FAMVIN News

Famvin is rising! The major server outage almost over and some of the famvin sites are back on line. We expect mobile.vinfamily.org to be back shortly. Stay tuned here for updates or visit the famvin Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/famvin Related FAMVIN Posts:FAMVIN SERVICE DISRUPTION+ Patricia Tryon – Famvin collaboratorChristmas Greetings from the Vincentian FamilyWrap up of [...]

I was traveling when I received the sad news and am grateful to Toma in Poland  for sharing this beautiful tribute to a very special person and early collaborator in the famvin project. I can only echo his post and its conclusion… “Patricia! We will miss you!” “It is the first time in the history [...]

We at famvin.org are happy to share our collection of Vincentian Family Christmas cards. We wish all our visitors a very special and grace-filled time as we celebrate the event that changed all of history. In this coming year may we understand it more deeply and live the lesson of God With Us! Click on [...]

“Many thanks to you for taking part in the Act Justly Social Justice Day on Sunday 3rd July. The team hopes that you enjoyed the day and it proved to be beneficial to your interests and the work that you do.” When you visit the link above you will find the presentations and notes that have [...]

FamVin Australia celebrated  Social Justice Day by exploring the theme  Act Justly – Addressing injustice in modern Australia. The day  focused on some of the most marginalised groups in our Australian community. The objective for the day was to inform the participants about refugees and asylum seekers, issues affecting Indigenous Australians, and homelessness in Australia – and [...]

Here is your chance to double your impact in Haiti. During the week of Sept. 27th to Oct. 3rd, the International Vincentian Family will match the first US$25,000 in loans contributed on Zafèn. Click Read More for additional information about this offer and Zafèn in the media.

Tim Williams, CM webmaster of the Australian CM site draws attention to CATHNEWS of Australia featuring the the main FAMVIN site and also referencing VinFormation. Related FAMVIN Posts:Stay tuned for updates on Virtual Meeting today at 1 PM EasternApril 23, 1833 Foundation of the Society of St. Vincent dePaul+ Patricia Tryon – Famvin collaboratorHave you [...]

“The following attachment is an abbreviated version of the minutes of the meeting that was held in Paris 28 – 31 January 2010 for the International Vincentian Family Leaders…there were some new developments as to how we went about celebrating this Assembly. … The second event that I would like to highlight was the ongoing [...]

We have begun preparations for the Meeting of Vincentian Youth which is scheduled for August 12-15, 2011.  This meeting will occur right before the celebration of World Youth Day (August 16-21).  We ask you to pray for the success of this event.On two occasions the Preparatory Commission has met (October, 2009 and January 2010).  Now [...]

52% of donors who gave over $1,000 in the last 18 months used YouTube. Can the Vincentian family afford to ignore this as a tool of ministry. Related FAMVIN Posts:Congratulations Sr. Liz!The heart of a Daughter of Charity – The EucharistDaughters of Charity at work in former Soviet Union countriesNew video from the Daughters of [...]