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.

Volunteer Calendar

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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

Interfaith connection is out...

November, December Interfaith Works Newsletter

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Sidewalk's newsletter is out...

Walk The Walk - SideWalk's Monthly Newsletter

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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...

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

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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.

Community meeting tonight! Click the link for details, including the agenda and relevant notes.

Community Meeting Tonight, Contemplative Mass Saturday

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A biting and timely editorial...

Open letter to the US Catholic bishops: It's over

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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...

A bold faced name of centering prayer and inspiration for many in the HW community, Thomas Keating is dead at 95.

Rev. Thomas Keating, Pioneer in Contemplative Movement, Dies at 95

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He willingly went from riches to rags, walking away from privilege to a monastic life, only to be rewarded with spiritual riches.

Roman Catholic Women Priests mourn the victims of Saturday's horrific violence at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. We offer our deepest condolences and prayers to the victims and their families, both to those who lost their lives and were injured including members of the Jewish community and first responders. We commit ourselves to working for unity among all people of the United States. We, as a nation, are better than the divisive rhetoric filling our airwaves. As Christians, we have a moral obligation to care for all, especially the most threatened.

Roman Catholic Women Priests focuses on the renewal of the Catholic Church through the inclusion of the marginalized, by ordaining women to the priesthood. RCWP-USA condemns the divisive atmosphere created by the present administration, whereby entire races and faiths are labeled as enemies. We disagree with those who suggest that armed security for schools and houses of worship forms a solution.

We call on the leaders of our nation to end speech which divides Americans and enact laws which ban assault rifles and keep all firearms out of the hands of those who would threaten the innocent.

Temple Beth Hatfiloh

From Rabbi Seth in the wake of today's shooting. All are invited to a gathering tomorrow, Sunday October 28 at 1:00 p.m. in the TBH sanctuary.

Sidewalk's newsletter is out...

Walk The Walk - SideWalk's Monthly Newsletter

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If you're a public employee or retiree and you would like to help end homelessness in Thurston County, we encourage you to set up a recurring donation to SideWalk through the CFD. For just $75 a month, SideWalk can get someone off the streets and into a home of their own! Just use the charity code ...