawned Lutheranism—one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States. The Interfaith Community of South County (ICSC) Continue Reading…
Approaching Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Germany, the American pilgrims let their imagination rewind five centuries to the night when Martin Luther was “kidnapped” by masked horsemen and hustled deep into the forest. The German monk-turned-reformer’s life was in danger after his writings were deemed heretical by Roman Catholic leaders and he gave his defiant “Here I Continue Reading…