Grace House!

I am finally going to write a bit about where I live! I am one of 5 members of Grace House, a new women's young adult community house in Port Richmond, Philadelphia. We are living together as Catholic women who want to live out the faith in the secular world. We pray together and have monthly events for young adults in the Philadelphia area. My housemates are Anja, Chris, Kate, and Sam. We also have Sara who is visiting with us for a few months. We are located at Thompson and Cambria in the old rectory at Mother of Divine Grace parish. Feel free to join our facebook group for updates on events! http://www.facebook.com/groups/263841103657747/

On Friday night we had a St. Patty's Day party! A small group of us went to Stations of the Cross at the Church, then the party began. We had a baked potato bar with all the fixings, some treats (including Irish potatoes of course), a green Irish punch, some Irish tunes, and fellowship. Some friends brought Irish music with them and were taking turns playing the guitar as we sang some old Irish favorites. We all hung out and got to spend quality time together. As the night went on a group of us played a really fun board game. There was nothing fancy to this gathering, just a chance to get a group of friends together. We probably had 25-30 people over throughout the night, including a brief appearance by our pastor, Father Benn! If you ever want to get a group of young adults together, all you need is good food and good music. Spend quality time together! Grace House's next event is on April 20th. Mark your calendars! We also have an Open House this coming Sunday, March 25th from 11:30-1:30. If you'd like to come check out the house and meet us please feel free to stop by!

Kate with her treat!

Don't you love the Irish hats?

Slainte! (Cheers!)

Shalom and God bless!

In Him,

Theresa