Luther Film Set to Air on PBS Tuesday, Sept. 12 Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the World

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1 Luther Film Set to Air on PBS Tuesday, Sept. 12 Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the World The radical events, compelling personalities, and exciting drama of the Reformation are brought to life in Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the World. The full-length documentary which airs nationally on PBS on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m., features thrilling reenactments of the sixteenth-century events with commentary from leading church-history experts. Funded by Thrivent Financial, the film dramatizes the events that shaped Luther and examines the questions he wrestled with, such as Who am I?, What is my purpose? and How do I get right with God? In a quest for authenticity, every word spoken by the character Luther was taken from the historical Luther s actual writings or conversations (many of which were transcribed by his students or friends). In this scene from Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World, Martin Luther, played by Padraic Delaney, faces Emperor Charles V in the trial known as the Diet of Worms.

2 Reformation Festival with special guest Rick Steves (Claremont, CA) Event Date: Tue, October 24, 2017 Event Time: 4:15 pm Location: Claremont School of Theology, Center of Lutheran Studies (CST), Claremont, CA Join Claremont Theological Seminary for a Reformation Festival. Chapel service 4:15pm: The music that shaped the Reformation 5:30pm Dinner 6:30 Showing of Rick Steves Luther and the Reformation special guest Rick Steves via Zoom All are welcome

3 The Reformation: From the Word to the World at the Huntington Library in San Marino On the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther s posting the 95 theses on the door of a Wittenberg Church, The Huntington Library in San Marino will present an exhibition of about 50 rare manuscripts, books, and prints made between the 1400s and 1648 (the end of the Thirty Years War) part of a flurry of written arguments and ideas put forward by scholars, clerics,

4 statesmen, and lay believers to fuel a movement called the Reformation. These documents address the power of the written word and the relationship between it and radical change within a specific historical moment and geographical region. The exhibition will also pose the question: What is so important to you that you would nail a statement about it in a public place for all to see? This special exhibition will run from October 28, 2017 to February 26, 2018 in the Library s West Hall. Call (626) for special discounted rates for groups of 15 or more. The Huntington Library is located at 1151 Oxford Road in San Marino, and open from Wednesday through Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 PM Trinity Reformation Sunday Worship on Sunday, October 29, :00am & 11:00am Trinity Lutheran Church Manhattan Beach th Street Manhattan Beach, CA

5 Commemoration of the 500 th Anniversary of the Reformation Looking Back and Called Forward: ELCA 500 (Washington DC) Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Event Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Location: Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Washington, D.C. Affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Access: This historic event will be available online via livestream for all to watch. The livestream link is: elca.org/livestream. Please plan to join ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton on Tuesday, Oct. 31, as she co-hosts a commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The event, meeting under the theme Looking Back and Called Forward, will include speakers and a service at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Bishop Eaton will be joined by co-hosts Indiana-Kentucky Synod Bishop Bill Gafkjen, ELCA Vice President Bill Horne and Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod Bishop Richard Graham. The event, which will meet under the theme Looking Back and Called Forward, will be available online via livestream for all to watch. The livestream link is: elca.org/livestream. Please note this date on your calendar. Looking Back & Called Forward: ELCA 500, October 31, :45 AM Prelude 10:00 AM Welcome & The Significance of the 500 th Anniversary 10:15 AM Program Part I: Ministries of Reconciliation: 500 Years of Division & 50 Years of Dialogue: Featuring ecumenical & inter-religious partners, including Bishop Denis Madden, co-chair of the US Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue. 11:45 AM Program Part II: Called Forward Together in Christ: Featuring ELCA stories of congregational vitality & leadership and Rick Steves 12:45 PM Luncheon/Intermission 2:00 PM Looking Back & Called Forward Together in Christ Discussion 3:30 PM Eucharistic Worship Service Commemorating the 500 th Anniversary of the Reformation 5:00 PM Reception