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Living out the LARCUM Covenant living out the LARCUM covenant “The Church, always reforming— ecclesia semper reformanda” On the Eve of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation The Rev. Dr. Gerald Christianson, Presenter In his style that is witty and engaging, Dr. Christianson will provide our State LARCUM Con- ference with the historical knowledge we require to properly approach the upcoming observance. V I R G I N I A Virginia LARCUM Conference L A R C U M C O N F E R E N C E 2015 for more information, contact Sterling, Virginia Rev. Don Rooney, Registrar State LARCUM Committee 540-373-6491 Friday and Saturday, [email protected] December 4 & 5 welcome schedule to Sterling, Virginia December 4, 2014 FRIDAY Afternoon at Community Lutheran Church PARTICIPATING LOCAL CHURCHES Community Lutheran Church 2:30pm 21014 Whitfield Place, Sterling, Virginia 20165 OPENING PRAYER (703) 430-6006 Bishop Gulick, Presider Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church 3:00–4:15pm 46833 Harry Byrd Hwy, Sterling, VA 20164 (703) 430-0811 Session One: Post-Apostolic Challenges Gospel and Religion Saint Matthew Episcopal Church Church and Sect 201 E Frederick Dr, Sterling, VA 20164 Two fundamental tensions in the history of the (703) 430-2121 Christian Church: the conflict between the gift of salvation and the human attempt to control God; and the distinction between the universal body and the particular community. VIRGINIA LARCUM BISHOPS Rt. Reverend Mark A. Bourlakas Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia FRIDAY Evening at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church Reverend Young Jin Cho Bishop of the Virginia Conference, United Methodist Church 6:00pm Most Reverend Francis X. DiLorenzo REGISTRATION, WELCOME RECEPTION Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond Rt. Reverend Susan E. Goff 6:30pm Bishop Suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia ORIENTATION FOR NEW ATTENDEES Reverend Richard Graham 7:00–8:15pm Bishop of the Metro Washington, D.C. Synod, ELCA Session Two: Early Medieval Rt. Reverend Ted Gulick Renewal Movements Assistant Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia The Monastic Alternative Rt. Reverend Herman Hollerith, IV Gregorian Reform Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia Two possibly related impulses in the emergence of Christendom, the intimate relationship between Rt. Reverend Shannon Johnston sacerdotium and regnum at the centers of power: Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia the monk as the succesor of the martyr and the impulse to resist “worldly” incursions into the Most Reverend Paul S. Loverde church such as money and marriage. Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington Welcome, Reverend Don Rooney Reverend James F. Mauney Introduction, Reverend Tom Prinz BIshop of the Virginia Synod, ELCA 8:15pm WORSHIP OF THE GREAT ASSEMBLY Bishop Loverde, Presider Reflection by Bishop Cho We acknowledge the support of Bishops Cho and Loverde as they move into retirement. register December 5, 2014 Please register as soon as possible with the SATURDAY Morning registrar AND make arrangements at the hotel of at St. Matthew Episcopal Church your choice (below). 8:00am Regular conference fee: $35. REGISTRATION FOR NEW ARRIVALS Student rate $10. Continental Breakfast Please let your friends know about our program and give them a personal invitation on behalf of the Virginia 8:45am LARCUM Committee! Thanks. MORNING PRAYER Bishop Graham, Presider Please send all correspondence to Registrar Reflection by Bishop Bourlakas by November 20, 2015: Fr. Don Rooney 9:15–10:30am 1009 Stafford Avenue, Fredericksburg VA 22401 Session Three: Late Medieval Ferment [email protected] The Conciliar Movement The Lutheran “Counter Reformation” Two challenges as Christendom begins to give way to nation states and merchants: the struggle between two lodging power-centers, a monarchic papacy and representa- tive assemblies; and the still-open question, was the Reformation a break or a culmination . Be sure to mention the LARCUM conference to receive the reduced conference rates. Be sure to make reservations by November 5! SATURDAY Late Morning returning to Community Lutheran Church Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham 11:00-12:15 21123 Whitfield Place Session Four: Spirituality Sterling, VA 20165 704-444-2111 in the Early Reformation $74/night with complimentary breakfast The magnificent group of paintings in The Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald (ca. 1470-1528) Hampton Inn Dulles/Cascades on the birth, death, and resurrection of Christ may be 46331 McClellan Way the greatest artistic expression of the Christian Gospel Sterling, VA 20165 and offers a fitting amen to our study of the reforming 844-296-1289 impulse. $79/night with complimentary breakfast 12:15pm Courtyard Dulles