Seeking Shalom is a 6-week course about how reimagining our response to poverty can transform lives and restore communities. In this interactive, small group experience you will be introduced to two dozen thought leaders and practitioners, who will help us: 

• learn why the traditional approaches to poverty alleviation are not working, 
• explore a more robust biblical framework for understanding poverty, and 
• be introduced to the five keys to healthy and effective engagement. 

This course, designed by the Lupton Center, will be facilitated by the Rev. Richard Weinberg, Rector of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Washington, DC for the School for Christian Faith and Leadership. For more information, download this flyer.  Cost: $20 with discount code EDOW50.  Scholarships are available. Email the Rev. Jenifer Gamber.  Click here to register.

 

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Six Fridays with the Rev. Diana V. Gustafson. Join us in the Epiphany season for a return to the light. We will gather weekly (via Zoom) to center ourselves with simple yoga and prayer. Within a framework drawn from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, we explore ancient ‘Wisdom’ writings and contemporary poetry that resonate in today’s world. Yoga sequences take us more deeply into a weekly theme tied to current events and Epiphany season miracles.

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In this session, participants will have the opportunity to first hear some top tips and skills from the presenters about how to keep the treasury job functional but not overwhelming. Then, we will offer ample time for questions and answers so that participants will be able to ask the questions that are most important in their parish context.

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Our buildings have been dormant for almost a year. How do we practice good stewardship if we are considering developing our properties?

In this Union of Black Episcopalians series, "Hard Questions--How Does the Black Church Survive?," what are the issues involved in developing our properties?  Canon Michele Hagans takes us through the ins and outs of deciding to develop.

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Have you lost a spouse, child, family member, or friend? You might have found there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel. Join this GriefShare group to face these challenges and move toward rebuilding your life.  Email the Rev. BJ Buraker at All Saints, Chevy Chase for more information. 

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Sunday Compline: Gather with us online Sunday evenings to pray a simple Compline service that is adapted from the BCP with inclusive language. We'll meet on Zoom and share screen the readings. The link for the Sunday Compline meetings is here! Please try to arrive 5 minutes before 9pm to give us time to navigate the Waiting Room feature. Thanks! The password for Sundays: 059569

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Online Bible Study: We host an online Monday evening Bible study on Zoom to talk about the meaning and application for the coming Sunday's readings. You're invited to bring questions and insights. Here's the link for that Zoom meeting! Please try to arrive 5 minutes before 8pm to give us time to navigate the Waiting Room feature. Thanks! The password for Mondays: 019173

Find Sunday readings at The Lectionary Page.

 

 

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A webinar with Rev. Michael Lapsley, an Anglican priest, social justice activist, and founder of The Forgiveness Project. 

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Ten Tuesdays with the Rev. Shawn Strout. This course will explore principles and best practices for designing dynamic liturgies. The full breadth of liturgical and musical resources will be discussed. ($100 to audit)

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Continued physical distancing in Spring 2021 provides the opportunity to ground faithful practices in the home. This workshop for clergy and formation leaders will help you equip and inspire households to engage in Holy Week and Easter at home. Links and resources will be provided for ideas and activities that are both simple and imaginative, designed to engage the senses and work well for a variety of ages and abilities.

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Allison Liles and Miriam McKenney will be in conversation with host Sarah Bentley Allred about using saints and holy days to teach faith at home. They will share methods and concrete ideas with participants.

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Seeking Shalom is a 6-week course about how reimagining our response to poverty can transform lives and restore communities. In this interactive, small group experience you will be introduced to two dozen thought leaders and practitioners, who will help us: 

• learn why the traditional approaches to poverty alleviation are not working, 
• explore a more robust biblical framework for understanding poverty, and 
• be introduced to the five keys to healthy and effective engagement. 

This course, designed by the Lupton Center, will be facilitated by the Rev. Richard Weinberg, Rector of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Washington, DC for the School for Christian Faith and Leadership. For more information, download this flyer.  Cost: $20 with discount code EDOW50.  Scholarships are available. Email the Rev. Jenifer Gamber.  Click here to register.

