by annaread | May 26, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The national youth representative for the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Australia is one of a dozen young people invited to have lunch with the Pope during his World Youth Day visit to Australia. Teresa Wilson, a 14 year volunteer with the Society, is also...
by annaread | May 23, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Yesterday the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Longview, Washington USA broke ground on a new foot facility, which will add about 1800 square fee to its food bank. The food bank served some 4000 people last year. But contributions to an important annual food drive...
by annaread | May 23, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Stories of poverty “do not put us in real contact with real people,” writes Barbara Ryan, who is president of a State Council of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Australia. The 2008 Winter Appeal “is about getting in touch with real...
by annaread | May 19, 2008 | Evangelization, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The manager of a Society of Saint Vincent de Paul thrift store in Oshkosh, Wisconsin USA says the number of people looking for used clothing and furniture at the store has increased. “You look at the economy and you say, ‘Where are we going?’...
by annaread | May 15, 2008 | Collaboration, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Ministering Together, based in Ohio USA, has launched a new effort to encourage bridge-building among Catholic agencies. The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is part of a collaborative effort being made in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida USA. Read the article; go to the...
