Episcopal Church of Ascension Gaithersburg MD
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A progressive, multicultural Christian community in metro DC with a passion for service, diverse worship, and life long spiritual formation.
Montgomery County Approves Incentives to Convert Vacant Offices into Affordable Housing
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Montgomery County Approves Incentives to Convert Vacant Offices into Affordable Housing - The MoCo Show
Montgomery County government has approved legislation and zoning changes to expedite and incentivize the conversion of highly vacant office buildings into housing, including a 20-year tax abatement…
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April 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Montgomery County Approves Incentives to Convert Vacant Offices into Affordable Housing
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#SignalBoost City of Gaithersburg
📢 Reminder! Our Shred & Electronics Recycling Event is Sat, 4/12, 9 AM–Noon at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park!
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📢 Reminder! Our Shred & Electronics Recycling Event is Sat, 4/12, 9 AM–Noon at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park!
♻️ Bring:
✅ Docs for shredding (paper clips/staples OK)
✅ Electronics
✅ Non-perishable food for Gaithersburg HELP 💚
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April 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
#SignalBoost City of Gaithersburg
📢 Reminder! Our Shred & Electronics Recycling Event is Sat, 4/12, 9 AM–Noon at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park!
♻️ Bring:
✅ Docs for shredding (paper clips/staples OK)
✅ Electronics
✅ Non-perishable food for Gaithersburg HELP 💚
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📢 Reminder! Our Shred & Electronics Recycling Event is Sat, 4/12, 9 AM–Noon at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park!
♻️ Bring:
✅ Docs for shredding (paper clips/staples OK)
✅ Electronics
✅ Non-perishable food for Gaithersburg HELP 💚
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#SignalBoost Q Christian Fellowship
"Beloved, you deserve love and fullness of heart. You deserve a chance to thrive, to be seen, and to have your voice heard. You deserve to take up space."
Read their Affirmation Guide for Trans & Gender-Expansive Identities.
"Beloved, you deserve love and fullness of heart. You deserve a chance to thrive, to be seen, and to have your voice heard. You deserve to take up space."
Read their Affirmation Guide for Trans & Gender-Expansive Identities.
Trans & Gender-Expansive Identities — Q Christian Fellowship
Q Christian’s second Affirmation Guide features Taj Smith. This guide is designed to counter the idea that transgender and gender-expansive people cannot be Christians. This guide is also meant to…
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April 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
#SignalBoost Q Christian Fellowship
"Beloved, you deserve love and fullness of heart. You deserve a chance to thrive, to be seen, and to have your voice heard. You deserve to take up space."
Read their Affirmation Guide for Trans & Gender-Expansive Identities.
"Beloved, you deserve love and fullness of heart. You deserve a chance to thrive, to be seen, and to have your voice heard. You deserve to take up space."
Read their Affirmation Guide for Trans & Gender-Expansive Identities.
#SignalBoost Manna Food Center
📅 Mark your calendars!! Food Waste Prevention Week is just around the corner 🍅🍌🥦
DMV Food Waste Prevention Week events will take place from April 6 through April 13. Check out the highlights and visit dmvfoodrecoveryweek.org for a full list of events!
📅 Mark your calendars!! Food Waste Prevention Week is just around the corner 🍅🍌🥦
DMV Food Waste Prevention Week events will take place from April 6 through April 13. Check out the highlights and visit dmvfoodrecoveryweek.org for a full list of events!
April 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
#SignalBoost Manna Food Center
📅 Mark your calendars!! Food Waste Prevention Week is just around the corner 🍅🍌🥦
DMV Food Waste Prevention Week events will take place from April 6 through April 13. Check out the highlights and visit dmvfoodrecoveryweek.org for a full list of events!
📅 Mark your calendars!! Food Waste Prevention Week is just around the corner 🍅🍌🥦
DMV Food Waste Prevention Week events will take place from April 6 through April 13. Check out the highlights and visit dmvfoodrecoveryweek.org for a full list of events!
Joy is an abiding sense of well-being based on the experience of a conscious relationship with God. It is the sign of liberation from the false self and the growing awareness of the true self...
