7 Churches Meet to Conclude Lent
• March 31, 2024

An ecumenical Good Friday service was held March 29 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with seven leaders of Georgetown churches participating in the traditional presentation of the sayings of Jesus […]

Weekend Roundup, Feb. 1 – 4
• February 1, 2024

Happy weekend! February is Black History Month and The National Gallery of Art is hosting some great programming. Lunar New Year celebrations are at The National Museum of Asian Art […]

2023 Spring Performing Arts Preview
• February 8, 2023

OPERA   The Kennedy Center Opera House curtain will rise next month on Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson’s “Blue,” about a police officer — a “Black man in blue” — whose […]

Georgetowners of the Year, 2022 
• December 7, 2022

The naming of Georgetowners of the Year has been a tradition of The Georgetowner newspaper for decades. This year’s group — selected by the editorial board — includes a church and its pastor, […]

Dumbarton UMC Homecoming Sunday Celebrates 250 years in Georgetown
• October 10, 2022

Please join Dumbarton Church in celebrating 250 years of worship in Georgetown for a special Homecoming Worship service and a potluck. Especially welcome are all former Dumbarton members and staff. […]

Weekend Round Up, May 12 – 15
• May 12, 2022

With the unofficial start of summer nearly upon us, there are so many exciting options this weekend. Enjoy parades, art exhibit openings, book and film festivals and so much more. […]

Give Up Plastic for Lent? Why — And How?
• March 10, 2022

Does giving up plastic just mean trying to avoid single-use plastics? Does it mean substituting glass containers and paper products? Okay, how can we do those things, and can we […]

Mapping Georgetown: Reclaiming Sacred Grounds of African American History
• October 18, 2021

Mysterious and sacred, cemeteries hold dear the souls of the dead but are often legendary beyond our fathoming. In Washington, D.C., our fraught social and racial histories are often lost […]

Reconnect with the Sacred Landscapes We Call Home
• April 16, 2021

“Our First Way of Knowing God” Adult Study Begins Thursday April 22, 7-8:15 pm This seven-week study, led by staff from Dumbarton Methodist Church is meant to encourage us to […]