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1 Rochester Ctholic Worker Our emil ddress hs chnged : st.joes@frontier.com Rochester, Rochester, New York New Wter York wter /2014 Chnges Plese jo for us s Better we celebrte Ctholic St. Joseph s Worker House Food 75th Progrm nniversry. Hiti: We moved 402 South Ave 1941, nd thnks your support we re still prcticg works mercy nd workg wrds cretg new society shell old. We re oldest contully opertg Ctholic Worker House world, so we re plnng two dys events. We hope see you re! Fridy, September 23rd 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Homeless Mrch: Meet St. Joe s Prkg lot, 402 South Ave nd jo us s we wlk Wshgn Squre Prk. We will be pssg few plces where people experiencg homelessness ly ir heds nd will fish protest rlly t prk. We will hed bck St. Joe s House for post-protest mel! Fridy, September 23rd 7:00 PM t South Wedge Mission (125 Crole St.) Tom Cornell nd Mrth Hennessy Roundtble Discussion: The Ctholic Worker Movement s Pst, Present, nd Future. Tom Cornell is n ssocite edir Ctholic 2012 Worker nd decon Ctholic Church. He is 2013 retired nd livg t Peter Mur Frm Mrlboro, New York. Mr. Cornell ws Thnks generous close specil friend dontions Dorothy lst Christms Dy. Mrth seson, Hennessy Bred is Dorothy nd Fishes Dy s (Pen grnddughter nd splits Borgne, her Hiti time moved between from her rickety fmily benches Vermont Somne nd Augustm s New York City bck yrd new tbles k Pwson) Food Progrm for elderly nd disbled nd chirs rented Ctholic buildg. Worker. They We lso look received forwrd Pen k herg Pwson bout T-shirts ir perspectives cookg on pot logo on front. Ctholic Worker Movement nd its future. Plese jo us for this importnt I visited June discussion. five Rochester Institute Technology students nd my collegue Pressor Br Tom Cornell Mrth Hennessy Thorn, (cont. on Pge 2) we received lughter nd dncg. Then we ll st down dner boiled bredfruit okr nd Reflections kreyol suce. on It is true, 75th s Somne-- Anniversry visionry celebrtion behd - Rev. progrm--lwys Chv tells me emphticlly, tht once y strt etg, y strt swetg prusely becuse it hs been so long sce y lst hd mel. contued on p. 2 We gred tent prkg lot t St Joe s celebrte 75 yers t 402 Dorothy Dy House, locted cross from South St Ave. Joe s - is pprochg this house. Tht s its first Anniversry... lot love nd service! It ws dy joyful reunions. Lots Ctholic Worker couples! Michel nd To be considered for room t Dy House, Crolyn you Ruggiero would hve re lot fter competition. mny yers But wy. you lso Srh know nd few Kev no Foos, nd lndlords would ccept you ir buildg ir dughter - you've Nell tried. Even re, if you nd hd Michel money, Hzel your nd police Audr record Borden, would just be prohibitive. Some nights you sleep week Civic before Center ir grge weddg. on hrd, Seeg cold m concrete. ll clled If you're md lucky, ors friend not who re, hs like plce, my let you sty night on his Eli floor nd or Fith Yewdll, hllwy. nd You Joe get nd good Crole t sleepg sittg up nd prctice tht t librry or our chirs durg portions Lvoie. Come dy. work t St Joe s! It s good for your love life! Tent Mss Lrge segments time re spent wlkg We celebrted on your soked, Mss crcked under feet. tent. You The et one mel dy nd your helth House contues Mercy deteriortg. Gospel choir led you're sgg desperte, you much cll joy. 911 Fr for Bob n Wirth mbulnce. vited You remember lst time us Hospitl ll tell Emergency bout Room wy ors let you out t servg 2:00m, God t not St Joe s, even nd bus we pss. hd A night or two jil strts lookg pretty gret good time under tlkg se circumstnces. bout ech or. Memories pst service, s well s thgs tht re hppeng now. It s good build ech or up like tht. I But ws n sittg you wrds fd out tht bck, Dy feelg House mny will tke thgs. you: A clen, you ve wrm, been furnished prt studio prtment, just for you. The sry community doesn't end for nerly re. thirty It s not yers, heven; it s but like it's your "on fmily stirwy joy nd...". p Eight ll mixed citizens hve been given fir chnce so up fr ger.... your At one help. pot Sty durg tuned. We'll Mss highlight I becme one wre m tht our Joseph next Moore Chv Pt nd Richrd Mnix issue. (cont. on Pge 2) Rochester Ctholic Worker 1 Wter 2013/

