Rochester Ctholic Worker Our emil ddress hs chnged to: st.joes@frontier.com Rochester, Rochester, New York New York Spring winter 2015 2013/2014 The Church Chnges nd for the the Homeless Better t the Crisis Ctholic - Worker Hrry Murry, Food Tom Progrm Mlthner, in Hiti: nd Jmes Murphy When the Son of Mn comes in his glory, nd ll the ngels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the ntions will be gthered before him, nd he will seprte the people one from nother s shepherd seprtes the sheep from the gots. Then the King will sy to those on his right, Come, you who re blessed by my Fther; tke your inheritnce, the kingdom prepred for you since the cretion of the world. For I ws hungry nd you gve me something to et, I ws thirsty nd you gve me something to drink, I ws strnger nd you invited me in (Mtthew 25) And Christins will sy: Lord, we sw you homeless, but we couldn t invite you in becuse we were concerned bout libility. Lord, we sw you homeless, but we couldn t invite you in becuse we were worried bout bedbugs. 2012 2013 Lord, we sw you homeless, but we couldn t invite you in Thnks becuse, to frnkly, generous some specil of the dontions things you lst sid Christms nd did seson, the Bred nd Fishes (Pen k Pwson) Food Progrm for sounded the elderly crzy. nd disbled in Borgne, Hiti moved from rickety benches in Somne Augustm s bck yrd to new tbles Lord, nd chirs we sw in you rented homeless, building. but we They couldn t lso invite received you Pen k Pwson T-shirts with the cooking pot logo on the front. in becuse we smelled the lcohol on your breth. Lord, we sw you homeless, but we didn t feel you were When I visited in June with five Rochester Institute of Technology students nd my collegue Professor Brin Thorn, worthy to invite in becuse you didn t hve job. we were received with lughter nd dncing. Then we ll st down to dinner of boiled bredfruit with okr nd kreyol suce. It is true, s Somne--the visionry behind the progrm--lwys tells me emphticlly, tht once they Since strt eting, the Monroe they strt County sweting Civic profusely Center becuse Grge it hs been so long since they lst hd mel. continued on p. 2 evicted this pst Fll, the homeless persons who St. Louis Homeless Shelter - NY Times hd Dorothy been Dy using House, it s locted shelter cross for from over St Joe s thirty is pproching its first Anniversry... yers, the Rochester Church hs fced crisis. We hve seen more humn beings, men nd women, literlly sleeping To be considered rough, for s the room English t Dy put House, it, thn you we would hve hve seen lot for of decdes, competition. perhps But since you lso the know Gret few Depression. to no lndlords would ccept you in their building - you've tried. Even if you hd the money, your police record would be Rochester citizens hve responded, often generously. Hundreds of people, nd mny churches, brought dontions plce, of food, my let clothing, you sty blnkets, night on sleeping his floor or bgs, in even hllwy. firewood, You get to good the t Snctury sleeping sitting Villge up nd tent prctice city set tht up on t the prohibitive. Some nights you sleep in the Civic Center grge on hrd, cold concrete. If you're lucky, friend who hs bnks librry of or the in our Genesee chirs shortly during portions fter the of grge the dy. closed. Groups nd individuls begn to come by regulrly nd estblish personl reltions with the residents. After the City sent crew with front loder nd roll-offs to Lrge segments of time re spent wlking on your soked, crcked feet. You et one mel dy nd your helth ter down the villge, even more dontions nd volunteers poured in. Now tht the City hs llowed Snctury continues deteriorting. When you're desperte, you cll 911 for n mbulnce. You remember the lst time the Villge Hospitl to Emergency estblish Room temporry let you indoor out t 2:00m, shelter, with through not even the generosity bus pss. A of night locl or rel two in estte jil strts compny. looking pretty And good churches under these hve circumstnces. been prt of tht effort, or hve undertken their own, independent efforts. St. Mry s Church hs been involved in outrech to homeless persons on the street (nd in the grge when it ws open) But then you find out tht Dy House will tke you: A clen, wrm, furnished studio prtment, just for you. The for severl yers. During two of the most bitterly frigid weeks before the indoor shelter could be opened, story doesn't end there. It s not heven; but it's "on the stirwy to...". Eight citizens hve been given fir chnce so fr... with your help. Sty tuned. We'll highlight one of them in our next issue. (continued on p. 2) Rochester Ctholic Worker 1 Winter Spring 2013/2014 2015
