Congregational Visioning Workshop
Christ Lutheran Church 5101 16th Street, NW, Washington, DCThis congregational session will take place in the Fellowship Hall.
This congregational session will take place in the Fellowship Hall.
See and hear the story of Jesus’ birth and the coming of the wise men as told by the children of our community. The children’s choir and community orchestra will lead us in singing. The new Church Council will also be installed today.
Worship with Holy Communion.
Join us for a conversation on how our faith speaks to and through our lives as we discuss the OnBeing podcast, "Love in Action" featuring Congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis. This timely conversation with Krista Tippet focuses on what happened on Bloody Sunday and how it might inform our common life today. We'll...
VISUAL PRAYER WORKSHOP ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 9:00-10:30AM The monthly series on creative and contemplative prayer continues with an exploration of Visio Divina, which is a visual way of praying. Latin for "Holy Sight" or "Divine Looking," Visio Divina is a Christian prayer practice that creates an openness to encounters with God through visualizing God's...
As we being our Lenten journey, join us for brunch and feast on homemade pancakes, sausage, homemade applesauce, juice, beverages and dessert. Kids can watch 101 Dalmatians while everyone enjoys this time of fellowship. A free will offering will be collected. All are welcome!
From Carnegie Hall to Christ Lutheran Church, you won't want to miss The Atlantic Reed Consort -- a quintet comprised of oboe, clarinet, bassoon, bass clarinet and saxophone. Their cutting edge sound and style both embraces the contemporary and adds a new twist to the likes of Bach, Gershwin and Ravel. You can find out...
Join us on Wednesday evenings throughout Lent at 6:45 PM in the Fellowship Hall to discuss Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Life Together. This inspiring account of a unique fellowship in an underground seminary during the Nazi occupation of Germany is a classic work on living in Christian community. It also offers practical and challenging advice for our...
Sunday afternoon, March 12 at 1:30pm, we will have our spring vocal workshop Breathe-Body-Sound, part II, with Dr. Madeline Miskie. The workshop is open to all and you will have a great time learning more about your voice, body, and how they can better work together. Questions? contact our music minister, Joy-Leilani Garbutt, clcmusic@icloud.com.
The monthly series on creative and contemplative prayer continues with an exploration of walking prayer. The rhythmic movement of walking can center our breathing, hearts, and minds to facilitate conversations with God. Praying while walking is a centuries-old prayer practice adopted by pilgrims, mystics, religious professionals, and ordinary people alike. We will learn about the...
We will celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord with choir and instruments and joyous worship.
Our worship will focus on Christ's joyful entry into Jerusalem.
On this evening we will gather in the Fellowship Hall for a special Seder highlighting the Jewish roots of our Holy Communion liturgy. We'll eat, pray and sing together. Around 7:45, we will move to the sanctuary for a simple service of Holy Communion. We are reminded of the suffering Jesus endured as the altar is stripped.
The service marks the passion of Christ and ends with the nailing of nails into the cross. Christ Lutheran and Our Redeemer Lutheran Churches will be sharing this Good Friday worship service.
Join us for this simple prayer service in the sanctuary commemorating our Lord's time in the tomb, even as we come to prepare the church for Easter. Please enter through the sanctuary door to worship.
Come early and enjoy a delicious breakfast with our church community. Children will have a chance to hunt Easter eggs at 10 AM.
Come early and learn a new song to sing at worship with us!
Interested in helping start our community garden? We will meet in the Chapel at noon to share hopes, dreams, ideas so that we can get growing. All ages are welcome. You don't have to have a green thumb, just a willingness to touch the earth!
Don't miss this all Bach concert by internationally renowned organist, Erik Wm. Suter.
Get creative and pray with prayer beads.
Youth from 7th - 12th grade are invited to a taco party and celebration in the Fellowship Hall.
The inaugural meeting of the women's book group will discuss Sara Miles' Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion. Contact Jacki Banks at jackibanks@gmail.com if you have any questions. Looking Ahead: June, Date TBD: The Case for God by Karen Armstrong July, Date TBD: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Join us for dinner at 6:45 p.m. and conversation on current topics in faith and life at 7:00 p.m.
Flute and Piano duo Tabatha Easley and Tracy Cowden will play a program of music by composers from Australia, New Zealand, and America. The concert will include works by Gareth Farr, Carl Vine, Ross Edwards, Mark Olivieri, and Judith Shatin. Invite your friends! All proceeds from the concert benefit the Christ Lutheran Church Food Pantry.