 

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Six Fridays with the Rev. Diana V. Gustafson. Join us in the Epiphany season for a return to the light. We will gather weekly (via Zoom) to center ourselves with simple yoga and prayer. Within a framework drawn from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, we explore ancient ‘Wisdom’ writings and contemporary poetry that resonate in today’s world. Yoga sequences take us more deeply into a weekly theme tied to current events and Epiphany season miracles.

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A step-by-step guide to help your congregation find mission clarity. It will involve examples, exercises, and action steps to help you reach the point where you gain clarity and make your mission possible! ($50-$250 per congregation)

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In this Union of Black Episcopalian Series, "Hard Questions: How Does the Black Church Survive?" at some point we might have to consider closing. How do you grieve closing a church? What happens to the people? Loretta Woodward Veney was the senior warden of Nativity Parish (Clinton, MD) when it moved to close in 2006. She will guide us through the process and tell us where members landed.

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Have you lost a spouse, child, family member, or friend? You might have found there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel. Join this GriefShare group to face these challenges and move toward rebuilding your life.  Email the Rev. BJ Buraker at All Saints, Chevy Chase for more information. 

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You're invited to join the Very Rev. Randy Hollerith, dean of Washington National Cathedral, and the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of Washington, for a public discussion about the ways we can find healing when LGBTQ people are hurt by the church. All are welcome!

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Sunday Compline: Gather with us online Sunday evenings to pray a simple Compline service that is adapted from the BCP with inclusive language. We'll meet on Zoom and share screen the readings. The link for the Sunday Compline meetings is here! Please try to arrive 5 minutes before 9pm to give us time to navigate the Waiting Room feature. Thanks! The password for Sundays: 059569

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Online Bible Study: We host an online Monday evening Bible study on Zoom to talk about the meaning and application for the coming Sunday's readings. You're invited to bring questions and insights. Here's the link for that Zoom meeting! Please try to arrive 5 minutes before 8pm to give us time to navigate the Waiting Room feature. Thanks! The password for Mondays: 019173

Find Sunday readings at The Lectionary Page.

 

 

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The Cathedral's Sanctuary Committee invites you to Prayers and Reflections for Racial Reconciliation for Black History Month.

Immigrants of color have suffered through detention and deportation, denials of asylum, and family separations more so than their white peers. We will pray and reflect together for an immigration system that honors the humanity of all people.

Email congregation@cathedral.org to receive a Zoom link. 

 

 

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Do you want to go deeper into your faith? To ask hard questions? To understand how God has worked, and is working, in your life? On the six-week journey of Discover, you will share your story and explore the spiritual truths that make us human and give our lives meaning. This is a time to ask questions that can lead to a deeper relationship with God, with creation, and with others. Study of scripture provides the foundation, helping you understand God’s activity in your life and how God might be inviting you to change. Click here for more about the program. Email the Rev. Jenifer Gamber to participate in a diocesan cohort.

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Four Wednesdays beginning Feb. 24 with the Rev. Mark Michael. This course explores the traditional Lenten disciplines of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving, as relevant and powerful gifts for drawing closer to Christ at a time of profound change in the church and wider society. Each session explores a traditional Lenten practice, tracing Scriptural foundations, its place in the Anglican spiritual tradition, and its practice as an opportunity to learn and grow in these unusual and challenging times. Course participants are invited to engage in guided practice during the weeks between class sessions. Clergy are invited to bring members of their congregation for a congregational Lenten study of the practices of fasting, the Daily Office, Intercession and Thanksgiving, and Almsgiving.

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Five weeks with Kathy Staudt. Participants will be invited to explore ways that words can become a way into contemplative prayer – the way of prayer that makes us open and available to God’s love and work in our lives. ($125)

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Eric Motley will discuss his book, "Madison Park: A Place of Hope." Founded by freed slaves in 1880, Madison Park and the grandparents who reared him taught Eric the valuable lessons of self-determination and belief in the American dream.

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A weekend experience focused on helping clergy improve their musical skills for liturgical leadership and planning. Highlights include voice training and instruction in basic music theory, practice with sung aspects of the liturgy, and workshops on music's role in liturgy.

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