Prince of Peace Commemorates 125th Anniversary

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Parishioners at the Memorial Church of the Prince of Peace, Gettysburg’s Episcopal congregation, commemorated the 125th anniversary of the opening of the church on High and Baltimore streets at the Sunday Holy Eucharist service on July 27. The first services in the church were held on July 25, 1900. For the anniversary service, prayers were

2025: Pope Francis’ Jubilee Year of Hope

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Every 25 years, the Pope declares a Jubilee Year. It is a special year in which there is forgiveness of sins and joyful celebration. It is a time to grow in faith with God. Pope Francis offered mass on Christmas Eve at Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. He said, “For everyone, may the Jubilee

Emmitsburg’s Seton Shrine part of Historic National Eucharistic Pilgrimage 

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Over 1,000 devout Christians from local Catholic Churches gathered on the grounds of The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg this week to celebrate the arrival of the first-ever National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. Worshippers filled the basilica this morning to participate in the standing-room only mass.The Most Reverend Archbishop William E. Lori was

The challenges of being a religious scientist

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Christopher P. Scheitle, West Virginia University Given popular portrayals, you would be forgiven for assuming that the type of person who is a scientist is not the type of person who would be religious. Consider the popular television show “The Big Bang Theory,” which is about friends who nearly all have advanced degrees in physics,

Sinead O’Connor was once seen as a sacrilegious rebel, but her music and life were deeply infused with spiritual seeking

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Brenna Moore, Fordham University When news broke on July 26, 2023, that the gifted Irish singer Sinead O’Connor had died, stories of her most famous performance circulated amid the grief and shock. Irish singer Sinead O’Connor performs at Paradiso in Amsterdam in March 1988. Paul Bergen/Redferns via Getty Images Thirty-one years ago, after a haunting

Sister Mary Kate Birge to speak on scripture and racism

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Sister Mary Kate Birge, S.S.J., will deliver the eleventh annual William K. Collinge Lecture Monday, June 12, at 7 p.m., in the multipurpose room at St. Francis Xavier School, 465 Table Rock Rd., Gettysburg. In her lecture, “‘Impatient for Justice and Patient for God’—Catholic Social Teaching and Its Call to the Work of Anti-Racism,” Sister

Calls for a ‘green’ Ramadan revive Islam’s long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet

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For many Muslims breaking fast in mosques around the world this Ramadan, something will be missing: plastics. Noorzehra Zaidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County The communal experience of iftars – the after-sunset meal that brings people of the faith together during the holy month starting on March 22, 2023 – often necessitates the use of

Unitarians host Pledge Service to end racism

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The Gettysburg Unitarian Universalist Church Faith and Community Committee would like to issue a special invitation to members and friends to join us on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at 10:30am to attend our UUG service where we will be introducing The Pledge to End Racism. The Pledge is a personal commitment to work on ourselves

Local church partnership seeks Afghan refugee housing

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A group of seven Gettysburg churches is urgently seeking housing for one or two refugee families from Afghanistan. The immediate need is for temporary or permanent rental housing because housing must be ready before the families arrive in Gettysburg. The group is looking for one or two housing units, each with two to three bedrooms.

ULS Annual Vesper Service is Sunday

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 nce more, Music, Gettysburg! marks the beginning of Advent with a service of Evening Prayer at 7:30 p.m. on November 28 at the Gettysburg Chapel of United Lutheran Seminary. The Schola Cantorum of Gettysburg will lead a service including music from the last thousand years, from Gregorian Chant to a prayer set by its founder

United Lutheran Seminary installs President

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Philadelphia and Gettysburg, PA – For immediate release The Rev. Dr. R. Guy Erwin will be installed as President of United Lutheran Seminary and Ministerium of Pennsylvania Chair and Professor of Reformation Studies on October 16 at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lancaster, PA. The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, Presiding Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church