Shine Your Light
It’s difficult to know how each of us can address the injustices of our world. Wars, famine, and disease loom so large. […]
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Challenges
Some weeks are hard around Patchwork, and this was one of them. Drug overdoses. Suicidal thoughts. Extreme mental illness. Long-term homelessness. Trauma. […]
Summer Sendoff
Last night we celebrated our summer children’s programming with a room full of friends and family, plenty of stories, and a huge […]
Rainbow Mennonites
There was an incredible amount of energy everywhere around Patchwork last week. It came from a fantastic group of eight high school […]
Hydrated and Sparkling Clean
“Stay hydrated!” one of our regulars encouraged everyone at the table where he was sitting. He made sure they knew how to […]
Isn’t It Amazing
On Wednesday, a woman stopped by Patchwork for some food from the food pantry. She comes in every so often when she […]
Hosting Hospitality
Friendly. Relaxed. Supportive. Low-key. Peaceful. Nurturing. Accommodating. Home-like. All of these words could be used to describe the atmosphere in the morning […]
Fuzzy, Four-Legged Friends
There’s Roxie, Shawn’s spaniel who snores loudly from under the main office desk and whose coat is so satiny soft that everyone […]
An Unexpected Visitor
The last we’d heard from him was a letter from prison several years ago. Last Tuesday, he walked into Patchwork’s main office […]
A Place to Reflect
Last Saturday, we held a dedication of the new seating area created on Patchwork’s front lawn in memory of Alan Winslow, Beth […]