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Sunday, 17 January 2010
Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish in the Hyde Park area of Chicago hosted a commemoration service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Chicago area clergy, numerous politicians, and civic leaders came together for prayer and a discussion.

Here are some photographs of the event:

1: St. Thomas interior before the service
2: Praise dancers from Shekinah Chapel opened the service
3: some of the assembled clergy
4: some of the assembled civic leaders
5: Barbara Flynn Currie, majority leader, State of IL House of Representatives
6: Patrick Quinn, governor, State of IL
7: Bishop Wayne Miller, of the ELCA (Lutheran)
8: Michael Mulhall with the governor
9: Michael with Rev. Booker Vance, pastor of Saint Mark's Lutheran