Our Soup Kitchen has reopened, offering meals to anyone in the community. Not all of our preparation teams have returned, so the schedule is limited for the time being. Here is the schedule for the remainder of October 2023:Tuesday, Oct 24Wednesday, Oct 25 Meals are served from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Additional dates will be…
The Magi Concert & Veteran’s Day Tribute will be Saturday, November 11, 2023, at 3 p.m. at Emmanuel Church Auditorium, 217 Beaglin Park Drive in Salisbury. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at any branch of First Shore Federal Savings & Loan or The Country House at 805 E. Main Street in Salisbury. You…
The 16th Annual Charity Golf Tournament to benefit the Joseph House, held on October 6, was a great success, thanks to the generosity of local businesses and faithful individual donors. It would not have been possible without the multitude of dedicated volunteers, from those who serve on the planning committee to those who carry out…
Dear Friends of Joseph House: Our days at the Joseph House are usually pretty full. In addition to overseeing the Crisis Center and the Workshop, we attend to any number things that often pop up without notice. We might need to deliver food to someone whose car is inoperable, buy a week’s worth of milk…
We were saddened to hear that Dave Pogge, former president and CEO of Mountaire, died on August 26. Dave was a friend of our community and a generous supporter of the Joseph House. In fact, we have Dave to thank for the Joseph House Workshop. He did many other things for us as well. Sr….
Dear Friends of Joseph House: The last few months have been tough for our Joseph House family. Our Sr. Clare died of cancer last May, and in July we tragically lost Gregory Dennis, a Crisis Center staff member, in a hit-and-run accident. Two sharp blows, one after the other. We carry on (we have no…
Over the summer, we have been putting in a little extra effort to fix up our convent property in Salisbury. With new plants and some yard maintenance, our outdoor space, humble as it is, gives a little more glory to our Creator. Our gratitude for the labor goes to a few friends of our community….
Dear Friends of Joseph House: God has blessed the Joseph House in many ways, and one of the greatest is the commitment of all the people who hold it together. There are some people here who measure their service in decades, whether as sisters, volunteers or supporters. They’re in it for the long haul. They…
On the morning of July 20, 2023, Gregory Dennis, our custodian at the Joseph House Crisis Center, was killed in a hit-and-run accident. We are deeply shocked and saddened by this tragedy. Greg was riding his bike on his way to work when the accident happened at Route 50 and Boundary Street in Salisbury. According…
Dear Friends of Joseph House: Our actions bring to life our beliefs, values, commitments, and convictions. If our actions were the pages of a book, what would the story tell? Reflecting on the life of Sr. Clare, her book would tell a story of sacrifice in order to care for others, of being generous with…