Hagerstown Area Religious Council
The Hagerstown Area Religious Council (HARC) is a coalition of churches and houses of faith in the Hagerstown area of Washington County.
Relax and renew with guided meditation, crystal singing bowls, drumming, Native American flute, and other beautiful sound healing instruments. Clear and release energy, connect more deeply with your own inner knowing, and embody more of your truth, with SABRINA MADSEN Bring a yoga mat, blankets, and whatever you need to lay comfortably to relax and […]
What role does the faith community have in civic life? Can the faith community provide a good model for achieving constructive engagement across differences? As part of The Season For Nonviolence, HARC is offering this program -- which is based on the “Better Arguments Project” framework -- to encourage participants to think about the influence […]
Suggested Offering-$20 The Resonance Repatterning System assists participants in identifying and transforming unconscious patterns in their lives. What we resonate with we experience. As Founder Chloe Faith Wordsworth states, "The gift of every problem or situation is that it offers us the opportunity to change our resonance with our own unconscious patterns and make a […]
On Thursday, February 16 at 7:00 pm at Broadfording Church, 13523 Broadfording Church Road, Hagerstown, there will be a mission presentation from refugees that have escaped from North Korea. They will share their Christian testimonies, and they will share music from their culture. North Korea is one of the most closed countries in the world. "I […]
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Lappans, is hosting a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Tuesday, February 21, 5-7 PM in the Parish Hall. Cost is free; however, donations are kindly accepted. Ample parking is in the church parking lot.
Otterbein UMC invites you to nourish body, mind, and spirit during Lent. They’re offering 5 classes on Tuesdays during Lent. Explore the attached informational flyer to find the best fit for you. Join them for a light meal each of these weeks from 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Call the church office at 301-739-9386 with any […]
Pancake Fundraiser, benefiting the T.H.R.I.V.E Food Pantry Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2023 from 9:00am-11:30am. Adults $10 Children $5
On Ash Wednesday, February 22, Saint John's Episcopal Church, 101 S. Prospect, will host several Ash Wednesday services. At 10:00, 2:00, and 4:00, short services for the imposition of ashes in the lower parking lot will be held. The parking lot is located on the corner of Walnut & Antietam Streets.A full Ash Wednesday service […]
On Ash Wednesday, February 22, Saint John's Episcopal Church, 101 S. Prospect, will host several Ash Wednesday services. A full Ash Wednesday service in the church will be held at 12:15 & 7:00, with choir at the later service. Holy Communion will be offered at both those services. You may enter the church through the elevator, […]
You are invited to the kick off Washington County Black Professional Network Event, scheduled to take place on February 23, 2022 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Greenwood District located at 101 E. Baltimore St. Hagerstown, MD 21740. Please join the group for light refreshments and for an opportunity to learn about the network. See […]
Learn more about the harmonious yet complicated social lives of trees and prepare to see the natural world with new eyes, with this TEDX Talk How Trees talk to each other (17 min.) followed by The Art of Life, a documentary about the art of living outside of conventions, in deep integrity with one's essence […]
Impact Ministries will offer this program addressing mental health and the church's role in healing. Presented by Marcus S. Cosper, MSPAC, MSBS, MAT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRJC6rmFFtw
Reach is partnering with Blue Seas Foundation to hold Maryland’s 1st EVER Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) family-friendly walk on February 25, 2023 at 5:00 at HCC’s ARCC. CNOY is when we step outside the warmth and comfort of our own homes to raise awareness and funds for the most vulnerable in our community. […]
Presented by Impact Ministries and the Western MD NAACP https://youtu.be/ZutTnzlFhTs
Be a part of the lifesaving cause! There is an urgent need for blood! Hagerstown Health Care is hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive at Otterbein United Methodist Church on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. They are striving to build a regularly occurring drive in downtown Hagerstown. THEY […]
Otterbein UMC invites you to nourish body, mind, and spirit during Lent. They’re offering 5 classes on Tuesdays during Lent. Explore the attached informational flyer to find the best fit for you. Join them for a light meal each of these weeks from 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Call the church office at 301-739-9386 with any […]
Have you wondered if you might enjoy learning Tai Chi? Then, come and experience a beginners T’ai Chi class at Otterbein. They’d love to have you join them. The next session will run March 1 – March 29 (5 week session). Cost is $25, payable at the 1st class. All ages are welcome. To register, […]
See No Stranger A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur March 2, 9 and 16 Facilitated by Rev. Katie Penick 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Kaur takes readers through her own riveting journey — as a brown girl growing up in California farmland finding her place in the world; as a young […]
The local Church Women United (CWU) will celebrate World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 3, 2023, 11 AM, at Downsville Church of the Brethren. The church is located at 8228 Dam #4 Road, Williamsport, MD 21795. The program, “I Have Heard About Your Faith” was written by the women of Taiwan. The program will […]
In many faith traditions the physical senses were key to experiencing the Divine. The desert fathers believed our five physical senses opened a spiritual sense. The sense of sight could lead us to seeing with the eyes of love, and hearing could lead us to listening for the still, small voice within. At this retreat […]
To honor the International Day of Peace, an Interfaith Progressive Dinner will be held at three different local houses of worship with four faith traditions participating. Small plates of food will be served at each location as we progressively move as one group from place to place.
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