Summer Chautauqua Class

A class on Ade Bethune and her work will be part of St. Kate's first Summer Chautauqua next month.  Running for 10 days (August 3-12), the Chautauqua will include 25 classes and events on a variety of topics.

Ade Bethune: Beyond the Catholic Worker will explore how Bethune's experiences with the Catholic Worker carried over into her work later on with many social justice concerns in her home of Newport, RI, including the Church Community Housing Corporation (CCHC), dedicated to safe and affordable housing for all, and Harbor House, a living community for elderly of mixed incomes. It will also look at how Bethune's emphasis on community played a role in her designs for Lumen Christi Church (including an optional "field trip" to the church, within walking distance of campus).

This class will be held Thursday, August 3rd, from 1-3pm.  For more information, or to register, see the Summer Chautauqua web site.

Ade Bethune & CCHC president Edna Mae Nelson
 at the July, 1977 Open House for the first
solar-powered house in Newport, RI.
The house was designed by Bethune and built by CCHC.