Day House Detroit Catholic Worker

07/01/2024

We had a beautiful final mass in the Day House living room. Thank you to all who joined us in presence and Spirit. Although we won’t gather in this physical space anymore, we know that the love and community found in this home will continue on.

06/17/2024

Our final Day House mass and potluck will be Sunday, June 30 at 5:15pm. All are welcome as we honor this end of an era.

04/05/2024

Every Good Friday for 45 years, St. Peter's has partnered with the Detroit Peace Community and Catholic Worker community to lead a Stations of the Cross Walk throughout the city of Detroit, naming the places that we see crucifixion happening in this time and place, and naming our own complicity in t...

03/26/2024

Fr. Tom was interviewed for the Catholic Worker Movement website. Read the beautiful write-up at the link below.

Catholic Worker Community News · News From Ego to Empathy: Fr. Tom Lumpkin’s Spiritual Evolution ByZak Sather March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 After nearly 50 years living with and serving the poor, Fr. Thomas Lumpkin, founder of the Detroit Catholic Worker, reflects on his spiritual journey from arr...

02/01/2024

Dear Day House community,

We are writing to share the bittersweet news that, as of December 2023, Day House has officially closed. Since 1976, Day House has offered hospitality in the Catholic Worker tradition. In recent years, though, worker interest, community capacity, and financial resources have dwindled such that we have struggled to keep the house running, let alone running well. Over the last few months, the community has discerned that it is time to close our house of hospitality. We have decided to give the house itself to another socially minded Detroit-based housing cooperative. We are working with them to make that transition in the time it takes to do so well and will invite them to write their own introduction in the future.

As the house transitions in the coming months, we will be continuing to find ways to celebrate and commemorate the incredible work and community that have grown through and around Day House. For the time being, our Sunday evening mass will continue to be held in the living room of 2640 Trumbull at 5:15pm every Sunday, led by Father Tom. We are also grateful that Detroit’s Catholic Worker presence will continue on with Manna Meal Soup Kitchen, which serves meals 5 days/week from the basement of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.

If you would like to be on our email list for updates on future events and celebrations, please email us at [email protected]. We are so grateful for the ways that each one of your lives has intersected with this house and this tradition.

11/29/2022

With every donation to our Renovation Project fundraiser comes a physical copy of On The Edge! If you would like to support our house’s much-needed repairs *and* to receive the latest issue of OTE at your doorstep, here are a few ways to do so:

- Donate at the GoFundMe link in our bio and leave a message for the fundraiser organizer (Day House) with your preferred address. If you are unable to leave a message on the webpage, please DM us here on Facebook with that address.
- Send a check to 2640 Trumbull St., Detroit, MI 48216 with “kitchen” on the memo line.
- Subscribe on our website (no donation required!)

Tremendous gratitude to all in our community who have already provided for us in so many wonderful ways. We are thankful for you all this !
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11/21/2022

The Day House Renovation Project is still in full swing and we are looking for the help of our community. With necessary maintenance overhaul for our kitchen's plumbing, electrical, gas, floors and walls still ahead of us, there is still plenty of work to do. That is why we have assembled the fundraiser below, where you can see pictures of the space and learn more about our project. Please share with your friends and broader communities!

(If you would prefer to donate via check/cash, you may send your donation to the address in our bio with the memo "kitchen renovation")

Enormous thanks to all who have already supplied us with resources, tools, and time on this project!

The Detroit Catholic Worker is an intentional community that aims to l… Day House Catholic Worker needs your support for Help Renovate the Day House Kitchen!