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Last updated on August 2, 2007 |
Based on the Catholic Worker Movement, the Catholic Action Center will bring
together people of faith to live our call of the Gospel and be a resource for
those in need who have "fallen through the cracks" of the social
service. As an all-volunteer effort, the dignity and God-given respect of
each individual will be upheld. Through prayer, education, and action will
provide opportunities for people of all faiths to participate in answering
the call to "act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with our
God." Micah 6
Description:
Showers, phones, restrooms and meals along with connection to social service
agencies are available at the Catholic Action Center. Breakfast is served at
9:00 am, lunch at 12:00 pm, and dinner at 5:30 pm, seven days a week. (May
15th - October 15th the center is closed on Wednesdays.) Hours of operation
are 9AM - 7PM.
When the temperature is below 34 degrees, the Catholic Action Center remains
open 24 hours a day to shelter those who have no other place to go.
God's Quarters - a free laundry service and God's Garments - a free clothing
and household goods distribution center are located at 614 East Seventh
Street and open 10AM - 2PM, Monday - Saturday.
Godsnet is our newest work. We collect books, movies (VHS and DVD), CD's.
These are placed on Amazon.com. All of the proceeds from the sales go to the
"Keep the Heat On" fund to assist in low income family utility
bills.
Please see our website at http://www.godsnet.info
for more information.
History:
In 1999, a group of Catholic laity began prayerful discernment of our call to
form a Catholic Worker Movement Community in Lexington, Kentucky. The
Catholic Worker Movement was founded in 1933 by Dorothy Day to give people of
faith the opportunity to reach out to those in need by providing food,
shelter, and clothing and to work for justice for all.
The vision was to secure a facility in inner city Lexington to create a place
of hospitality for those in need and facilitate the opportunity for people of
faith to live the call of the Gospel. The Catholic Action Center was the
outgrowth of this discernment. Through private donations, the Catholic
Diocese of Lexington purchased the building at 400 East 5th Street for this
work.
Bishop J. Kendrick Williams formally dedicated the Catholic Action Center on
September 17, 2000.
Since that time the Center has strived to be a "house of
hospitality" for the inner city neighborhood, a place where people
gather to pray, feed the hungry, work for justice, and develop relationships
with those in need in our community.
The Center is solely funded by private donations.
Contact person: Ginny Ramsey, (phone
this person), (email
this person)
Address:
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400 E. 5th Street
Lexington, KY 40508
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