Last Sunday, John Rich preached a sermon based on Matthew 22:1-14. In this passage, Jesus tells a parable about a king who is throwing a wedding banquet for his son. He sends servants to the invitees to tell them that the banquet is ready, but they refuse to come. Some even mistreat and kill the […]
From Scott Adams, Patchwork Central Board President: One thing I know for sure is everyone is wired a little differently. Some like sports, some like the arts. Some like to think and some would rather just get to work. Some have expansive dreams to change the world, and some just want to clean-up their block […]
The Arts & Smarts children’s program has been back in session for almost a month now. In that time, Kids have been working with their tutors to complete their homework and to build academic skills. Youth in grades 5-8 have been working to build their leadership skills in order to be good role models for […]
“Is anybody going to Simson’s Super Market?” the woman polled everyone at Patchwork on Tuesday morning. “I want to get some lunch meat. I think the people here would like some lunch meat.” She was thinking of her fellow morning guests at Patchwork. In the last week, we haven’t had many pastries and breakfast treats […]
Patchwork has some fantastic, dedicated staff members. They care deeply about the people we serve and they care about Patchwork as an organization. We are grateful for what they do, but they can only do so much. How do we do more? Volunteers! In the last 12 months, over 300 individuals have contributed their time […]
Imagine that you have a medical procedure scheduled–a colonoscopy. Your doctor says it’s important and you believe him and start making arrangements so you can make it to your appointment. You don’t own a car, and neither do your good friends–the ones who would drop anything to help you out whenever you needed it. There […]
Wow! We had a great party celebrating both Patchwork’s 40th birthday and Alan Winslow’s 95th birthday! Hundreds of people filled the Patchwork Meetinghouse on Saturday. They had traveled from the Pacific Coast and Florida, South Texas and Winnipeg, Manitoba. Four of Patchwork’s six founders were here, and the first couple to be married as part […]
June at Patchwork Central was full of arts experiences for kids. The month began with Art Garden Week I with Susan Fowler leading our signature mix of storytelling, visual arts, gardening and cooking. From there, we moved into two Sculpture Weeks led by Christian Smith. Christian works primarily in wood. Participants toured Patchwork’s sculpture collection […]
Last week, Patchwork’s big room was a jumble of activity. More than 50 people age 1 to 90 joined together in a creative, colorful community to celebrate summer, art, and the natural world. It was Art Garden Week I! Threaded through it all was the story of Patchwork’s founding 40 years ago. Storyteller Susan Fowler helped […]
School is out, Memorial Day has passed, and things are changing as we move into summer! First and foremost, we’re excited to announce that we have a BRAND NEW WEBSITE! It has a great new look, up to date information, and a calendar to help you keep track of our upcoming events! Our blog with […]