About Common Ground Community Cafe
Common Ground Alberta Community Cafe is a not-for-profit, volunteer run, community coffeehouse.
Common Ground Community Cafe Description
Ian and Eileen Edwards, pastors in the Moravian Church, originally moved here in part, to start a new church. They quickly realized that Sherwood Park has lots of churches but lacks places for community to form, gather, and connect. Instead of starting a church they decided to open a community coffeehouse.
Will this be a church? No. It will be a non-profit business and a service to the community.
What will it look like? Some possibilities we've dreamed of include:
work of local artists and artisans on display and for sale
empowering volunteer service opportunities for someone who is unable to work due to disability
open mic nights - opportunities for poets and musicians to express themselves
moms or dads with their little ones getting a respite for some adult conversation in a place where their children are welcome
dreams of community projects getting off the ground as like minded people find each other
opportunities to consider some of the big questions of life and community and to look at what better might look like where we live.
Want to volunteer? Here's the link to the volunteer application:
https://docs. google.com/forms /d /1yH5Yx8Lx-pCoQl97amDC261lMbirzvVaUMEUWb50BBs /viewform
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It's National Cookie Day, and we have them freshly made in the cafe this morning!! Yum 😋😋!
Which is your favorite cookie from the Common Ground Community Cafe? 😍
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Soups: Dill Pickle & Black Bean Paninis - Ham & Swiss; BBQ Chicken; Apple Cheddar Salad - Couscous with Kale & Feta Quiche - Tex Mex & Broccoli
Soups: Dill Pickle & Black Bean Paninis - Ham & Swiss; BBQ Chicken; Apple Chicken Salad - Couscous with Kale & Feta Quiche - Tex Mex & Broccoli
Hello Monday! We are are feeling very festive here this morning🎄.The smell of baking is just heaven, smiley faces 😊, fresh snow fall over the weekend, and the coffee is brewing, so come on in and have yourself a cup of cheer! ☕☕
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December has arrived, and we welcome this festive month at Common Ground Community Cafe. 🎄🎄☕️
What is your favourite about this time of the year? 😊
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Soups - Dill Pickle & Borscht Paninis - Turkey, Swiss & Pickle; Ham, Apricot & Havarti; Ginger Apple & cheese Salad - Quinoa Lentil with maple balsamic (vegan) Assorted quiche
On Friday, December 7th, at Common Ground Community Cafe, we invite you to come by and meet Tania, Sandy and Chelsea from The Sherwood Park Wealth Team, between 9 am-10 am and enjoy a beverage with compliments of @sherwoodparkwealthteam
We can’t wait to connect with you and share our journey as we help our members reach their financial goals! #ModernMoneyManagement
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A beautiful day to treat yourself to some of our delicious food. We have: Soups - Dill Pickle & Borscht Paninis - Confetti Tuna melts; Ham & Swiss; Mango Grilled cheese Salad - Quinoa Lentil with maple balsamic (vegan) Quiche - Spinach & Tex Mex
Happy Wednesday Common Ground community! For your eating pleasure we have two soups Dill pickle or curried pumpkin apple. The salad of the day is quinoa lentil with maple balsamic which is vegan. We have either spinach or Tex-Mex with bacon quiche. Finally our paninis are ham and swiss, mango grilled cheese, or confetti tuna.
As the Sun comes out and makes the roads better to drive on we hope you'll stop on by and spend part of your day with us. See you soon.
Soup: Dill Pickle Borscht Panini: Ham, Apple, Cheddar Apple Cheddar Chicken Pesto... Quiche: Tex Mex with bacon Spinach Salad: Quinoa Lentil with maple balsamic dressing (vegan)
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Chocolate Cake or Brownie? 😍🤤 Tell us your favorite!! #ChocolateLover
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Soup: Dill Pickle Borscht Panini: Ham, Apple, Cheddar Apple Cheddar Chicken Pesto... Quiche: Broccoli Spinach Salad: Quinoa Lentil with maple balsamic dressing (vegan)
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We are so happy to be part of Sherwood Park's community, to meet amazing people, and to work with great volunteers! ❣️❣️❣️❣️
🔜🔜🔜 Soon soon soon we will give great news! Stay tuned! ✅
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Soups - Dill Pickle & Vegetable Paninis - Apple Cheddar; Mediterranean chicken; Ham, Pear, Jack & Havarti Salad - Moroccan chickpea & Couscous Quiche - Tex Mex with bacon; Broccoli
Welcome everybody!
Soup: Dill Pickle Vegetable (vegan) Panini: Ham and Swiss Turkey Cheddar Ham, pear, raspberry, jack... Mango grilled cheese Quiche: Spinach Broccoli Salad: Moroccan Chickpea and couscous
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How often do you indulge yourself???? 😜 Let us help you with our fresh cookies, brownies, and cakes! #yummy
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A cup of tea, a nice biscuit, a good conversation. Done! #TuesdayThoughts ️💞
By the way, how would you prefer your tea, with Milk or just Black? 🤔
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Wonderful place run by volunteers who genuinely live what they do. The decor is so warm and comforting, with big windows to let in loads of natural light, reclaimed barnboard tables and comfy chairs. Even a shelf with games!
I'm sad that is quite a drive from my house, but if you are in the Sherwood Park area, you need to stop in for one of their specially coffees and home baked goodies!
While enjoying my borscht this afternoon (Thanks Home on the Range!), I watched while the staff behind the counter worked together to make customers happy. Jen, while picking up dirty dishes from the tables, stopped to chat with many of the people.Great place to connect with people. I'm leaving with my body and soul satisfied.
