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How Can a Person Who Recently Lost a Loved One Cope With Christmas? 2560 1704 Jill Pioter

How Can a Person Who Recently Lost a Loved One Cope With Christmas?

Vincentian John J. Donohue from the St. Mary Magdalen bereavement group shared this with fellow members in the hopes it might help others this Christmas season. How Can a Person Who Recently Lost a Loved One Cope With Christmas? Many people are very happy during the Christmas season. They are filled with joy. However, there are…

More On Council Structure 1200 628 Jill Pioter

More On Council Structure

COMMITTEE STRUCTURE Committee structure should mirror the National Council committee structure. Additional committees can be formed. The committees below are critical to Council success. Every Council should have a: Governance Committee Voice of the Poor Committee Formation/Spirituality Committee Growth and Revitalization Committee Finance Committee The above are not the only possibilities. Committees are advisory and…

12-16-2021 Questions and Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter

12-16-2021 Questions and Answers

Q:  The LDS church has contacted our Conference offering volunteers to help with our service. I know there are major doctrine differences, so would like to know how SVdP responds to such a request. A:  Members of the LDS church (as well as others) can be Associate Members, meaning they can participate in the works…

A Christmas Note to All Thrift Stores and Employees 1200 628 Jill Pioter

A Christmas Note to All Thrift Stores and Employees

Merry Christmas to all in our Thrift Stores and employees a little early! We hope you are all thriving and enjoying the Holiday season so far. It is a great time of year for us to take care of our neighbors in need and ensure their Holiday is meaningful. Our Stores Committee would like to…

Focusing on Council Structure 1200 628 Jill Pioter

Focusing on Council Structure

COUNCIL/BOARD STRUCTURES Council and Board structure should be as recommended in Society Bylaws. Generally speaking, the following structures are typical within the Society. This allows for a wide variety of possibilities. Diocesan Councils that have control over the corporate structure within the Diocese District Councils within a Diocesan Council structure where the Diocesan Council has…

12-9-2021 Questions and Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter

12-9-2021 Questions and Answers

Q: Our Council gets funds donated to us from a couple of grocery chains. The funds are then passed on to the Conferences in the form of gift cards which they either give to people or use to purchase food for their pantry. How should the Conference report these funds on the annual report? A:…

12-2-2021 Questions and Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter

12-2-2021 Questions and Answers

Q: Some Conference members purchase Christmas gifts with their personal funds, which they deliver, along with a member of their family. Is this allowed? A: Vincentians should refrain from providing help using their own personal resources, especially since those we serve will view the assistance as being provided by SVdP. This is permitted as long as it…

Assisting and Guiding Conferences 1200 628 Jill Pioter

Assisting and Guiding Conferences

FORMATION/TRAINING The Council should provide formation and training to all members of the Council especially new Vincentians. The National Formation and Spirituality Committee has developed formation/training programs that are available across the country. The National website (www.svdpusa.org) has many documents, power points, etc. available that should be used to form and train Vincentians. By a…

A Time for Thanks 1200 628 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…

11-24-2021 Questions and Answers 1200 628 Jill Pioter

11-24-2021 Questions and Answers

Q: We are an agency of Second Harvest. We have held two mobile pantries, one serving 250 families and the other 200. Should we report this in the “in-kind food” column? We also give out food every third Thursday that is provided by Second Harvest. We average 35 families. We have just started this a…

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