Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocesan Council of Columbus

SVdP Free Clothing Center Advocating for Dignity, Justice and the Alleviation of Poverty

It’s Giving Tuesday! We have generous donors who have promised to provide matching funds for those who donate to St. Lawrence Haven on Giving Tuesday.
The cost of food has increased for us – just like it has for you. Please share as much as you can – and help make it count for even more when our matching donor matches your donation.
• Donate online on our web site at https://www.svdpcolumbus.org/donate. Choose St. Lawrence Haven
• Or – send a check. The address to mail a check is also located on our “donate” page at: https://www.svdpcolumbus.org/donate.
What is St. Lawrence Haven? It is a place where those who are homeless or those who are struggling can come for smile and lunch “to-go” on Mondays – Fridays from 12:00 – 2:00 pm. St. Lawrence Haven is located at 244 E. Rich St on the grounds of Holy Cross Church. Your donation will mean so much to the people we serve. Thank you for helping us help others!

SVDP Columbus Advocating for Dignity, Justice and the Alleviation of Poverty

It’s Giving Tuesday! We have generous donors who have promised to provide matching funds for those who donate to St. Lawrence Haven on Giving Tuesday.

The cost of food has increased for us – just like it has for you. Please share as much as you can – and help make it count for even more when our matching donor matches your donation.
• Donate online on our web site at https://www.svdpcolumbus.org/donate. Choose St. Lawrence Haven
• Or – send a check. The address to mail a check is also located on our “donate” page at: https://www.svdpcolumbus.org/donate.

What is St. Lawrence Haven? It is a place where those who are homeless or those who are struggling can come for smile and lunch “to-go” on Mondays – Fridays from 12:00 – 2:00 pm. St. Lawrence Haven is located at 244 E. Rich St on the grounds of Holy Cross Church. Your donation will mean so much to the people we serve. Thank you for helping us help others!

Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocesan Council of Columbus The Society of St Vincent de Paul is a network of friends, inspired by Gospel values, growing in holi

We are called to selflessly offer our time, our talents, our possessions, and ourselves; to gently offer our friendship and our prayers; to humbly demonstrate our faith through our works; and with zeal to “do all the good we can, and trust to God for the rest.” Even if it doesn’t seem measurable.
Read this week's Contemplation, and join the conversation: https://ssvpusa.org/vincentians/contemplation-the-measure-of-success/

Let Us Pray

Help me to grow in spirit, Lord,
Help me to grow in faith.
Help me to work in Your vineyard
With a heart that does not tire.
Cool my brow as I labor, Lord,
Each breeze like heaven’s breath.
Help me, Lord, to be grateful,
So that every day is a holy day,
And every meal is a feast.
Amen

For the abundance of Your gifts to me,
I am overwhelmed with gratitude.
You are great, Lord, and I am small.
For the abundance of Your love for me,
I am overwhelmed with gratitude.
You are great, Lord, and I am small.
All that You’ve given me, Lord,
Is not for me, but through me,
Not mine, but Yours,
A blessing for all,
For You are great, Lord, and we are small.
Amen

If you would like to help St. Vincent de Paul in the Columbus Diocese, consider donating your car through our National Vehicle Donation Program. Check out the web site at https://svdpusa.careasy.org/home or call 1-800-322-8284. Your zip code in the Columbus Diocese will support the work of St. Vincent de Paul throughout our Diocese.
To learn more about the work of St. Vincent de Paul in Columbus, check out our website at https://www.svdpcolumbus.org. You are helping us make a difference in the lives of others! Thank you to our wonderful donors!

SVDP Columbus Advocating for Dignity, Justice and the Alleviation of Poverty

Frédéric addressed these words to the members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the will he composed on his 40th birthday, April 23, 1853. He would not live to see 41.

📍 South Side Job Fair - Nov 15📍

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Event is at Reeb Center on Wednesday Nov 15 from 12-3pm. Hosted in partnership with Goodwill Columbus, The Reeb Center and South Side Thrive Collaborative You don’t want to miss it!

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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, was designed to feed both body and soul, to nourish both individuals and communities.

With the founding of the Confraternities of Charity, the missions also included the foundation of a new Confraternity in each town visited, involving the laity in both the initial, and more importantly, the ongoing corporal and spiritual works of mercy. The people, rich and poor, could live their faith through their actions, and to encounter Christ in each other.

Vincent’s zeal drew him to offer the priests of the Mission to the church’s service not only in France, but in far flung lands where Christ’s word was yet unknown. The Vincentians not only ministered to the slaves of the Barbary pirates in North Africa but ransomed the freedom of twelve hundred of them, all the while showing the church’s beauty through their humble prayers and actions.

Vincent’s special zeal for these foreign lands was partly driven by his fear that “that God might gradually do away with {the church] … because of our depraved morals, those new opinions' which are spreading more and more, and the general state of affairs… in another hundred years we may lose the Church entirely in Europe.”

Two hundred years later, young Frédéric Ozanam and his friends faced a world which, in his words, had “grown cold”, and it called “us Catholics to revive the vital beat to restore it, it is for us to begin over again the great work of regeneration…”

This is the “good of the Church” that the founders were challenged to show, and their answer was not a debating response, not merely words, but actions, not merely actions but a way of living; of living their faith in every part of their lives, bearing witness to Christ’s love in their actions, and “by showing the vitality of their faith, affirm its truth.”

This work was, and is, at the heart of the “new evangelization” Pope Saint John Paul II describes in Redmptoris Missio, reviving, as in Frédéric’s time, “a living sense of the faith.” Like the communities Vincent visited 400 hundred years ago, it is we who are first evangelized when we encounter Christ’s suffering in the neighbor. May they in turn see His love not in the bread we offer, but in its bringing; not in our works, but in our love; not in our presence alone, but in the presence of Him who is among us on each home visit, as He promised, when we gather in His name.

Contemplate
Will they know we are Christians by our love?

Recommended Reading
Praying with Vincent de Paul

"Help me to trust in your providence, Lord."

Five Important Life Lessons from Saint Vincent de Paul, the Apostle of Charity “Make it a practice to judge persons and things in the most favorable light at all times and under all circumstances.” - Saint Vincent de Paul

Happy Feast Day! We thank St. Vincent de Paul for his life and example of how to live God's word.

Happy Feast day to our Patron Saint, St. Vincent de Paul.
On Sept. 27th, the Catholic Church remembers Saint Vincent de Paul, the French, 17th century priest known as the patron of Catholic charities for his apostolic work among the poor and marginalized.

During a September 2010 Angelus address, Pope Benedict XVI noted that St. Vincent “keenly perceived the strong contrast between the richest and the poorest of people,” and was “encouraged by the love of Christ” to “organize permanent forms of service” to provide for those in need.

We invite you to learn more about St. Vincent de Paul by
following this link https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-vincent-de-paul/
Thank you again for your support!
Catholic Diocese of Des Moines Iowa Catholic Radio Network National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul

The SVdP National Council is excited to announce the launch of The Ozanam Institute! It is an online learning platform where Members can gain a deeper and broader understanding of our Vincentian heritage, spirituality, and vocation. Self-paced classes consist of recorded lectures, supplemental materials including reading and other multimedia content, and quizzes. There is no cost to enroll. Click here to access now: https://www.ozanaminstitute.org/.

Today is the Feast of Bl. Frederic!

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