2 (cont. from Pge 1) Hiti (contued from p. 1) ws stndg behd Reflections, The Ctholic Worker nd Rochester Although T-shirts my seem like frivolous me. Joe s expense, fcée, - Timothy Weider, grndson Theres Weider for people who live on mrgs community, y re symbol Skye, hd belongg. been Prticiption Dorothy Dy nd Theres Weider soul community groups such s church choirs, hospitl Scouts, nd when women s y groups sisters. n importnt Both lived rdicl love nd reched out prt dily life plce tht doesn t hve television supposed or ternet. be However, serve dispossessed. Dorothy New York membership groups generlly requires some mrried. smll So contribution I hugged funds City, nd for Theres Rochester. uniforms or prticiption events, levg him, out cried poorest little, people. nd Hvg 838 Westfll new T- Rod s n upstte refuge for shirts not only provides respectble clothg, ws but gld identifies he ws our re folks s Dorothy prt nd Peter Mur. Dorothy visited somethg Fr bigger Wirth thn nd mselves true Guest members us becuse community. tht s rest nd, when Peter ws ill, Dorothy sent him community , Mor Weider s hel. ech I m or relly impressed hrd by times progrm s nd good contued times, sometimes commitment t supportg 838 Westfll locl ws just up rod from turn frmers. sme time. our friend Rosie decided plnt rice her fields, Somne mde century n sne sylum nd, yrds wy, After greement Mss, up lunch. front Peg Gefell her fed purchse us ll. The le hrvest. went cross Locl rice is hrd Penitentiry: fd due forbiddg red nd grey brick prkg subsidized lot. nd More imported old friends rice from rrived. We US looked floodg t old mrket phos, nd drivg buildgs down prices, brred nd drkened wdows. dded but people nmes love it. long Most list Hit everyone rice frmers who hs hve ever gone been out prt busess Residents nd locl food ir is grey sdly uniform ten more clos expensive worked thn imported live- community. food. The We food mnged progrm lso remember commonly quite serves few. loclly grown djcent corn mel, fields root tht vegetbles provided ir nd bredfruit. food. Know this, if you ve left: we remember you, we honor your service 838 Westfll housed fmily 6 children, t here. times grndchildren, nd Christ Room. People Tom Mlthner dncg. nd I rised some money for progrm by prticiptg homeless Assissi Center s cme down Wlk for Pece rod nd Bob erly Riley June, served which s provided food fundg through November. Every time knocked I visit on people door, y progrm vited y sk jo me DJ if we nd cn dd dncg nor dy food progrm, nd I tell m keep sendg fmily, up restg ir pryers. Christ Bondye Room, kpb until -- went God cn on, this do nythg. beutiful There is lso request from Somne pt redy side move buildg. on new It doesn t found tke home lot fternoon funds keep reunions. progrm runng, but it is constnt commitment. Worker network. There ws n entire locl Bishop herd Theres s plns lefver Still, St. cke. Joe s nd Peg ll donors keep sendg money on fith--out for beg home ble for unsupported see firsthnd young mors, pprecition he sked me eyes if I knew people ny or her pryers tht re comg quietly bck clled m. her husbnd I wish I could dmonish tke you tht ll he Hiti keep so migrnt tht you frmworkers could see fces fifty people whose lives you uch twice n eye week, on his swety wife. from etg, cllg you who Godmor might enjoy nd Godfr, it. So nd smilg from er er. Lunch is served The soul sisters mde mle driven I ok it me when stitutionl church uncomfortble. Dorothy I left. Tht night I drove out shre it some folks, - ld m nd Theres crnted Love, s Jesus Peg s messge thnks for ir Who work, becuse will cry out t your m funerl? we Nzreth, - Mike tht Hzel ws compssiontely personl, would hve no food. unconditionlly helg, nd underpned by And Recently tht s I went community. wke We for one dnce, our we guests. cry, we Her remember. nme ws We Kim. contempltive beg, not simply ctivitist tresure ech or, nd shre nd serve. We forgive, seventy dog, Gospel. times She loved seven ride times. horses As Joseph nd hd Moore won mny hs ribbons. sid so She mny, ws mny lso prostitute on nd f, nd ws most loyl friend one could times: ever wnt. It s She wonderful used drugs gift. nd she sometimes used people, but she loved nd ws loved by mny (cont. more. on Pge Those 5) detils re ll sort beside pot, nd so beg, re it. (cont. from Pge 1) I hd visited her hospitl bout week before she died; she looked rough. Sturdy, September 24th Mss t St. Joe s (402 South Ave) 10 AM: Plese jo us s we celebrte Mss our She ws sequestered behviorl hygiene wrd, locked zippered tent prkg lot under tent! Fr Lrry Trcy nd Fr Bob Wirth will be our celebrnts long House Mercy Gospel Choir! every night so she couldn't escpe. As result, she hd lie her own excrement ech night until n orderly would let her out chnge bed ech Sturdy, September 24th St. Joe s House 11 morng. AM 2 She PM: suffered Plese gretly, help us nd celebrte it ws hertbrekg. 