If you are looking for assistance related to the pandemic, please visit our Assistance & Services page. A founding activity for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the Home Visit is a time for Vincentian voluneers to visit the homes of neighbors in need, identify their needs, and explore ways to help. In the wake… Read more »
With immense joy, the SSVP Council General International reports that we have just obtained a portrait of the founders Félix Clavé. The illustration is inside a book from 1851, written by the chronicler Maurice-Oscar Honoré de Bourzeis, from France. Pierre-Emmanuel-Felix Clavé was born on July 8, 1811, in Toulouse (France), and died on November 9,… Read more »
Take heart, Vincentians! A message is waiting for you from our National Spiritual Advisor, Bishop Donald Hying. His words provide inspiration for each of us. In these difficult and uncertain times, many Conferences are at a loss on how to proceed with services as usual. View the message here: Some thoughts from one of… Read more »
On November 28th there was a meeting about the formation of the first conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in the Vatican. The thirty people who were present had to the opportunity to learn about the structure of the Society, the ministry of the members and the Vincentian blessed and saints. A… Read more »
WHAT IS #iGIVECATHOLIC? #iGiveCatholic is a one-day online giving event for the faithful in arch/dioceses across the nation (and the world!) to come together and raise as many charitable dollars as possible for Catholic parishes, schools, and nonprofit ministries on #GivingCatholic. Last year, #iGiveCatholic raised more than $3.6 million for organizations in participating arch/dioceses. WHEN… Read more »
Five parish conferences of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be hosting the annual Friends of the Poor Walk on Saturdays in September to raise awareness of the needs of poor people and to raise funds for charitable works. As part of the national Society, these conferences encourage people of all ages to… Read more »
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) Annual Day of Recollection will be held on Saturday, July 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Mission San Diego de Alcalá. The event is free of charge and includes lunch. The day will begin with Bishop John Dolan celebrating Mass in the Chapel of… Read more »
Pope Francis has named Bishop Donald J. Hying, the National Episcopal Advisor for SVDP, of Gary, Indiana, as the new Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin. He fills the vacancy left by the death last November of Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison, who was 71. Bishop Donald Hying, 55, was born on August 18, 1963, in West… Read more »
National President, Ralph Middlecamp, and National Liaison for Formation and board member, Ray Sickinger, were recently guests on the Catholic Faith Network TV show “Encounter.” The interview will begin airing on Sunday, April 28 and it will run for two weeks. Here are the air times (Eastern): Sunday, April 28 at 10:00 a.m. Monday, April… Read more »
As part of the EXCEL program being created at Foothills Good Shepherd Ministry Center the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Society will provide hot meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning April 2nd to at risk teens in the East County. EXCEL is a faith based, not‐for‐profit youth resource center established for the purpose of… Read more »
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