—Thomas Keating
Join us in reflecting on the meaning of joy this #Lent season at buff.ly/mGlf7tW
—Thomas Keating
Join us in reflecting on the meaning of joy this #Lent season at buff.ly/mGlf7tW
Lent — Living Compass
Outfitting individuals, families, congregations, and organizations with tools and training for the journey toward wellness and wholeness.
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March 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Joy is an abiding sense of well-being based on the experience of a conscious relationship with God. It is the sign of liberation from the false self and the growing awareness of the true self...
—Thomas Keating
Join us in reflecting on the meaning of joy this #Lent season at buff.ly/mGlf7tW
—Thomas Keating
Join us in reflecting on the meaning of joy this #Lent season at buff.ly/mGlf7tW
I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart.
—George William Cooke, I’ve Got the Joy
Join us as we reflect today and throughout the #Lent season on the joy within us and our connection with God's peace and love at buff.ly/mUpCGXs
—George William Cooke, I’ve Got the Joy
Join us as we reflect today and throughout the #Lent season on the joy within us and our connection with God's peace and love at buff.ly/mUpCGXs
March 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart.
—George William Cooke, I’ve Got the Joy
Join us as we reflect today and throughout the #Lent season on the joy within us and our connection with God's peace and love at buff.ly/mUpCGXs
—George William Cooke, I’ve Got the Joy
Join us as we reflect today and throughout the #Lent season on the joy within us and our connection with God's peace and love at buff.ly/mUpCGXs
It's the last day of the first round of #LentMadness match-ups, and we're celebrating with Zita of Tuscany and Nicolaus Zizendorf!
Join us as we learn about these saints, and then head over to cast your vote at buff.ly/K4bLFvn!
Join us as we learn about these saints, and then head over to cast your vote at buff.ly/K4bLFvn!
March 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's the last day of the first round of #LentMadness match-ups, and we're celebrating with Zita of Tuscany and Nicolaus Zizendorf!
Join us as we learn about these saints, and then head over to cast your vote at buff.ly/K4bLFvn!
Join us as we learn about these saints, and then head over to cast your vote at buff.ly/K4bLFvn!
Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy.
—1 Peter 1:8
Join us as we continue reflecting upon joyful encounters today and throughout the #Lent season at buff.ly/53Dqi9n
—1 Peter 1:8
Join us as we continue reflecting upon joyful encounters today and throughout the #Lent season at buff.ly/53Dqi9n
March 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy.
—1 Peter 1:8
Join us as we continue reflecting upon joyful encounters today and throughout the #Lent season at buff.ly/53Dqi9n
—1 Peter 1:8
Join us as we continue reflecting upon joyful encounters today and throughout the #Lent season at buff.ly/53Dqi9n
Today's #LentMadness match-up celebrates two of the Martyr Saints of China canonized by Roma John Paul II: Agatha Lin Zhao and Lucy Yi Zhenmei.
Join us as we discover more about these two saints, then head over to www.lentmadness.org and vote for your favorite!
Join us as we discover more about these two saints, then head over to www.lentmadness.org and vote for your favorite!
March 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today's #LentMadness match-up celebrates two of the Martyr Saints of China canonized by Roma John Paul II: Agatha Lin Zhao and Lucy Yi Zhenmei.
Join us as we discover more about these two saints, then head over to www.lentmadness.org and vote for your favorite!
Join us as we discover more about these two saints, then head over to www.lentmadness.org and vote for your favorite!
"For nothing will be impossible with God.”
Join The Rev. Canon Leonard L. Hamlin Sr. for this prayer and reflection of Luke 1:26-38. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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Join The Rev. Canon Leonard L. Hamlin Sr. for this prayer and reflection of Luke 1:26-38. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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Morning Prayer | 3.25.25
"For nothing will be impossible with God.” Join The Rev. Canon Leonard L. Hamlin Sr. for this prayer and reflection of Luke 1:26-38. #nationalcathedral #morn...
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March 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"For nothing will be impossible with God.”