Hiti (continued from p. 1) Downtown United Presbyterin Church opened its doors to the residents of Snctury Villge. Mny churches brought Although dontions. the T-shirts Others my seem continued like frivolous or expnded expense, the for soup people kitchens, who live food on pntries, the nd other services they hve mrgins of the community, they re symbol of belonging. Prticiption in been community providing groups for such yers. s church choirs, Scouts, nd women s groups is n importnt And prt of yet, dily this life morl in plce nd tht spiritul doesn t crisis hve television not resolved. or internet. The However, Snctury Villge shelter is scheduled to close its membership doors t in the groups end of generlly April. requires Progress some on smll estblishing contribution permnent of funds for shelter is slow. By My, dozens of people uniforms will or prticiption likely be on in the events, streets leving gin, out unless the poorest individuls, people. Hving groups, the nd new churches T- tke ction now. shirts not only provides respectble clothing, but identifies our folks s prt of something bigger thn themselves true members of the community. How will the Church of Rochester respond when we re clled before the King? If the uthor of Reveltion were I m relly to write impressed letter by to the the progrm s Church of continued Rochester, commitment wht would to supporting it sy? Pope locl Frncis hs sid tht he wnts the church frmers. to When be our field friend hospitl Rosie fter decided bttle. to plnt Hs rice the in Church her fields, of Somne Rochester mde been n field hospitl or hs it sent greement up front with her to purchse the hrvest. Locl rice is hrd to find due to few cre pckges? Pope Frncis sid in The Joy of the Gospel: Jesus wnts us to touch humn misery, to touch subsidized nd imported rice from the US flooding the mrket nd driving down prices, the but suffering people love flesh it. Most of others. Hitin rice frmers hve gone out of business nd locl food is sdly often more expensive We thn write imported this, not food. in The spirit food of progrm condemntion, lso commonly but in serves spirit loclly of humility, grown in corn spirit mel, of root chllenge. vegetbles We nd re bredfruit. pinfully conscious of the mny times we hve refused to invite Jesus in, often for one of the resons listed bove. Being Tom Christin Mlthner is risky nd I business rised some our money founder for the ended progrm His erthly by prticipting life on in cross. the Assissi Let us Center s become Wlk field for hospitl Pece in for erly June, which provided food funding through November. Every time I visit the people in the progrm they sk me ll those who re mrginlized. if we cn dd nother dy of food to the progrm, nd I tell them to keep sending up their pryers. Bondye kpb -- God cn do nything. There is lso request from Somne to pint the inside of the building. It doesn t tke lot of funds New to Yer keep the Resolutions: progrm running, but it is constnt commitment. Finish your mels. No leftovers, plese. Nmed fter 12th century sint Still, who St. lived Joe s in nd poverty, ll the Frncis donors slms keep sending culture the of money wste on tht fith--without neglects the being ble to see firsthnd the pprecition in plight the eyes of the of hungry. the people The or Pope her sys: the pryers We should tht re ll coming remember quietly tht bck to them. I wish I could tke you ll to Hiti so tht throwing you could food see wy the is fces like steling of the fifty from people the tbles whose of lives the you poor, touch the hungry! twice week, swety from eting, clling you Godmother nd Godfther, nd smiling from er to er. I encourge everyone to reflect on the problem of thrown wy nd wsted food to identify wys nd mens tht, by seriously ddressing this issue, re vehicle of solidrity nd shring Who with will needy. cry t your funerl? - Mike Hzel Pope Frncis resolutions: Recently I went to wke for one of our guests. Her nme ws Kim. Don t gossip. It is one of our hobbies it s one of the most evil ctivities. She He feels loved so to ride strongly horses tht nd in hd less won thn mny yer ribbons. s pontiff, She ws Frncis lso hs prostitute preched on nd off, nd ws the most loyl friend one could ever ginst wnt. gossip She used in t drugs lest nd different she sometimes instnces. used There people, is no but such she thing loved s nd innocent ws loved by mny more. Those detils re ll sort of slnder. beside the point, nd in so being, re it. Stop judging others. In the sme wy he denounces I hd visited gossip, her in Frncis the hospitl condemns bout week before she died; she looked rough. prejudice. He reminds intolernt Ctholics, She for one, ws sequestered to respect theists. in the behviorl hygiene wrd, locked in zippered tent Mke time for others. Tending to 1.2 billion members, every night Frncis so she seems couldn't too escpe. busy As result, she hd to lie in her own for nything else. Tht is, until he clls up strngers. excrement Or ech entertins night until rndom orderly would let her out to chnge the bed ech biker. Or sends hndwritten letter to Jesuit morning. he hs never She suffered met. gretly, nd it ws hertbreking. Choose the more humble purchse. The Pope preches ginst mterilism. Certinly, possessions, money, power cn give I drove momentry some folks thrill, to the the wke. illusion One of of the guests I took lives cross the street in being hppy, but they end up possessing us nd Dorothy mke Dy us wnting House. His more. nme is John. He used to live on couple of pllets down by the Amtrk sttion, where he nd Kim would often Pope sleep Frncis next to ech other to keep wrm. John ws very drunk when we took him to the funerl home. (continued on p. 7) continued on p. 4 Rochester Ctholic Worker 2 Winter Spring 2013/2014 2015
