Universal Worship service with Cherag Michael Douglas

The Universal Worship is offered on the first Sunday each month in the Sanctuary of Interfaith Community Church beginning at Noon and concluding at 1:00pm.

The Universal Worship celebrates the unity and equality of all religious faiths on one altar by lighting candles to represent the diversity of faiths and offering prayers to honor all religions.

This service was instituted in the early 20th century by Hazrat Inayat Khan as a way to join in worship with all the prophets of humanity.

A Cherag (from the Persian word for “lamp”) facilitates this service which often includes scriptural readings and spiritual practices from various traditions.

Michael Douglas has been a student of Sufism for 15 years and of world religions for many more. He is a Cherag (minister) in the Sufi Order International and a teaching initiate in the Mevlevi Order of America. He is devoted to exploring the paths of sacred art and music in a contemporary context. He currently works as a stonemason and teaches religious history to middle schoolers. He may be reached by email at; icons at speakeasy dot net or by phone at; 206.769.1980.