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We bought a house!

 


The St. Louis Catholic Worker bought a house! After weeks of delay, we finally got the keys today!

The building is big and beautiful, with a good yard for a Catholic Worker garden. It was built in 1904 and has a few imperfections (don't we all) but we'll be able to start moving in immediately as we make higher need repairs.

We’ve been overwhelmed by all the love and support that our local support community and the broader Catholic Worker movement has shown us. Thanks to all those who have sent prayers and financial resources our way. Folks have been more generous than we could have imagined and we were able to put down a decent sized down payment. We hope support will continue as we begin having regular monthly bills, mortgage payments, and other expenses related to performing the works of mercy.

We have already started collecting gently used household items to furnish the place (we own almost nothing.) You can check out this list of needs and let us know if you have anything to share.

We can hardly wait to start offering hospitality!

Yours in Love,
Chrissy, Lindsey, and Theo

 

If you find yourself in abundance financially and would like to share to help us prepare our new house of hospitality you can:

- send a check to our new home at 8617 Mora Ln. St. Louis, MO 63147 made out to: STL Catholic Worker Community
- send Theo a gift on venmo or PayPal: @TheoKayser
- check out our GoFundMe 

 

 In alignment with traditional Catholic Worker philosophy, the STL Catholic Worker Community is not a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization. Read Dorothy Day on the topic in her 1971 article We Go On Record: CW Refuses Tax Exemption.

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