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01-04-24 Questions & Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter

01-04-24 Questions & Answers

Q: We have a member who feels the Rule states that our meetings should be considered spiritual, based on doing the readings and sharing with each other our understanding of the readings. Others believe we should use the reflections provided by National. What should we do? A:  The Essential Elements of the Society are spirituality,…

12-21-23 Questions & Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter

12-21-23 Questions & Answers

Q: What is our Rule on attending other organizations’ annual benefit events using SVdP resources? Is it a violation? A:  This falls into the category of attending meetings that are meaningful to the Society. It is not considered a donation being made; the cost of attendance is for collaboration, partnership, and growth with like groups.…

Understanding Our Rule 1200 628 Jill Pioter

Understanding Our Rule

Written by Tom Fahl Before one of the workshops I presented about the Rule, I asked a few Council Executive Directors what trouble the Conferences in their respective Councils had following the Rule and what parts of the Rule generated the most questions. This article will include comments on what came back to me. While…

12-14-23 Questions & Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter

12-14-23 Questions & Answers

Q: A parishioner is requesting someone to pick up her husband from an adult day care and take him home on occasion when she can’t do it. Would this be ok from an insurance/legal standpoint? A: Just as in all works of the Society, the pickup and drive home must include two Vincentians. From an…

Servant Leadership 1200 628 Jill Pioter

Servant Leadership

(Excerpted from Vincentian Life: Conference) Within the Rule of the Society, Servant Leadership is identified as a scripture-based method of leadership which all Vincentians aspire to practice. The following quotes are from the Rule. Rule: Part 1, 3.11: Following Christ’s example, the Presidents at all levels of the Society endeavor to be servant leaders. They provide an encouraging…

12-07-23 Questions & Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter

12-07-23 Questions & Answers

Q: Our Council is under the “District Council with Separate Boards” Bylaws and my tenure as Council/Board President is ending. I was asked if it is allowed for the Board President and Council President be 2 different people? The Board President could have the business acumen and the Council President could have the Vincentian Spirit. What…

11-29-23 Questions & Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter

11-29-23 Questions & Answers

Q: Should Conferences pay tuition for Catholic school education since elementary and high-school education is free?  A:  The National Governance Committee has recently reviewed and agreed to the following: Helping a family make a tuition payment under the right circumstances can be justified. Making a contribution from Conference funds to the parish or school to…

Ground Rules For Visitation 1200 628 Jill Pioter

Ground Rules For Visitation

There are a set of basic ground rules that should be kept in mind before visiting with those who have requested our help. It is a good idea to review them on occasion, understand them and put them into practice.  1. If you are on a witch hunt, stay home. One of our purposes as…

A Time for Thanks 1080 1080 Jill Pioter

A Time for Thanks

At this special time of the year when our thoughts turn to giving thanks, it is appropriate to reflect on the many reasons Vincentians have to be grateful. Perhaps the two most important are the ongoing guidance of Divine Providence, which has been wondrously at work on behalf of the Society of St. Vincent de…

11-22-23 Questions & Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter

11-22-23 Questions & Answers

Q:  If a Conference receives a large donation to be distributed to the poor and needy in the area where the Conference is located, and members decide to distribute the funds in increments of 25% per year over a 4 year period, would this be in keeping with the use of money as stated in…

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