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Dignity/Washington Gay Pride Mass with Rabbi Laurie Green

Rabbi Green Explores the Meaning of Humble Pride   The 2014 Capital Pride Sunday, June 8, fell on Pentecost Sunday this year. Pentecost Sunday was marked by Dignity/Washington’s special welcome to Rabbi Laurie Green of Washington’s LGBT Temple Bet Mishpachah … Continue reading

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Dignity at Gay Pride Interfaith Gathering

Dignity/Washington members pictured with Rev. Frank Schaefer, Methodist pastor who was convicted and defrocked for officiating his son’s same-sex marriage. He shared with those gathered for the 31st annual DC Capital Pride Interfaith Service, that he had never felt so … Continue reading

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Dignity/Washington Retreat Held on “Be Not Afraid”

Jaimie Manson, a Catholic lay minister who has served two Manhattan churches and the homeless population of NYC, led a day of reflection on the theme Be Not Afraid: A Retreat For LGBT Catholics in a Changing Church on April … Continue reading

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Theologian Mary Hunt Speaks at Dignity Washington

Noted theologian Mary Hunt and founder of Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER) was the featured speaker in the most recent Dignity/Washington community conversation held on March 16 to study and reflect upon the importance of the Eucharist … Continue reading

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Mardi Gras Celebration at the Dignity/Washington Center Draws an Intrepid and Festive Crowd

                  A snow storm the night of March 3 and 4 forced many metro DC groups to cancel their Mardi Gras festivities but not Dignity/Washington’s Young Adult Group. They hosted an evening … Continue reading

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Monthly DignityUSA “Dateline” News

DignityUSA publishes a monthly news bulletin, Dateline, with nationwide news and stories of interest to, and about, all Dignity chapters around the country.  Included in each edition of the Dateline is a monthly article submitted by Dignity/Washington, reporting on the most … Continue reading

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Heather Mizeur Speaks at D/W Liturgy

Last Sunday (June 9, 2013), Maryland State Delegate (D-Montgomery County) Heather Mizeur gave a powerful homily at our regular Sunday evening Mass as Washington celebrated Pride.

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Another Presider Bids Farewell To Dignity/Washington

Sunday, May 12, 2013 Dignity/Washington bid a fond farewell to Father Tim MacGeorge as he presided over his last Mass with the community before moving to Florida at the end of May 2013.  Arriving from Boston twenty years ago, he … Continue reading

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Second Annual Baccalaureate Mass Held At Dignity/Washington

The May 12th (2013) Sunday Mass at Dignity/Washington celebrated the happy conjunction of the Ascension of Our Lord, Mother’s Day and a Baccalaureate Mass for those young adults nearing the end of their academic year.  Advance notice to the community … Continue reading

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Country Western Spring Fling Has Dignity/Washington Stomping

The Dignity/Washington community was treated to a superb evening through the generous efforts and hospitality of member Mike Malik at his home near Logan Circle on Saturday, April 20.  The neighborhood resounded with the music of Country Western instructor and … Continue reading

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