By CatholicVote | Created at 2024-12-03 15:54:41 | Updated at 2024-12-04 08:36:26
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CV NEWS FEED // Trinity House Café, a restaurant dedicated to spreading a family ministry based on the teachings of Pope JohnPaul II, celebrated its 10th anniversary last month and has launched a capital campaign to continue growing the cafe’s ministry.
“Trinity House Café + Market has become a cornerstone of the local community, offering not only delicious food but also a space for prayer, fellowship, and ministry,” founders Soren and Ever Johnson, told CatholicVote in a recent email interview.
The couple also wrote that the cafe is a way of engaging the public in their larger ministry, the Trinity House Community. The ground floor of the cafe serves as a center for the Trinity House Community, which aims to help families experience “heaven in their home” through encouraging families to pursue communion with God both sacramentally, and in the ordinary aspects of their day-to-day lives.
The cafe is located in a leased historical home listed in Virginia’s National Historic Register, and the landlord has offered the couple a limited time to purchase the building.
“With the overwhelming support of our local community, we have embarked on a capital campaign, inviting all who cherish the family, the domestic church, and bringing the riches of the faith into the public square to partner with Trinity House in securing this flagship location and headquarters for the growing ministry,” the Johnsons wrote.
Patrons Tom and Kathie Hudes said that the cafe means a lot to them as a haven in their community, calling it “a place of peace and tranquility for relaxation.”
Another couple, Matt and Mollie Shaffer, echoed the Hudes by calling the cafe a haven and said that they have been regular patrons since they moved to the area six years ago.
They added, “We love the baristas, books, and play space for the kids.”
Trinity House Community’s goal “is to help families make home a taste of heaven for the renewal of faith and culture,” the Johnsons wrote.
The community is based on their motto, the Trinity House Way, which is inspired by a quote from the Catechism: “The Christian family is a communion of persons, a sign and image of the communion of the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit” (CCC 2205). The Johnsons spoke on the Trinity House Way at the 2022 World Meeting of Families.
Trinity House Community lives out their ministry in three ways, the Johnsons explained: It engages the public through their Trinity House Café, equips parents through resources like workshops and books, and encourages families through parish-based Trinity House Community Groups.
These groups are now available in 30 parishes in 12 different states.
