Performance by The Wild Anacostias: 1:30-2:15pm
Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St. NW
Resource Fair: 1:30-2:15pm
Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St NW
IFC Dessert Bazaar: 1:30-2:15pm
Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St NW
Sample desserts from the different faith communities that make up the IFC including treats from the Muslim, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Zoroastrian, Sikh, Jewish, and Hindu communities!
Opening Ceremony: 2:15-2:45pm
Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St NW
This year’s Opening Ceremony will feature The Voice Gospel Choir from George Washington University as well as blessings and reflections from the Jewish, Sikh, Catholic, Buddhist faiths and as well as from community leaders.
Walking Begins! 3pm-5:30pm
All congregations will be open during these hours unless otherwise noted.
Annunciation Catholic Church
3810 Massachusetts Ave NW
Planned Activities: A tour of the church, informal conversations with lay leaders and clergy, and Beyond Tolerance: Building a Just Community (IFC speed dialogues) 3:15-3:45 (Each dialogue session will last 15 minutes)
St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church
2815 36th St NW
Planned Activities: A tour of the church and Peace, Salaam, Shalom: An Uplifting Children’s Interfaith Encounter through Story and Song. (IFC family program, Ages 3+), 3:30-4pm
Bryce Park
Planned Activities: Gas leak tagging with Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA), 3-5:30pm
Come visit the Interfaith Council’s grassroots climate program, Interfaith Power & Light, to test for gas leaks yourself with a methane detector, and to learn more about how we all can begin turning away from burning fossil fuels, and work together for a clean energy future in the DMV.
How to stay true to your faith, and your personal journey (Session 1) and The role of religion as a teenager (Session 2). (IFC teen-run dialogues, age 13+) 3:30-4:30pm
Community of Christ Church
3526 Massachusetts Ave NW
Planned Activities: Tour of the church, informal conversations with clergy and lay volunteers, and an interfaith comedy show with performers from Interfaith Comedy , 4-4:40pm (Each show will last 20 minutes.) Click here to learn more about the performers.
St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral
3500 Massachusetts Ave NW
Planned Activities: Tour of the church and informal conversations with lay leaders
Islamic Center of Washington, DC
2551 Massachusetts Ave NW
Planned Activities: Tour of the mosque and short reflections offered by Imam Talib Shareef and Director Abbasi
*Closing Ceremony: 5:30-6pm
United Hindu and Jain Temples (hosted by the Indian Consulate) 2536 Massachusetts Ave NW
The Closing Ceremony will feature reflections from representatives of the Hindu, Jain, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Zoroastrian, and Baha’i faiths as well as a performance by Mosaic Harmony. There will also be savory and sweet treats for all walkers!
*The ADAMS Center has generously donated shuttle buses to take walkers from the Indian Consulate ack to Washington Hebrew Congregation in a loop. You are welcome to park your car near the synagogue and then pick it up again at the end of the walk.