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17 hours 50 minutes ago
Update from Los Angeles from Saima: "This is the garden at the Los Angeles Catholic Worker Hospitality Kitchen. Today, Friday, was out first day with cloudy but no rain.
Happy feet today."
1 week 5 days ago
Quick reminder about the Eye to Eye dinner that is fast approaching on January 25th. Here's the link for tickets: https://www.iwshelter.org/events.html#2019tickets
3 weeks 6 days ago
Christmas caroling at the community center yesterday!
1 month 3 days ago
The SideWalk newsletter is out. Great photo of a gingerbread house inside...
Walk The Walk - SideWalk's Monthly Newsletter
walkthurston.dm.networkforgood.com
I want to thank you all for supporting SideWalk through another great year! While this year has been filled with challenges, together we've continued our work to end homelessness in Thurston County. By the end of the year, we will have helped 269 more people escape the streets of Olympia and move in...
1 month 1 week ago
Concerned clergy of Olympia stands in solidarity and sorrow with our sisters and brothers of The Lacey Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, which was destroyed by fire early last Friday morning. This is one of several acts of violence committed against local Jehovah’s Witness communities this year. When some are deprived of their freedom to worship in safety, it is a loss not only for their community but for all of us who believe in living peaceably with each other. This violation of our local Jehovah’s Witness Community is a violation of us all.
Arson 'attacks' target Jehovah’s Witness halls in Washington State
nbcnews.com
"How frustrating is it that people who find a solemn place of worship — now it’s being destroyed,” an official said.
1 month 2 weeks ago
You are invited to take part in an interfaith Moment of Blessing to respond to the murders of Summer Scheibel, age 23 and Nicholas Olson, age 25 - both of Lacey who died by gunfire on November 17, 2018. The brief service will include readings, non-denominational prayers and an opportunity for those in attendance to speak if they wish. Kathy Baros Friedt of Interfaith Works will lead the service.
1 month 2 weeks ago
There's a code blue this week, given the cold weather. Click on the volunteer calendar below to see what you can do to help.
iwshelter.org
Help support our shelter by volunteering your time and skills. Our volunteers primarily support our staff, assist with guests needs, cleaning, organizing and being available to meet our guests and get to know them. We also need volunteers to help transpor
1 month 2 weeks ago
Interfaith connection is out...
1 month 3 weeks ago
Sidewalk's newsletter is out...
Walk The Walk - SideWalk's Monthly Newsletter
walkthurston.dm.networkforgood.com
It’s time once again for SideWalk’s Gingerbread Village! As part of Olympia’s annual Downtown for the Holidays celebration, the Gingerbread Village at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts has become a community favorite. Thousands of visitors each year come to see a stunning variety o...
1 month 4 weeks ago
A response to Pope Francis' decision to halt US bishops from voting on sex abuse crisis reforms. Something to ponder...
Why Pope Francis was right to halt the US bishops
international.la-croix.com
Catholic bishops in the US began ceding their teaching authority to fringe groups decades ago. Now that the chickens have come home to roost, a pope has finally stepped in.
2 months 4 days ago
Community meeting tonight! Click the link for details, including the agenda and relevant notes.
Community Meeting Tonight, Contemplative Mass Saturday
us17.campaign-archive.com
2 months 5 days ago
A biting and timely editorial...
Open letter to the US Catholic bishops: It's over
ncronline.org
Dear brothers in Christ, shepherds, fellow pilgrims, We address you as you approach this year's national meeting in Baltimore because we know there is nowhere left to hide. It's over. All the manip...
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