St. Vincent de Paul Society

As Christians, we seek both to see the face of Christ in the neighbor, and to be the face of Christ for the neighbor.   To help us with this, perhaps we should remember that even as Christ declares that “I am the light of the world,” He tells us also that “you are the light of the world.”  Thank you to all who support St. Vincent de Paul Society and our mission through your donations and for being “the light of the world” to our neighbors in need.

            Families fed in September: 743 (2,524 individuals)

            Families given financial aid in September: 36

St. Vincent saw God’s presence most vividly in the poor  After all, the very God who put on the cloak of humanity to visit our humble home chose to do so not as a king, a warrior, or a man of wealth and power, but instead as a humble carpenter, sharing in our suffering and poverty.  Where else should we expect Him to await us?  Who better to remind us of His presence?  “You are serving Jesus Christ in the person of the poor,” St. Vincent said, “and that is as true as that we are here.”  Thank you for donating to St. Vincent de Paul Society and in so doing serving Jesus Christ in the person of the poor. Families fed in August: 682 (1,453 adults and 865 children, total 2,318 individuals). Families given financial aid in August: 35

We are called to “love God with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our brows.”  Loving is not simply feeling, it is doing – not for ourselves but for the other.  Your donation to St. Vincen de Paul Society is turned into loving through feeding those who are hungry and giving financial aid to those who struggle with paying utility bills and medical prescription costs.  Thank you for loving others by doing.

Families fed in July:  785 (1,668 adults and 997 children for a total of 2,665 individuals). Families helped with financial aid:  54

We are called to “see the suffering Christ” in the poor.  Not to imagine Him, but to truly feel His presence and to know that He is there.  As St. Vincent explained, we “are serving Jesus Christ in the person of the poor.  Thank you for donating to St. Vincent de Paul Society and serving Jesus Christ by serving our neighbors in need.

            Families given food: 637 (2,127 individuals) Families given financial aid: 38