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HOUSE NEWS: Check out what’s happening this week at the GCW
Click here to see an entire list of what is happening this week at the Gainesville Catholic Worker.
Thanks too for the great response to our “ask” last week for some folks who could commit to a regular weekly or monthly volunteer slot. We got a few extra folks who are doing once-a-month Breakfast Brigade slots (still could use a few more), 2 new cafe volunteers, a regular Tuesday coffee shop volunteer, and more!
Hope you can drop by and see us this week or help out!
HOUSE NEWS: Looking for some regular volunteers; can you help?
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LOOKING FOR A FEW REGULARS: So much of what we do at the GCW is possible because of our volunteers. And among our volunteers, the ones who really serve as linchpins for our various programs are those who can commit to a regular weekly gig with us. This semester, we could really use several more folks who can commit to a weekly slot (or even a monthly slot) for several of our projects. For the Tuesday Coffee Shop, from 1-3pm, it would be great to have 1-2 regular volunteers each week, even if you can commit only for 1-2pm each week, or 2-3pm each week. For the Wednesday Cafe, we could really use 1-2 weekly volunteers for the late shift to help with closing and clean-up, say between 2-4pm. And for Breakfast Brigade on Friday mornings, we could use a handful of people who could maybe commit to being scheduled for one Friday a month, like every first Friday, or third Friday, etc. (We especially need some more guys to act as regulars for Brigade.) If you can commit to a regular gig with us, it would be a great help. Let us know!
NEEDS FOR THIS WEEK: We especially need some help with Breakfast Brigade this week. We’re short about 4 volunteers so far. Let us know if you can help out!
FIRST MICRO-FARM MONTHLY WORKDAY IS A SUCCESS: Thanks to a great response, a whole bunch was accomplished at the micro-farm this past Saturday. We had Barbara from last year’s JustFaith group join us, Bob U. (our retired prof), four students from Eastside High School (Zac, Eric, Andrew and my son Johnny), loyal Brigader Tim, former house member Daniel, current house member Vickie, plus Lynn, Jade and Maya (with me dropping in intermittently!). New beds were dug and framed, land cleared, other beds were weeded, etc. We’ve been getting onions, cabbage, kohlrabi, radishes and more from the micro-farm to use at the cafe and share with our friends and guests. Mark down March 10th for our next workday and join us if you can. See the photos Lynn took below…
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SCRIPTURE STUDY AT HOLY FAITH: If you’re looking for a good way to prepare for the Lenten season, Johnny will be presenting a talk at Holy Faith Catholic Church (747 NW 43rd Street) on Saturday from 9:30am to noon. We’ll be exploring the Sunday readings for Lent to get a better sense of everything that led to that Good Friday long, long ago. All are welcome. And if you’re looking for some reflections from our regular Monday Scripture study on Matthew’s gospel, click here to see the latest entries.
Hope to see you this week!
HOUSE NEWS: Art for All is back! And our first monthly workday at the micro-farm!
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Thanks to everyone who came out for last week’s Roundtable, a very informative and challenging presentation on simplicity and sustainability with Dave Chynoweth. We had about 22 people come for the Roundtable and to enjoy the HOMEMADE LEMON MERINGUE AND CHOCOLATE PECAN PIES that Kelli made. You never know what you’ll miss if you don’t show up!
ART FOR ALL IS BACK! Our popular program, Art for All, will be happening on Tuesdays during the Coffee Shop this semester. Local artists lead folks in creating beautiful arts and practical crafts from recycled and up-cycled materials for personal use or to sell. Everyone is welcome to attend and participate and it is always good to have an extra few people willing to volunteer and help out while also participating! Let us know if you can make it.
MONTHLY WORKDAY AT THE MICRO-FARM SATURDAY: Jade Allen and Lynn Chacko, supporters of the GCW, have offered a partnership between the GCW and their urban micro-farm just a few blocks from UF. This Saturday will be our first regular monthly workday, as we help with farm chores to ensure a good bounty to share with our friends and neighbors at the cafe and through distribution. It would be great to have a nice large group to do the work! This is a great opportunity for organizations looking for a service project too! Contact us at the GCW if you plan on coming for any time between 9am and 3pm on Saturday. You can also call Jade at 352-213-4053 or 352-337-0817 to get directions and let him know you’re coming! And don’t forget that every Thursday, between 8am-noon, we’ll be doing chores at the farm too if you want to come out.
VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FARMERS MARKET CAFE ON WEDNESDAY: If you’ve never been to Wednesday’s cafe at the house, we highly recommend it, whether you can just drop by for a quick meal or to help out. Area farmers share with us extra produce they have following the Saturday Farmer’s Market on 441. They help us to get good, wholesome, fresh, and nutritious produce to people who don’t necessarily have access to it regularly. And Kelli and her team of cooks always manage to take whatever ingredients we have on hand that week and turn it into something delicious and filling. So feel free to come by and volunteer anytime between 9:30am and 4pm, BUT especially just come by and share a meal. You’ll be glad you did.
And don’t forget that you are always welcome to join us for centering prayer and reflection (Mondays at 11:15am or Fridays at 6:45am) or Scripture Study (Mondays from noon-1pm). To read last week’s reflection on the gospel of Matthew, click here.
HOUSE NEWS: First Thursday Roundtable with GCW legend Dave Chynoweth this week, and more!
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FIRST THURSDAY ROUNDTABLE ON SIMPLICITY, SPIRITUALITY: We’re excited to have our own Dave Chynoweth present this month’s roundtable, Thursday, from 6:30-8pm. If you’ve never heard Dave, it is always challenging, provocative, and fun. He’s a bit of a legend here at the GCW because of his presentations (and other reasons). Dave is a former professor of agricultural and biological engineering at the University of Florida. He’ll lead us in a discussion on “Simplicity Sustainability and Downsizing One’s Life.” Dave will share from his personal experience as well as challenge with questions about our own lifestyle choices, the impact we have on the world around us and inside of us, and the role of spirituality. Bring a dish to share if you can!
STUDYING THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW: Last week we decided that we’d study the gospel of Matthew this semester and we broke open the first chapter. For a recap of last week’s study, read the reflection, “Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus? Wake me when it’s over..” We’re meeting on Mondays at lunchtime for one hour, between 12-1pm at the GCW. We’ll be looking at chapter 2 this week. Join us if you can.
MICRO-FARM PARTNERSHIP OFF TO A ROUSING START: We announced last week our new partnership with Jade and Lynn’s micro-farm, helping to provide friends and visitors to the GCW with a steady stream of good, local, healthy, organic produce. We had a good group show up on Thursday, during our weekly volunteer slot, 8am-noon; and then our teenage son and 2 of his friends from Eastside did some hours of work on Saturday. Jade has a doctorate in plant medicine and is also willing to share with people the ins and outs of starting your own garden and growing your food. If you want to volunteer regularly on Thursdays, or just show up on Thursdays when you’re able to help out, you can call Jade at 352-213-4053 or 352-337-0817 to get directions and let him know you’re coming!
Thanks to everyone who helps out at the GCW each week. We are so grateful for your commitment and generosity! Hope to see you this week!
HOUSE NEWS: New projects, new volunteer opportunities, new partnerships! Check it out!
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Lots of new projects, new volunteer opportunities, and new stuff happening at the house this week, which we hope some of y’all will join in on! But before we get to what is going on this week, I wanted to share some photos with you from last week’s event with Brother Cornell West at the Bo Diddley Plaza Downtown with Occupy Gainesville. Check out the slideshow below:
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Tamra, Vickie, Johnny, Rudy and I were all there to hear Brother West speak (amazing). And we bumped into GCW friends and volunteers all over the place: Miriam from Arbor House, Diedre of Roundtable fame, and Willie (who I got a few good photos of with Brother West). If you haven’t read or heard Cornel West before, check him out online and pick up one of his books!
NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL MICRO-FARM: Jade Allen and Lynn Chacko, members of the GCW extended family, have offered a partnership between the GCW and their urban micro-farm just a few blocks from UF. We’ll be helping steer volunteers to the micro-farm for a regular weekly workday (Thursdays, starting this week between 8am and noon) and also participate in a monthly big project workday at the micro-farm (second Saturday of each month, 9am-3pm). The produce from the micro-farm will be shared with our friends and neighbors at the cafe and through distribution as necessary to folks who don’t have access to healthy, fresh food. Jade has a doctorate in plant medicine and is looking forward to the opportunity to share with people the ins and outs of running your own urban, sustainable micro-farm and giving people the skills they need to grow their own food too. In keeping with CW co-founder Peter Maurin’s vision, we’re excited at having an “agronomic center” as part of the work of the GCW! If you want to volunteer regularly on Thursdays, or just show up on Thursdays when you’re able to help out, you can call Jade at 352-213-4053 or 352-337-0817 to get directions and let him know you’re coming!
COFFEE ANYONE? Each January we re-start the GCW Coffee Shop, from 1-3pm on Tuesdays. This is an opportunity for people who might need to get out of the cold to drop by, have a cup of coffee or tea (and sometimes a treat), read a magazine or newspaper, and just generally hang out and be welcomed. We’d appreciate a few volunteers to help out with the coffee shop if you’re able. This is a great, relaxed opportunity to both serve and get to know some of our friends who regularly come by the GCW. (Later this month or early next, we’ll also be running Art for All workshops in the living room adjacent to the dining room at this same time.) Set-up begins at 12:30pm and clean-up goes until about 3:30pm. Let us know if you can help out!
RETURNING TO THE STORY: It’s been a little while since we hosted a regular scripture study at the house, so if you’ve been waiting, here’s your chance. On Mondays (starting this week) from 12-1pm, we’ll be studying scripture together. Everyone is invited to join us. We’ll be discussing this week whether we study one book or flip around to different passages or what. If you come, feel free to bring a lunch to eat as we study!
FINAL WEEKEND FOR GALILEO OF GAINESVILLE: This play, created by volunteers and members of the homeless community over the past few years under the direction of the extraordinary Dan Kahn–with many a reading taking place during Dorothy’s Cafe–will end its run this weekend, with a special opportunity on Sunday for a talk-back with the performers. Shows this weekend will be Friday and Saturday at 8pm, then a special performance on Sunday at 2pm. People who are homeless are invited to attend Sunday’s performance for free and participate in the talk-back. The play is at the Acrosstown Repertory Theater, 619 South Main Street.
Hope everyone has a great week and we hope to see you around the house!
HOUSE NEWS: Let the new semester begin! Galileo of Gainesville benefit this Thursday!
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We’re excited to start a new semester at the GCW! This opening week kicks off with a very special event that we hope many of you will be able to attend. Read on for more info and for a list of some of the highlights for this week…
GALILEO OF GAINESVILLE BENEFIT ON THURSDAY EVENING: This play, created by volunteers and members of the homeless community over the past few years under the direction of the extraordinary Dan Kahn, will have a run this month at the Acrosstown Repertory Theater, 619 South Main Street. Opening night is Friday BUT COME ON THURSDAY, JAN. 12, for the dress rehearsal which is will be a special benefit fundraiser for the Gainesville Catholic Worker House and the HOME Van. Thursday is a sliding scale benefit, so just pay what you can! The play will start at 8pm with doors opening at 7:30pm. We hope you can join us for this show. If not, the play will be performed for the next three weekends at the ART, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. Here’s some more about the play from the ART website: “A modern-day drama centering around an astronomy professor, cosmology, spirituality, and homelessness. This is an original script written by a Gainesville resident, and we are very excited to be able to bring it to our stage! Inspiration comes hard and squirrely into the mind of an astronomy professor. As his accustomed structures crumble, other things are rising…and shining. From classroom to living room to parkland to dreamscape, and from the heights of academia to the grime of street-living, our hero’s journey must include all voices, all visions, to give sense to his expanding sensibilities.”
COMMIT TO A REGULAR VOLUNTEER GIG WITH US THIS SEMESTER: Having a handful of regular, consistent volunteers who can be here week-in and week-out is such a big plus for us! If you are looking for a regular volunteer gig, we would love if you made it at the GCW this semester! Regular spots at the cafe, Breakfast Brigade, Coffee Shop, Art for All, community gardens, and farmer’s market gleaning and food preparation are all available! Every day of the week (except Sunday), we can accommodate you! Take a look at the regular schedule for this Spring 2012 semester at the bottom of the About Us page, and let us know if you’re interested in making a regular commitment! We would be so grateful!
