Sunday’s art show reception – CANCELLED
The opening reception for Dereje”s art show, scheduled for this Sunday, May 18, is cancelled. He unexpectedly needed to remain in Addis Ababa
Hopefully we will have the opportunity to show Dereje’s work soon, including possible new work he will create inspired by his trip.
The original announcement about the show is below.
email Sandra at sandra@seekerschurch.org
The Gallery at Seekers Church is pleased to present
Dereje Weldegeorgis
VISIONS OF HOME
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Opening Reception:
11:30am – 2:00pm
Come meet the artist and hear about his practice
Seekers Church 276 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012
Show closes June 22, 2025
arrange to see exhibit at other times:
email Sandra at sandra@seekerschurch.org
Summer Fun Book Group—”Twelve and One-Half Keys,” 6/17, 6/24 and 7/1
Summer Fun Book Group—”Twelve and One-Half Keys,” 6/17, 6/24 and 7/1
Led by Cynthia Dahlin
You are invited to an in-person School for Christian Growth class encouraging “summer reading”—fun, light, but leaving you with a feeling of shared joy. Edward Hays writes books in short parables, and I am asking you to buy or borrow his “Twelve and One-Half Keys” and only read it in short bites, stopping to note how the parables make you feel, what you think the parables mean, and what you think the metaphors are. Believe it or not, his easy-reading books changed my view of the Gospels so much more than many years of seminary.
We are going to try a daytime format for this class, so when you sign up please tell us if you CAN attend at either of these times:
(A) 12 noon brown-bag lunch and 1:00-2:30 class
(B) 5 PM class followed by a 6:30 brown bag supper.
(Please don’t just indicate your preferred time, but whether you can or cannot attend.)
Send me (John) an email at morris.jr@comcast.net if you’d like to attend, with the info Cynthia has requested — thanks!
Spring Hike Saturday, May 17, 2025
The Earth & Spirit Mission Group invites everyone to join us for a moderately challenging spring hike near the Potomac River. Friends and family are welcome.When: Saturday, May 17 from 9-11:30.Where: Carderock Park, Maryland. This is just outside the Beltway and off of the Clara Barton Parkway. Directions are below. We will meet near the restrooms in parking lot B and depart at 9:15. We plan to hike Section C (easiest) of the Billy Goat Trail.Bring: Water, snacks, good walking shoes, layers for weather. This section of the trail has some areas where walking poles might be useful.
Please let us know if you plan to participate so that we can communicate any change in plans. Contact Sharon 301-602-5010 or szlloyd@yahoo.com (Please do not reply all.)
Hope to see you there!
From I-495 in Maryland
- Take Exit 41 toward Carderock/Great Falls.
- Merge onto the Clara Barton Pkwy and continue 1 mile to the Carderock exit (on the right is the David Taylor Model Basin 9500 MacArthur Blvd., West Bethesda, MD 20817).
- Take the Carderock exit and at the stop sign, turn left to cross over the Clara Barton Pkwy. Follow the road until you reach a second stop sign.
- Turn right for parking lot “B” and the restrooms. (The pavilion is located between the two parking lots.)
Contemplative Photography
Leader: Jacqie Wallen
Tuesdays: March 25-April 29, 2025 – On Zoom, 7:00-8:30 pm
In contemplative photography, we let go of ego and see the world with a “beginner’s mind,” free of labels and preconceptions. Then we document our perceptions with photographs. In this class, we will learn the basic principles of contemplative photography and apply them by taking photographs between classes. We’ll share our photographs with one another in class, discussing what we like about them and what we learned by taking them. No photography skills necessary: point-and-shoot or phone cameras are fine.
Matrix – An SCG Book Study (Not that Matrix!)
Matrix, by Lauren Groff, is a novel about the 12th century mystic and poet, Marie de France, who for political reasons was exiled to an English nunnery. It is a story of a woman coming to terms with the limited choices she was given in life, deepening her faith and empowering and leading the women of her community to become a beacon of light in a corrupt and unjust world. We will explore what it means to be resilient, faithful, cunning and ambitious in a world that does not value what women have to offer.