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Disaster Services Offers Aid to Northern California Fire Victims 938 943 SVDP USA
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Disaster Services Offers Aid to Northern California Fire Victims

When massive wildfires hit Northern California without warning, entire towns were destroyed, thousands were left homeless, and 16 people were killed. But thanks to your generosity, the St. Vincent de Paul Disaster Services Corporation was there to help the Sacramento Diocesan Council respond and rebuild. Survivors were living in RVs, leaving them vulnerable to the…

10-5-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 900 900 SVDP USA
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10-5-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

This past weekend, I was in New Jersey to attend the Sunday Night NY Jets game at the Meadowlands (sometime in the past I must have done something really bad to have been burdened with the unique torture of being a committed NY Jets football fan). While there I attended Mass at St. Joseph’s Parish…

SVdP News Roundup September 23 – September 29 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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SVdP News Roundup September 23 – September 29

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: Locals unite for NSW Vinnies community sleepout, exceeding fundraising expectations AUSTRALIA: May we all have the virtue of charity that…

Contemplation — Our Universal Mission 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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Contemplation — Our Universal Mission

At the heart of Vincent’s charism was a deep passion for the universal mission of the church. It was, after all, his taking of the general confession of the old man at Gannes, followed by his homily at Folleville which marked the beginning of the Congregation of the Mission. That, and every mission that followed,…

09-28-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1367 1520 SVDP USA
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09-28-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Dear Vincentian Friends, This is my last Servant Leader column as your National Council President. It has been my privilege to have served you in this role for the past six years. Thank you for your support and prayers. The columns I have written over these years have been reviewed and edited by my friend…

National Council Announces New Board of Directors 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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National Council Announces New Board of Directors

Under the leadership of incoming National President John Berry, a new Board of Directors for the National Council of the U.S., Society of St. Vincent de Paul will take office beginning October 1. They are: John Berry, National President John Hallissy, First Vice President and Chair of the National Governance Committee Kat Brissette, Second Vice…

Contemplation — In the Vincentian Spirit 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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Contemplation — In the Vincentian Spirit

Because it is the heart of our vocation, and our primary means of serving the neighbor, Conferences and Councils offer training for the Home Visit. As important as this training is, it really comes down to one thing. As our Rule puts it “visits to the poor are made in a Vincentian spirit.” [Rule, Part…

SVdP News Roundup September 16 – September 22 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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SVdP News Roundup September 16 – September 22

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: How a 168-year-old charity embraced TikTok – and won a legion of young fans AUSTRALIA: Vinnies targets menswear market in…

A Week in Prayers September 18 – September 22 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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A Week in Prayers September 18 – September 22

Monday, September 18 I sit silently, Lord, in Your presence, My mind and my spirit kept still. Speak to my soul if You wish it. I seek only to do Your will. Amen Tuesday, September 19 Unburden me, Lord, of my worries. Free me, O Lord, from my cares. Wash away all the sorrows, And…

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month 438 314 SVDP USA
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Written by Tai Jackson — SVdP Seattle Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual celebration lasting from September 15 thru October 15, but originally traced back to President Johnson, who first introduced Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968. The week-long celebration was later changed to a month by President Ronald Reagan in 1988. During this month-long event,…

09-21-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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09-21-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Just as Summer inevitably turns to Fall, our beloved Society’s leadership changes at the end of September each year with new local Council and Conference President elections at the end of respective three-year terms. At the national level, the term of the National President and his/her Board is six years. The current National Council’s Board…

Contemplation — Let Us Open Our Hearts 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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Contemplation — Let Us Open Our Hearts

When we think about the meaning of friendship, particularly as one of our three Essential Elements, we could hardly have a better role model than Blessed Frédéric Ozanam. Friendship was so central to his life, and to the founding of the Society, that two of his biographers chose to highlight this in the titles of…

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