FIRST CAFE IS WEDNESDAY: We need volunteers for this week’s cafe! Prep starts at 9:30am (we especially need a regular weekly volunteer to help set-up the dining room between 10-11am!), serving between 11:45am and 3pm, and clean-up between 2:30-4pm. Let us know by email if you can help!
SCRIPTURE STUDY AT HOLY FAITH ON SATURDAY: If you’re looking to unpack the story at the center of the Christian tradition, join Johnny on Saturday at Holy Faith Catholic Church, 747 NW 43rd Street. Johnny will be leading a presentation and study on “Scripture and Our Morality.” Here’s the description of the presentation: “Love and do what you want.” Really? Is it as simple as St. Augustine suggests in his sermon on 1 John?We’ll explore together six scriptural passages from the upcoming Spring “Why Catholic?” session, uncovering the insights the Bible holds for us on morality, freedom, discipleship, and love.
Looking forward to seeing everyone this week! Welcome back!
HOUSE NEWS: Need pizzas for Wednesday’s cafe! And Art for All Christmas gifts are half-price!
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This week will be our last week of the Fall 2011 semester before we take a short holiday break. So if you need to get your GCW fix in, this is the week to do it!
Homemade veggie pizza for the cafe
ON THE MENU – PIZZA, PIZZA, PIZZA: Wednesday’s cafe will be the last cafe of the semester, and tradition demands that we make pizza! We’ll be serving homemade salads and homemade pizzas and want to invite others to help. We’ll be making 4-8 homemade pies at the house, but we could use many more! Can you help? Consider either 1) making a homemade pizza at your home and dropping it off at the cafe anytime between 11:45am and 2pm, or 2) purchase a pizza from one of our local pizzerias–Big Lou’s, Satchel’s, Leonardo’s, Five Star, Mamma Mia’s, etc–and drop it off at the house during the same time frame. Let us know if you’ll be able to bring a pizza to the house so we can plan accordingly.
ART FOR ALL ITEMS HALF-PRICE THIS WEEK: Our Art for All sale was a great success, but we still have a quite a few things left – and very little storage space. They are nice things, made with love, and many quite practical. If you have some last minute shopping to do, please consider shopping with us and supporting a good cause! We will be here this week, Monday through Friday between 10 and 5. Call if you want to pick something up during other hours: 371-4695. You can check out photos of the gifts here!
- For stockings: beaded coil bracelets $2 – $5, urban flower bows and headbands $2, necklaces $5, bottle-top magnets $1, cup coozies $2, bookmarks $.50
- For Christmas – paper crane ornaments $4, jewelry-sized gift boxes $2, and holiday earrings $3
- For everyday use – recycled t-shirt rugs $15, quilted coasters $5, aprons $5
- For the cold: hand-knit hats $7, and t-shirt “snecklaces” $2
You can also honor a friend or family member by giving a gift to the Breakfast Brigade. For $20 you will receive a handmade Christmas card for giving that says: “In your name the gift of a warm breakfast has been given to ten folks waiting before dawn for day labor.” Thanks for your support!
We rely on the gifts and contributions of family and friends to be able to do this work. Once or twice a year, we send out a short appeal asking folks to please help if they are in a position to do so. We’ll be sending that appeal out within the next week or so (via email and along with a newsletter, hopefully!). If you can give a little something extra at this time of year, we would be ever so grateful! You can drop your contribution by the house or send it to us in the mail at 218 NW 2nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601.
We wish you peace during this Advent season, and hope you have a wonderful holiday break! See you in January if we don’t see you this week!
HOUSE NEWS: End of the Semester Prayer Service and 2nd chance to get Art for All items!