75 yers by jog us for mel, memories, fellowship nd dncg. We will lso be discussg current poverty issues fcg our community nd how our Ctholic Worker house is respondg I drove some this folks locl crisis. wke. We One lso hope guests tht fter I ok seven lives cross decdes street con-itul opertion you will be sure run old Dorothy friends Dy nd House. mke His new nme ones! is John. He used live on couple pllets down by Amtrk sttion, where he nd Kim would ten sleep next ech Wht we would like do is chnge or world--mke keep wrm. John it little ws very simpler drunk for when people we ok feed, him clo, funerl home. nd shelter mselves s God tended m do. -Dorothy Dy contued on p. 4 Rochester Ctholic Worker 2 Wter 2013/

3 A Pre-Hisry St. Joe s, House Hrry Murry Comgs nd Gogs - Mike Hzel In 1933, young priest, Benedict Ehmnn, ttended Solidrity School Ctholic Action t Fordhm University, Lte where summer he nd met fll Dorothy hve seen Dy, some whom significnt he described chnges s community tlk membership Summer School. t St. Joe s. He John convced joed us Ctholic July, nd Women s we gld Club hve vite him. her He left spek September Rochester tke tht techg fll. position t university Omn, nd he It hs ok been severl missed. yers, August however, sw Brooke before return y ctully school estblished Vermont fter House. mengful The July summer 1937 Ctholic us. José Worker hs been reported tht re three study groups opertg city, distributg The Ctholic Worker nd holdg stedy presence us for yer nd hlf, but will soon be levg contue work homeless persons Phildelphi. clrifiction thought meetgs spekers such s Benedict Ehmnn, Dorothy Dy nd Peter Mur. The St. Andrews group begn workg Blck community, focusg especilly on children s eduction nd November recretion. will brg Bobby s deprture Los Angeles Ctholic Worker, fter nerly two yers live- In community lte 1937, here. His group first ws grndchild llowed ws shre born September use 25th, Peter nd Clver he is clled House t be 13 closer Rome Street. his fmily The Cliforni; Rochester CW ers we wish confed him ll ir best works s he follows mercy his lrgely pth. September colored lso sw folk; Hzel return Peter Clver community house ws fter used few s months distribution friends pot nd for fmily. clos. He Their plns spiritul sty until direcr Christms. by tht Jim time is still ws Fr. us, George but is Vogt. explorg possibility jog work Allce, Ohio Ctholic Worker. We wish him luck s he discerns wht s next. Former community Durg 1938, Ctholic Worker group t Nzreth College, published t lest three issues newsletter. member Eli visited mid-ocber his wife - severl community members enjoyed chnce ctch up. In 1939, Worker groups opened ir own house hospitlity t 576 North Cln Ave. Bishop Kerney blessed new House: St. We Joseph hve opengs Worker. for live- An erly workers report if you sid or y someone you feedg know is kd nd flexible person n terest bout stndg five longside mbssdors our mrglized [ir erly brors term nd for sisters, homeless plese guests] contct us t cthwork@frontiernet.net. dy, but numbers soon climbed more thn 100. Durg erly September months, witnessed re rrivl no live- nd stlltion workers. The commercil house ws run gs dryer our bsement, which hs lredy proven by big help Stff mngg Ambssdors. our volume lundry. At begng month, house hosted our nnul Lbor Dy In Picnic, bout which yer, ws y gret rented success. church From hll lte July on Elmir through Street erly from Ocber, St. house fered beds mny guests through Jmes our Summer Episcopl Shelter Church, progrm where mny y thnks got ir go first Hubert live- for workers, coordtg. Our emil ddress hs chnged : st.joes@fron Christy Joyce nd Tom Schill. They