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This week’s beautiful poem was written by the very talented Miguel!

When life has knocked you off your feet…
No job in sight, no food to eat.
Our father knows of all these things,
And blesses us with angels’ wings.

He shelters us from storms that blow,
And cleans us up and gives us clothes.
He feels our pain, and gives us dreams
And tempers both with angels’ wings.

He’ll guide you to this world of peace,
Where welcomed souls can rest their feet.
It’s in the songs that all birds sing,
GMC / angels’ wings.

To Help the Homeless located in within the District of Columbia, call 1-800-535-7252 or 311 for Shelter Hotline Outreach, Transportation and referral services. These services are only provided to Homeless persons located in Washington, DC. Shelter Hotline does not provide services in Maryland or Virginia.  

It’s time for another poem about GMC! This one was written by one of our wonderful Shower and Laundry Managers, Lucane.

We create a safe space no matter the place.
Inside or outside we make sure there is no harm
and help keep our brothers and sisters warm.
We open our hearts to show compassion.
to bear witness to their lives as a true companion.

During the Fall, Winter, and Spring months, Grace Church hosts a lunch and bible study on Saturdays for the homeless. Tomorrow, Grace Church will be hosting a special Monday edition of Grace’s Table, courtesy of Holy Trinity parishioners who are providing lunch.

Thank you, Grace Church and Holy Trinity, for coming together on MLK/Inauguration Day to host Grace’s Table for our guests.

On January 11, the United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA) awarded grants totaling $358,271 to twenty member organizations serving the District of Columbia.

Georgetown Ministry Center was one of the lucky beneficiaries this year! We received a grant award of $15,000 for our winter shelter, which will provide ten homeless individuals shelter in a warm caring environment, meals, access to psychiatric and general practitioner services, individualized case management, and shower and laundry services for seventy nights. Meals are prepared and served by approximately 700 volunteers from ten participating congregations who host the shelter. GMC has been successfully operating its shelter, which runs from November through March, since 1993.

Read about the United Way’s community impact grants here. Executive Director Gunther Stern attended the check presentation ceremony.