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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
"Volunteering at Depaul House Gives Meaning to My Life."
Sr. Mary Fran, a Daughter of Charity and former Provincial, wanted to become more involved in her community, and she saw volunteering at Depaul USA as a perfect opportunity. Read more about her experiences. Depaul USA is part of Depaul International; a group of...
Training Today, Foundation for Tomorrow
The international website of the SVDP announces At a recent meeting of the General Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society, "International Training" for members of each country will be defined after a meeting in Ireland at the end of May.
Dreams come true!
At least for 25,000 enrolled in the collaborative project involving the Daughters of Charity and the Community of Sant’Egidio. The program has a 98% success rate in preventing transmission of HIV/AIDS virus during pregnancy, birht or breast feeding. In the last five...
SVDP in Japan
The Canadian SVDP website notes that the President of the Superior Counci of the SVDP of Japan, Bro. Masahito Nakayama reports that the Society has conferences in the Sendai area . The President of the Sandai Council was visiting another region last Friday and...
New Australian National Council President for Australia
Anthony Thornton, a Shanghai-born Canberran, was elected over the weekend as the new President of the St Vincent de Paul Society's Australian National Council, said a media release. Mr Thornton was awarded an MBE for his service in the RAAF and has been a member of...
3rd catechetical document for Vincentian Youth
The Vincentian Marian Youth have released the 3rd catechetical preparation for the Vincentian Youth Gathering and World Youth Day 2011. The first document treats the theme " Young Vincentians and the Service of the Poor" 3-catechesis-eng (pdf). It reflects on the...
Vincentians "Building Bridges Out of Poverty"
Save the date! "Vincentian Family Together Building Bridges Out of Poverty" October 20-23, 2011 Marten House Hotel and Lilly Conference Center Indianapolis, Indiana. Systemic Change among those living in poverty aims beyond providing food, clothing and shelter to...
CM shares personal report from Japan
Toshio Sato, a member of the CM Western Province, (Left in picure) sent the following this week after contact with in family in his native Japan. Famvin shares it with permission. It includes a brief report from a Daughter of Charity in Tokyo and concludes with some...
The Spiritual Journey of Vincent
The Vincentian Encyclopedia has posted an article titled "The Paths of God and the Poor: The Spiritual Journey of St Vincent de Paul". The article is by Fr Vinícius Augusto Ribeiro Teixeira, CM .and gives an overview of the life, vocation and work of Vincent de...
350th anniversary – Switzerland and Turkey
For the 350th Anniversary the Sisters from Switzerland and Istanbul held many varied meetings and celebrations. In Istanbul, with the presence of Sr. Evelyne Franc, they celebrated the 170th Anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters in Turkey. A Mass of Thanksgiving...
