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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…

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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…

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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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John Berry Becomes 14th National President

At a Mass at the St. Louis Cathedral Basilica, John Berry of Atlanta, Georgia, was installed as the 14th National President of the National Council of the United States, Society of St. Vincent de Paul. His six-year term in office will begin October 1, 2023. An experienced senior executive and tireless advocate for people in poverty,…

SVdP News Roundup September 9 – September 15 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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SVdP News Roundup September 9 – September 15

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: Struggling Queenslanders could benefit from a Vinnies plan to overhaul tax and welfare payments CANADA: ShareLife commits $520,000 to fight…

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2023 National Assembly Closing Banquet

A Week in Prayers September 11 – September 15 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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A Week in Prayers September 11 – September 15

Monday, September 11 Heavenly Father, Your gifts to me are abundant: Beauty enough to overwhelm my senses, Joy enough to fill my heart, Love enough to lead me to You. All of this within the people, Each made in Your image, Who surround me every day. Amen Tuesday, September 12 Lord Jesus, joy in my…

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2023 National Assembly Day 4 Highlights

2023 National Assembly Youth Poverty Simulation 1024 683 SVDP USA
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2023 National Assembly Youth Poverty Simulation

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2023 National Assembly Host City Night

09-14-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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09-14-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Every year in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an opportunity for new goals, leadership transitions, and reflection on our successes and challenges. At this year’s National Assembly in St, Louis, we did all this and more as we celebrated “Where It All Began” with a pandemic-delayed 175th (now 178th) anniversary. The biggest…

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