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SVdP Stores Corner 1200 628 SVDP USA

SVdP Stores Corner

The Stores Corner was added to the e-Gazette in 2022 to be a helpful resource on various topics for all SVdP Thrift Stores staff and volunteers. This edition of the Stores Corner is to explain the purpose of the National Stores Committee and to list the volunteer committee members by region. The Society of St.…

Poverty Awareness Month: We Are Pilgrims — We Are Not Tourists 940 788 SVDP USA

Poverty Awareness Month: We Are Pilgrims — We Are Not Tourists

Written by: Pam Matambanadzo, National Board Member and Chair of the Multicultural and Diversity Committee In his homily on Sunday, Fr. Jim Prehn, S.J. from Loyola University Chicago (a visiting priest at Saint Mary of the Lake/Our Lady of Lourdes Chicago) reminded us that we are all called and that we should look to the…

1-5-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 900 900 SVDP USA

1-5-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

The holidays are always a mixed blessing for those of us who value our “alone time.” My wife has to drag me to parties, but then I usually have fun when I attend.  During the pandemic it was a small blessing for us introverts to see these parties go into hibernation. Alas, they have returned…

Months after rescue of 87- year-old and her dog from squalid Dallas home, Poldi starts anew 797 668 SVDP USA

Months after rescue of 87- year-old and her dog from squalid Dallas home, Poldi starts anew

Article originally published by Dallas News and written by Sharon Grigsby  “That something like this could be going on right beneath our noses and no one knew was awful.” Poldi Tonin (center) is helped out of the car at Tonin’s new complex Juliette Fowler Communities in Dallas on Thursday, 2022, by Maria Stanley (left) and…

Contemplation — At the Top of the Stairs 1080 1080 SVDP USA

Contemplation — At the Top of the Stairs

“The little Society of St. Vincent de Paul is alive and growing,” wrote Bl. Frédéric, “the extraordinary needs of this winter have reinvigorated the activity of our almsgiving.” [Letter 224, to Lallier, 1840] This was, he said, the way in which they strove to keep the fire of Christian brotherhood burning. But for this seven-year-old…

A Week in Prayers December 27 – December 30 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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A Week in Prayers December 27 – December 30

Tuesday, December 27 Lord Jesus Christ Son of the Father, Son of Mary, Help me to seek you in Your poor, To imitate Your life, To share in Your hope, To be emptied of self, And filled with You. Amen Wednesday, December 28 I walk in Your light, Lord Jesus. In Your light is no…

SVdP News Roundup December 24 – December 30 3600 3600 SVDP USA
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SVdP News Roundup December 24 – December 30

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: Vinnies sees 20 per cent increase in demand from cost of living pressures IRELAND: CBS Thurles and Stakelums collaboration raises…

Contemplation — Pray, Pray Again 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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Contemplation — Pray, Pray Again

In advising a young priest who was departing to become the Superior of the Agde Seminary, Vincent offered guidance that was both deeply spiritual and profoundly practical – advice that remains pertinent to those in servant leadership in the Society today. [CCD XI:310-316] He urges the new leader to focus on imitation of Christ, discernment…

SVdP News Roundup December 17 – December 23 3600 3600 SVDP USA
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SVdP News Roundup December 17 – December 23

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: 2GB raises more than $100,000 in Vinnies Christmas Radiothon AUSTRALIA: Dubbo residents show their generosity by helping the St Vincent…

A Week in Prayers December 19 – December 25 900 900 SVDP USA
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A Week in Prayers December 19 – December 25

Monday, December 19 O Blessed Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, By Your power and Your grace Light my heart on fire. Help me to know And to do Your will In all things. Amen Tuesday, December 20 O my Jesus, my Savior and Lord, Seated in glory, In heaven above. O my Jesus, my…

St. Vincent de Paul and DSC Bring Christmas Joy to Kentucky Tornado Survivors 2000 1600 SVDP USA
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St. Vincent de Paul and DSC Bring Christmas Joy to Kentucky Tornado Survivors

The holiday season should be a happy time filled with family, and cheer. It should be a time to celebrate the birth of Christ and our love for each other. However, the feelings of celebration are being overshadowed by uncertainty for those who are still being affected by the aftermath of devastating tornadoes that touched…

12-22-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 900 900 SVDP USA
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12-22-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

As we prepare to celebrate the wonder of Christmas once again, we often are flooded with glowing memories of Christmases past. Impatiently waiting as a child for Santa to bring us toys. Sitting down with family and friends for a joyous meal. Going to Midnight Mass, smelling the incense and hearing the bells. Decorating the…

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