Dorothy Dy House Updte - Jmes Murphy House Comings nd Goings - Mike Hzel Lte summer nd Wht fll we hve would seen like some to do significnt is chnge the chnges world--mke in the community it little simpler membership for people t to St. feed, Joe s. clothe, John nd joined shelter us in July, nd we were themselves gld to s hve God him. intended He left them in to September do to tke teching position t university in Omn, nd he hs been missed. August sw Brooke return Love to is the school Mesure in Vermont by Dorothy fter Dy, meningful The Ctholic summer Worker, with June 1946. us. José hs been stedy presence with us for yer nd hlf, but will soon be leving to continue work with homeless persons in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phildelphi. November will bring Bobby s deprture to the Los Angeles Ctholic Worker, fter nerly two yers with the live-in The Dorothy Dy House locted cross from community here. His first grndchild ws born September 25th, nd he is clled to be closer to his fmily in Cliforni; St we Joe s wish is him Housing ll the best First s he inititive follows his founded pth. September lso sw Hzel return to the community fter few months nd with run friends by St. nd Joseph s fmily. He House, plns the to sty House until of Christms. Jim is still with us, but is exploring the possibility of joining Mercy in the work nd St. of the Mry s Allince, Romn Ohio Ctholic Church. Worker. We wish him luck s he discerns wht s next. Former community Housing member Eli First visited n in pproch mid-october tht with centers his wife on - severl community members enjoyed the chnce to ctch up. providing homeless people with housing first nd then with services s needed. We hve openings for live-in workers if you or someone you know is kind nd flexible person with n interest in stnding longside our mrginlized brothers nd sisters, plese contct us t cthwork@frontiernet.net. In the pst four months, the Dorothy Dy House September hs welcomed witnessed the six rrivl hrd-to-plce nd instlltion of commercil gs dryer in our bsement, which hs lredy proven big help in mnging our volume of lundry. At the beginning of the month, the house hosted our nnul Lbor Dy homeless persons. Two of our newest residents Picnic, which ws gret success. From lte July through erly October, the house offered beds to mny guests through hve combined thirty yers of homelessness. our Summer Shelter progrm mny thnks go to Hubert for coordinting. Another ws one of the lst people to leve the tents t Snctury Villge. He repetedly nd politely refused shelter, preferring to sty outdoors even s tempertures October lso sw hovered the finl brely Bike bove Workshop zero. put Before on by moving R Community into their prtments, ll six hd spent the previous night Bikes. outdoors. These weekly They repir re clinics ll now hve sfe lwys nd living been in godsend wrm prtments to the in our fcility. neighborhood, offering chnce for our guests nd neighbors to get wht is often their only mens of trnsit up nd running. They will resume gin in April if you hve bike to donte in the Every mentime, month, plese Monroe contct County them t nd (585)234-2008. City Of Rochester officils meet with homeless dvoctes to discuss the hrd-to-plce homeless persons in the city. Of the thirty-six people recently discussed, only nine hd found housing. Seven of those nine resided t the Dorothy Dy House. Tht leves twenty-seven people nd n untold The house number ws lso of others closed who for fill week Rochester s in mid-october, emergency for our shelters seminnul clening nd mintennce in preprtion for the opening of nd hospitl emergency rooms - still in need of ffordble nd permnent housing. I hope the government officils in ttendnce took note tht it ws our our nnul Winter Emergency Shelter. This ws n opportunity for Housing First inititive tht took the most people off Rochester streets. our workers to tke much-needed rest, nd for our house to receive some good old fshioned TLC tht it so sorely needs from time to time. Shelter will run from October to April, offering sfe, wrm nd cring plce for 14 men nd women ech The night. reson If you the re Dorothy interested Dy in exploring House is volunteering the most common for the shelter, solution contct to the Hzel re s t hrd-to-plce (913)558-5194. homeless is simple. We tke people other lndlords wouldn t. How mny lndlords would tke someone with no income? How mny will tke those with mentl helth nd ddiction issues, or criminl records? We re ble to becuse St. Joe s continues of our generous to foster supporters rich nd vried nd