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Speaker: WES Members
Founder’s Day
Remembering the pride and the puzzles from our past will help members decide what kind of community to be in the present and what to strive for in the future.
The Definition of Riches is ‘Abundant Meaningful Work’
Several lay members of WES will speak about their vocation or avocation and what makes that work meaningful to them.
Winter Festival: Peace, Hope, Love, Joy, Giving…and Awe!
Gretchen Weigel, Director; Tony Nam, scriptwriter. Join our amazing cast of children and adults as they journey through stories from around the world to discover our Winter Festival values. This beloved play incorporates music and congregational participation. Music from the WES music program. Join us … read more.
Unexpectedly (Ir)religious
Join WES Members Scott Aschbrenner, Vickie Fang, and Rajesh Vidyasagar. Ethical Culture founder Felix Adler said that we were a movement for “diversity in creed, unanimity in deed.” But how far does that diversity stretch? Join three WES members with very different religious viewpoints–Christian, spiritual, … read more.
Queer Is a Verb
As we celebrate Pride in DC, join us as we explore the evolving meaning of the concept of queerness. How is everyone’s world made more beautiful by the boundary-breakers who are expanding our understanding of gender identity and sexuality? And what’s up with those pronouns? … read more.
Curiouser and Curiouser: WES Members’ Surprising Selves
NEW SUMMER START TIME: 10:30AM….At WES, we pride ourselves on not beginning conversations with “what do you do?,” unlike much of career-oriented DC. Instead, we want to know each other more deeply, to know about our passions, our stories, our values. Join your fellow members … read more.
Spring Festival: Journeying Toward our Dreams
Join WES staff and members as we celebrate our annual tradition of planting dreams, dedicating babies, and sharing brunch! This platform will be full of story and song, and is sure to leave you feeling hopeful about the coming of spring. Music from the WES … read more.
The Mystery of the Harrington Clock: Winter Festival
SPECIAL TIMES: 11:30am (followed by cocoa, cookies, and crafts) and 4:30pm (followed by cocoa, cookies, and caroling) – no 9:30am platform. Join us for our very special winter tradition, a celebration full of song, story, candlelighting, and magic. Our child and adult actors will travel through time as they … read more.
Celebrating of 10 Years as Amanda Poppei as Senior Leader
Join us for a special platform celebrating the 10 Year Anniversary of Amanda Poppei’s leadership at WES.