What a wonderful environment with absolutely wonderful food! I'm so thankful that this is my neighbourhood coffee shop :)
Very nice place :) pleasant staff, really good dill pickle soup yummy thank you
This place...wow. Where has it been all my life! Decadent food and beverages with excellent service and environment to go with it, a real gem right here in Sherwood Park that you HAVE to visit
This is pretty much my favorite place in Sherwood Park. The volunteers are wonderful and the coffee is excellent. A great place to study, hang out with friends, or catch some music on open mic night. I always enjoy looking at the artwall too.
Really great atmosphere and reasonable prices.
I love that it’s volunteer run. A great place for teens to get work experience or anyone needing something to do.
It's my favourite place to go with friends to catch up due to its friendly atmosphere. One of the things I like is that the music isn't so loud that you have to shout in order to hear each other like some places. Also their London Fogs are the best�
It really is a community --- this morning I was having a rough morning and one of the other patrons told me I looked beautiful ��️ I almost cried because I am about to get my head shaved as part of can$3r treatment. She hugged me and said she beat can$3r herself and that though it's hard I can too! What an amazing moment at a special cafe! ��� life is good and community is important ��
I love this place! The business model of giving back the community is a wonderful idea, and I'm excited to see how this cafe is able to do that as it grows. Otherwise, I love coming here on a lunch break. The coffee/lattes are delicious, the volunteers are super friendly, and it's a great atmosphere.
I love that it is run by volunteers and have local ebtertinment and there London gigs are to die for
I love Common Ground, my coffee group has been meeting there for a year and they are always lovely to us.
Homey cafe, but also love the big windows with lots of natural light. Enjoyed a fabulous quiche for lunch, nice muffin and good coffee. Great spot to sit and read, and it's nice to know they're community minded.
Great experience here today with my sister!! Great soup and biscuit and Apple cider was amazing. Will definitely come back to see the open Mic night as well :)
Great coffee...Great place...Great people! Love it for meetings or even just to work alone!
Friendly, inviting, great food and beverages. Lots of cool artwork and crafts to look at (and maybe buy). An unending (well almost) supply of competent volunteers. Open Mic nights are always great.
Common ground cafe was so cute inside! The food was great and but the service was awesome! I will definitely come back
Carol made us feel right at home. We will definitely return. And the Dill Pickle soup.... delicious!
Always love the atmosphere and the coffee. Great for hanging out or meeting clients for coffee.
Wonderful place run by volunteers who genuinely live what they do. The decor is so warm and comforting, with big windows to let in loads of natural light, reclaimed barnboard tables and comfy chairs. Even a shelf with games!
I'm sad that is quite a drive from my house, but if you are in the Sherwood Park area, you need to stop in for one of their specially coffees and home baked goodies!
While enjoying my borscht this afternoon (Thanks Home on the Range!), I watched while the staff behind the counter worked together to make customers happy. Jen, while picking up dirty dishes from the tables, stopped to chat with many of the people.Great place to connect with people. I'm leaving with my body and soul satisfied.
What a wonderful environment with absolutely wonderful food! I'm so thankful that this is my neighbourhood coffee shop :)
Very nice place :) pleasant staff, really good dill pickle soup yummy thank you
This place...wow. Where has it been all my life! Decadent food and beverages with excellent service and environment to go with it, a real gem right here in Sherwood Park that you HAVE to visit
This is pretty much my favorite place in Sherwood Park. The volunteers are wonderful and the coffee is excellent. A great place to study, hang out with friends, or catch some music on open mic night. I always enjoy looking at the artwall too.
Really great atmosphere and reasonable prices.
I love that it’s volunteer run. A great place for teens to get work experience or anyone needing something to do.
It's my favourite place to go with friends to catch up due to its friendly atmosphere. One of the things I like is that the music isn't so loud that you have to shout in order to hear each other like some places. Also their London Fogs are the best�
It really is a community --- this morning I was having a rough morning and one of the other patrons told me I looked beautiful ��️ I almost cried because I am about to get my head shaved as part of can$3r treatment. She hugged me and said she beat can$3r herself and that though it's hard I can too! What an amazing moment at a special cafe! ��� life is good and community is important ��
I love this place! The business model of giving back the community is a wonderful idea, and I'm excited to see how this cafe is able to do that as it grows. Otherwise, I love coming here on a lunch break. The coffee/lattes are delicious, the volunteers are super friendly, and it's a great atmosphere.
I love that it is run by volunteers and have local ebtertinment and there London gigs are to die for
I love Common Ground, my coffee group has been meeting there for a year and they are always lovely to us.
Homey cafe, but also love the big windows with lots of natural light. Enjoyed a fabulous quiche for lunch, nice muffin and good coffee. Great spot to sit and read, and it's nice to know they're community minded.
Great experience here today with my sister!! Great soup and biscuit and Apple cider was amazing. Will definitely come back to see the open Mic night as well :)
Great coffee...Great place...Great people! Love it for meetings or even just to work alone!
Friendly, inviting, great food and beverages. Lots of cool artwork and crafts to look at (and maybe buy). An unending (well almost) supply of competent volunteers. Open Mic nights are always great.
Common ground cafe was so cute inside! The food was great and but the service was awesome! I will definitely come back
Carol made us feel right at home. We will definitely return. And the Dill Pickle soup.... delicious!
Always love the atmosphere and the coffee. Great for hanging out or meeting clients for coffee.