donors. spiritul On life verge, within the it tkes community. us three Sundy months mornings to get DSS bring or the Socil mss of St. Romero s Church, led by Rev. Chv ech week t 11m. Roundtble discussions re held the first Mondy of ech Security in plce to begin receiving rent. In the pst, we hve bsorbed this cost, but the finncil burden hs month t 5:30pm, nd hve recently included the spiritul grounding of the Ctholic Worker s well s personl become too much. Four of our lst six new resident s rent were sponsored for three months by dontions from reflections of Dorothy Dy, the movement s foundress. The Tuesdy Ecumenicl Services continue to offer unique Blessed nd reflective Scrment/St. shring of worship Bonifce for prishioners. our community The nd Dorothy guests ech Dy week House t 5pm. lso Plese received feel free lrge to join dontion us for ny from or Sint ll of these John of we Rochester would love prish to hve to you! help Check convert our the website bsement for schedules into much nd other needed opportunities community to re. get involved: Thnk you! www.sintjoeshouse.org (continued on p. 7) Rochester Ctholic Worker 3 Winter Spring 2013/2014 2015
House Updte - Mike HzelSt Romero s updte - Rev. Chv Redonnet Winter Lst month, in Rochester I picked lwys up Mike seems Swn something t St. Joe s nd of we difficult heded time, out to the lst Migrnt Mss of the seson. It s been nd short yet, seson, spring but is coming good one, once s nd for the lwys first time gin. people Soon re there trvelling will to be there. People cme from Brockport, no Spencerport, longer be mountins Medin nd of Albion snow to occupying shre Mss, the dinner edges nd of our blessing prking lots. However, the occuptions of those we serve is still the of the crs before folks hed south. sme, It ws despite beutiful, the chnging joyful evening. wether: The serching bby who ws out shelter, born lst finding spring is now seven months old. Pssed from one set of rms to nother, he thrusts his little body in the direction of the person he wnts to hold him next, confident of his plce to et,working towrd something better. welcome. I m sd to see him go he will be wlking by the time they come bck but hppy tht he will spend the This winter winter the hs midst been of so hrd much one love. for I mny will be of getting Rochester s pictures homeless. I keep The in touch closing with of the civic mother center nd son grge who tht were we deported hve detiled to Mexico this summer. of him, believe it or not, on fcebook! Tht is lso the wy in the lst severl issues hs hd rel impct on our community s most We crowded tenuously-housed. into the living In personl room for response Mss, enjoying to the the chnging fct tht we were inside on this riny night. After communion lndscpe, we blessed the we crs. hve As gin it ws opened rining our we Winter stood on Shelter the porch, to women, held out our hnds nd pryed for sfety from hosting ccidents, 4-5 from ech l night migr, long from with problems 10-12 long men. the In ddition, wy. Even severl simple flt tire could turn into Jmes trip to detention. My they trvel in pece. of the men who hd styed in the Snctury Villge encmpment hve been plced in Dorothy Dy House prtments. We returned to the living room, to noint one of the men who hs been hving helth problems. Not knowing wht We hve lso supported the opening of 50-bed temporry shelter off West Min on Cnl St, to replce the tent other problems people might be deling with, I sid tht nyone who wnted the scrment ws welcome to it. One by cmp. one, beginning Continuing with to the cll eldest, itself they Snctury cme forwrd. Villge As nd I mde dministered the sign of by the the cross folks on from forehed House fter of Mercy, forehed, this I felt shelter the hs need been for God, godsend the reching s we ve out experienced for ressurnce such nd chilly hope wether tht brought in lte ech Jnury person nd to Februry s receive the record scrment lows. of the sick. Our community of workers hs undergone its usul nd occsionl chnges in personl composition. Bob left us in Now lte they December; re off to his Florid, bundnt but the energy work hs continues. been hrd Tomorrow to replce. I will Jsmin tke hs mn been to Genev huge to help, visit stepping the Mexicn into the role Consulte of Shelter there. Coordintor Our biweekly in ddition trips to Bufflo to operting continue the for Free the Store. foreseeble Our mny future. fine There volunteers re court continue dtes, doctor ssist visits us in nd creting Christms! nd mintining We will continue wrm s nd community welcoming even spce while where so mny our guests re gone. cn And feel comfortble. I hope the drem Tom of M house recently underwent Oscr Romero knee House replcement of Hospitlity nd will will be become out for relity. hndful We of re weeks; witing filling to see his which shoes wy temporrily immigrtion will reform be more goes. My it pss, nd soon. Write, emil, cll your congressperson nd plese tell them we need immigrtion thn hndful for those of us