CHICAGO (ELCA) - A commemoration of "Prayer and Remembrance" will
take place Sept. 11, 2011, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in New York
City to acknowledge the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the
United States that day. Holy Trinity is a congregation of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson
and the Rev. Stephen P. Bouman, executive director of ELCA Congregational
and Synodical Mission, will offer reflections at the commemoration.
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For information contact:
Melissa Ramirez Cooper
773-380-2956 or Melissa.RamirezCooper@elca.org
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