served round 250 mels dy until 402 South Ave ws purchsed Ocber And lso sw rest ws fl hisry. Bike Workshop put on by R Community We Bikes. owe These our weekly founders repir gret clics debt. hve lwys Although been godsend lnguge used letters nd documents seems old-fshioned neighborhood, by 21st Century ferg stndrds, chnce for our guests erly concern nd neighbors Africn-Americns get nd women, s well s homeless wht men, is ten set ir directions only mens for socil trnsit justice up nd struggles runng. tht They St. will Joes must expnd upon our current context. resume g April if you hve bike donte mentime, plese contct m t (585) Excerpts from The Deth Mor Weider by Dorothy Dy, The Ctholic Worker, September, 1952 The house ws lso closed for week mid-ocber, for our semnul cleng nd mtennce I did not report preprtion nor for event openg gretest event our nnul Wter Emergency Shelter. life our This der ws friend n opportunity Theres Weider, for our workers tke much-needed Rochester, rest, New nd York, for nd our house tht ws her deth! And receive some good old fshioned this is TLC wy tht we it so should sorely put needs it, becuse, from life is time time. Shelter will run chnged, from Ocber not tken April, wy, ferg s we re sfe, ssured wrm nd crg plce for 14 men nd women ech night. If you re terested prefce explorg for volunteerg Mss. for shelter, contct Hzel t (913) she ws growg up s girl, smll New St. Joe s contues foster York rich wn, nd vried when she spiritul ws lovg life nd mrryg community. nd Sundy morngs brg mss St. Romero s Church, led by Rev. hvg Chv bbies, ech when week she t 11m. nd her Roundtble husbnd discussions re held first Mondy ech month t 5:30pm, nd hve strugglg recently cluded ger mke spiritul ends groundg meet, nd Ctholic Worker s well s personl reflections Dorothy Dy, cre movement s for ors s foundress. well s mselves, The Tuesdy no doubt Ecumenicl she Services contue fer unique nd reflective shrg worship thought for countless our community or events nd guests ech gretest, week 5pm. Plese feel free jo us for ny or Theres Weider Dorothy Dy ll se we would love but hve when you! Check moment our cme website for for her schedules ly down nd or opportunities get volved: her life, ll tht hd gone before seemed like (cont. on Pge 4) Rochester Ctholic Worker 3 Wter 2013/

4 Spiritul Poverty - Jmes Murphy St Romero s updte - Rev. Chv Redonnet St. Joseph s House Hospitlity kicked f our 75-yer nniversry celebrtion Lst month, I picked mrch up Mike gst Swn poverty. t St. Joe s A group nd we 50 heded people out wlked lst Migrnt Mss seson. It s been from short 402 seson, South but Wshgn good one, s Squre for Prk first where time people mny re people trvellg ly ir be re. People cme from Brockport, Spencerport, Med nd Albion shre Mss, dner nd blessg crs before folks hed south. heds ech night. The residents Dorothy Dy House built cf crry spirit, memory nd belonggs our guest T-mn us. It ws beutiful, joyful eveng. The bby who ws born lst sprg is now seven months old. Pssed from one set Lst rms June nor, 2015, we he lerned thrusts his his little deth body from three direction sentence sry person he wnts hold him next, confident his locl welcome. pper. I m sd see him go he will be wlkg by time y come bck but hppy tht he will spend wter midst so much love. I will be gettg pictures him, believe it or not, on fcebook! Tht is lso wy Somehow I keep uch this mn hd flown mor under nd son our who rdr nd deported or homeless Mexico this summer. providers. Severl dys fter his deth we found picture him from his Fcebook We crowded pge. We discovered livg room he for hd Mss, lunch enjoyg t St. Joe s only fct tht dys we before. side on this ry night. After communion we blessed crs. As it ws rg we sod on porch, held out our hnds nd pryed for sfety from His ccidents, cmp site from ws l behd migr, from bndoned problems long psychitric wy. center Even f simple flt tire could turn trip detention. My Elmwood y trvel Ave. pece. The Stte hd still not clened up his old cmp site. We did thirteen months fter T-mn s pssg. We mourn hrdened herts our We community. returned We livg mourn room, for our not silent churches one nd men complicit who hs medi. been hvg helth problems. Not knowg wht We or mourn problems money people tht might