here! reform with cler pth to citizenship nd keeping fmilies together! Your voice mtters. Json, student from New Jersey, will be joining the worker community in erly summer, with plns to sty longer if it works well. Jmes will be joining the in-house community fter hving lived in Dorothy Dy House s Who resident will coordintor cry your for 6+ months. funerl? Fig nd (continued Mrty from hve p. 2) recently overhuled the website, nd it now fetures more stremlined nvigtion nd dontion process; tke look, the ddress is the sme: sintjoeshouse.org. He needed help getting out of the vn, nd tripped nd cut himself on the front step of the house. He struggled to chir nd st As the snow melts nd mud seson begins, we look forwrd to kinder sort of wether for our guests (nd ourselves!), but we sk tht you, our humbly wonderful supporters, do not let up on the mny gifts you continue to down while someone got him bnd-id. shre. I st behind We strive him, nd to wlk closed with my eyes ech to guest pry for who Kim's comes fmily. into I herd our folks house moving s they round go out nd gin speking to fce softly, the nd world, eventully nd we thnk opened you my ech eyes. nd Kim's ll younger for the sister support ws helping tht enbles John onto us to the do kneeler so. before the csket, nd he literlly fell onto his knees in ters. As he wept over her body, her sister comforted him with ll her might. Right then, right there, I sw the rw nd rgged edge of person, nd there ws nothing for me to hide behind. Community Bikes I cried like I hven't ever cried in my life. We re nticipting nother seson of bike repirs for our guests nd neighbors strting in April. This populr service strted t St Joe s in 2001 by group of volunteers tht Kim hd given me pcket of pumpkin seeds, nd I hd plnted few before I left for the summer. As fte would hve it, there ws morphed into R Community Bikes in 2008 nd hs been expnding ech yer. It is seedling when I rrived bck. I told her bout it, nd tht I would bring it to her so she could nurture it in her hospitl room. She much pprecited service. They verge over 3200 repirs over the city. If you hve ws very gld bout this. Tom went to see her on Mondy morning. I sw him lter tht dy nd he mentioned tht she wsn't bike tht you wnt to donte, don t bring it to St Joe s. Cll R Community Bikes (234- looking good. I thought bout visiting tht fternoon, but for whtever reson didn't. Insted I plnned to go the next fternoon nd 2008) t 22 Hudson Ave.14605 nd discuss detils of its drop-off. to bring her the pumpkin plnt then. continued on p. 6 Rochester Ctholic Worker 4 Winter Spring 2013/2014 2015
In Grtitude St Joseph s House, House of Mercy nd Rochester Px Christi will enct, once As we enter the holidy gin, time public of our Sttions yer, our of heds the Cross nd herts in downtown re filled Rochester with imges on Good nd feelings Fridy, of hospitlity. We hope to spend time April with 3 fmily beginning nd friends t 11m shring front mels, of the shring Kodk wrm Office homes, on Stte shring Street. converstions, shring gifts, nd shring our love. Our purpose is to publicly repent for the mny wys in which Jesus is crucified tody in the cruel tretment of the poor, in Americ s commitment to the growing inequlity We, t St. Joseph s House of Hospitlity, wnt to puse to express our profound grtitude to ll those in our lrge extended fmily: our in the benefctors, nme of free our volunteers, enterprise, our in guests, our country s our workers. continued We killing know tht of innocent ech of you contributes immesurbly to our nd bility enemy to crete while hospitlity the Church, nd whose wrmth founder both commnded physiclly nd us spiritully. to love our enemies nd do good to those tht persecute us, stnd silently, in complicity. You mke it possible for us to serve hot mel every dy. You mke it possible for us to provide shelter nd refuge. Plese You mke join it us. possible The wlk for us round to offer downtown clothing, Rochester, socks nd shoes. stopping All t the vrious mny loctions personl tht connections nd supports individuls seek when they enter this House come through you. symbolize the contemporry Crucifixion, tkes bout two hours. A smple follows. Jesus showed us mny times wht is shred mirculously multiples nd ultimtely returns to nourish the giver. We hope tht wht you shre with us; your time, your tresure, your pryers, or your compny, returns to you mny times over. We re very grteful for you. Enjoy Blessed Christms seson. John joined us in Our José gol hs is been to be ble to give wy up to 150 pirs of socks per month. And is bsed on getting 25 people to give $10 month. (ny number of months you cn contribute would be helpful s we get this project off the ground) TENTH STATION JESUS IS STRIPPED OF HIS GARMENTS Any Q s contct Lind t: CIVIC CENTER GARAGE lindcondon1@hotmil.com Leder: We dore You, O Christ, nd we prise You, CA L E N DA R People: Becuse by your Deth nd Resurrection You hve sved us. Sint Joe's Needs more Socks! They re the Nov 22 Lst dy to order pies Leder: We stnd before one of the lrgest most sked for item in the House. Nov nd 24 longest-running Foot homeless & Hir clinic shelters in the city of Rochester. For decdes, dozens Nov 28 of Rochester s poorest Thnksgiving hve spent dinner, the night Noon here, despite frequent rousting out Nov nd even 29 rrests by the Closed, police. no mel served The Sock project, "Wlking In Mny Their homeless Shoes", persons is hve Dec died trgiclly 01 on the Begin streets of next Rochester. 