NEWS ITEMS
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How You Can Stand Up And Make Your Voice Be Heard
Bishop David Ricken has called on area Catholics to oppose a recent U.S. Health and Human Service mandate regarding abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization and contraception. For more information, go to: http://www.gbdioc.org/component/content/article/1307-how-you-can-stand-up-and-make-your-voice-be-heard.html* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- New updated Emergency Assistance Report for DECEMBER and the Voucher Assistance Requests Report
- Society of St. Vincent de Paul announces national officers
- ST. LOUIS (CNS) -- The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has announced four new national officers:
- Benjamin Vaissade, a retired retail executive in the San Francisco Bay area, has been named vice president of the national council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. His duties include coordinating the efforts of the organization's eight regional vice presidents throughout the United States. He joined the organization in 1992 and has served as Western regional vice president for the past six years.
- Margarita Galindo, a retiree of the Sweetwater School District in Chula Vista, Calif., has been named vice president for Hispanic involvement for the organization's national council. A member since 2004, she is a founding member of the organization's only Spanish-language chapter in the Diocese of San Diego.
- Michael J. Nizankiewicz has been named treasurer of the national council. He is currently serving as the interim CEO of the Vascular Disease Foundation in Denver.
- Althea Graham, a customer service representative for AT&T in Detroit, has been named secretary for the national council. A member of the society since 1994, she served as president of the St. Vincent de Paul chapter in her parish before being elected president of the organization's Detroit West district council for six years.
- Updated Emergency Assistance Report for NOVEMBER
- Read the SVDP-Fiscal Year Economic Impact Report
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- Thank you for your continuing support and promotion --- as we strive to meet the emergency needs of the poor and needy in our Oshkosh Area Community regardless of religion, race, or nationality!
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- First woman elected to head US Society of St. Vincent de Paul
- Participants in World Youth Day 2011 Madrid, Spain
- Updated Emergency Assistance Report for JULY
- Visit the site for the new Oshkosh Short-Term Housing Emergency Day-by-Day Shelter
- Updated Area Community Human Services Programs Supported Report
- National Legislative Update
A summary of activity in the U.S. Congress of interest to the members and mission of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Sheila Gilbert, a national officer for the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul for the past six years, became the first woman to head the organization Sept. 3. Gilbert said she was humbled and grateful for this new responsibility. "Having been involved in the organization for some 30 years, I am privileged to serve in the company of exceptionally talented and compassionate men and women who have dedicated their lives to serving those who are most in need," she said. The St. Vincent de Paul Society, with U.S. headquarters in St. Louis, is a Catholic lay organization committed to helping the poor around the world. Gilbert said she not only hopes to help members of the society, known as Vincentians, grow personally and spiritually, but she also wants to help the organization more effectively bring people out of poverty. She is a strong advocate of systemic change and says the organization needs to collaborate with other groups on effective ways to reduce or eliminate poverty and it should also advocate for long-term change at the local, state and national levels. "These goals are attainable," said Gilbert. "We just need to find the will to carry them out."
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- Frederic's E-Gazette for June, 2011
- Frederic's E-Gazette for May, 2011
- The 1st quarter 2011 edition of Ozanam News has been published. However, we have published this edition of the newsletter in an electronic format only (see the link below). You are welcome to print it, of course, and we encourage you to forward it by e-mail, or print it and share with others, especially your fellow Vincentians who may not have regular access to a computer: http://www.svdpusa.org/AboutUs/OzanamNewsAnnualReports.aspx
- Youth & Young Adult News from the Saint Vincent De Paul USA Website
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* * Our "Youth and Young Adult Website" has moved * * *
Check it out at: www.svdpusa.com\youth
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- Updated Reports - 04/16/2010
- Article on Religion and Poverty 07/14/2009
Saint Vincent De Paul Endowment Fund Report
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Religion and Poverty: Obama's Budget Addresses Economic Inequality
By Ronald J. Sider, President of Evangelicals for Social Action Reversing the Trend of Uneven Prosperity
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- Catholic Knights form national partnership with Society of St. Vincent de Paul 2/16/2009
Catholic Knights & the Society of St. Vincent de Paul have formed a three-year partnership to serve the needs of the poor.
Bill O’Toole, president and CEO of the Catholic Knights, described the partnership as “a natural expansion. Catholic Knights has been putting Catholic values in action for over 124 years. It’s the core of who we are as an organization. The most important aspect is we’re helping people."
The joint agreement officially began on Jan. 1, 2009. The organization will provide up to $500 per year for each local Catholic Knights branch that dedicates time and fundraising efforts to St. Vincent de Paul Society councils or conferences. The money raised and matched will stay in the local community.
“We know that we are not alone. We are part of an international society of friends united by a spirit of poverty, humility, and sharing, which is nourished by prayer and reflection, mutually supportive gatherings, and adherence to a basic Rule,” states Joe Flannigan, national council president for the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. “We’re thrilled to have Catholic Knights as our first ever national partner.”
About Catholic Knights
Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Catholic Knights is a not-for-profit Catholic membership organization focused on putting Catholic values into action. For more than 120 years, Catholic Knights has put Catholic values into action through its charitable outreach, scholarship programs, trusted financial products, and support for parishes and parish schools, as well as opportunities for members to participate in making a difference in their parishes and communities. Each year, Catholic Knights members help to raise more than $1.2 million in support of parishes, schools and communities. For more information, visit http://www.catholicknights.org or call (800) 927-2547.
About the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has been offering tangible assistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis for the past 175 years. This aid takes the form of intervention, consultation, or often through direct dollar or in-kind service. An essential guideline of the Society's work is to provide help while conscientiously maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of those who are served. The Society also assumes the role of advocacy for those who are defenseless or voiceless. Some 12 million persons are helped annually by the Society in the United States. For more information on the St. Vincent de Paul Society, go to http://www.svdpusa.org
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