Posts by David Blank

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National Day of Mourning

by David Blank
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On June 1, 2020 the community of St. Luke’s joins people across faiths, denominations, and political standing remembering those who have lost their lives to Covid-19.

ELCA presiding bishop issues World Refugee Day message

by David Blank

ELCA presiding bishop issues World Refugee Day message CHICAGO (June 20, 2017) – The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has issued the following message in observance of World Refugee Day.   Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today is World Refugee Day. Observed every year on […]

Lutheran-Catholic joint observance of 500th anniversary of the Reformation

by David Blank

Lutheran-Catholic joint observance of 500th anniversary of the Reformation CHICAGO (March 6, 2017) – In the preeminent U.S. observance of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation (Oct. 31, 2017), the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Conference of Bishops’ Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Committee and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs […]