Cherags at the Inayatiyya Hudson Valley Center are highly trained ministers in the Universal Worship, an ecumenical service which honors the unity of religious ideals. The Universal Worship promotes understanding, acceptance, and spiritual awakening for all of humanity. The Cherags provide several spiritual services open to all, including: weddings, funerals, blessing of infants, house blessings, purification, and prayer.
For more information, please contact: yaqinj99@gmail.com

Sunday Services at 11:00 AM

In person at: the Meditation Hall of the Abode of the Message,
5 Abode Rd. New Lebanon, NY 12125
On Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83786313383#success

Brunch at 12:30 PM provided by the Abode on a donation basis. Please register with them: https://www.theabode.org/sunday-brunch

Subscribe to our Open Heart Newsletter for a list of Sunday services.

For more information: inayatiyyahudsonvalleycenter@gmail.com

Celebrant Reverends Wahhaba Heidi Babb and Ghani Betty Lewis

About Universal Worship

The Universal Worship Service unites the followers of different religions and faiths in a service honoring the commonality of their core mystical teachings. Its mission is not to promote a particular creed, church or religion. The light of the one truth can shine through in many different forms and ways. This service,  led by ordained Inayyati ministers, is open to everyone. In each service, a theme is presented by the facilitating minister accompanied by the prayers of Hazrat Inayat Khan, and related readings from the sacred texts of the world’s major religions and established spiritual paths that are being represented in that particular service. A candle is lit in honor of each. This traditionally includes Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity,  Islam, and Sufism. Often additional paths may also be represented such as the Native American and the Goddess. An attunement to each through music, song, dance or poetry brings participants into an experiential sense of each respective path. Universal Worship has been celebrated in the Meditation Hall at the Abode every Sunday since 1975, paused in person for Covid, and held on Zoom.

Currently, Universal Worship Services are held every Sunday, both in person and on Zoom.

Occasionally, the Universal Worship Service is additionally offered as part of specific celebrations during the year: for home blessings, children’s blessings, weddings, and funerals.