Religion events from around the Washington area

Saturdays 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. through April 6: Dance classes. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Third and A streets SE. Call for fee information. 202-546-4964.

Sunday 4 p.m.: A performance of J.S. Bach’s “St. John Passion,” the story of Jesus’s suffering, death, burial and resurrection. Director of Music Michael McCarthy leads the Washington National Cathedral combined choirs, a baroque orchestra and soloists Elizabeth Cragg, soprano; Roger Isaacs, countertenor; Nicholas Phan, tenor; and Christophoren Nomura, bass; with Rufus Muller, as evangelist, and Brendan Curran, as Christus. Washington National Cathedral, Great Choir, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. $25-$80, free garage parking. 202-537-6200 or www.nationalcathedral.org.

Sundays 5-6:30 p.m. through April 21: Games, Bible stories, memory verses and special events for children 12 and younger. Berwyn Baptist Church, 4720 Cherokee St., College Park. 50 cents per week per child. 301-474-7117 or www.berwynbaptist.org.

Sunday 7 p.m.: St Catherine University’s Women’s Choir and the chamber women’s choir Voix de Femmes perform sacred and secular works written for women’s voices. Resurrection Catholic Church, 3315 Greencastle Rd., Burtonsville. Donations appreciated. Annick Kanter, 301-520-8921.

Daily starting Monday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.: “Gothic Resilience,” a selection of photographs taken by Colin Winterbottom after the August 2011 earthquake. The series examines the many hand-carved architectural features damaged in the quake, but also the strength and resilience of the graceful Gothic structure. The exhibit will run indefinitely. Washington National Cathedral, Garrett Lounge, Seventh Floor Perry Observation Gallery, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. Free. 202-537-6200 or www.nationalcathedral.org.

Tuesday 8:30 a.m.: Washington National Cathedral Dean Gary Hall invites members of the community to gather outside of the Supreme Court in a rally for marriage equality organized by the United for Marriage coalition. An interfaith prayer service precedes the rally at 7:30 a.m. Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol St. Free. 202-537-6200 or www.nationalcathedral.org.

Tuesday-Wednesday 1:30 p.m.: A docent-led tour of the highlights of the cathedral, its history, architecture and artworks — plus a traditional English tea and a scenic view of the city from the cathedral tower. Washington National Cathedral, Docent Station at the Rear Nave, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. $30, reservations required. 202-537-8993, www.allhallowsguild.org or misbister@cathedral.org.

Tuesday 6 p.m.: “Voices from the Center: The Spirituality of the Universe,” with the Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, bishop of Maryland. A discussion of the July 2012 discovery of a subatomic particle like the Higgs boson (sometimes called the “God-particle”) and what it means to theoretical physics and religion. Labyrinth walking from 6 to 8:45 p.m. Washington National Cathedral, Nave, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. Free. 202-537-6200 or www.nationalcathedral.org.