Vigils to mark Iraq war anniversary

Plan now to join other people of faith as we mark the second anniversary of the war in Iraq. There are vigils planned throughout the Twin Cities. Here’s one assortment, I’m sure there are others, as well.

Iraq Anniversary Service of Evensong
The Episcopal Church of St. James
3225 East Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55417
www.stjamesotp.org
March 20, 2005, 04:30 PM
Within the context of the Episcopal office of Evening Prayer, a service observing the second anniversary of the war on Iraq, with hymns, prayers for peace, and a litany for the nation.

Vigil Marking Two Years in Iraq
Bethel University
3900 Bethel Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55112
March 17, 2005, 9:00 pm
This vigil will mark the two year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Feel free to express yourself in the way you see best fit, be it with signs, candles, poetry, works of art, etc. Together we will mourn the losses of innocent lives and of the soldiers and try somehow to process these occurrences.

Iraq War Vigil: Two Years Later
Open Circle Church
2400 Highland Drive Burnsville, MN
March 19, 2005, 06:00 PM
Saturday, March 19, 2005, marks the second anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The human and financial costs of war on all sides continue to mount at an alarming pace. In these dire times people of faith are called to raise their voices for peace.

Divine Liturgy & Memorial Service
St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church
3450 Irving Avenue South, corner of 35th Street and Irving Avenue South, next to Lake Calhoun
March 19, 2005, 10:00 AM
On the 3rd Saturday of Souls when the Orthodox Church universally remembers the dead, we will offer special petitions during the Liturgy and in the Memorial Service that follows for all those killed in the U.S. led invasion of Iraq. Candles are provided.

Candlelight Prayer Vigil---Marking Two Years of War in Iraq
St. Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church
100 N. Oxford St., St. Paul, MN 55104-6540
(Corner of Laurel Avenue and Oxford Street)
March 19, 2005, 07:00 PM
Candelight Prayer Vigil to remember the dead and wounded, the families disrupted by military deployment, and to advocate the imperative for lasting peace and security at home and around the world.