House Appendix

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Possible House/Ministry Activities to fulfill Provincial Plan

  • Share what we know with our lay collaborators (those who work with us and believe in this charism – including religious & laity)
by giving a presentation or talk about St. Vincent, his charism and our work(s).
  • Pray and celebrate, both socially and liturgically, the Charism with other Vincentian groups and with religious & laity
who work with us and believe in this Charism.
  • Plan a monthly prayer around a Vincentian theme.
  • Focus on creating a Vincentian youth group from existing adult/youth groups or immigrant groups by inviting
their young adult friends and relatives.
a. Fundamentals for the group are prayer and work with the poor.
b. The group should be visited by the vocation director annually.
  • Be attentive to the young and the ways in which their idealism and energy may be attracted by and directed toward our charism
  • Pray and reflect with other groups and religious & laity on Vincentian themes, particularly on our common feasts.
  • Invite a group who shares the Vincentian Charism to tell the house about its work.
  • Visit annually, as a house, one of the ministries of a Vincentian group.
  • Invite others to use our formational resources in Brooklyn, North Carolina, Oyster Bay, Panama, Philadelphia, and Princeton.
  • Create/invent an activity appropriate to the house/ministry.