The love story continues! Read on for your weekly dose of love!
And the Goal is ...
saints to build up their own community. Love City's mission is to love people in such a way that it creates a culture that empowers a movement of loving people as they are. "Loving people as they are" is the "how to" of equipping the saints to do the work of building community.
So what does it mean to equip the saints to do the work? And who are the saints? The saints are the people who live in the community, who have been there for generations or have decided to make the community their home. It's these saints that are tasked with building their community. All the programs and activities are designed to build up the
WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK?
This past week we completed the first week of science and technology camp! Some highlights this week were creating our own solar systems out of styrofoam balls and paint! Next week is full of field trips each with a science or technology theme, we're pumped!
CASA ANGELINA, GUATEMALA
This past week Shawn, Inga and Ethan traveled to Guatemala with team members from Hill City Church in Floyds Knobs Indiana to work at an orphanage outside of Antigua Guatemala and also help build a house for an elderly lady in a neighboring village. Casa Angelina, the organization we worked with this week has a heart for restoring lives and loving people as they are. We were thankful to be given the opportunity to come visit and work alongside them.
WHAT'S HAPPENING NEXT WEEK?
Mighty Oak Academy
Week 2 of Science and Technology Camp continues! we've got more field trips and science experiments planned this week, stay tuned for more pictures!
St C's Tees
We officially launched our social media this week for St C's Tees. If you haven't already please follow us! We're on Instagram, Facebook and witter at stcstees. We featured this week our first custom order for a mechanic shop in the neighborhood, BJ's Kustom Auto! Check out the pic!
Every week we'll spotlight a different area of Love City. Porkland has added new menu items! Click on the image above to visit the website and see the new menu!
Porkland BBQ
We've added two new seasonal items and a new weekday special. In addition to Wings on Wednesday, which are now $1 a wing, we have Tacos on Tuesday! You can get pulled pork, pulled chicken, fried fish, or blackened fish, topped with homemade tomatillo sauce and homemade corn salsa with lettuce and cheese.
Our new seasonal items are homemade cilantro chicken salad, which comes either on a sandwich or on a salad, and we've brought back from last summer our blackened fish salad, topped with tomatoes, beans, corn off the cob, and a homemade cilantro ranch dressing. Porkland is open Tuesday - Thursday from 11am - 6pm and Friday from 11am - 7pm. Don't let the road construction stop you! approach from 25th Street and you can access the parking lot no problem.
If you are interested in learning more about Love City, consider coming to our next Lunch and Learn, August 10, 11:30 at 344 N 26th St. Please RSVP to info@lovecityinc.org.
PARTNER WITH US
At Love City we believe in time, talent and treasure. Please read the below box for two upcoming volunteer opportunities to love your neighbor!
On Saturday July 31 we will be working at a neighbors house. Danny is a widower, great friend, and amazing Neighbor. He has lived on St Cecilia St for several years and has been an advocate of Portland during his time here. He needs some help beautifying his house to keep the city from giving him fines. We will be working from 9am - 12pm at his house on St Cecilia St. If you can come please RSVP here.
On Saturday July 24, we will be prepping the building for school in the fall. We will be moving out some old fitness equipment to make way for anew STEM lab, painting the space and moving some classrooms around as well. We will be working from 9am - 12pm at the Mackin building. If you can come, please RSVP here.
If you are interested in volunteering or to find out more information about supplies needed please email: info@lovecityinc.org or call (502) 272-078.
Please consider partnering financially with Love City. We are looking for sponsors for students at Mighty Oak Academy as well as partners to help fund construction of our new preschool. Click the button below to donate today.