From 2008...To 2020!

On March 15, 2008, we posted our first blog article entitled "From This...To This!" And now we are on our last day, after 12 amazing years. What an incredible journey indeed! We thank everyone we've met along the way, the friendships, the community, even the hardships we've endured together. Updating the words I wrote 12 years ago, we will end with this line: thank you to our Lord Jesus Christ...none of this made sense when we began in 2008, but thanks to Him, we have seen and experienced why CAnton came to be. Words can't express our gratitude and joy. We will keep the blog alive along with our social media accounts so we can look back at the good times. But we're also very excited for the future! 

We would also like to thank everyone who joined us on Zoom and Facebook Live in last Saturday's The Final Tambay. It was heartwarming to see all of you in one gathering. It was very nostalgic, very emotional. But we're sure we will all see each other again!

A Toast to CAnton 

by Grace Flores Osio

For every step of the journey that was

For all the memories we made along the way

For each and every story we shared

For all the coffee we brewed

For all the food we ate

For all the songs we sang

For the relationships that started

For all the friendships that grew

For all the love that bloomed

For the laughter that echoed in each of our spaces

For the tears that we felt safe enough to share within our walls

For the dreams we dared to dream...whether together or alone

For every single life that was touched from within and without

We are truly grateful

We are truly blessed

And we will always remember

Blessings upon everyone who walked through our doors

Blessings upon everyone who was part of our story

And to the One who made it all possible

We come with humility and deepest gratitude

Because of Him, through Him and for His glory alone

Thank You, Our Father, for this journey

Thank You for twelve amazing chapters

Our trust is in You alone as we face what lies ahead.

Amen.

The Final Tambay (Part 1/2)

The Final Tambay (Part 2/2)

One last virtual get-together at CAnton (September 12, 2020). Thanks to all who became a part of this cafe, of this coffee community, of this family in Elbi from 2008-2020. #SalamatCAnton

Just a simple slideshow of some of the many many photos we have at Cafe Antonio. Thanks to everyone who became part of the CAnton family through the years! We appreciate all the love and support.

Here's Gabes Torres performing the closing song at The Final Tambay: Cafe Antonio's Farewell Zoom Party last September 12, 2020. Thank you for this song, Gabes. Brings back many good memories!