Maya checking out the jewelry table at the Art for All sale
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So many, many thanks to all of you who dropped by, helped out, and bought things at the Art for All sale this past weekend to support the Gainesville Catholic Worker and our cadre of artists! You can click here to see photos our own Tamra Rich took and posted to her Facebook page (scroll to the bottom to see the photos from the sale). If you didn’t get to visit the sale, but would still like to check out some of our items and do a little holiday shopping, we’ll be out at two places this weekend selling more (see below for more info).
Special thanks too to Diedre Houchen who presented last week’s Roundtable. Diedre’s presentations are always worth seeing and taking part in, and this one as usual engendered good discussion and left an impression. Thanks Diedre! On to what is happening this week…
SECOND CHANCE FOR ART FOR ALL ITEMS: We’ve been invited to bring Art for All items to sell at two different events this weekend, so if you didn’t get a chance to come by last weekend, here’s another chance. On Saturday, from 3-7pm, we’ll have a table at the Winter Art Fair downtown at the Sun Center (the area around the Hippodrome). Kelli and I visited the fair last year and enjoyed the many eclectic offerings. We hope you’ll visit our table and see the other vendors too. On Sunday, from 7:30-10pm at Holy Faith Catholic Church (747 NW 43rd Ave), we’ll have a table during their Christmas concert. The music at the concert is incredible and entry is free. Stop by and see us if you go or if you’re in the area and want to pick up something to support the GCW and our group of artists. Click here to see a sampling of items from Art for All.
NEED TO BORROW A CAMP LANTERN OR BATTERY-POWERED LIGHT: Speaking of the Winter Art Fair, we need some camp lanterns or battery-powered lights to help light our table at the fair. If you have any and can let us borrow them for the weekend, we would be very appreciative. Just email us at gvillecw@yahoo.com and let us know. Thanks!
GCW MEMBER FEATURED ON BLOG: Vickie Machado, a GCW live-in community member and MA student on religion at UF, was recently featured on the Eco-stewards blog, which highlights the intersection between religion and the environment. You can read her piece, “Some Thoughts on Mindful Living,” by clicking here. The piece grew out of a Roundtable she gave earlier this semester at the house. Congrats Vickie!
END OF THE SEMESTER PRAYER SERVICE AND POTLUCK: We’re grateful for everyone who has contributed to making the GCW work this semester, and we’re holding an “end of the semester” prayer service and potluck dinner to say thank you. The prayer service will begin at 6pm, with the potluck dinner to follow. We especially want to encourage you to attend if you are graduating or moving out of the Gainesville after the semester. We’d like to say a personal thank you to all of those who have helped and especially those who will be moving on to new things in their life. We’ll also be saying a special thanks and giving a special blessing to Daniel Loya who has spent the past semester living with us at the GCW and serving as a member of the live-in community. Come hear and share stories about Daniel! Bring a dish to share if you can!
That’s all for now folks. This is the penultimate week of the Fall 2011 semester at the GCW, so come and help out while we’re still open. We’ll be taking a break during the holidays starting December 19.
HOUSE NEWS: Our thanks, Art for All sale, First Thursday Roundtable – this week!
Jennifer and Arthur enjoying an afternoon at the Green House
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Belated Thanksgiving wishes to all of you from all of us at the GCW! The great orator, William Jennings Bryan, once said: “On Thanksgiving Day, we acknowledge our dependence.” Everything we do at the GCW, we know how dependent we are on you–our volunteers, our guests and friends, our contributors. For all that you do to hold us up and encourage our work, we give thanks. We cannot do it alone; we have created a place of welcome, compassion and care, by working together. So in this post-Thanksgiving time, we say thank you–thank you for your prayers and your support, for all the notes of encouragement; for your steadfast presence at the house and in our lives; for the manner in which each of you embody compassion every day in your relationships, at work, in your families, in your places of worship, and elsewhere; for your financial support of the GCW, the donations and contributions you make, not only from your surplus but often at personal sacrifice; and finally thank you for being part of the GCW family.