divides be delg us. We, mourn I sid our tht democrcy nyone who tht wnted is scrment ws welcome it. One by owned one, begng by few nd most eldest, ffluent. y cme We mourn forwrd. our As quiet I mde cceptnce sign cross on forehed fter forehed, I felt Cf need for God, rechg out for ressurnce nd hope tht brought ech person receive scrment sick. beg cptured by greed nd fer. We Now mourn y re our f own fer Florid, nd but trepidtion work contues. dmonish Tomorrow our government I will tke nd spiritul mn Genev stitutions visit tht do Mexicn not ttend Consulte root cuses re. Our our biweekly community s trips poverty. Bufflo We contue grieve for society foreseeble tht does future. not There see re reltionship court dtes, between docr visits this ded nd mn Christms! nd We flse will idols contue mterilism, s community consumerism, even while nd so wr mny mkg re gone. tht permetes And I hope our society. drem Above house ll, Oscr Romero House Hospitlity will become relity. We re witg see which wy immigrtion reform we mourn spiritul poverty tht is fr greter thn mteril poverty our times. A SPIRITUALLY HEALTHY goes. My it pss, nd soon. Write, emil, cll your congressperson nd plese tell m we need immigrtion COMMUNITY reform cler WOULD pth NOT citizenship ALLOW SUCH nd keepg TRAGEDY fmilies AND ger! MISERY TO Your EXIST. voice mtters. (cont. from Pge 3) Who will cry t your funerl? (contued from p. 2) preprtion for tht gretest ll hppengs, fcg her Crer. Her needed funerl help ws gettg tremendous out one vn, nd tripped hisry nd cut Rochester. himself on It is front seldom step tht simple house. He womn, struggled mor chir nd nd housewife, down hd while one someone like it. got Not him bnd-id. numbers tht re, nd thousnds tht crowded her wke over period st three dys so tht house, outdoor shre nd porches becme bnks flowers, but becuse t Requiem I st behd which him, ws nd closed solemn my eyes high Mss, pry for re Kim's fmily. crowds I herd folks priests movg not only round nd spekg snctury stly, but nd eventully body Church. opened my She eyes. ws Kim's loved younger by clergy sister nd ws lity helpg like. John on kneeler before csket, nd he literlly fell on his knees Mor ters. As Weider, he wept s over everyone her body, clled her sister her, comforted ws our first him friend ll her Rochester, might. Right nd n, we right hve re, known I sw her sce rw nd rgged begng edge our person, work. nd She re ws ws Peter nothg Mur s for me friend hide s behd. well s me, nd ws first vite him spek upper New York Stte, nd helped nurse him t her home durg lst yer his life. Her hert encompssed world, especilly I cried sce like one I hven't her ever sons cried ws killed my life. Bttle Bulge nd is buried overses. She ws one founders St. Joseph s House Hospitlity Rochester, nd her bounty did much keep house Kim hd gog given over me pcket yers. pumpk Mny seeds, nd sick I hd nd plnted despirg few she before ok I left for her own summer. home, As fte nd would her exmple hve it, re led ws ors seedlg do when I rrived sme. bck. I ld her bout it, nd tht I would brg it her so she could nurture it her hospitl room. She Durg ws very gld wr bout when this. ors Tom went frid see her on distribute Mondy morng. Ctholic I sw Worker him lter tht its dy condemntion nd he mentioned wr, tht conscription, sle wr bonds nd stmps, she ok it brvely different prishes nd distributed it t doors she wsn't lookg good. I thought bout visitg tht fternoon, but for whtever reson didn't. Insted I plnned go next fternoon nd brg her pumpk plnt n. 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5 Grtitude As we enter holidy time our yer, our heds nd herts re filled imges nd feelgs hospitlity. We hope spend time fmily In nd Grtitude friends shrg mels, shrg wrm homes, shrg converstions, shrg gifts, nd shrg our love. As we enter holidy time our yer, our heds nd herts re filled imges nd feelgs hospitlity. We We, hope t St. spend Joseph s time House fmily Hospitlity, nd friends wnt shrg puse mels, express shrg our wrm pround homes, grtitude shrg converstions, ll those our shrg lrge gifts, extended nd shrg fmily: our our love. benefcrs, our volunteers, our guests, our workers. We know tht ech you contributes immesurbly our bility crete hospitlity nd wrmth both physiclly nd spiritully. You