My daughter Linnea asked me to write a few thoughts about her time at VMC. What follows is my effort to share my point of view from a father’s perspective.


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by Tess Sanders, VMC West | March 23, 2022 | News | 0 Comments
Alumni of a Vincentian service program for young adults are invited to gather in prayer and reflection on Thursday evenings.
by Emily Trefry | October 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
I was sure that I was not coming to Chepnyal to cause harm in anyway, therefore the promise of coming in peace and leaving in peace appeared easy.
by Mary Pimmel-Freeman | September 19, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
The Daughters of Charity announce the merger of their two, U.S., volunteer programs—Vincentian Mission Corps (VMC) and Vincentian Service Corps West (VSC-West).
by Bella Davila | April 4, 2019 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
I was sure that I was not coming to Chepnyal to cause harm in anyway, therefore the promise of coming in peace and leaving in peace appeared easy.

by Dave Ryer | Dec 23, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
My daughter Linnea asked me to write a few thoughts about her time at VMC. What follows is my effort to share my point of view from a father’s perspective.

by Linnea Ryer, NU ’17, VMC ‘18 | Dec 16, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Telling my parents that I wanted to do a year of service after graduation was one of the most stressful things I’ve had to do in my life.

by Krissy (Bennett) Bruce | Dec 6, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Meet Krissy Bruce, a 2007 and 2008 Vincentian Lay Missionary in Ethiopia, and learn how she continues to embrace the Vincentian Charism today.
by Loramarie Muratore | May 3, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
We will be sharing a series of reflections made by Vincentian Lay Missionaries and Vincentian Mission Corps participants about their experience serving, how it has impacted their lives and how they continue to live the Vincentian Charism today. I was first...
by Suzanne Gillen | Apr 3, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
We will be sharing a series of reflections made by Vincentian Lay Missionaries and Vincentian Mission Corps participants about their experience serving, how it has impacted their lives and how they continue to live the Vincentian Charism today. Hardly a day goes...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 17, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
On their Facebook page, The Vincentian Mission Corps wrote, Our volunteers just spent a wonderful weekend with Sr. Ann Marie and the Daughters of Charity in Evansville reflecting on community and friendship. Our volunteers get to enjoy a weekend at the guest house...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 19, 2017 | Announcements, News, Other Branches
It is with great excitement that we announce the launch of our new website! We hope you find it more user friendly and easier to navigate! The site also includes our new logo! Thank you to all the alums who voted on the new design! We hope you like it! Please take a...
by Elizabeth Astridge | Feb 14, 2017 | Formation, Vincentian Family
Whenever we attend any Vincentian Family Gatherings, Matt and I always introduce our children (who are ages 3 and 1) as the littlest Vincentians of the Family. While we constantly have the “raise little Vincentians” voice in the backs of our heads, I wonder, do all...
by .famvin | Jun 3, 2016 | Announcements, News
Vincentian Mission Corps Volunteer Program Expands to Philadelphia; Seeks Young Adult Volunteers to begin in August Following many years of service to the needy in St. Louis, Mo., the volunteers of the Daughters of Charity’s Vincentian Mission Corps Program will begin...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Coming from a family of many teachers, it would seem fairly routine for me to be in a teaching program. However, until my experience as a Gateway Vincentian Volunteer (’09-’10), education was never something I had considered. I initially joined GVV looking to do...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 18, 2016 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Analyze and act. That’s what Madeline Gemoules of the Vincentian Mission Corps reminds us to do in her article, “Healthcare coverage – What’s the real cost?” Vincentians, always engaged in practical responses, imitate St. Vincent when they analyze the situation well....