Helen Lee Turner, "Disability and Personhood among the Navajo People"
2026-03-26 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Harkin Institute, 2800 University Avenue, Des Moines, 50311, United States
On Thursday, March 26 at 6:00 pm in the Harkin Institute (2800 University Ave), Dr. Helen Lee Turner, Professor of Religion at Furman University, will lecture on “Disability and Personhood among the Navajo People.”

Sarah Jean Barton, “'The Work of the People': Disability and Participation in the Christian Tradition"
2026-04-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Harkin Institute, 2800 University Avenue, Des Moines, 50311, United States
On Thursday, April 9 at 6:00 pm in the Harkin Institute (2800 University Ave), Dr. Sarah Jean Barton, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy and Theological Ethics at Duke University, will lecture on “’The Work of the People’: Disability and Participation in the Christian Tradition.”

Vaisakhi Service and Celebration
2026-04-19 12:00 - 14:00 | Iowa Sikh Association, 1115 Walnut Street, West Des Moines, Iowa, 50265, United States
On Sunday, April 19, we will celebrate the annual holiday of Vaisakhi from roughly 12:00 to 2:00 pm with the Sikh gurdwara in West Des Moines, the Iowa Sikh Association (1115 Walnut St.).

The service will include many of the elements of a typical Sunday worship service: the signing of hymns (kirtan), reading from sacred scripture (Guru Granth Sahib), community prayers (aardas), and the sharing of the sacred sacrament (karah prashad, the so-called “holy pudding”), after which a free vegetarian meal will be served (langar). Dress modestly, remove shoes at door, and don a head scarf (available at the door for both women and men). Also, refrain from pointing outstretched legs toward the holy book/altar.

This event is part of the “Meet My Religious Neighbor” series, which is co-programmed with CultureALL, the Des Moines Area Religious Council, and Interfaith Alliance of Iowa.