We, mke t St. it Joseph s possible House for Hospitlity, serve hot mel wnt every puse dy. You express mke our it possible pround for grtitude us provide ll those shelter nd our refuge. lrge You extended mke it fmily: possible our for benefcrs, us fer our clothg, volunteers, socks our nd guests, shoes. our All workers. mny We personl know connections tht ech you nd contributes supports dividuls immesurbly seek when our bility y enter crete this House hospitlity come nd through wrmth you. both physiclly nd spiritully. Jesus showed us mny times wht is shred mirculously multiples nd ultimtely returns nourish giver. We hope You mke tht wht it possible you shre for us serve us; your hot time, mel your every tresure, dy. You your mke pryers, it possible or your for us compny, provide returns shelter nd you refuge. mny times You mke over. it We possible re very for grteful us fer for clothg, you. Enjoy socks Blessed nd shoes. Christms All seson. mny personl connections nd supports dividuls seek when y enter this House come through you. Copy our Annul report my be obted, upon request, from St Joe s or from NYS Chrities Bureu, 120 Brodwy, NY,NY, Jesus Jo showed 80 For us mny Hiti times - Srh wht Brownell is shred mirculously multiples nd ultimtely returns nourish giver. We hope If 80 tht people wht you pledge shre $10/month us; your we cn time, keep your tresure, food progrm your pryers, for or elderly your compny, secure! returns you mny times The over. Pen We k Pwson re very Ctholic grteful Worker for you. Progrm Enjoy Blessed Hiti: Christms seson. Feeds 100 people Borgne, Hiti twice week nd provides lundry nd bthg sop Provides needed security nd community Our lives gol is be elderly ble give wy up 150 pirs socks nd disbled per month. Purchses locl food, keepg money community nd supportg frmers And is bsed on gettg 25 people give $10 month. (ny number months you cn contribute would be helpful Provides volunteer opportunities for youth develop ledership nd build genertionl bonds s we get this project f ground) Jo 80 for Hiti by: Any Q s contct Ld t: ldcondon1@hotmil.com 1. Sendg $10 check monthly : Pen k Pwson, PO Box 16760, Greece, NY Usg Donte Here! butn on Fcebook pge (Pen k Pwson Progrm St. Joseph s House) CA L E N DA R (cont. from Pge 2) St Joe's Needs more Socks! They re Nov 22 Lst dy order pies As Worker Movement quietly grew, contrst, Church most sked for item House. Nov estblished 24 stitutionl Foot & chrities. Hir clic As y grew, those chrities evitbly bureucrtized, furr differentitg Nov contempltive, 28 compssionte, Thnksgivg unconditionl dner, Noon love from policy driven, boundried, nd structured service. Nov 29 Closed, no mel served Our The chllenge Sock project, lies "Wlkg those In stitutions Their Shoes" whose, is bureucrtic Dec procedures 01 constr Beg genue next humn 10 week compssion, bred nd whose wy depersonlizg help needy policies Rochester leve get behd through new community disqulified progrm nd dispossessed. The ir chllenge dy clen comfortble Worker Movement socks on dy: ir ffirm snctity humn service Worker nd vite m Dec 11 ROC Dy, community blessed contempltive, feet. spiritul community tht en-courges ir cpcity for compssiontely wide givg personl, unconditionl helg, s ws Jesus Nzreth. Dec 25 Christms dner & gifts The Worker Movement, s lwys, is chnge stitutionl oppression those spiritul, socil, nd economic Put yourself ir shoes. Imge strtg your Dec 26 Closed, no mel served p, both served, nd worker. dy no socks or dirty old pir. Socks re not Jn 19 Foot & Hir clic In humility, let us model renewed wys meliortg growg poverty, both spiritul nd physicl, our midst. high priority for our guests, especilly if you Mr 30 Foot & Hir clic These hve thoughts little or no funds, shred no job Tom nd Cornell no home: nd Mrth Hennessey NYCtholic Worker durg discussion on Ctholic Worker Movement s Pst, Present nd Future, first eveng St. Joe s 75th nniversry celebrtion. Rochester Ctholic Worker 5 Wter 2013/

