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Join Us On Sunday

Dumbarton church Come to worship with us on Jan. 29, Our service begins at 11 a.m.

Child care is available. See transportation advice on the right side of this page.

Don't miss adult education and children's education at 10 a.m. The adult ed session will be led by the Rev. Phil Wogaman, former pastor at Foundry, who will discuss: What Christians Can Learn from Other Religions.

Learning From Other Religions

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By Ginny Finch

For the Rev. Phil Wogaman, learning about other religions is not the same as learning from them. In his second session on his upcoming book, Wogaman shared his insights on what Christians can learn from Asian religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Daoism, and Confucianism.

Here are some examples that the author, scholar and Dumbartonian gave adult ed:

(From the Dalai Lama) Do not take the Buddhist words literally simply out of reverence. Examine them and respect them only when you have seen a good reason for doing so.

How Can We Keep From Singing?

Dumbarton’s music program provides a unique opportunity for budding musicians and established performers to hone their talents. Want to sing a solo or play an instrument at a service? Have a unique idea for a Sunday celebration? You’re on!

Playing guitar at Dumbarton about once a month is “a real gift for me,” says Joe Friebele, who takes weekly guitar lessons. He plays in an ensemble of string instruments that includes Melany Burrill, Cheryl Conway, Sarah McKnight and Miguel Carter as regulars. “Getting four to eight hymns, an offertory and music for meditation ready in a short time has helped me with sight reading and also learning the pieces quickly,” he says.

Three Things I Like About Dumbarton UMC

That everyone at Dumbarton is honestly and uniquely who they are - there are no pretensions or facades to pretend to be someone we are not
The social justice and liberation theology that forms the basis of all that Dumbarton does - and is preached about, deliberated on, and, most importantly, acted upon!
The joy on the faces of adults and the joy in the dancing of children when the congregation joins to sing "We are Called," a song that not only summarizes the mission of our community, but also of the call of God for us to work towards social justice; a call that Dumbarton seeks to fulfill.

--Michelle Dromgold

Worship

Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 11:00am | Of Kings and Fearful Things | Rev. Mary Kay Totty

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Transportation to Dumbarton

Dupont Circle Shuttle

Want a free ride to the Dumbarton service, adult ed and other events on Sunday morning? Volunteer drivers will pick up passengers at the South Dupont Circle Metro station and bring them to Dumbarton on Sunday mornings and provide a return trip after the service. The car parks in the little alleyway off of 19th Street.

From Dupont Circle: The car arrives shortly after 9:30 a.m. and departs at about 9:45 on days there is an adult ed program. A second run is often made shortly before the 11 a.m. service. If there is no adult ed that Sunday, the one pickup will be at 10:45 a.m. On Dec. 18, Christmas and New Year's Day the shuttle will make one run at 10:45 because there will be no Sunday School.

Departs Dumbarton: By arrangement with the driver.

If you would like to use the shuttle, please call Laurie at 202-986-5562 so that we will know how many riders we need to plan for.

You also may want to take the D.C. Circulator Bus, which now stops at the Rosslyn Metro. Here is the schedule:

Circulator Expands Schedule

Parking Relief!

Dumbarton has arranged for $6 parking spaces at 1403 Wisconsin Ave., NW (between O and P streets) at the Central Parking lot behind the CVS between 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Sundays. That's less than two blocks from the church. Just tell the attendant that you are attending DUMC, and you can get the discount.

But you may find on-street parking easiest on Sundays if you come to our 10 a.m. events.