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The Sunday Forum: Critical Issues in the Light of Faith Most Sundays, 10 am, prior to 11:15 am service Join us each week for The Sunday Forum: Critical Issues in the Light of Faith, a series featuring lively minds reflecting on critical issues of the day in the context of Christian faith. Please click on the heading above for more information and schedule. 
Soaring Spaces, Inspiring ArtistryCentennial lecture and tour series on the artistry of Washington National Cathedral Saturdays, March 29–June 14, 2008 (no tour May 24, Memorial Day weekend) Join us in a rare opportunity… Explore the majesty of the only Gothic cathedral to be built entirely in the twentieth century. Discover how an unknown sculptor won a commission to design the much-heralded Creation sculptures over the Cathedral main entrance. Learn why the Cathedral ranked third in a national poll of America’s favorite architecture. Hear about the immigrant stone carvers who devoted their lives to shaping the Cathedral’s limestone. A Cathedral Centennial celebration offering, these eleven programs explore incomparable artisanship and architecture of the Cathedral’s magnificent spaces. Each presentation includes a slide lecture and a tour, often to areas not usually open to the public.
Forged by Fire: Flora, Fauna and Fantasy in Wrought Iron Saturday, May 10, 2008, 10 am Jewels of Light: The Poetry of Stained Glass Saturday, May 17, 2008, 1 pm Majesty and Mystery: Frederick Hart and the Creation Sculptures Saturday, May 31, 2008, 10 am Capturing Gothic Light: The Cathedral Photography of Frederick Evans Saturday, June 7, 2008, 10 am The Fabric of Worship: Needlework Artistry Saturday, June 14, 2008, 1 pm
Past Events
Breakthrough: The Women, Faith and Development Summitto End Global Poverty Sunday, April 13, 2008 The Breakthrough Summit formally launched the Women, Faith and Development Alliance, a global advocacy campaign to increase investment in women’s empowerment as key to ending global poverty. Keynote address by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. The summit session was webcast live.
Racial Reconciliation and Justice WeekSunday, March 30–Sunday, April 6, 2008 Series of events commemorating the fortieth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s final Sunday sermon, preached at the Cathedral five days before his assassination. Highlights include Sunday services honoring Dr. King’s ministry and preaching by King’s friend and colleague in the civil rights movement, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA).
Centennial Address: The Spirituality of ReconciliationTuesday, November 13, 2007 Cathedral was filled to capacity for the address by Archbishop Desmond Tutu—Nobel Peace laureate, primary architect of post-apartheid South Africa, author, and spiritual leade.
Cathedral Prize for Advancement in Religious UnderstandingFriday, November 9, 2007 The Cathedral presented the inaugural Prize for Advancement in Religious Understanding at the Centennial Gala. The Centennial year’s recipient was Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The award honors a major public figure who personally works toward unifying people across the religious spectrum. An opponent of apartheid, Tutu was elected and ordained the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.
Interfaith Peace Prayer PracticesTuesday, October 16—18, 2007 These days were rich with activities for cultivating one’s capacity for inner and outer peace through diverse spiritual offerings. The events were free and open to the public.
Pray for PeaceTuesday, October 16, 2007 6 pm Prelude Prayer Ceremony 7:30 pm Concert Acoustic musical performances by Graham Nash, David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Keb’ Mo’, Krishna Das, Emily Saliers and John Hall. |