We open the first floor of the Bishop Dingman House five days a week and welcome all who enter as guests and friends to our home. No one ever has to prove or in any way document need to receive anything we have to share.
We serve two free meals each day on the five days our house is open. Lunch is served at noon, and supper is served at 6:00 p.m. Guests are welcome to take the meal “to go” if they wish.
Our guests are welcome to use our bathroom, take a shower (until 5:00 p.m.), receive and make local phone calls, and enjoy a cup of coffee and conversation, watch the news or a ball game on t.v., or just hang out in a safe and friendly space. Guests are also welcome to receive mail at our house.
Free canned food, clothing, bedding, and toiletries are available upon request when we have them to share. We offer guests a sock exchange. (We exchange a clean pair of socks for dirty ones, then wash and redistribute them.) On Sundays at noon we give away donated bread and pastries.
We serve two free meals each day on the five days our house is open. Lunch is served at noon, and supper is served at 6:00 p.m. Guests are welcome to take the meal “to go” if they wish.
Our guests are welcome to use our bathroom, take a shower (until 5:00 p.m.), receive and make local phone calls, and enjoy a cup of coffee and conversation, watch the news or a ball game on t.v., or just hang out in a safe and friendly space. Guests are also welcome to receive mail at our house.
Free canned food, clothing, bedding, and toiletries are available upon request when we have them to share. We offer guests a sock exchange. (We exchange a clean pair of socks for dirty ones, then wash and redistribute them.) On Sundays at noon we give away donated bread and pastries.
We give away fresh produce on Saturdays at 10 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church at 8th and College Streets. (Three blocks from the Catholic Worker.)
HOSPITALITY
Hospitality/ Helping our Neighbor
“The way we feel about it is this. No one asked us to do this work. No one asked us to start an agency or an institution of any kind. On our responsibility, because we are our brother’s and sister’s keeper, because of a sense of personal responsibility, we begin to try to see Christ in each one that comes to us.”
—Dorothy Day
—Dorothy Day
Hospitality Hours
Noon until 7 p.m.
Lunch is served from noon to 2 p.m.
Supper is served at 6 p.m.
We are closed Mondays and Wednesdays.
(Infrequently we may also be closed at other times
to make repairs or for special events.)
Noon until 7 p.m.
Lunch is served from noon to 2 p.m.
Supper is served at 6 p.m.
We are closed Mondays and Wednesdays.
(Infrequently we may also be closed at other times
to make repairs or for special events.)
Photo by Mauro Heck
Des Moines Catholic Workers set up the Saturday morning free fresh produce store.
How can you help?
Volunteer for an hour or a month. Drop off a donation or send a prepared meal. There are many ways to help. You can read about some by clicking here.
