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2022 Midyear Meeting Wrapup 776 652 SVDP USA
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2022 Midyear Meeting Wrapup

Last week, nearly 200 Vincentians gathered together in St. Louis for the first in-person Midyear Meeting since 2019. It was a wonderful opportunity for the National Board of Directors, National Council Members, Executive Directors, and other Vincentian leaders to come together and share ideas after a three year hiatus. While it was very exciting to…

3-24-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1363 1363 SVDP USA
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3-24-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

More than 200 Society leaders attended the first live Midyear meeting since 2019 last week in St. Louis. It was great to see so many of us in one place!  A few National Council Members (usually the Council Presidents) attended only the Business Meeting by Zoom, and this was good as well to participate. Here…

St. Vincent de Paul Detroit Announces New CEO 900 900 SVDP USA
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St. Vincent de Paul Detroit Announces New CEO

St. Vincent de Paul Detroit (SVdP Detroit) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Lynn Faunda Donovan, CFA, as the organization’s new CEO, beginning March 21, 2022. Donovan is an established nonprofit leader with more than 15 years of experience guiding organizations and boards, managing complex teams, and balancing the needs of diverse stakeholders.…

Contemplation – From the Fullness of Our Hearts 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation – From the Fullness of Our Hearts

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, there was a rash of people across the country who swore they’d seen the late Elvis Presley filling his gas tank or eating in diners. Some perhaps really imagined they’d seen him, while others just wanted to sell their story to the tabloids. By contrast, Vincentians are called…

News Roundup March 12 – March 18 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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News Roundup March 12 – March 18

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 IRELAND: Saint Vincent de Paul react to soaring living costs NEW ZEALAND: When dinner is rice pudding UNITED KINGDOM: Camp Vincent…

Contemplation – Save Space for the Neighbor 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation – Save Space for the Neighbor

The spiritual dimension of our Vincentian formation is based on the understanding that we are created to live in community, to grow in faith together. This is why we always visit the neighbor in pairs, and this is why we share reflections on our service and our faith at our Conference meetings. We are a…

News Roundup March 5 – March 11 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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News Roundup March 5 – March 11

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 CANADA: Street Beat set to kick-off on Sunday to help raise funds for St Vincent de Paul Society IRELAND: Charity ‘opened…

Weekly Prayers March 7 – March 11 940 788 SVDP USA
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Weekly Prayers March 7 – March 11

Monday, March 7: Lord, I will serve You where You are In the homeless man on the bench In the hungry child before me In the forgotten neighbors living alone In those who ask for help Lord, I will serve You where I am. Amen Tuesday, March 8: Father in heaven, Whose Word I know,…

03-10-2022 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1920 2400 SVDP USA
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03-10-2022 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

The Gospel for the first Sunday of Lent is always the temptation of Christ in the wilderness. Immediately after His Baptism, the Holy Spirit leads the Lord into the desert, where He fasts and prays, preparing Himself for His upcoming mission of salvation. It is in that radical solitude where Satan tempts Jesus to turn…

Disaster Services Update – March 10, 2022 2000 1501 SVDP USA
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Disaster Services Update – March 10, 2022

The following update was provided by Dick Reimbold, DSC Mideast Regional Disaster Representative. Disaster Services Corporation - Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA (DSC SVDP-USA), hosted a Parish Recovery Assistance Center at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Carlisle, Kentucky this past week.    In the Summer of 2021, the residents of Carlisle, experienced a…

SVdP Phoenix Launches Four New Podcast Series 900 900 SVDP USA
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SVdP Phoenix Launches Four New Podcast Series

With nearly 100,000 members across the United States, serving in more than 4,400 parishes across the country, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is sometimes called “the best kept secret of the Catholic Church.” One Diocesan Council in Arizona aims to change that, by launching four new podcast series that will share just some…

Contemplation – The State of Angels 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation – The State of Angels

There is an old saying, perhaps originating with the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, that we should “expect the unexpected.” Practicing what St. Vincent termed holy indifference, we instead are reminded to accept the unexpected. This word Vincent used, indifference, carries with it a connotation of apathy, or lack of interest. Certainly, our patron was not calling…

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