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DSC Update — Tornado Relief Efforts 2560 1920 SVDP USA

DSC Update — Tornado Relief Efforts

Elizabeth Disco-Shearer, CEO of DSC, recently visited the tornado-ravaged areas of Rolling Fork and Silver Springs, MS and McEwen, TN, where she witnessed the ongoing recovery efforts of Vincentians in response to the devastating floods that had hit the area. She was struck by the extent of the damage in these towns, which left many…

04-20-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1080 1080 SVDP USA

04-20-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Dear Vincentian Friends, This Sunday we celebrate the 210th birthday of our principal founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam. We continue to hope and pray that he may be recognized by the Church as a saint. Those of us who know him have no doubt that he is in heaven and worthy of being known as Saint…

Contemplation — There Is Truly Nothing Better 1080 1080 SVDP USA

Contemplation — There Is Truly Nothing Better

What does it mean to serve in hope — serviens in spe, as our international logo says? Surely, when we visit a neighbor whose lights have been shut off, who faces eviction, whose cupboards are bare, we (and they) hope for relief from these needs. Thankfully, more often than not, we are able to provide…

SVdP News Roundup April 8 – April 14 1080 1080 SVDP USA

SVdP News Roundup April 8 – April 14

With 100,000 Vincentians across the United States and nearly 800,000 around the world, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul provides person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. Read some of their stories here: INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA: Premier to sleep rough in support of homelessness services AUSTRALIA: Vinnies fundraiser launches with business leaders sleeping rough to raise awareness…

A Week in Prayers April 10 – April 14 1080 1080 SVDP USA

A Week in Prayers April 10 – April 14

Monday, April 10 Help me to see the neighbor, Lord, Help me to see the friend. Help me to see the face of Christ. Make me the one You send. Help me to serve the neighbor, Lord, Help me to serve the friend. Let me bear wordless witness Through the love that I extend. Help…

04-13-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 900 900 SVDP USA

04-13-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Back in 1985, the song “We are the World” was created using the vocal talents of more than 40 American music artists including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Ray Charles, Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson, Michael Jackson, and Paul Simon. In other words, artists who were unlikely to team up otherwise but who…

SVdP Appreciation Luncheon: A Celebration of Vincentian Services 1430 953 SVDP USA

SVdP Appreciation Luncheon: A Celebration of Vincentian Services

St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle | King County recently hosted its annual Vincentian Appreciation Luncheon to celebrate the dedication of each Vincentian and their contribution in Christian service to their neighbors in need. Over 250 Vincentians from different Conferences throughout Seattle and King County attended the event. During the luncheon, nine Vincentians were recognized…

Contemplation — The Fact Remains 1080 1080 SVDP USA

Contemplation — The Fact Remains

There are some popular sayings we sometimes repeat such as “Facts don’t care about your feelings” or “Facts are facts, whether you like them or not.” Both sayings are quite clever! They also are true, as far as they go, but both really mean the same thing: Shut up and do what I say. A…

Week in Prayers April 3 – April 7 1080 1080 SVDP USA

Week in Prayers April 3 – April 7

Monday, April 3 Lord, grant me the virtue of simplicity In my life and in my words. Animated by love of the Holy Spirit, With full faith in the Truth of Your Word, May my honesty reveal You to all. And may I never be separated from You By my own pretense or falsehood. Amen…

SVdP News Roundup April 1 – April 7 1080 1080 SVDP USA

SVdP News Roundup April 1 – April 7

With 100,000 Vincentians across the United States and nearly 800,000 around the world, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul provides person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. Read some of their stories here: NATIONAL ALTOONA, PA: Group homes in on homelessness in community BALTIMORE, MD: St. Vincent de Paul holds 17th annual ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser…

Testimony for Vincentian Solidarity from the USA to Lebanon 960 1280 SVDP USA

Testimony for Vincentian Solidarity from the USA to Lebanon

Hearts are enlightened … darkness is behind us! Since October 2019, Lebanon has been experiencing an unprecedented series of crises: economic collapse and monetary meltdown, political deadlock, Beirut explosion, on top of the worldwide sanitary pandemic. In the last 4 years, the Lebanese Pound went from 1,500 to 109,000 to the dollar (USD). Lebanon registers the…

Contemplation — The First Bloom 1080 1080 SVDP USA

Contemplation — The First Bloom

When we hear the expression “from the heart” we understand it to mean that the speech or action is both emotional and sincere; it is powerfully felt, so much so that the action it inspires cannot be resisted. When we open our hearts, we invite others in so that they may know us more deeply.…

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