6 Mrriges Workers - Tim Sigrist 22nd ANNIVERSARY Mrk Crver OF THE nd Ld FOOT Scbilius & HAIR Crver CLINIC 80 s - Debbie Sigrist Pul Hetzel nd Beth McCrron 80 s It s hrd believe this is 22 nd yer Foot Phil nd & Hir Agnus Clic Brber t St. Joseph s 80 s House. In 1991 I red n rticle my nursg journl titled, A Problem Homeless Mrty Ptients Lynch My nd Not Teres Mention. Snell 80 s The phos lone mde me know tht we needed do somethg ddress needs our guests. Poor hygiene, disese, ill-fittg shoes, filthy socks ll crete foot problems. We ddress blisters, Crole corns, fected nd Mike enils Ruggerio nd host 90 s or mor ilments. However, our m focus hs lwys been Comfort & Judy Connection. Thorslnd nd Andre Hendricks 90 s Srh nd Knowledge 80 s We pulled ger host volunteers who hd one thg common ~ desire comfort feet homeless. Srh Brownell nd Kev Foos 2000 s We hve poditrist, nurse prctitioners, nurses, teengers, techers, counselors nd n rry ors who just wnt provide simple comfort cre. How do we go Eli bout nd Fith this t Ewdll St. Joseph s? 2000 s Mike nd Audr Before Mike nd Audr Hzel Joe nd Crole Lvoie 10 s On three Sundys wter months, we set up 12 sttions dg re. The guest sits on chir, volunteer on sol nd between m is bs Mike nd wrm Audr sudsy Hzel wter 10 s steng oils. After sokg feet, guest receives gentle foot mssge, ll while tlkg one nor. Some volunteers prefer do direct hnds-on foot cre, cludg some high school students. Or young volunteers re busy runng clen nd dirty wter bck nd forth, replcg wels or distributg new pir socks nd bg iletries guest. Our Poditrist nd Nurses re busy trimmg enils, sclg clluses, or bndgg smll wound. We do n verge pir feet our two-hour timefrme. Mostly we her lughter nd good converstion our busy settg. Menwhile livg re, re re 4-5 hir cutters givg excellent hircuts more thn 50 guests! Our volunteers extend from ge 12-82! We re very grteful ll our volunteers. If you re terested, contct me ( ) nd we cn discuss how you might be prt our work. Below re dtes; runng from 1pm-3pm Sundys t St. Joseph s House. November 14 Jnury 19 Mrch 30 CW ers t weddg reception Who will cry t your funerl? (contued from p. 4) I never got chnce. She died t 10 next morng. It is for se sorts missed entries book souls tht I mourned. Kim's deth showed me this. How mny times hve I seen John or Kim nd ssumed somethg less thn chritble bout m? How mny times hs tht rgged edge peeked out, only be stuffed wy by pride's pful discomfort? How mny times hs my hert hrdened defense when fced wounds nor tht cll out my own? A question Sr kept Brownell occurrg nd Nell me: who nd will Kev cry t Foos my funerl? It my seem self-centered Crole nd Tom Mike Mlthner Ruggerio & Kim wonder t someone else's, but this wsn't bout me - it ws bout ors - s reckong ll times I've hd opportunity but filed kdness. It s been sid tht you cn't tke it you when you die. But ROC Dy: Communitywide Dy Givg you cn leve it behd. So I wtched John weep, nd I wept long him, pennce for times I hd left somethg less thn merciful someone. The 6th nnul Communitywide Dy Givg is November 29th. We will be listed Who will cry t your funerl, nd under t whose Humn will you Services/ hve cried? Shelters & homeless your hert sps, service. whose Thnk mrks you. will it ber? Kim died, somethg myself died long her, nd I feel deeply fortunte ber her mrks me. Rochester Ctholic Worker 6 Wter 2013/

7 Shelter Volunteers Needed: Bred nd Grtitude Let Jubilee Yer Mercy live on by beg n overnight shelter volunteer t St. Joe s House Hospitlity durg We cold re wter sked months. commnded, We need people ctully cover love 2-4 one nights nor. per month. No Volunteers smll tsk, rrive tht. t Bred St. Joe s bkg t 7:30 nd PM, spend grtitude night fit well nd leve ger erly strivg next morng. love. Mny We re volunteers fed, we brg feed, ir nd work we give clothg, thnks. shower here nd go directly work next morng. Interested??? contct Jsm t it Here is importnt t BREAD be FOR ble ALL, mke St. people Joe s welcome; bkery, we this give is somethg thnks for even ll more blessgs beutiful thn tht ny come kd ornment us: energetic or decortion. volunteers; I sy this trees becuse when who wnt we re generous work; St. Joe s welcomg for providg people nd stipends shrg somethg for m some trees; food, wonderful plce our subscribers homes, our who time purchse not only our do gret we no breds; longer rem churches poor: tht we help re enriched. us -Pope Frncis weekly bred distribution. WE We INVITE re excited YOU TO g BE AN fer ADVOCATE. Thnksgivg pies nd bck by gret demnd this yer we will fer for both