Town Center - Marriott 45500 Majestic Drive CLOSING DEVOTIONS, Blessing Sterling, VA 20165 Bishop Mauney, Presider 571-434-6400 $74/night, $84 with complimentary breakfast 12:45pm LUNCH Please be sure to indicate on the registration form Please see insert for parking information if you will be staying for lunch. and a map of the hotels and churches. covenant speaker The unity of the church is the gift of the Spirit and a THE REV. DR. GERALD CHRISTIANSON was or- task of the church. We hereby CALL INTO COVENANT dained by the Augustana Lutheran Church at Rock our respective Synods, Dioceses and Conferences and Island, Illinois, on June 12, 1960, and married Carol COMMIT OURSELVES to the following actions. Berg the following Saturday. Dr. Christianson is Emeri- In behalf of the unity of the church, WE WILL: tus Professor of Church History at Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary where he taught early and medieval church 1. pray for each other, particularly at the principal Sun- history from 1967 until January, day celebration; 2010 which is thought to be the 2. sponsor seasonal prayer services, especially during longest tenure in the seminary’s the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity; history. He also served as visiting 3. encourage shared lectionary studies; professor at Lancaster Theological Seminary and Yale Divinity School. 4. promote pulpit exchanges in accord with the respec- Born in Duluth, Minnesota on No- tive guidelines of each tradition; vember 19, 1933, he received his 5. encourage cooperation among member churches education at Gustavus Adolphus in providing premarital preparation for ecumenical College, Augustana Theological marriages; Seminary and the University of 6. encourage shared religious formational and edu- Chicago, with further study at the cational events, e.g. youth ministry, vacation Bible University of Geneva. school, living room dialogue; 7. develop joint efforts in evangelism and social justice; Dr. Christianson served as pastor of Resurrection Lu- 8. develop covenants among our congregations, institu- theran Church in Gary, Indiana, from 1960-1963, and tions and chaplaincies; as visiting pastor in Ault, Colorado and Brussels, Bel- 9. support statewide, regional and local LARCUM Con- gium. He has remained active in the seminary, synod, ferences, and establish annuallya joint meeting of community, and congregation. In 1980 he founded Mu- our ecumenical bodies; sic, Gettysburg!, a musical series formed by a partner- 10. encourage each diocese and synod to develop sup- ship between the seminary and the community. Since portive prayer services and covenanting models for 1976 he has hosted the weekly public affairs program, its congregations through their respectiveecumenical “The Seminary Explores,” first heard over radio stations and liturgical committees; WGET and WGTY and now podcast on the seminary 11. urge congregations to study the existing dialogues website. He serves on the board of the Seminary Ridge among our churches; Preservation Foundation and was a member of the De- 12. develop covenants among schools and academies sign Committee for the new Gettysburg Seminary Ridge for shared programs; Museum from its beginning to its completion. 13. ask congregations to develop and reflect on their For the synod, he served on Key ’73, the Program Com- cooperative ministries to discover areas of conver- mittee for the Synod Assembly, and the Taskforce on gence among our four churches; Children’s Communion. He has preached and lectured 14. sponsor shared retreats and formational events for widely in the synods of Maryland, central and western clergy and parish leadership; Pennsylvania, and is an active member of St. James, 15. develop campus ministry covenants among Catho- Gettysburg, where he chaired the Organ and Worship lic Campus Ministry, Canterbury Association, Lu- Area Sub-Committee after the church burned in 1969, theran Student Union, and Wesley Foundation, and and again chaired the Worship Area Renewal Commit- support covenants at existing ecumenical ministries tee which completed a renovation in 2014. and with college chaplains; 16. seek ways to coordinate program and planning at In 1990 he received the Salute to Teaching award the district/synodical/diocesan/conference level; from the Pennsylvania Academy for the Profession of 17. collaborate at the judicatory level on justice issues Teaching and in 1995 the Distinguished Alumni Cita- and social concerns; tion from Gustavus Adolphus College. He founded the 18. review and evaluate this Covenant annually at a International Seminar on Pre-Reformation Theology meeting of the state LARCUM Committee representa- at Gettysburg Seminary and since 1986 has chaired tives with Bishops; its biennial Gettysburg Conference. He is the author, 19. establish goals annually which advance this Cov- co-author, or co-editor of
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