Visit to Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House

503 Rock Creek Church Rd NW,Washington DC 20010

11 December, 2021

Description

Join us in a visit to the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House, a Catholic community of hospitality and resistance. Join us for a visit to the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House, where we will learn about the legacy of Dorothy Day and daily community life at the Catholic Worker House. The discussion will be followed by a group activity. Please note that due to the size of the space, we can only accept the first 20 registrants. The Catholic Worker Movement was established in 1933 by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin. Tom Cornell, associate editor of the publication The Catholic Worker, writes: “The movement is made up of people motivated by the teachings of Jesus, especially as they are summarized in the Sermon on the Mount, and the teachings of the Catholic Church, in the writings of the early Fathers and the social encyclicals of the modern popes, to bring about a 'new society within the shell of the old, a society in which it will be easier to be good.' A society in tune with these teachings would have no place for economic exploitation or war, for racial, gender or religious discrimination, but would be marked by a cooperative social order without extremes of wealth and poverty and a nonviolent approach to legitimate defense and conflict resolution. "The movement publishes a tabloid-size organ seven times a year, The Catholic Worker. Started by an itinerant French worker-scholar (and illegal immigrant) Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day, a veteran left-wing journalist and Catholic convert, the paper was first sold in New York City, at a Communist Party May Day rally in Union Square, for a penny a copy, in 1933. The price remains the same.” - COVID-19 Health & Safety Questionnaire: If you answer yes to any of these questions please be considerate of others and refrain from attending. Have you or anyone in your household had any of the following symptoms in the last 21 days: sore throat, cough, chills, body aches for unknown reasons, shortness of breath for unknown reasons, loss of smell, loss of taste, fever at or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit?Have you or anyone in your household cared for an individual who is in quarantine or is a presumptive positive or has tested positive for COVID-19?Do you have any reason to believe you or anyone in your household has been exposed to or acquired COVID-19?To the best of your knowledge have you been in close proximity to any individual who tested positive for COVID-19?Transportation Information: The Catholic Worker House is a 7 minute walk from the Georgia Ave-Petwork Metro Station. Carpool Information: If you would like to sign up for the carpool, either as a driver or as a passenger, please register by Tuesday, December 7th, 2021. While our team facilitate initial communications for the carpool groups, we delegate responsibility for transportation to the individuals in the groups, and will not make alternative or last minute accommodations. Please also note that the availability of the carpool will depend on your zip code.