Our traditional Christmas Eve collection will be for the Des Moines Catholic Worker House again thisyear. The collection will help fund remodeling of the Dingman House bathroom. This is the bathroom that guests use and where they can take showers.  In a kitchen sized for a single family, the staff and volunteers prepare roughly 600-750 pounds of hot food each week. The guests also have access to canned and packaged food, blankets, clothing, and personal hygiene items.

Checks can be written either to “DMIEC” with “Dingman House bathroom” in the memo line or to “Catholic Worker House Fund” with “Dingman House bathroom” in the memo line. The Catholic Worker House Fund is a 501(c)(3) foundation. If you are not attending the Christmas Eve Service, please mail checks to DMIEC, PO Box 30065, Des Moines, Iowa 50310. We would prefer that all checks be mailed to DMIEC. If you mail your check directly to the organization, please inform Susan Barnes of the amount, if you feel comfortable, so the Social Justice Committee can get an accurate count of donations.