Through the initiative of a local Evangelical Lutheran Church in America pastor, over 500 congregational leaders from across the country will participate in a public expression of faith this weekend to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001.
Meta Carlson, a pastor with St. John Lutheran Church in South Minneapolis, launched an invitation on a Facebook group for ELCA clergy and others to join her in standing at a public intersections with hand-written statements, aimed at giving meaning to the terrorist attacks that day.
In the Twin Cities, clergy and other Lutherans will take to street corners on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to noon. Each will create a handwritten cardboard sign, expressing one element of their belief about God's presence in the world. Carlson describes this as a "living Lutheran creed".
The Rev. Patricia Lull, executive director for Saint Paul Area Council of Churches, said the initiative has spread across the country with local groups fashioning their own witness on this 10th anniversary weekend.
Carlson and her 7 month-old son plan to be at one of the exit ramps on 46th Street and 35W with a sign that reads: "I believe God isn't finished working through the church yet...so neither am I."
Her colleague, the Rev. Mark Hallonquist, will be standing at the intersection of 50th Street and Nicollet Avenue with a sign that reads: "I believe there is no debt ceiling on God's grace."
Anyone interested in joining this initiative is welcome to choose a corner, make a sign, and share their faith. For more information contact Pastor Meta Carlson at pastormeta@stjohnsmpls.org.
