http://share.triangle.com/node/22813 Comments for "Lutheran Commemoration for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." en http://share.triangle.com/node/22813 <!-- BeginContext name="blog-teaser" q="(share|communities/*)" --> 01/23/2009 Last Sunday, January 18, representatives of nine Wake County ELCA Lutheran congregations and one from Durham met together for a moving worship service honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. on the eve of his birthday holiday.&hellip;<!-- EndContext --> <!-- BeginContext name="blog-front" q="share/blog" --> <p><font face="Times New Roman"> <p>01/23/2009</p> <p>Last Sunday, January 18, representatives of nine Wake County ELCA Lutheran congregations and one from Durham met together for a moving worship service honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. on the eve of his birthday holiday. The gathering was hosted by Joy of Discovery Lutheran Church. Rev. Judith Klusman attended to represent the Bishop of the NC Synod. Rev. Julius Carroll of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia SC, preached on &quot;How Far Is It To the Promise Land?: Living the Dream -- Past, Present and Future&quot;..</p> <p>About 100 people attended. I enjoyed fellowship with several old friends who are scattered among the various churches. And by being there myself I surprised a lady who came at the invitation of her dear friend who is a Joy of Discovery member, while I am her supervisor at her Monday-to-Friday job and it must seem unlikely to her that I would appear at an African-American church gathering.</p><!-- EndContext --> <!-- BeginContext name="blog-front" q="blog" --> <p><font face="Times New Roman"> <p>01/23/2009</p> <p>Last Sunday, January 18, representatives of nine Wake County ELCA Lutheran congregations and one from Durham met together for a moving worship service honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. on the eve of his birthday holiday. The gathering was hosted by Joy of Discovery Lutheran Church. Rev. Judith Klusman attended to represent the Bishop of the NC Synod. Rev. Julius Carroll of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia SC, preached on &quot;How Far Is It To the Promise Land?: Living the Dream -- Past, Present and Future&quot;..</p> <p>About 100 people attended. I enjoyed fellowship with several old friends who are scattered among the various churches. And by being there myself I surprised a lady who came at the invitation of her dear friend who is a Joy of Discovery member, while I am her supervisor at her Monday-to-Friday job and it must seem unlikely to her that I would appear at an African-American church gathering.</p><!-- EndContext --> <!-- BeginContext name="blog-front" q="*" --> <p><font face="Times New Roman"> <p>01/23/2009</p> <p>Last Sunday, January 18, representatives of nine Wake County ELCA Lutheran congregations and one from Durham met together for a moving worship service honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. on the eve of his birthday holiday. The gathering was hosted by Joy of Discovery Lutheran Church. Rev. Judith Klusman attended to represent the Bishop of the NC Synod. Rev. Julius Carroll of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia SC, preached on &quot;How Far Is It To the Promise Land?: Living the Dream -- Past, Present and Future&quot;..</p> <p>About 100 people attended. I enjoyed fellowship with several old friends who are scattered among the various churches. And by being there myself I surprised a lady who came at the invitation of her dear friend who is a Joy of Discovery member, while I am her supervisor at her Monday-to-Friday job and it must seem unlikely to her that I would appear at an African-American church gathering.</p><!-- EndContext --> <p><a href="http://share.triangle.com/node/22813">read more</a></p> http://share.triangle.com/node/22813#comment Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:10:45 -0500 wlcorneliu2 22813 at http://share.triangle.com