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…
In 2017, Lutheran and Catholic Christians will commemorate together the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation. Lutherans and Catholics today enjoy a growth in mutual understanding, cooperation, and respect. They have come to acknowledge that more unites than divides them: above all, common faith in the Triune God and the revelation in Jesus Continue Reading…
Piedmont Players Theatre’s opening show at the Meroney Theater this fall features a unique collaboration. “The Germans are coming! The Germans are coming!” exclaims Reid Leonard, PPT’s resident director. Indeed they are. The German theater00 group, Landesbuhnen Sachsen, will appear at the Meroney as part of “In God’s Own Country,” which tells the story of Continue Reading…
On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, a set of theological theses for academic debate. His famous 95 Theses are taken at least symbolically as the start of the Protestant Reformation. Five hundred years later, those same theses will be the focus of a program Continue Reading…
In preparation for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in October, the Rev. D. Michael Bennethum will be the guest preacher on Sunday at 9 a.m. at Reformation Lutheran Church, 3670 Perkiomen Ave., Exeter Township. Bennethum will lead a forum at 10:15 in parish hall about the Reformation. Mosaic tile work being crafted by members Continue Reading…