Lutheran (ELCA) Ping!
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Posted on 04/07/2009 12:44:57 PM PDT by lightman
Lutherans, Jews, Muslims Gather for Prayer after Shooting in Binghamton
09-083-MRC
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutherans, Jews, Muslims and others seeking to "cling to their faith" in a time of tragedy came together for a prayer vigil April 4 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Binghamton, N.Y.
The church is located a few blocks away from the American Civic Association, where 41-year-old Jiverly Wong shot and killed 13 people before taking his own life. Redeemer is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
"When something like this happens, we come together (as a) community and cling to our faith," said the Rev. Michele C. Fischer, Holy Nativity Lutheran Church, Endicott, N.Y.
About 130 people attended the vigil. Fischer said the shooting at the civic association "deeply affected the entire neighborhood."
Fischer, along with two pastors and a deacon of the ELCA, a Presbyterian pastor and a representative from the Broome County Council of Churches, led the vigil. Each took turns reading Scripture and offering prayer.
ELCA Deacon Barbara Hayden said she gets "goose bumps" when thinking about Lutherans, Jews and Muslims praying together at the vigil. Afterwards, worshippers gathered for a reception where "people could share their stories. That's where healing begins. I'm honored to be part of the ELCA, a church that welcomes interfaith prayer. We are blessed," she said.
The vigil at Redeemer "provided a place of solace for local residents," said Patsy Glista, an associate in ministry and Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) coordinator serving Upstate New York. LDR is a collaborative ministry of the ELCA and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
"We give thanks for the care and compassion being provided," she said. "Once again local Lutherans quickly responded to offer prayer and compassion to those whose lives have been (turned upside down), and to demonstrate Christ's compassion for all people by promoting hope, health and wholeness for those impacted by tragedy."
The Rev. Thomas G. Olson, Christ Lutheran Church, Norwich, N.Y., spoke at a funeral service April 5 for two Muslim women who died in the shooting. The funeral took place at a local Mosque in Binghamton. Christ is an ELCA congregation.
"It was a privilege and blessing to be invited to speak by the imam," Olson said. "We are all one with God," he said. "We need to find ways to be together in community, especially in times like these."
For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news ELCA News Blog: http://www.elca.org/news/blog
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Thats nice but interfaith with Muslims does not change a thing in the world. The threat of Islam is still there and spread across the West.
Didn’t the Taliban take credit for this?
Bingo
“ELCA Deacon Barbara Hayden said she gets “goose bumps” when thinking about Lutherans, Jews and Muslims praying together at the vigil.”
......she should share the feeling with Chrissy M.....
Don’t let the bible get in the way of a kumbaya party.
1 John 4: 1-3
1Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
Not surprising that she has no fear of God the Holy Spirit.
Who invited them ?
I saw many like her during my sojourn in the ElCA. But then I saw many who were true to God's Word. One can only pray they maintain their faith in the face of evil...
“EICA” = “ELCA”, of course...
No, but maybe his shrink will.
They will use any opportunity to try and get people to back off on criticising the Islamic agenda.
Well, obviously the HS is sending her some warnings.
She's strong, but like many finds changing her church a tough thing to do. No one likes being a "quitter". No one likes to think they made a mistake about their choice to join that synod in the first place. Then there's the concern about those faithful who remain. Will the new church be different? Will they be accepted? All kinds of questions arise, making a break tough to do.
My wife and I don't have problems with such decisions when necessary, so it was relatively easy. When I get fed up, there's no stopping me, in fact. But may aren't like that.
......”It was a privilege and blessing to be invited to speak by the imam,” Olson said. “We are all one with God,” he said. “We need to find ways to be together in community, especially in times like these.”........
The only problem is that the purpose of islam is to conquer the world, and make it submit to sharia.
And many islamic prayers are against Christians and Jews, even if muslims try to pretend that they are not. Surely no Christian can pray against “those who ascribe ‘partners’ [e.g, the persons of the Most Holy Trinity] to ‘Allah’ “.
I pray often that God will illumine the muslims. And we should offer our help and compassion to all those in need, including muslims. However, we must never submit to Muhammadan plans for infiltration or conquest, or participate in anti-Christian prayers.
“EICA” — I thought you meant “Evangelical Interfaith Church in America.” Certainly better than referring to them as Lutherans.
Ha! No, I corrected the typo on the next post. But EICA also fits, doesn’t it?
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