10 week Johnny bred Nle wy to help the needy in Rochester burned get to through deth inside vn. His corpse ws left in progrm the vn, on the street, for two weeks their dy with clen comfortble becuse socks our on firemen their thought he Dec ws 11 mnnequin. THEY ROC the COULD Dy, NOT community SEE THAT HE blessed feet. WAS HUMAN. Homeless persons become objectified wide become giving like mnnequins in our commercilized vision. If we Dec could 25 truly see the humnity Christms in others, dinner we & would giftsnot llow homelessness, we could not llow Put yourself in their shoes. Imgine strting your Dec hunger, 26 we could Closed, not deny no medicl mel cre; served we could not deny the time to listen to someone s dy with no socks or dirty old pir. Socks re not Jn 19 story. Foot & Hir clinic high priority for our guests, especilly if you Mr 30 Foot & Hir clinic hve little or no funds, no job nd no home: LET US PRAY. (continued on p. 7) Rochester Ctholic Worker 5 Winter Spring 2013/2014 2015
22nd ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOOT & HAIR CLINIC - Debbie Sigrist Wr Is Evil. Even When the Enemy is ISIS - Hrry Murry Dorothy It s hrd Dy to believe wrote this when is the 22 US nd declred yer of the wr Foot on Germny & Hir Clinic nd Jpn: t St. Joseph s We House. In 1991 I red n rticle in my re nursing still pcifists. journl titled, Our mnifesto A Problem is Homeless the Sermon Ptients on the My Mount, Not which Mention. mens The photos lone mde me know tht we tht needed we will to do try something to be pecemkers. to ddress the Speking needs of for our mny guests. of our Poor conscientious hygiene, disese, ill-fitting shoes, filthy socks ll objectors, crete foot we problems. will not prticipte We ddress in blisters, rmed wrfre corns, infected or mking toenils munitions, nd host or of other minor ilments. However, our by min buying focus government hs lwys bonds been Comfort to prosecute & Connection. the wr, or in urging others to these efforts. But neither will we be crping in our criticisms. We recognize tht while in the order of intention we hve tried to stnd for pece, for love of our brother, We pulled in the together order of host execution of volunteers we hve who filed hd s one Americns thing in common in living up ~ to desire to comfort the feet of the homeless. our We principles. hve poditrist, nurse prctitioners, nurses, teengers, techers, counselors nd n rry of others who just wnt Once to provide gin, simple vicious, comfort ultrviolent cre. How group do hs we go seized bout power, this t orchestrting St. Joseph s? literl reign of terror. Once gin, the cries go out tht we cn t sit by nd do On nothing three Sundys nd these in monsters winter months, only understnd we set up force. 12 sttions Once gin, the dining we re re. The guest sits on chir, the told volunteer tht the on only stool morl nd choice between is for them is US bsin militry of wrm to wge sudsy wr. wter Once with gin, softening oils. After soking the feet, the President guest receives Obm gentle hs put foot into mssge, prctice ll the while theory tlking of wr with which one nother. elucidted Some so volunteers prefer to do direct hnds-on jrringly foot cre, in including his Nobel some Pece high Prize school cceptnce students. speech. Once gin, St. Joseph s House ffirms Jesus cll to nonviolence. Once gin, we declre tht ll wrs re unjust, tht wr is defet for humnity. For Other young volunteers re busy running clen nd dirty wter bck nd forth, replcing towels or distributing new Christins, the words of Jesus should be sufficient response love our enemies, pir of socks nd bg of toiletries to the guest. Our Poditrist nd Nurses re busy trimming toenils, scling turn the other cheek, do not resist evil. These re hrd syings if we tke them clluses, or bndging smll wound. We do n verge of 40-50 pir of feet in our two-hour timefrme. Mostly we seriously. They re prticulrly hrd fter hering of msscres or wtching her lughter nd good converstion in our busy setting. Menwhile in the living re, there re 4-5 hir cutters videos of behedings. But if we believe tht Jesus is our Svior, then we must giving excellent hircuts to more thn 50 guests! Our volunteers extend from ge 12-82! tke His syings seriously, no mtter the sitution. The gret pcifist, nd friend of Dorothy Dy, A.J. Muste, fmously noted tht militry We re very policies grteful crete to horrendous, ll our volunteers. violent If situtions. you re interested, Then, when contct these me militry (235-6162) policies nd hve we borne