Thanks to the generosity of the community, St. Vincent de Paul has the resources to help neighbors who turn to us for assistance putting food on the table.
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Video: St. Vincent de Paul Society Celebrating 175 Years in the USA; Now Adapting to Challenges of COVID-19
by Famvin Media Resources | November 15, 2020 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
A video showing how the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Marin County, California has adapted to serve their neighbors in need despite the many challenges of COVID-19.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the World Day of the Poor
by Vincentian Family Office | November 13, 2020 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
The WORLD DAY OF THE POOR will be held on November 15, 2020 with the theme “Stretch forth your hand to the poor.”
Novel But Realistic Approach To Homelessness
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | October 22, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 1 Comment
Imagine that! Asking people who had personal experience of what the problem was and what might be the solution.
The Origin of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Bringing together two worlds that did not know each other
by Famvin Media Resources | September 6, 2020 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
This was the crisis situation in which 7 young men stood up and decided “to go to the margins”. This is a dramatic, very moving and very topical story, with many parallels between that period and our own.
Immediate Aid for Haiti
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 17, 2021 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The SSVP, together with the Daughters of Charity and the entire Vincentian Family, are supporting their neighbours in Haiti from the outset with aid for basic needs.
Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla (1861-1936), Member of Society of St. Vincent de Paul
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 1, 2021 | Formation
Member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, martyr, patron saint of Romani people.
Vincentians are Happy Serving our Lord – Vincentians Work Hard with God
by Lynn L'Heureux | May 22, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincentians are Happy Serving our Lord - Vincentians Work Hard with God - JOHN 12:44-50 - Charity and Love Prevail Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Vincentians are Happy Serving our Lord The desire for happiness is, at its core, the desire for God. The fulfillment...
Community Pharmacy Helps Medically Needy in Mississippi
by Elizabeth Astridge | May 19, 2017 | News
With rising health care costs and uncertainty in the future of health care coverage, access to prescription medication can be difficult, especially for people who are poor. The St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy in Biloxi, Mississippi is trying to alleviate that...
Called to Serve – Vincentians Have God’s Grace
by Lynn L'Heureux | May 15, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Called to Serve - Vincentians Have God’s Grace - Vincentians Put Others First - Vincentians are United - Fasting Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Called to Serve In the Gospel, the Lord invites us to accept our mission without placing conditions. It is an important...
Vincentians Pray – Good Hearts of Vincentians
by Lynn L'Heureux | May 8, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincentians Pray - Good Hearts of Vincentians - JOHN 6:52-59 - Vincentians Desire and Aim to Serve Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Vincentians Pray We pray each day as Vincentians. We know we are called by Jesus to serve those we serve. We see Jesus especially in...
SVDP Interview on Hope and Mercy TV Program
by Elizabeth Astridge | May 6, 2017 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Society was recently highlighted by TelecareTV in the Rockville Centre Diocese in New York for their show "Hope and Mercy: The Key to Transformation Show with Fr. Frank." The episode focused on helping families get by through economic hardships. This show features...
SVDP Australia Promoting A Culture of Welcoming
by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2017 | News, Systemic change
… the Strategic Plan of the Society of St. Vincent DePaul in Australia is permeated with the spirit of welcoming.
Proclaim with Joy – True Friends
by Lynn L'Heureux | May 1, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Proclaim with Joy - True Friends - Wednesday, April 25 Gospel - Why does the Son come? Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Proclaim with Joy I want to be a woman whose faith in God’s promises holds no matter how long there is no evidence of it—a woman who uses her voice...
God in the Garden – Vincentians Seek
by Lynn L'Heureux | Apr 24, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
God in the Garden - Vincentians Seek - We Need to Pray - Vincentians Do Not Judge Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast God in the Garden In the beginning, God made a garden, rich with compost and humus, a black loam that smelled of dawn. Seeds began sprouting in this...
April 23: Anniversary of the Foundation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 23, 2017 | Formation
Shortly after Frederic Ozanam's death, Pope Pius IX addressed a delegation of four hundred members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul who had been sent to Rome: "My children, you are crusaders of Christ in a world which will listen no longer to sermons, nor heed...