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Update and Tribute for Vincentian Lay Missioner Killed in Ethiopia
<joyce Campbell 1980-2005Joyce Campbell Born 30th July 1980 Missioned as a Vincentian Lay Missionary 3rd May 2005 Died 31st July 2005The site for the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Mission has posted an update and tribute to Joyce Campbell. More...
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Poverty is a Violation of Human Rights
AUSTRALIA, August 1, 2005 Human rights would be fully realised, if all human beings had secure access to the objects of these rights. Our world is today very far from this ideal. Piecing together the global record, we find that most of the current massive...
Vinny’s Weigh-n-Pay
ATLANTA, GA (July 28) - Recently, we walked through our "basement" and discovered that many of the items stored there could actually help a person or family with limited resources. So, we brainstormed and came up with a new retail concept that we called Vinny's...
August 3 – Worldwide Foregiveness Day
The Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance is a a non-denominational organization, open to all religions, creeds and beliefs aiming to promote forgiveness as a way of creating a safer, more joyful and peaceful world.Along with many rich "forgiveness resources" the groups...
Vincentian Library at Princeton New Jersey Now Online
Mary Immaculate Library is the Library of the Vincentian Centers for Formation of Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission (the Vincentians). The library comprises 5,000 volumes and currently receives 20 periodicals. The collection is devoted to the works...
Vincentian Lay Missioner Dies in Ethiopian Accident
A 25-year-old Vincentian Lay Missioner from County Donegal, Joyce Campbell, has died in a car accident in Ethiopia. She had been in Ethiopia for just three weeks on a voluntary aid mission with the Vincentian Lay Missioners when the accident happened late last night....
DC (Great Britain) Sending Two Sisters to Help Situation in Niger
The Irish relief agency GOAL begging for much needed help in Niger. They are asking for people skilled in feeding programmes, especially nurses. Sr Sarah and her Council feel that the Daughters should respond to this desperate plea and very generously Sisters Liz...
Consultation on Copyright: How do we share worship resources – when they are cop
The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) and the World Council of Churches (WCC) will co-organise a consultation on the impact of contemporary copyright regulations on creativity, innovation and sharing of resources within the ecumenical movement....
DC in Great Britain Offer Appraisal of the G8 Summit and Its Impact on Global Po
Whether you wore a white band, sent an email or if you were one of the 250,00 people who came to Edinburgh to make their voices heard, the fact that global poverty was at the top of this year's G8 agenda is thanks to you and thousands like you. In the event, the G8...
