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TREASURE VALLEY FESTIVAL OF REFORMATION

Lutherans are unique in their inclusion of a Reformation Sunday in the lectionary on the last Sunday of October. However, in addition to our Sunday morning worship, this year Treasure Valley congregations of the ELCA will also have the opportunity to cooperatively celebrate the Festival of the Reformation together. The service will be held at 3:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Roman Catholic Church in Boise on Saturday, October 25. Rev. Kelly Fryer (author of Reclaiming the “L” Word, Reclaiming the “E” Word, No Experience Necessary and others) will be preaching. St. Mark’s is located at 7960 Northview (a half mile north of Fairview between Milwaukee and Cole). There is seating for 1600 people.

What better venue is there for Lutherans to gather in order to demonstrate the ongoing erosion of barriers that have historically divided Romans Catholics and Lutherans since the Reformation? Bishop Michael Driscoll of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Idaho will be present and will bring greetings.

In addition, our ecumenical ministry partners are also being invited to attend (Presbyterian, Episcopal, United Church of Christ, Reformed and Methodist). Rev. Brian Thom, newly selected bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho, has also been specially invited to bring greetings.

The hope for this day is to bring ELCA Lutherans together to celebrate our common heritage, and to do so in a way that gives witness to the cooperative ventures in ministry that can exist amid the great diversity of the church.

Plan to worship together on Saturday, October 25, at 3:00 p.m.

Note: Rev. Kelly Fryer will also be leading a workshop at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church (3100 S. Five Mile Road, Boise) at 9:30 a.m. No registration is needed. Please attend.