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November 2021
December 2021
Seasonal Holy Days 101: Hanukkah
This series of six one-hour long sessions on Thursday evenings throughout November and December will increase your religious literacy and spark your curiosity about some of the diverse seasonal holy day observances that take place across the DMV. Each session will include a conversation between "Choose to be Curious" radio host Lynn Borton* and a faith practitioner along with an opportunity to ask questions of your own. Relax with a cup of tea on Thursday nights from 7-8 pm beginning…
Find out more »Celebration of Light
Register here: https://givebutter.com/CelebrateLight
Find out more »Seasonal Holy Days 101: Chelleh (Zoroastrian)
This series of six one-hour long sessions on Thursday evenings throughout November and December will increase your religious literacy and spark your curiosity about some of the diverse seasonal holy day observances that take place across the DMV. Each session will include a conversation between "Choose to be Curious" radio host Lynn Borton* and a faith practitioner along with an opportunity to ask questions of your own. Relax with a cup of tea on Thursday nights from 7-8 pm beginning…
Find out more »Seasonal Holy Days 101: Birth of the Buddha
This series of six one-hour long sessions on Thursday evenings throughout November and December will increase your religious literacy and spark your curiosity about some of the diverse seasonal holy day observances that take place across the DMV. Each session will include a conversation between "Choose to be Curious" radio host Lynn Borton* and a faith practitioner along with an opportunity to ask questions of your own. Relax with a cup of tea on Thursday nights from 7-8 pm beginning…
Find out more »Seasonal Holy Days 101: Christmas
This series of six one-hour long sessions on Thursday evenings throughout November and December will increase your religious literacy and spark your curiosity about some of the diverse seasonal holy day observances that take place across the DMV. Each session will include a conversation between "Choose to be Curious" radio host Lynn Borton* and a faith practitioner along with an opportunity to ask questions of your own. Relax with a cup of tea on Thursday nights from 7-8 pm beginning…
Find out more »January 2022
MLK Shabbat: Visions of Freedom and Justice
At this in-person event (with a virtual attendance option), proof of vaccination and masks are required. Please review our health and safety protocols here. This moving service with Turner Memorial AME Church, which worshipped in Sixth & I’s building for five decades, commemorates the spirit and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. The service will feature soul-lifting music from Turner Memorial’s praise team and the Sixth & I musicians, plus words of inspiration from Rabbi…
Find out more »An hour of prayer: “Multi-faith Supplication”
At a time of dramatic challenges, the multifaith prayer is intended to be a moment of supplication for Divine blessing. About this event At a time of dramatic challenges such as the surge in pandemic cases, the multi-faith prayer is intended to be a moment of supplication for Divine blessing. Our goal is also to make the healing words of different faiths known to others as we ask our Creator to deliver us from difficulties. It will be a pleasure…
Find out more »February 2022
Mahashivaratri Festival Observance
Mahashivaratri Sponsored by Chinmaya Mission Washington Regional Center MahaShivaratri, the 'Great Night of Shiva', is a spiritual festival celebrating the victory of goodness and knowledge over darkness and evil. Through contemplation and meditation, we seek Lord Shiva's grace and blessings to help destroy our ignorance and give us the strength to discover our true Self, the peace within us, and our unity with the entire world. At Chinmaya Mission in Silver Spring, Maryland, observances for this auspicious day begin at…
Find out more »April 2022
Please join us on the last night of Passover for Seder! We will be reading traditional passages from the Haggadah (Passover prayer book), eating good food, and drinking many cups of wine. Exact address will be provided closer to the event via the email provided. Register Here.
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