June Issues Among Us - 6/24

Harmonies of Liberty Concert and Salon Conversation

with Andrew Lee

An Evening of Music, Dialogue, and Community

Tuesday, June 24
West End Neighborhood Library

5:45 PM – Pre-concert Discussion

6:15 PM – Performance

Let's go together and join the Washington Conservatory of Music, American Purpose, and the DC Public Library for Harmonies of Liberty — an inspiring evening that blends stirring chamber music with powerful conversation.

This salon-style program features an ensemble performance of string works by Mozart, Florence Price, Duke Ellington, Antonín Dvořák, and James Weldon Johnson, celebrating the rich tapestry of musical voices that continue to shape our cultural identity.

Guiding the evening is  Andrew Lee, Executive Director of WCM, who will lead a pre-concert discussion that invites reflection on the universal human themes carried through classical and contemporary works. His insights will illuminate the enduring resonance of these composers’ legacies in today’s American narrative.

 Come for the music. Stay for the dialogue. Leave inspired.

Please RSVP to Erin if you plan to attend.

Click here to learn more about our Issues Among Us Series.

Summer Worship Schedule

As we continue exploring a ministry relationship with our friends at Western Presbyterian Church, we hope you’ll join us for some shared worship services this summer. Here’s the schedule:

Summer Worship Schedule

June 1 - Worship at Pilgrims - let's kick off Pride Month!

June 8 - Worship at Western - Pentecost, Pride, and a Picnic!

June 15 - Worship at Pilgrims with Western - Summer Conversations Kick-Off

June 22 - Worship at Pilgrims

June 29 - Worship at Pilgrims

July 6 - Worship at Pilgrims with Western- Open Table Annual Picnic

July 13 - Worship at Pilgrims

July 20 - Worship at Western - More Conversations after Worship

July 27 - Worship at Pilgrims with Western

August 3 - Worship at Pilgrims

August 10 - Worship at Pilgrims

August 17 - Worship at Western

August 24 - Worship at Pilgrims with Western - More Conversations after Worship

August 31 - Worship at Pilgrims

September 7 - Worship at Western - Big Fall Celebration

Celebrate World Pride with Pilgrims!

The whole world is gathering in DC for World Pride. There are so many ways for you to get involved.

• Western Pres is hosting a Pride Concert on Saturday, May 31 at 4:30pm (see details below).

• The Dupont Business District is hosting 20 panels of the original AIDS Quilt this weekend, May 31- June 1, right outside the church, at Shevchenko Park. If it rains, they'll move the quilts inside the church. Make sure you come by to see them! Click here for details.

• We’ll be kicking off Pride month with a special worship service at Pilgrims on Sunday, June 1st at 11am.

• World Pride Interfaith Worship Service will be on June 3rd at 7pm at All Souls Unitarian Church. Details here.

• The Pride Parade will be on Saturday, June 7th. Come march with us!

Click here for more details and sign up for events with Presbyterians at Pride.

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Celebrate Pride with Action!

The Advocacy Committee on LGBTQIA+ Equity (ACQ+E) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is proud to be a signer of the 2025 World Pride Call to Action from the Lavender Interfaith Collective. Rooted in Reformed theology and a commitment to justice, ACQ+E works to affirm the full dignity of LGBTQIA+ people in the life of the church and the world. This call to action reflects the values the ACQ+E holds dear: liberation, joy, solidarity, and sacred worth across all identities. ACQ+E stands with faith leaders, advocates, and communities around the globe in calling for a future where every person can thrive. Read the full Call to Action here:

https://lincollective.org/wp-2025-call-to-action?utm_content=334098825&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-22627435207

Pentecost, Pride, and a Picnic - Come Worship with us at Western on 6/8

We will share in worship and a fabulous picnic at Western Presbyterian Church (2401 Virginia Ave NW) on Sunday, June 8th.
We’ll celebrate Pentecost and Pride in worship at 11am, both in-person and online. Then we’ll stick around for a picnic after the service. Hope to see you there!

May Craft Night - 5/28

Bring your knitting, bring your crochet, bring whatever craft you’ve got! Turn off the news, take a break from work, and come hang out with church buddies and eat snacks and create a little. It will be so fun!

(Also, if you want to learn a new skill, this is a great great to teach and share. Just come on over!)

Wednesday, May 28th at 5:30pm (or whenever you can get here) at church in the Bird Room.

Worship with Western

We’ll be worshiping together with our friends at Western Presbyterian Church on Sunday, May 4th at Western (2401 Virginia Ave NW). There will be no service at Pilgrims that morning, as we’ll all be down at Western for a service with communion and the Rev. Charles Van Gorder preaching.

There is a parking garage off the 24th St entrance. Western is located just a couple of blocks away from the Foggy Bottom Metro station.

Details on how to participate virtually are available at www.westernpresbyterian.org.

Holy Week Worship Services

Come be a part of all the special Holy Week services with Pilgrims and Western Presbyterian Church.

Palm Sunday will be at Western Presbyterian (2401 Virginia Ave NW). We’ll meet early at 10:15am for some coffee and snacks and to make protest posters for our Palm Procession. Then, we’ll gather around 10:45am at the entrance off 24th St to pray and sing and process around the building. Hopefully this all will have us in the sanctuary around 11am for worship together.

If you would like to participate in this service virtually, click here to register for the zoom link, or visit the Western Facebook page where the service is streamed live.
**Please note, there will be no worship service at 2201 P St on 4/13.

Maundy Thursday worship will be at Pilgrims at 7pm together with our Western Pres friends. We’ll share in our tradition of supper and storytelling. Bring some finger foods to share, as we will gather around tables to feast on scripture, song, and snacks.

Good Friday is a time when we hold open space in the sanctuary. Instead of a formal service, we’ll have a quiet space in the middle of the day where you can come and pray, or walk the labyrinth, or catch your breath. The sanctuary at Pilgrims will be open from 11am - 1pm.

Easter Sunday worship will be at Pilgrims at 11am. Come for special music and flowers and fellowship together.

Easter Flowers - Order Yours Today!

If you would like to order flowers this year to share in the sanctuary on Easter morning and to take home with you later, now is the time to make your easter order!

You can order lilies, hyacinths, and/or tulips, at $16 each.

Click here to make your payment online and in the memo line write the kind of flowers and if they are in honor or in memory of someone.

Or you can fill out this form and bring it to worship on Sunday with your check or cash.

Please submit your order and payment by April 6th.