Join The Rev. Canon Leonard L. Hamlin Sr. for this prayer and reflection of Luke 1:26-38. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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Join The Rev. Canon Leonard L. Hamlin Sr. for this prayer and reflection of Luke 1:26-38. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.
—Henri Nouwen
Join us as we reflect on "unexpected experiences of joy" buff.ly/UhdmXPb
—Henri Nouwen
Join us as we reflect on "unexpected experiences of joy" buff.ly/UhdmXPb
March 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.
—Henri Nouwen
Join us as we reflect on "unexpected experiences of joy" buff.ly/UhdmXPb
—Henri Nouwen
Join us as we reflect on "unexpected experiences of joy" buff.ly/UhdmXPb
Starting the week off strong with a match-up between Katharina Zell and Zenaida.
Join us as we learn more about these two saints, then don't forget to head to www.lentmadness.org to cast your vote for the winner!
Join us as we learn more about these two saints, then don't forget to head to www.lentmadness.org to cast your vote for the winner!
March 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Starting the week off strong with a match-up between Katharina Zell and Zenaida.
Join us as we learn more about these two saints, then don't forget to head to www.lentmadness.org to cast your vote for the winner!
Join us as we learn more about these two saints, then don't forget to head to www.lentmadness.org to cast your vote for the winner!
Cultivating joy is a gradual process, built through small, meaningful actions.
—Randy Callender
This week of the #Lent season, join us as we reflect on "cultivating the fruit of joy in our lives" at buff.ly/VCQauOk
—Randy Callender
This week of the #Lent season, join us as we reflect on "cultivating the fruit of joy in our lives" at buff.ly/VCQauOk
March 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Cultivating joy is a gradual process, built through small, meaningful actions.
—Randy Callender
This week of the #Lent season, join us as we reflect on "cultivating the fruit of joy in our lives" at buff.ly/VCQauOk
—Randy Callender
This week of the #Lent season, join us as we reflect on "cultivating the fruit of joy in our lives" at buff.ly/VCQauOk
"Let him come to me, that he may learn that there is a prophet in Israel."
Join The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope for this prayer and reflection of 2 Kings 5:1-19. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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Join The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope for this prayer and reflection of 2 Kings 5:1-19. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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Morning Prayer | 3.24.25
"Let him come to me, that he may learn that there is a prophet in Israel."Join The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope for this prayer and reflection of 2 Kings 5:1-1...
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March 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"Let him come to me, that he may learn that there is a prophet in Israel."
Join The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope for this prayer and reflection of 2 Kings 5:1-19. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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Join The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope for this prayer and reflection of 2 Kings 5:1-19. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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"Unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.”
Join The Rev. Spencer Brown for this prayer and reflection of Luke 13:1-9. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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Join The Rev. Spencer Brown for this prayer and reflection of Luke 13:1-9. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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Morning Prayer | 3.23.25
" 'Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans?' 'No, I tell you, but unless you repent, ...
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March 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"Unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.”
Join The Rev. Spencer Brown for this prayer and reflection of Luke 13:1-9. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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Join The Rev. Spencer Brown for this prayer and reflection of Luke 13:1-9. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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📢 Maryland State & Local Government Career Fair – Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | 10am-2pm Silver Spring Civic Building, Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD
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Networking, Coaching, Resume review; meet local, state, and private sector employers.
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Networking, Coaching, Resume review; meet local, state, and private sector employers.
March 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
📢 Maryland State & Local Government Career Fair – Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | 10am-2pm Silver Spring Civic Building, Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD
Registration required: buff.ly/ufqFOI9
Networking, Coaching, Resume review; meet local, state, and private sector employers.
Registration required: buff.ly/ufqFOI9
Networking, Coaching, Resume review; meet local, state, and private sector employers.
A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, “See here!...
—Luke 13:6–9
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—Luke 13:6–9
Join us as we reflect on this and other parables throughout Lent at buff.ly/xgykRP2
March 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, “See here!...
—Luke 13:6–9
Join us as we reflect on this and other parables throughout Lent at buff.ly/xgykRP2
—Luke 13:6–9
Join us as we reflect on this and other parables throughout Lent at buff.ly/xgykRP2
"Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found."
