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St. James Coffee in Rochester, Minnesota, may at first glance be an ordinary coffee shop. It serves coffee in various concoctions as well as food, regularly welcomes both first-timers and long-established patrons, and hosts events for the local community. But it isn’t quite your everyday café: the shop doesn’t just serve its patrons coffee, but the sacraments and spirituality, as well.
In fact, it’s probably the only coffee shop in the country that has an adoration chapel.
“The idea was,” explained Melissa Scaccio, who runs St. James, “wouldn’t it be lovely to have people be able to come in, go say hi to Jesus while they’re waiting for their drink, or come in and do their Holy Hour, that as long as we’re open for business, the chapel is open to pray in.”
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In fact, it’s probably the only coffee shop in the country that has an adoration chapel.
“The idea was,” explained Melissa Scaccio, who runs St. James, “wouldn’t it be lovely to have people be able to come in, go say hi to Jesus while they’re waiting for their drink, or come in and do their Holy Hour, that as long as we’re open for business, the chapel is open to pray in.”
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Caffeine and Jesus in Minnesota business
Joe Slama reports that St. James Coffee in Rochester, Minnesota, may at first glance be an ordinary coffee shop. But it's probably the only coffee shop in the country that has an adoration chapel. Open since 2014, the coffee shop has permission from the Diocese of Winona-Rochester to reserve the...
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