The Bridge Café on Buffaloe Road at First Alliance Church:
Café – Community – Development
What’s on this week at The Bridge Café Raleigh:
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Tuesday, November 4
6:00pm – 6:45pm Come to the Table Meal
7:00pm – 8:00pm Book Club – Hidden Figures book – open to all!
7:00pm – 8:00pm Moving in Rhythm with God
Thursday, November 6
8:30am – 11:30am The Bridge Café Open
9:30am-10:30am Community Breakfast
Saturday, November 8
1:00pm – 3:00 pm Story Weavers Writing Club – Open to All
Sunday, November 9
9:00am – 10:00am Soul Care Discussion and DVD
Saturday, November 15
10:00am – 11:30am John Maxwell’s 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth – FREE SEMINAR
Tuesday, November 4
6:00pm – 6:45pm Come to the Table Meal
7:00pm – 8:00pm Share a Story event – “I Can’t Believe it Happened to me!”
John Maxwell’s 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth – FREE EVENT
Come join us on Saturday, November 15th from 10 to 11:30am for an event to increase your personal growth and leadership ability. It will be a group study, and those in it will explore:
The Law of Intentionality
The Law of Awareness
The Law of Consistency
There will be a light lunch to follow.
The speaker will be John Boone, who is a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team member. The event is free, and will be The Bridge Cafe at First Alliance Church, 4400 Buffaloe Road, Raleigh, NC 27616.
Share a Story Night – Tuesday, November 18th
Our last “Come to the Table” dinner for Fall is on Tuesday November 18th at 6:00 pm. Join us for a delicious homemade ham dinner with all the fixings ($4 suggested donation) followed by a fun family evening of Story Telling. The theme is “I Can’t Believe It Happened to Me!” and we hope you can share your story in 6-8 minutes during the 7:00 – 8:00 pm event following dinner.
We’re asking that you please submit your typed or digital story to Lillian Ferrarini (lilybee.nc@gmail.com) by Nov 4th – and she will help you improve your story’s color, texture and feeling before the Nov 18th performance.
So get your thinking caps on and bring something surprising to share with your friends for our last fall dinner together for 2025!
October Book Club at the Bridge: Hidden Figures book
A new book club study starts October 28th at the Bridge Café and will meet for 3 Tuesday evenings: Oct 28, Nov 4 & 11 – from 7-8 pm. We’re reading “Hidden Figures” by Margot Lee Shetterly – “The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race.”
The Book Club will be facilitated by Lillian Ferrarini and you can borrow a library copy of this book from her after October 1st. For more information contact Lillian at 919-744-5201 or lilybee.nc@gmail.com
All are welcome to this fun and informal discussion, even if you have never been in a book club before.
Here is a description of the book; this true story was made into an award winning movie in 2017.
Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race — Hidden Figures follows the accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Daren – four African American women who participated in some of NASA’s greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades as they used their intellect to change their own lives, and their country’s future.
Moving in Rhythm with God – Workshop starting Tuesday, October 28th
Come, explore five different spiritual disciplines of followers of Jesus in a new 3 part series at First Alliance Church. “Moving in Rhythm With God: A Daily Experience” will be discussed on Tuesdays from 7-8 pm on Oct 28, Nov 4, and Nov 11. Led by Pastor Dan Rothra.
Why not come at 6:00 pm for our weekly Come to the Table dinner? Homemade soup, salad, bread and dessert for a suggested donation of $4.
Come to the Table Meal – TUESDAY MEALS AT 6:00 PM
Come to our popular Tuesday evening “Come to the Table” dinners (6 pm)! Enjoy a home-cooked entree, salad and dessert for $4 and meet your neighbors. Why not bring a friend? We’ve started again serving up great meals every Tuesday.
If you’d like to help cook or serve for these events, there’s a sign up sheet in the entrance to the Bridge Café – or speak with Pastor Dan.
Following the meal are free workshops (7-8 pm). They include book clubs, Bible studies, and craft get-togethers. No experience necessary for any of these workshops – all are invited!
Soul Care DVD and Discussion –
Sundays, November 2nd & 9th
A DVD series of “Soul Care” by Dr Rob Reimer will be presented for 8 weeks starting September 2nd at First Alliance Church. Each of the 45 minute DVD presentations will cover topics from Dr Reimer’s book “Soul Care” such as: Securing Your Identity, Repentance, Breaking Family Sin Patterns, Forgiving Others, Healing Wounds, Overcoming Fears and Deliverance.
The one-hour meeting time will be led by Pastor Dan Rothra. Viewers are encouraged to read the book “Soul Care” but this is not required for attendance. All are welcome!
Join us on Sunday morning from 9-10 am. Sunday sessions remaining will be on November 2nd and 9th. The series is free. Meet in the Education Building.
Soul Care books are available to purchase from www.renewalinternational.org, Amazon or Marty Poehler (919-606-2169).
The Bridge Café
New Hours
The Bridge Café at First Alliance Church has new hours. We are open Thursdays from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. including the weekly Community Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. (All welcome! Homecooked meal for $4 and meet new friends!) Other days the Café and First Alliance are open for special events.
Community Breakfast at The Bridge Café! Thursday Mornings at 9:30
Join us every Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. in the Bridge Café for a Community Breakfast for only $4 per person. Enjoy home-cooked hot and cold treats, freshly roasted coffee and a chance to meet your neighbors on Buffaloe Road. Free Wifi. All ages welcome!
We’re located in the entrance to First Alliance Church at 4400 Buffaloe Road, Raleigh, NC.
Story Weavers Writing Club – Open to All!!
The Story Weavers Writing Club meets on Saturdays at the Bridge Café – from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. All are welcome! We want to encourage each other in whatever form of writing we each are excited about: children’s books, novels, articles, poetry, blogs, and more. This is a fun, relaxed gathering that meets every Saturday. For more information, contact Martha Poehler 919-931-4228 marthapoehler22@gmail.com
Food Pantry in the parking lot of the Bridge Café
Did you know about the Community Food Pantry at 4400 Buffaloe Road? (in parking lot of First Alliance Church). It was started by neighborhood residents Allison & Brandon DeLucca with the help of Dan Rothra, Kent Hoffman and Nora Hoffman (all in the photo) as a service to our neighborhood.
The Pantry is open 24/7 with the motto “Take What You Need – Leave What You Can.” It operates solely on the generosity of the Buffaloe Road community and First Alliance Church.
If you wish to donate non-perishable food or small toiletry items, you can leave them inside the pantry cupboard or deliver to the Bridge Café (entrance to First Alliance Church) Tuesday-Friday (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.) or Sunday (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
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The Bridge Café on Buffaloe at First Alliance Church:
Café – Community – Development
Hours of Operation:
Thursday mornings 8:30am to 11:30am