Elizabeth Astridge
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Transforming parishes: SSVP work on the local church level
Quinella, 12 years old, was a special needs child, a middle child between two brothers, and daughter to a struggling single parent. In one month, she was a truant because her mother didn’t have money to send her to school, and when she did attend, her school had a...
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SVDP on EWTN: What makes the Society of SVDP unique?
SVDP Television Appearance: May 22, 24 and 27 on EWTN The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, National President Sheila Gilbert and National CEO Dave Barringer discuss how the Society can benefit a parish in an all-new episode of the Eternal Word Television Network...
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Outreach Service in the Philippines
The college SSVP of Colegio de SAN JOSE, Iloilo City, Philippines went to visit the children of SOS Village Iloilo on February 25 as one of their outreach services for this semester. With them was their club moderator and spiritual adviser. The group had a fruitful...
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North of 60
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Western Canada implemented North of 60 (Au nord du 60), which is a solidarity project to help the poor people of Arctic Communities. Below are excerpts from the 2015 report by Peter Ouellette who serves as President of the Western...
Students and Halifax sisters complete walls on House of Charity sponsored home
Sisters Sheilagh Martin and Evelyn Williams of the Sisters of Charity Halifax traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana for a week with 10 Mount Saint Vincent University students. They thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality of the sisters at the House of Charity while working on...
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Save the Date: 2017 Vincentian Family Gathering
SAVE THE DATE: NORTH AMERICAN VINCENTIAN FAMILY GATHERING June 9-11, 2017 Doubletree by Hilton Hotel at San Antonio Airport, TX Theme: “I was a stranger and you welcomed me…” 400th Anniversary of the founding of Ladies of Charity/AIC 400th Anniversary of the...
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In the Sisters, a child finds help
Lost and alone, suffering from a broken elbow, a young girl is found by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.
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What’s Happening in Kansas City?!
Opportunities for hospitality/short term volunteering in the K.C. metro area are taken advantage of by several groups of enthusiastic university students during their spring breaks. Seven young women from Creighton U., Omaha, Nebraska served in Vincentian related...
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Rededication of the SVHRC Chapel
St. Vincent’s Healthcare and Rehab Center (SVHRC), formally St. Vincent’s Nursing Home, a division of St. Joseph's Healthcare System in New Jersey, recently honored the rededication of its Chapel, a special place for residents, visitors, family and staff to pray,...
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International Day of Prayer for AIC
The International Day of Prayer for AIC is Monday, May 9, 2016 when we celebrate the Feast of Saint Louise. Below is a prayer for the occasion, with a downloadable pdf at the end. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER (2016) Feast of Saint Louise de Marillac Opening Prayer: As...