FIRST THURSDAY ROUNDTABLE AND POTLUCK DINNER FOCUSES ON EDUCATION: We’re excited to have Roundtable favorite Diedre Houchen with us to lead this month’s Roundtable. The topic for this month’s Roundtable is, “Limiting or Lifting: Educating our children for the world we want or the one we have?” We’ll have a broad discussion about the purpose of schooling, how that purpose is actualized in public education and current trends in educational policy. We’ll ask the question, what is the heart of education and how do we make sure we guard that vision for America’s children? Diedre is a doctoral student in education at UF, former coordinator for the youth-oriented Food and Farm Preservation Project at Florida Organic Growers, and author of the article “Uneasy Justice: Apartheid, Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa.” If you can bring a dish to share, great! Roundtable is on Thursday, from 6:30-8pm.
ART FOR ALL SALE: Join us for our second “annual” holiday sale and open house! GCW members, volunteers, guests and friends from the street, under the direction of local artists and crafters, have created a variety of beautiful and unique artwork and crafts this fall. Part art therapy, part cottage industry, part celebration of creativity and community–the process and results have been enjoyed by everyone involved. The creations are eclectic and employ skill, attention and creativity to transform used, everyday items into something beautiful and useful. All proceeds go to support the Gainesville Catholic Worker and participating artists. These items make great holiday gifts while supporting the dignity and creativity of the artists and crafters. The sale will take place on Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4, from 1-5pm both days at the Green House of the Gainesville Catholic Worker, 218 NW 2nd Avenue. Please help us advertise the sale by spreading the word, inviting your family and friends to come, forwarding this email, posting on Facebook, etc. If you want to help at the sale and open house, let us know! We especially need help with donations of light, Christmas-style finger foods for the sale/open house. Let Kelli know if you can help out by emailing her at gvillecw@yahoo.com.
BREAKFAST BRIGADE HELP: We don’t have anyone signed up to help this week at the Breakfast Brigade on Friday, 4:15-7am. Let us know if you can make it and help out!
HOUSE NEWS: Upcoming Events!
This week, we take a semi-break to enjoy the long Thanksgiving weekend. No cafe on Wednesday, Brigade on Friday or Art for All on Saturday… We’ll be taking a deep breath before we plunge into a busy few weeks as the semester draws to a close. Here are a few events to look forward to in the coming weeks:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 - FIRST THURSDAY ROUNDTABLE AND POTLUCK DINNER: Our last Roundtable of the semester will be hosted and led by Diedre Houchen, a doctoral student in education at UF, former coordinator for the youth-oriented Food and Farm Preservation Project at Florida Organic Growers, and author of the article “Uneasy Justice: Apartheid, Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa.” We’ll announce the topic of the Roundtable in next week’s email. Diedre is a favorite Roundtable presenter at the GCW, always offering provocative and engaging issues for discussion and reflection. Bring a dish to share if you can. Roundtable is Thursday, from 6:30-8pm.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3-4 - ART FOR ALL SALE: Join us for our second “annual” holiday sale and open house! GCW members, volunteers, guests and friends from the street, under the direction of local artists and crafters, have created a variety of beautiful and unique artwork and crafts this fall. Part art therapy, part cottage industry, part celebration of creativity and community–the process and results have been enjoyed by everyone involved. The creations are eclectic and employ skill, attention and creativity to transform used, everyday items into something beautiful and useful. All proceeds go to support the Gainesville Catholic Worker and participating artists. These items make great holiday gifts while supporting the dignity and creativity of the artists and crafters. The sale will take place on Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4, from 1-5pm both days at the Green House of the Gainesville Catholic Worker, 218 NW 2nd Avenue. Please help us advertise the sale by spreading the word, inviting your family and friends to come, forwarding this email, posting on Facebook, etc. If you want to help at the sale and open house, let us know!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 - END OF SEMESTER PRAYER SERVICE AND POTLUCK DINNER: Join us as we thank everyone who has been part of the GCW for this past semester and especially as we recognize any volunteers or friends who will be moving on from Gainesville. This prayer service and potluck dinner allows the opportunity to reflect on our time together, give thanks for our community, and celebrate. We hope you can join us! Prayer service will begin at 6pm with potluck meal to follow. Bring a dish to share if you can!
We have three more cafes left (last one is on December 14) and three more Breakfast Brigades (last Brigade is on December 16), until we go on break for the Christmas holiday. If you haven’t had a chance to help out, we would still love to have you join us!
