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We're a community of people working together to make the invisible visible in Guelph.

06/15/2026

Our Elevator Project is moving to the next stage of construction next week!

From Monday June 22, 2026 to project completion (current end date: July 31st), we'll not have a functioning elevator between floors.

This may impact access to some services for those with mobility issues; our blue doors (drop-in doors) will have a temporary ramp, however both the main and upper floors can only be accessed by stairs. If you are concerned that you will be unable to access services, please:

• inform the front-desk of your concern
• [email protected]
• call 519 837 3777

For more about this project and how it is a much needed infrastructure development, please visit: royalcitymission.ca/elevator

06/06/2026

A huge thank you to Love Your Bike who selected Royal City Mission as the charity they're directing donations towards this year!

Love Your Bike Details:
Saturday June 20, festivities starting at 9am
Location: St. Andrew's Church (161 Norfolk St)

For more information, to register for rides, or to donate to RCM through the event, please see: royalcitymission.ca/loveyourbike

06/05/2026

Our drop-in doors were feeling the wear and tear of welcoming over 57,000 people last year. Daniel Bell, one of our Pastors and Facility Manager, had this to say:

"This past week I repaired and refinished our “blue doors” These doors serve as our main entrance for our drop-in and meal programs (along with many other programs and resources). Last year over 2500 unique individuals walked through these doors to access our services, resulting in over 55000 visits (150+ per day). These doors bit only serve as an entrance to our space, but as a front door to a place many people call home. Thank you to everyone who makes it possible for us to keep these doors open."

06/01/2026

Did you know that one of the acts in this year’s Ward One Acts Festival is an adaptation of from Stories From the Mission?

Each year Guelph Little Theatre presents the summer Ward One Acts Festival. This is theperformance of four short plays, in one session, and is an engaging and intimate live theatre experience.

Two true tales from Stories from the Mission have been adapted for the stage in a play called “Broken.” This play follows two people and their interactions with RCM.

For tickets ($15), please visit: guelphlittletheatre.com/whats-on

Show times:

• Thursday, July 2: 7:00 pm
• Friday, July 3: 7:00 pm
• Saturday, July 4: 2:00 pm
• Saturday, July 4: 7:00 pm
• Sunday, July 5: 2:00pm

Little Theatre

05/18/2026

We're open today!

We're open our regular hours this Victoria Day:

Drop-In: 1pm to 7pm
Lunch: 1pm
Supper: 1pm

05/07/2026

It's Spring and we're in need of the following to outfit our community members while the weather is all over the place:

• Sleeping bags

• Blankets

• Sunscreen

• Men's Spring and/or Rain Jackets

• Rain Ponchos

****Donation Drop-Off Details****

When:

Mondays: 12:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Wednesdays: 12:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Fridays: 12:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Sundays: 10:00am to 1:00pm

Where: Chapel Lane entrance (ring the doorbell).

If construction blocks Chapel Lane, use the 15-minute loading zone in front on Quebec Street and bring donations to our Drop-In entrance (colourful doors).

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Thank you for helping us stay stocked for the current need!

04/30/2026

They say "once part of Hope House, always part of Hope House," and that couldn’t be truer today. We are sharing the news that our Executive Director, Jaya James, will be moving on to lead another wonderful organization. While we’ll miss her leadership dearly, we are so proud of the journey she’s embarking on! Stay tuned—their official announcement drops next week, and we can’t wait to celebrate her then.

As we look to the future, we are thrilled to welcome Mike Weickert as our Incoming Interim Executive Director starting May 4. We know we are in excellent hands.

To our incredible donors, sponsors, partners, and volunteers: you have walked beside us for ten years. You are the heartbeat of this work, and we are so grateful to continue this mission with you.

04/24/2026

We're one one of the sites for Doors Open Guelph tomorrow (Sat. Apr. 25) from 10am to 4pm.

Doors Open Guelph invites the community to step inside a remarkable mix of heritage buildings, community spaces, places of worship, creative businesses, and environmentally-minded homes across the city.

To participate, just show up to the site you wish to visit! No registration is required. Free to attend.

Participating locations:

• eMERGE Guelph Sustainability Home 1 – 4 Honey Crescent
• eMERGE Guelph Sustainability Home 2 – 51 Exhibition Street
• Restoration Design – 24 Hayes Avenue
• Central Public School – 97 Dublin Street North
• Royal City Mission – 50 Quebec Street
• Fire Station 5 – 380 Elizabeth Street
• Slinky Swellness Centre – 26 Boult Avenue
• Masjid – Muslim Society of Guelph – 286 Water Street
• Hammond Museum of Radio – 595 Southgate Drive
• Diyode Community Workshop – 700 York Road (entrance near Beaumont Street)
• Trails Open: Reformatory Side Trail – 785 York Road (parking on south side of York Road)

04/15/2026

Join us today in our Sanctuary as we hold our Community Memorial between 11am and 2pm.

We regularly hold community memorials to grieve and remember together; holding space for those we have lost.

This memorial will be drop-in style, with different stations which allows participants to direct their own level of engagement. Feel free to join us, whether you stay for much of the time or just a few minutes.

04/14/2026

When was the last time you needed an elevator operator to get you to the right floor? Royal City Mission's current elevator still requires this old-timey way to usher people between floors. Not only is does this make RCM less accessible, the current elevator itself requires a lot of maintenance and has entered its last days of service.

Help us make RCM more accessible and functioning for all - please spread the word and consider donating to this project.

royalcitymission.ca/elevator

Address

50 Quebec Street
Guelph, ON
N1H2T4

Telephone

519-837-3777

Website

https://www.royalcitymission.ca/

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