Reformation Day 2020
Reformation Day 2020
Churches worldwide mark Reformation anniversary
On 31 October, Lutherans around the globe commemorate the anniversary of the Reformation. To mark the occasion this year, LWF’s Communion Office is providing new multi-lingual worship materials and other online resources to help churches pray and reflect together on the meaning of Reformation in our contemporary context. These include:
- Prayers focusing on the global, ecumenical and on-going nature of this event and a suggested Gospel reading, so that churches can join together through shared celebrations in their different national contexts.
- During the week leading up to 31 October, we will publish videos with reflections from all seven LWF regions on what it means to be Lutheran in different countries and cultures.
- On 27 October, we explore how churches can engage better with media through a webinar highlighting the ongoing concern for literacy and education to combat fake news and misleading theologies.
On Reformation day, an anniversary edition of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ) will be published, showcasing plans for future joint action among the five global communions that have endorsed this landmark ecumenical document.
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“One Body, One Spirit, One Hope” Reformation Day Global Prayer
Vibrant and beautiful worship at the Njube Centre parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe. LWF General Secretary Martin Junge preached, local choirs sang beautifully and young people from the church offered powerful testimony to a society peace. Ecumenical partners of the ELCZ participated in the service. From 29 February-4 March 2020 the LWF General Secretary and a high level delegation visited Zimbabwe, its churches and people, to show solidarity and offer encouragement. Photo:
