“…being a Vincentian is not just work, it’s a way of life”

So writes the President of the SVDP in Western Australia.

New St Vincent de Paul Society WA State president Joseph Clement Astruc has affirmed the Catholicity of the society in a wide-ranging interview with The Record after his commissioning Mass on August 24.
For Mr Astruc, 63, being a Vincentian is not just work, it’s a way of life – though even as State president he’s still a volunteer, doing home visits and looking after the largely parish-based members.
Mr Astruc first encountered the Society in Zambia, where he worked in management in the corporate world for a Canadian footwear manufacturer.
He followed his family to Australia in the 1960s and has worked for the Society for 34 years.
Now retired, he brings to the Society experience in corporate management, finance, marketing and advertising from his professional life.