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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Zafen – First fruits
With 8 contributors Ile-a-Vache is the first project to be fully funded. Funding will be used to develop a sustainable business production charcoal from waste that eliminates the use of wood charcoal. Plan is to create a viable business that will create at least *50*...
Holy Week – Seeds of Hope – Vincentians
"Seeds of Hope" - So rich in meaning during each "holy" week, this year the phrase has special meaning for the followers of Vincent, Louise, Elizabeth and Frederic. Jesus is our ultimate seed of hope but the hope of resurrection is flowering anew in the Vincentian...
Sisters of Charity (NY) teach volunteers organic farming
The Sisters of Charity of New York are launching a new volunteer opportunity at their Sisters Hill Farm in central Dutchess County, NY offering a volunteer week at their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) site in Stanfordville, NY, for those interested in learning...
Sister of Charity of Leavenworth celebrates 105th
Sister Veronica Marie Brost celebrated her 105th birthday Thursday — the day when all the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth traditionally renew their vows. Family and fellow nuns turned out for the party. Brost might even be the oldest living sister ever among the...
Superior General’s Report on the Gathering of Family Leaders in Paris
"The following attachment is an abbreviated version of the minutes of the meeting that was held in Paris 28 – 31 January 2010 for the International Vincentian Family Leaders...there were some new developments as to how we went about celebrating this Assembly. ... The...
First official communication for Vincentians gathering at WYD
We have begun preparations for the Meeting of Vincentian Youth which is scheduled for August 12-15, 2011. This meeting will occur right before the celebration of World Youth Day (August 16-21). We ask you to pray for the success of this event.On two occasions the...
SVDP Victoria, Australia names new President
Tony Tome has been appointed as the new State President of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Victoria. Tony has been involved with the Society since 2000 when he joined the Donvale Conference.
News of the SVDP in Canada
Clermont Fortin writes "Two joyful events will marked the Society in Canada over the next few months. The society will celebrate the official opening and blessing of its new National House in Ottawa on May 8, 2010. His Excellence Most Reverend Terrence Prendergast,...
YouTube facts of life for the Vincentian Family
52% of donors who gave over $1,000 in the last 18 months used YouTube. Can the Vincentian family afford to ignore this as a tool of ministry. The YouTube population equals that of third largest country in the world. And it is not just for the under-30 group. The over...
SVDPUSA Mid-year meeting April 20-24
The meeting will be held at the Millennium Hotel in downtown St. Louis beginning on April 21 and concluding with the Banquet on Saturday, April 24.
