50th Anniversary Events......

Saturday, February 13th, 7 - 9 PM, FATAL EMBRACE discussion and book signing, 7 Come meet and hear Mark Braverman clinical psychologist, activist, and author of Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews, and the Search for peace in the Holy Land where he shows how the Jewish quest for safety and empowerment and the Chrisitian endeavor to atone for centuries of anti-Semitism have united to suppress the conversations needed to bring peace. Tracing his own journey as a Jew struggling with the difficult realities of modern Israel, Braverman delivers a strong message to Jews and Christians alike: it is not anti-Semitic to stand up for justice for the Palestinian people.

Saturday, March 13th, 10 AM to 2 PM REVISITING and VISIONING with Marjory Bankson
"Come down to the Potter's House and hear the voice of God"
or at least Marjory Bankson as she leads the Potter's House
church and staff and our extended community (this means YOU)
for a half day of revisiting our founding myth, where we are now,
and to what new creation God may be calling us!
Free lunch for participants.

Friday, January 22nd:
Opening act was Mary Shapiro, click HERE for video
First set was New Creation mission group from 8th Day Faith Community, click HERE for Second Half of New Creation concert.

Friday, January 15th 7 PM: Masankho Banda from Malawi tells stories, dances, drums and Bokamoso Youth, teens from Pretoria, South Africa bring us more dance, drama, singing on their annual month long visit to North America
Donations received go to AIDS education in Africa

2010 Focus on Energy Efficiency at the Potter's House

The Potter’s House has shaped and reshaped the clay of creativity in the lives of many individuals and communities. Can you help us keep our space open to stir the spiritual imagination of many more in the coming years?

What do we need in 2010?

Paul, Myrtle, and Mary
prepare fresh meals every day.

General Operating Fund – While we anticipate receiving additional contributions for use of space this year, we project that our expenses will exceed our revenue in 2010 by $40,000. We may have a marketplace for food and gifts, but they are not of a nature to sustain us. We continue to be primarily an outreach ministry .

Meade keeps accurate records
of the power consumption
of our equipment.

Going Green Capital – Our emergency reserve account is about $18,000 short of its hoped-for $25,000. We also hope to raise $25,000 for our "green" capital improvements. We have measured the wattage of our kitchen appliances and have marked for replacement 2 freezers that burn 4 times the amount of electricity than the other appliances. We need to insulate our gas range in order to run the air conditioner less than 11 months of the year and we need to be ready to replace our 10+ year air conditioner with a SEER 21 rated A/C when the time comes. Other capital improvements include a recycled glass countertop for the restaurant side of our buffet. In the long run, we are looking into solar panels for our 2500 square feet of sunny flat roof.

Join us for Sopa a las Dos.

Sopa A Las Dos – Each day we invite people from the street to sit down and be served in our restaurant. Many of these folks get kicked out of restaurants and it is our goal not just to feed them but to honor them with our respect and presence. Out of this activity, we have built some lasting friendships. These guys have gone on to complete drug treatment, get jobs and apartments, and reconcile with estranged relatives. It takes $28 per day, 248 days of the year to operate this activity. That totals $6944 per year. Please help.

A performer dances at Sounds of Hope.

Sounds of Hope – Sounds of Hope, our Friday night concert series is celebrating its 8th anniversary on December 17, 2010. Though we raise money for other organizations, we have not often had our own fundraiser. This year we want to raise $10,000 to keep the music and community coming.

Click HERE
to sample a great song