More than 70 Congregations to honor workers on Labor Day

Submitted by dcjwj on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 1:05am.

LitP_image.jpgThis year more than 70 area churches, synagogues, and mosques are planning special services to honor workers over Labor Day weekend as part of the annual Labor in the Pulpits, Labor on the Bimah, and Labor on the Minbar program.

Planned programs include a range of activities, including guest speakers from labor and workers' rights organizations, special prayers, luncheons, and celebration through song.

Many congregations will host workers to speak about their struggles, including day laborers speaking at Foundry UMC, Tikkum Leil Shabbat, B'nai Shalom of Olney and Shirat Hanefesh; hotel workers speaking at Culmore UMC, and domestic workers speaking at Bethesda UMC.

Participating Congregations include:

* Adas Israel Congregation
* Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation
* All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church
* All Souls Unitarian Church
* Am Kolel Chavura
* American University Hillel
* Berwyn Presbyterian Church
* Bet Mishpachah
* Beth Chai Jewish Humanist Congregation
* Beth El Hebrew Congregation
* Bethesda Jewish Congregation
* Bethesda UMC
* B'nai Israel Congregation
* B'nai Shalom of Olney
* Church of the Ascension
* Church of the Pilgrims Presbyterian
* Church of the Reformation, Lutheran
* Congregation Adat Reyim
* Congregation Bet Chesed
* Congregation Beth Emeth
* Congregation B'nai Tzedek
* Congregation Har Shalom
* Congregation Har-Tzeon-Agudath Achim
* Congregation Kol Ami
* Congregation Kol Shalom
* Congregation Oseh Shalom
* Congregation Sha'are Shalom
* Culmore United Methodist Church
* DC Minyan
* East Bank Havurah
* Fabrangen
* First Trinity Lutheran Church
* Florida Avenue Baptist Church
* Foundry United Methodist Church
* George Washington University Hillel
* Grace Episcopal Church
* Kehila Chadasha
* Kehilat Shalom
* Machar, The Washington Congregation for Secular Humanistic Judaism
* Marvin Memorial UMC
* Masjid Muhammad
* Mishkan Torah Synagogue
* Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church
* National City Christian Church
* Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation
* Olney Kehila
* Our Lady of Perpetual Help
* Our Lady, Queen of Peace Catholic Church
* New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
* Shaare Tefila
* Shirat Hanefesh
* Temple Beth Ami
* St. Anthony of Padua Parish
* St. David's Parish
* St. Elizabeth's Church
* St. Francis of Assisi
* St. John's Episcopal Church
* St. Mark's Episcopal Church
* St. Matthew's Cathedral
* St. Stephen Episcopal Church
* Temple Beth Torah
* Temple Emanuel
* Temple Micah
* Temple Shalom
* Temple Sinai
* Tifereth Israel Congregation
* Tikkun Leil Shabbat
* Tikvat Israel
* University of Maryland Hillel
* Washington Hebrew Congregation
* Woodside United Methodist Church
* Zoo Minyan

Click below for a partial schedule of events:
2009_schedule_0.pdf