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 anythin...
Hi - I would like to connect with you folks - I will be coming to St Louis Aug 11-17 from Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage - I am a licensed professional civil engineer (PE) in Missouri & Kansas, and a handyman / farmer / small business person - have also lived with the Twelve Tribes Communities for awhile, too - but am originally from St Peter parish in Kirkwood, MO, and attended SLUH before my dad got transferred to Michigan when I was younger... am hoping to attend the Nurturing Communities Network retreat at Camp Loucon in Kentucky this October (am carpooling with a family from Excelsior Springs, MO) - am excited to hear you are wanting to get a house (I have a house in Princeton Heights that might work, but it's currently in use) - I would potentially be interested in helping with that effort, and maybe even co-housing with you (if that would even be an option) - in the meantime, please feel free to contact me - would love to hear from you... Mike "Daragh" Kelly, (816) 492-9344, or mike@oakandlimestone.org
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