cn discuss their dedly how you fruit nd might we be hve prt creted of our vicious work. Below new enemy, re the the 2013-2014 militrists dtes; turn running to the pcifists from 1pm-3pm nd sk Wht Sundys would t St. propose? Joseph s House. Force is the only thing they will understnd. And the militrists hve creted such mess tht it s difficult for the pcifists to come up with n esy solution. November And so militry 14 force Jnury is used gin, 19 nd the Mrch cycle 30 of violence continues. There is no doubt tht ISIS rose in response to the violence nd chos of the US intervention in Irq, just s l Qed rose Who in will response cry to t prior your US ction funerl? in the Middle (continued Est from nd p. the 4) presence of US militry bses in Sudi Arbi. World Wr I creted the resentments nd injustices tht fueled World Wr II. With rre exceptions, wr sows the seeds of the next I never wr. got Only the chnce. nonviolent She died responses t 10 the cn next brek morning. the cycle of violence. Although ISIS is unquestionbly brutl, I worry tht EVERY enemy the United Sttes plns to ttck is portryed s the embodiment It is for these sorts of Stn. of missed Witness entries Osm in the bin book Lden, of souls Sddm tht I mourned. Hussein, Kim's the deth Tlibn, even the Sndinists. Moreover, hs ISIS showed been me ny this. more How brutl mny times thn hve the Contr I seen terrorists John funded Kim nd by ssumed the Regn something Administrtion, who were reported to hve cut less open thn the chritble belly of bout pregnnt them? How womn, mny times removed hs tht the fetus, rgged nd edge replced peeked it out, with her husbnd severed hed? All funded by only our to be tx stuffed dollrs. wy by pride's pinful discomfort? How mny times hs my hert Were hrdened the behedings defense when ny fced more with brutl the thn wounds the of killing nother of tht sixteen cll out yer my old own? Abdulrhmn l Awlki ( US citizen) by US drone? Hve they been more brutl thn the Pinochet dicttorship put into power in Chile fter the CIA orchestrted the A question overthrow kept nd occurring deth to of me: Chile s who will democrticlly cry my funerl? elected It my President seem self-centered Slvdor Allende? Or Tom ny Mlthner more brutl & Kim thn the My Li to wonder msscre t someone in Vietnm? else's, Or but thn this wsn't behvior bout of me US - mrines it ws bout in putting others - down s the Filipino resistnce to US occuption in the reckoning wke of ll the the Americn times I've Wr? hd opportunity but filed in kindness. It s been sid tht you cn't tke it with you when you die. But The you cn most leve effective it behind. response So I wtched the US John cn weep, offer nd is I to wept stop long using with our him, militry in pennce to ttck for the times people I hd in left other something countries, less to thn stop merciful sending with someone. militry id to oppressive dicttorships, to uncompromisingly hlt our role in spreding deth nd destruction cross the globe. We must couple this with nonviolent nd diplomtic efforts to bring hlt to the bloodshed, Who will cry t to your foster funerl, locl nd solutions, t whose to will encourge you hve cried? negotitions. When your But hert we stops, must whose strt mrks by ending will it ber? our contributions When Kim died, to the something cycle of violence. myself died long with her, nd I feel deeply fortunte to ber her mrks in mine. Rochester Ctholic Worker 6 Winter Spring 2013/2014 2015
Bred nd Grtitude TENTH STATION JESUS IS STRIPPED OF HIS GARMENTS - (cont.) We re sked commnded, ctully to love one nother. No smll tsk, tht. Bred bking nd grtitude fit well People: together Jesus, in striving you re to stripped love. of We Your re grments. fed, we feed, Those nd who we re give homeless thnks. in this, one of the world s richest societies, re stripped of so mny things in Rochester, they Here t BREAD FOR will ALL, be St. stripped Joe s of bkery, wrm we shelter, give nd, thnks ultimtely for ll some the blessings will be stripped tht come to of their lives. We pry for ll who hve died nd for ll who will die in this coming yer. us: energetic volunteers; trinees who wnt to work; St. Joe s for providing stipends for the trinees; wonderful subscribers who purchse our gret breds; churches tht help us with weekly bred distribution. Pope Frncis sys: we re scndlized becuse we know tht there is enough food for everyone nd tht hunger is the result of poor distribution of goods nd income. Let us lso be scndlized becuse there is enough shelter for everyone but not everyone We re excited to gin offer Thnksgiving is grnted shelter. pies nd bck by gret demnd this yer we will offer both SWEET POTATO nd PUMPKIN PIES!!! Leder: Jesus, Who Hd Nowhere to Ly Your Hed People: Her Our Pryer. PUMPKIN nd SWEET POTATO PIES! Orders will be tken until Fridy, November 22, 5 pm. $10 pie nd $8 for our BREAD FOR ALL subscribers (current subscribers nd new subscribers)! New Yer Pies Resolutions re fresh-bked, (cont): with hndrolled, Befriend ll-butter those crusts tht