Guadalupe House, the Tacoma Catholic Worker

Wow! we are so thankful to all the donations that have come in so far.
In case you were wondering, this project is HUGE and the team is still working really hard to finalize the last parts of pipe installation and fill the hole.

Over the weekend our sewage line collapsed!
Thankfully we had a very generous “Emergency Maintenance Fund”
However, this disaster nearly emptied our savings.
Please consider supporting us as we re-build this safety net.
Donations can be made online: https://www.tacomacatholicworker.com/give

In memory of our dear Nany Farrell. She was a long time community supporter, birthday card giver, lawn mower-er, story teller, and good friend.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at the Tacoma Unitarian Church located at 1115 S 56th St, Tacoma, WA 98408.
below is her obituary:

Memorial Service- Nancy Lee Farrell - Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation Nancy was an amazing woman who affected so many lives and will be truly missed. A memorial will be held on 6/22/24 at 2:00 at the Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation located at 1115 S 56th St, Tacoma, WA 98408.

We have all known
the long loneliness and
we have learned that
the only solution is
love and that
love comes with
community.

- Dorothy Day

A long over due ✨T H A N K Y O U✨ to everyone who made our spring auction possible. It was a huge success. We are so grateful for all the community support. See you at the next fundraiser!

Contact Nora Leider with any questions 253-359-4091

Another lovely auction item that will be available this Saturday at our fundraiser. Have you RSVPed yet?

This auction item is HOT! A gorgeous glamping experience just in time for nicer weather 🏕️

Here’s another preview of just one of many unique auction items you can bid on at our annual fundraiser! Have you RSVPed?

Red Moose welcomes you: A peaceful place by the creek which soothes you each night you get to sleep here. It is our little A-frame tucked on Coal Creek, nestled in trees among our neighbors.

Come to our fundraiser to bid on this and so many more wonderful items.

Our work can never be completed alone.

Have you RSVPed to the hottest fundraising event this spring? Click the link in the bio to let us know you’re coming, then read on to get a glimpse at the your donation will be supporting 👀

Tacoma Catholic Worker mission statement:

Our work is to create a community with and for people who have experienced homelessness:
a community which is defined by deep respect and mutual belonging, where each person can step into their chosen future.

Some thoughts as we enter the season of Lent🕊️

Here is a glimpse at some of the support that offers 🦋

Link below 🦋 We are so excited to announce this year’s fundraiser will include another beautifully curated art auction as well as dinner and a dessert DASH! More details to follow. In the mean time, RSVP to let us know if you can make it. We can’t wait to see you there.

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Here is a glimpse at some of the support that offers 🦋

RSVP to our annual fundraiser to help us continue serving our neighbors:

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Spread the word 📢 We are so excited to announce this year’s fundraiser will include another beautifully curated art auction as well as dinner and a dessert DASH! More details to follow. In the mean time, RSVP to let us know if you can make it. We can’t wait to see you there.

Happy New Year!
We are so excited to invite you to gather with us at our next fundraiser.
March 23rd
There will be delicious dinner and beautiful art, all in support of Tacoma Catholic Worker.
Please RSVP at our website: www.tacomacatholicworker.com

Sharing this wonderful community event opportunity: Jim Thomas is presenting his experience of the Pilgrimage for Peace with the Archbishop in Hiroshima and Nagasaki this past August where he served as their aide and resource person.  He will be reflecting on his experience there and the implications for the future opportunities for peacemaking for Catholics in Western Washington.

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Wish we could all be as cosy as this sweet Guadalupe House cat. Happy Monday neighbors 🪟

At Guadalupe House, we provide clean and sober transitional housing for single adults experiencing homelessness. We invite people to live in the house who need a place to stay, who are looking for stability, and who want support in working toward their goals.

Guests in Guadalupe House commit to living peacefully with others, caring for the house where they live, and saving a portion of their income toward future rent. We meet regularly with each guest to set goals and solve problems. The journey often includes seeking out counseling, paying off debt, and finding supportive friendships. Guests who complete our program have saved their first and last month’s rent and deposit, and have found housing. We offer a place where people can heal and move forward.

At this time we only accept single adults, we are unable to accept minors or families. Guadalupe House has a small number of rooms available at a given time. We work closely to Nativity House and AIDNW along with other agencies in Tacoma

Please contact us via email with questions.

Wishing all our neighbors a safe and warm Thanksgiving.

The Corporal Works of Mercy have been a guiding post through all of Catholic Worker history. Both Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day urged their community to follow these acts which lead to houses of hospitality that served the needs of the neighbors.

One of these is Bury the Dead.
Sometimes homeless folks pass away on the streets with no one to care for or remember them. Over the years the Tacoma Catholic worker has paid for cremation, held memorial services on our plaza, and interred the ashes with dignity and a grave marker in a dedicated area on our property.
Each year for Día de los Mu***os (Day of the Dead) we put up an alter in Guadalupe House remembering our friends who have passed. 🕯️

A piece of a prayer said at last week’s Tuesday night Liturgy (full prayer below). Reminder that all are welcome to pop in for prayer, reflection, and a gorgeous meal every Tuesday. Prayer begins at 5:30 and the meal is around 6:15 🕯️

God of Life
Who heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds
May it be your will to hear the prayer of mothers
For you did not create us to kill each other
Nor to live in fear, anger or hatred in your world
But rather you have created us so we can grant permission to one another to sanctify
Your name of Life, your name of Peace in this world.

For these things I weep, my eye, my eye runs down with water
For our children crying at nights,
For parents holding their children with despair and darkness in their hearts
For a gate that is closing, and who will open it before the day has ended?

And with my tears and prayers which I pray
And with the tears of all women who deeply feel the pain of these difficult days
I raise my hands to you please God have mercy on us
Hear our voice that we shall not despair
That we shall see life in each other,
That we shall have mercy for each other,
That we shall have pity on each other,
That we shall hope for each other.

And we shall write our lives in the book of Life
For your sake God of Life
Let us choose Life.
 
For you are Peace, your world is Peace and all that is yours is Peace,
And so shall be your will and let us say Amen.

-Prayer of Mothers for Life and Peace