SWEET former chroniclly POTATO homeless nd PUMPKIN person who PIES!!! hs very nice prtment t Dorothy Dy PUMPKIN nd SWEET POTATO PIES! Orders House; but he/she needs n dvocte wlk him/her will be tken until Fridy, November 22, 5 pm. durg this life chngg trnsition. $10 pie nd $8 for our BREAD FOR ALL This is very rewrdg volunteer experience: one subscribers three (current subscribers nd new hours per week. You ll hve support nd security. This is subscribers)! Pies re fresh-bked, hndrolled, ll-butter crusts nd fest mistry St. Joseph s House Hospitlity; (Dy House is cross street). gredients. Cll Tim, , explore this opportunity. To order your pie cll bkery: Dorothy Dy House Our next 10-week bred subscription begs week Sundy, December 1. Whole Whet, nd White, lrge nd smll loves. nd vriety loves ris-cnmon, foccci, nd pot! $4 lof for our 1 ½ pound whole whet delicious, orgnic lof you will relly enjoy. Give us cll: The Foot & Hir Clic - Debbie Sigrist CALENDAR It s hrd believe, but simple Foot Clic hs been opertion t St. Joseph s Oct closed for mtennce/cleng The House Free Sre for (tke 23 yers! wht you Wht need begn shre wht you three Oct. 30 closed hve) is up nd runng South Wedge Mission, t 125 Crole nurses St. nd After some summer bss plnng wter nd hs dontion grown collection, it Oct. is open 31 Hlloween 1st nd 3rd costumes Sturdy s encourged ech month. It mistry works closely mny volunteers Psr Mtw ll Nickolf ges nd wife, Leh. Nov. 1 wter emergency shelter opens nd wlks life who enjoy gettg know Nov. 24 Thnksgivg dner Jsm Reggier guests who St. went Joe s through through our Bred wshg trg nd progrm hs compssiontely Nov. shepherded 25 closed her ide mkg vilble mssgg used items feet nd good cuttg condition- hir. FREE. We She re cres bout fmilies, nd relizes tht mny neighbors hven't csh or credit for items tht ors no longer need or use; thgs tht re clen, Dec.18 lightly Sundy, worn nd Foot opertionl- & Hir Clic need fncil dontions (no size is o - - dignity full smll) mesure. mt our supplies socks, Dec. 25 Christms dner & exchnge gifts wels, hir cuttg supplies, foot wsh nd Dec. 26 closed Of course, crems. it cn't exist out monetry dontions. It does hve some Mrch overhed, 12 Sundy, nd she hs Foot plns & Hir expnd Clic s demnd hs lredy exceeded expecttions. Mke checks pyble St. Josephs House Hospitlity (memo: Free Sre). Cll Jsm( ) lern when you cn drop f donted items workble shpe. Rochester Ctholic Worker 7 Wter 2013/

8 St. Joseph s House Hospitlity Rochester Ctholic Worker Community Some us live houses; some us live on street; some us hve room our own, or bed nd plce keep; some us hve cot or piece couch or ptch floor return ech night; some hold specil positions power nd roles specific responsibilities, some do whtever y cn. Our im is try ech dy build new society shell old s we prctice vrious works mercy nd lbor whtever resources, physicl s well s spiritul, tht we hve been given t time. George McVey - Edir Adm Uzelc George McVey Edir Tim Sigrist Ann Horrs Yue Qi Lyout Tim Sigrist Tom Hrry Clery Murry Peg Gefell Ld Condon Jmes Arnold Hrry Rev. Chv Murry Redonnet Smnth Huselst Srh Ahims Rev. Don Chv Stricklnd Redonnet Jsm Reggler Rich Behrend Don D Stricklnd Nielsen Jmes Murphy Tom Mlthner Mrt Jmes Arnold Lskey Webmster Mike Hzel Mrk Jneshek D Srh Nielsen Brownell Audr Mike Hzel Hzel Joseph Rich Behrend Moore Rlph Adm Hemmerich Uzelc Tom Mlthner St. Joseph s House Hospitlity P.O. Box Rochester, NY st.joes@frontier.com Address Service Requested Plese let us know if you do not wish receive our publiction. NON-PROFIT U.S. POSTAGE PAID Rochester, NY Permit No House Needs: Pryers Butter Lundry Sop Powder Mens Underwer (32-44) Sugr Boots/Snekers Jens/Cords Jelly/Jm BLEACH Toilet Pper Cfee/Mugs Sgle Sheets Hoodies 39-gl. Trsh Bgs Rzors BATH TOWELS Athletic Socks Pillows Lrge Jckets Gloves/Hts Toothbrushes/Pste Sleepg Bgs Volunteer Opportunity Help Stff Night Shelter. Will Tr. Cn Sleep on Job! Plenty choice hours. Good supervision. Cll Jsm t CELEBRANTS for 5pm Tuesdy Ecumenicl Service We suggest tht you cll House cse service time or celebrnt hs been chnged Geno Rev Jim Morsco Donn Ecker Zb Mrili s-b Mister Jmes Arnold Geno Stergios Skthroudis 1-3. Decon Bill Cfey Rev. Mtw Nickolf Fr. Jim Clln Rochester Ctholic Worker 8 Wter 2013/