disgree. nd the When finest leders ingredients. vrious fields sk me for dvice, my response is lwys the sme: dilogue, dilogue, dilogue. Others lwys hve something to give, if To order your pie cll the bkery: 775-9135 we know how to pproch them in spirit of openness. Mke commitments, such s mrrige. Rebel ginst the Our next 10-week bred subscription begins the week of Sundy, December 1. Whole Dorothy Dy House Updte culture tht sees everything s temporry nd tht ultimtely Whet, nd White, lrge nd smll loves. nd vriety believes loves you re risin-cinnmon, incpble of true foccci, love. nd potto! $4 lof (cont.) for our 1 ½ pound whole whet delicious, orgnic lof you will relly enjoy. Give us Be hppy. The true Christin exudes gret joy. Keeping this cll: 775-9135 joy to ourselves will mke us sick in the end. Sometimes these melncholy Christins hve more in common with pickle peppers thn the joy of hving beutiful life. Without this support, we re strined to continue housing nd help these most vulnerble nd mrginlized Meet the poor in the flesh. It is not enough to meditte this The Free Rochesterins Store (tke. wht With you your need support, shre wht you hve) commitment is up nd running through institutions the South which Wedge obviously Mission, help t 125 becuse Croline we re St. After ll mking summer it of little plnning simpler nd dontion they collection, hve it multiplying is open the effect, 1st nd but 3rd tht Sturdy s is not enough. of ech They do month. It works closely with Pstor Mtthew Nickoloff nd wife, Leh. for people to feed, clothe, nd shelter not excuse us from estblishing personl contct with needy: themselves s God intended. the sick, those in prison. Chrity does not chnge the sitution Jsmin Reggier who went through our Bred trining progrm of the poor. hs compssiontely shepherded her ide of mking vilble used items in good condition- FREE. She cres Mke bout it fmilies, hbit nd to sk relizes the Lord. tht mny Some neighbors of you my hven't not csh know or credit for items tht others no longer need or use; things tht re clen, lightly worn nd opertionl- - - dignity in full mesure. wht you will do with your life. Ask the Lord nd he will show you the wy. Wht do you wnt me to do? Wht pth m I to follow? Of course, it cn't exist without monetry dontions. It does hve The some Pope s overhed, Resolutions nd were she put together hs plns by to Pterno expnd s demnd hs lredy exceeded expecttions. Mke checks pyble Esmquel to St. Josephs II, former House scristn of Hospitlity nd ctechist (memo: nd recently Free Store). Cll Jsmin( 353-8882) to lern when you cn drop off donted printed in items the Syrcuse in workble Jil Ministry shpe. newsletter. Rochester Ctholic Worker 7 Winter Spring 2013/2014 2015
St. Joseph s House of Hospitlity Rochester Ctholic Worker Community Some of us live in houses; some of us live on the street; some of us hve room of our own, or bed nd plce to keep; some of us hve cot or piece of couch or ptch of floor to return to ech night; some hold specil positions of power nd roles with specific responsibilities, some do whtever they cn. Our im is to try ech dy to build new society in the shell of the old s we prctice the vrious works of mercy nd lbor with whtever resources, physicl s well s spiritul, tht we hve been given t the time. George McVey - Editor George Tim Sigrist McVey Editor Tim Tom Sigrist Clery Tom Hrry Clery Murry Hrry Rev. Murry Chv Redonnet Rev. Don Chv Stricklnd Redonnet Don Mrtin Stricklnd Linskey - Webmster Mrtin Din Linskey Nielsen Webmster Joseph Moore Din Nielsen Lind Condon Joseph Moore Jmes Arnold Srh Ahims Rich Behrend Tom Mlthner Adm Uzelc Jim Ycopucci Peg Gefell Dve Ellefson Stergios Skthroudis Don Skillmn Jsmin Reggler Jmes Murphy Peter Hyzen Pul Frzier Mike Hzel Yue Qi Lyout Lind Condon Jmes Arnold Srh Ahims Rich Behrend Tom Mlthner Mrk Jneshek Mike Hzel Adm Uzelc St. Joseph s House of Hospitlity P.O. Box 31049 Rochester, NY 14603 585-232-3262 st.joes@frontier.com www.sintjoeshouse.org Address Service Requested Plese let us know if you do not wish to receive our publiction. NON-PROFIT U.S. POSTAGE PAID Rochester, NY Permit No. 1233 House Needs: Pryers Butter Lundry Sop Powder Mens Underwer (32-44) Sugr Boots/Snekers Jens/Cords Jelly/Jm BLEACH Toilet Pper Coffee/Mugs Single Sheets Hoodies 39-gl. Trsh Bgs Rzors BATH TOWELS Athletic Socks Pillows Lrge Jckets Gloves/Hts Toothbrushes/Pste Sleeping Bgs C A L EN D A R Mrch 29, Sundy, Foot & Hir Clinic April 3, Good Fridy, Urbn Wy of the Cross April 5, Ester April 12, Winter shelter closes April 13 17, Closed for Clening/Mintennce April 22, Bike Repir Clinic opens CELEBRANTS 3-3. Rev Mtthew Nivkoloff 3-10. Stergios Skthroudis 3-17. Decon Tom Clery 3-24. Rev Lwrence Hrgrve 3-31. Chrlotte Brnrd 4-7. Fr Jim Clln 4-14. Ktherine Mryzk 4-21. Rev Chv Redonnet 4-28. Rev Mtthew Nivkoloff 5-5. Tim McGown 5-12. Rev Debs Dugiid-My 5-19 Bill Coffee. 5-26. Fr Ptrick Cowles 6-2. Donn Eckert 6-9. Fr Lrry Trcy Rochester Ctholic Worker 8 Winter Spring 2013/2014 2015