PHOTOS: 2014 Joint Reformation Service
JERUSALEM – The Arabic, English, and German congregations gathered together on Friday, October 31st, 2014 for the annual Reformation Day service at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem.
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PHOTOS: Reformation Day In The Lutheran Schools
BETHLEHEM – On Friday, October 31st, 2014, the eighth grade students of the Evangelical Lutheran Schools participated in the Reformation Day celebration at Dar Al-Kalima School in Bethlehem. The day opened with a service guided by Bishop Munib Younan and continued with a number of different activities including art, lectures on Martin Luther, sport, music, … [Read more…]
Reformation Celebrated at Church of the Redeemer
The Church of the Redeemer, Old City Jerusalem celebrated the Reformation with a full congregation (standing room only, literally) of people from around the world. The pipe organ was accompanied by a brass band and the singing of more than 400 people from around the world. As is tradition in this church, the Lord’s Prayer … [Read more…]
Reformation celebrates 125th anniversary
The Lutheran Church of the Reformation turns 125 and Abraham’s House turns five this year. So last month the church held an interfaith worship service and peace march to the separation wall to commemorate the milestones. The large crowd of marchers gathered near the walled-in Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem, where prayers for the disintegration of … [Read more…]
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer Hosts Annual Ecumenical Reformation Service
The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in the Old City of Jerusalem hosted the annual international Reformation Service on Reformation Day, October 31. The congregation was filled for the service, which was led by more than a dozen clergy from all over the world. As usual, the service featured music, liturgies and prayers in 6 … [Read more…]
Reformation at the ELCJHL
The traditional Reformation service was celebrated as usual on October 31, a festival communion service in 6 different languages. Many local heads of churches attended the Reformation Service even though their tradition does not celebrate it. In addition, His Beatitude Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos II came to the reception following the service for the first … [Read more…]