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Join Dignity/Washington for Capital Pride June 11 and 12

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Jon Strickland

Dignity/Washington will participate in the 2016 Capital Pride Parade and Festival. Make plans to march with us! We will have a float again this year. Capital Pride Parade on Saturday June 11 Meet on 22nd street between N and P … Continue reading →

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Register for DignityUSA’s Young Adult Retreat

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Jon Strickland

DignityUSA’s Young Adult Caucus (DYAC) will gather in Chicago July 29 – 31 for a retreat to continue the community they have built over recent years. These young adults are the future of Dignity and they aim to gather in … Continue reading →

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Pentecost Sunday and 40th Anniversary

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Jon Strickland

Dignity/Washington Celebrates Pentecost and 40th Anniversary As part of the Pentecost Anniversary Celebration the Scriptural Mass readings were done in French, Spanish, German and Tagalog (Philippines), in addition to English. This year’s celebration fell on May 15 and marked the … Continue reading →

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2016 Holy Week Schedule

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Jon Strickland

Date Liturgy Time Location More Information Mar 13 Absolution & Reconciliation 6:00 PM St. Margaret’s Church Mass with Absolution and option for Sacrament of Reconciliation after mass Mar 20 Palm Sunday 6:00 PM St. Margaret’s Church Blessing of Palms and … Continue reading →

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March with Us in St. Patrick’s Day Parade!

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Jon Strickland

Dignity/Washington will join The DC Center again this year to march in DC’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 13! The parade starts at Noon, but we’ll arrive early to get to march. Learn more about Dignity/Washington’s participation in … Continue reading →

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Dignity/Washington Board of Directors Retreat

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Jon Strickland

Dignity/Washington Board Retreat Notes by Henry Huot, Dignity/Washington Board member “Discovering ‘Jubilee’: Discerning the Call to Mission in the Holy Year of Mercy” was the guiding theme chosen by Dr. Tom Little for this year’s Dignity/Washington Board retreat, held on … Continue reading →

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Ecumenical Ash Wednesday Service at St. Margarets

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Jon Strickland

  Please join us for Ash Wednesday on February 10th. St. Margaret’s church and the Dignity Washington Community will jointly celebrate the Ash Wednesday Mass including the blessing and distribution of ashes 7:00 PM at St. Margaret’s church. All are … Continue reading →

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Dignity Stands Against Church Gay Employee Firing

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Jon Strickland

On Sunday January 10, DignityUSA and Dignity/Washington organized a peaceful witness to stand up to a local firing of a parish employee after the Archdiocese of Washington found out he had married his husband. Jeffrey Higgins, the cantor at Mother … Continue reading →

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Annual Secret Santa Gift Drive A Great Success

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Jon Strickland

Again this year Dignity/Washington sponsored its annual Secret Santa gift drive that benefited thirty-one children at the Maury School on Capitol Hill. Gifts in the $30 price range were brought until December 6 to St. Margaret’s Social Hall where Santa’s … Continue reading →

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Dignity/Washington Celebrates Advent

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Jon Strickland

This year for Advent, we at D/W are poised and ready: “Awaiting the Promise” of Jesus in our world and in our hearts. The Liturgy Committee chose “Awaiting the Promise” as D/W’s Advent theme because we thought it best expressed … Continue reading →

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