Join The Rev. Jo Nygard Owens for this prayer & reflection.
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Join The Rev. Jo Nygard Owens for this prayer & reflection.
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Morning Prayer | 3.22.25
"Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life...
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March 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found."
Join The Rev. Jo Nygard Owens for this prayer & reflection.
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Join The Rev. Jo Nygard Owens for this prayer & reflection.
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Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is....
-Thích Nhất Hạnh
Join us as we continue through our #Lent devotionals at buff.ly/kPY2l7c
-Thích Nhất Hạnh
Join us as we continue through our #Lent devotionals at buff.ly/kPY2l7c
March 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is....
-Thích Nhất Hạnh
Join us as we continue through our #Lent devotionals at buff.ly/kPY2l7c
-Thích Nhất Hạnh
Join us as we continue through our #Lent devotionals at buff.ly/kPY2l7c
The final #LentMadness match-up of the week brings us to Yvette of Huy vs. Zechariah!
Join us as we learn more about these two saints, then head over to buff.ly/z8T2gC4 and vote!
Join us as we learn more about these two saints, then head over to buff.ly/z8T2gC4 and vote!
March 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The final #LentMadness match-up of the week brings us to Yvette of Huy vs. Zechariah!
Join us as we learn more about these two saints, then head over to buff.ly/z8T2gC4 and vote!
Join us as we learn more about these two saints, then head over to buff.ly/z8T2gC4 and vote!
Peace is the pervasive sense of contentment that comes from being rooted in God while being fully aware of one's own nothingness. It is a state that endures beyond the ups and downs of life, beyond the emotions of joy and sorrow...
Join us as we reflect throughout the #Lent season at buff.ly/nF0eCEL
Join us as we reflect throughout the #Lent season at buff.ly/nF0eCEL
March 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Peace is the pervasive sense of contentment that comes from being rooted in God while being fully aware of one's own nothingness. It is a state that endures beyond the ups and downs of life, beyond the emotions of joy and sorrow...
Join us as we reflect throughout the #Lent season at buff.ly/nF0eCEL
Join us as we reflect throughout the #Lent season at buff.ly/nF0eCEL
"‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is amazing in our eyes."
Join The Very Rev. Randy Hollerith for this prayer and reflection of Matthew 21:33-43. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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Join The Very Rev. Randy Hollerith for this prayer and reflection of Matthew 21:33-43. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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Morning Prayer | 3.21.25
"‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is amazing in our eyes."Join The Very Rev. Randy Holleri...
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March 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is amazing in our eyes."
Join The Very Rev. Randy Hollerith for this prayer and reflection of Matthew 21:33-43. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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Join The Very Rev. Randy Hollerith for this prayer and reflection of Matthew 21:33-43. #nationalcathedral #morningprayer
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This Thursday brings us the #LentMadness battle between Francis Xavier and Wenceslaus.
Join us in learning more about these saints, and then don't forget to head over to www.lentmadness.org to vote for your favorite!
Join us in learning more about these saints, and then don't forget to head over to www.lentmadness.org to vote for your favorite!
March 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This Thursday brings us the #LentMadness battle between Francis Xavier and Wenceslaus.
Join us in learning more about these saints, and then don't forget to head over to www.lentmadness.org to vote for your favorite!
Join us in learning more about these saints, and then don't forget to head over to www.lentmadness.org to vote for your favorite!
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March 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Peace work begins within tension and can cause more tension as peace is created. In order to be a part of peace, we have to lean toward each other and the common goal of working together to restore community.
-Abi Moon
Join as as we reflect this #Lent season at www.livingcompass.org/lent
-Abi Moon
Join as as we reflect this #Lent season at www.livingcompass.org/lent
March 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Peace work begins within tension and can cause more tension as peace is created. In order to be a part of peace, we have to lean toward each other and the common goal of working together to restore community.
-Abi Moon
Join as as we reflect this #Lent season at www.livingcompass.org/lent
-Abi Moon
Join as as we reflect this #Lent season at www.livingcompass.org/lent