December 12 Juletrefest
Washington Lodge Website Version 5.12 December 2, 2025
Welcome to our website.
If you have questions about lodge membership please contact Vice President Linda Hestvik at VP@NorwayDC.org For all other questions or concerns please contact President Jeff Jorgenson President@NorwayDC.org
We have had the following activities (Cooking and Baking, Music Appreciation) in the past and would like to have them in the future. Are you interested? Contact President Jeff Jorgenson at President@NorwayDC.org
Lodge Christmas Party Sunday, December 14
Reserve your place by December 10
Norway House 3846 Meredith Dr., Fairfax, VA
Members may bring guests
“Oh Jul med Din Glede!” Lodge members and their guests are invited to a traditional Scandinavian Christmas Julebord (Christmas meal) and Juletrefest (Christmas party) at Norway House!
If you miss the old traditions, this event will take you back as we share our heritage with Christmas songs, dancing around the Christmas tree and favorite holiday foods including meatballs, cheeses, potatoes, sweet & sour cabbage and, of course, riskrem and cookies. Who will find the hidden almonds in the riskrem (rice pudding) and win a prize?
Wear your bunad or Norwegian sweater if you have one and feel free to bring an adult beverage of your choice. The first seating will be 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. and the second 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Both will feature the same julebord (Christmas meal) and similar programs, but the earlier seating is more focused on the young folk. We will accommodate 40 people at each seating. Please make a reservation BY DEC. 10 for each person in your group.
If you are bringing children, please bring a wrapped gift with name tag for each child. The Julenisse will be on hand to greet children and share a story or two about Christmas in Norway. • Reserve early seating here: 1:00-2:30 pm • Reserve late seating here: 3 – 4:30 pm Questions? Email President Jeff Jorgenson at President@NorwayDC.org.
Registration for attending the Fall Festival and volunteering to help is now open.
Check out the Festival 2025 page for more information.
Tubfrim Report
Pat DeRoche recently sent off over two pounds of used stamps to Tubfrim. Over a pound were foreign, mostly Norwegian. Thanks to everyone who saved those stamps.
Welcome to our Website
Are you interested in Norway Literature, History, Folklore, Genealogy, Food, or Language? Do you want to connect to your roots, study the Viking age or the Norwegian Resistance in WWII, or discuss the latest in Norwegian culture?
The Sons of Norway members in the nation's capital, representing a diversity of background and nationality, share an interest in Norwegian and Scandinavian Culture. We trust that all ages will find something of interest -- in our web site and in our lodge. We have almost 400 members. Most are from the local area of DC, Maryland, and Virginia, but we also have members from another 16 states as well as Norway, Canada, and Great Britain.
For information on membership, please contact Vice President Linda Hestvik at VP@norwaydc.org . For all other questions or concerns please contact President Jeff Jorgenson . president@Norwaydc.org
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Cultural Skills
This fall the lodge is running a Cooking Pin Challenge. Photograph the Norwegian treats and main dishes you cook this fall, and let’s see how many lodge members can earn a first, second, or third cultural skills pin before the end of the year! Email culturalskills@norwaydc.org to find out more about the Cultural Skills program.