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Contemplation: They Shall Be First 717 479 Tim Williams

Contemplation: They Shall Be First

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  On our home visits, we always seek to help the neighbor determine the highest priorities among their needs; to figure out what is most important to take care of right now. This is not for us to decide, but for the…

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Feature on Formation: Invitation for Renewal Retreat

Invitation for Renewal Retreat By Tim Williams, Senior Director of Formation & Leadership Development Begun in 2002, the Invitation for Renewal (IFR) program is nearing 1000 alumni, and nearly every one of them will tell you that this five-day retreat was a profoundly transformational experience in their Vincentian lives. The spark that led to Invitation…

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Contemplation: In Order to Make Others Happier

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  Why did you join the Society of St. Vincent de Paul? Why are you still a member? The answers to these two simple questions can lead us as individuals, as Conferences, and as a Society to growth in every dimension. Many,…

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Contemplation: Giving the Carpenter His Due

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  Our Rule calls us to humility, but what does that mean for us in practice, both as individuals and as a Society? Humility, of course, is not the same a s secrecy – we are not a secret Society. Nor is…

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Feature: What Would You Do if you Answered the Phone?

What Would You Do if you Answered the Phone? By Jeff Beamguard, National Director of Stores Support What would you do if you answered the phone and a “Neighbor in Need” said, “I need water”?  I was stunned and asked if she could be more specific.  An elderly female voice replied, “I’m thirsty and need…

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Contemplation: Unconditional

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  Our Rule reminds us to serve “for love alone”. [Rule, Part I, 2.2] Yet in our lives we know different types of love; the love we have for spouses, children, neighbors, and friends are not all the same. The language of…

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7-23-25 Weekly Questions & Answers

July 23, 2025 Q: Resolution 114 says that a Conference can be “suspended” and it talks about an appeal process. But I’m not finding anything that tells us what needs to be done to suspend a Conference. For example, if a Conference refused to give us annual financial reports, according to Resolution 114 they can…

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Can You Please Accommodate Me?

Can You Please Accommodate Me? By Robert Giers & Holly Maes Definition (Taken from Webster’s Dictionary): Disability is a physical, mental, cognitive or developmental condition that impairs, interferes with or limits a person’s ability to engage in certain tasks or actions or participate in typical daily activities and interactions. How can we make our Society…

Contemplation: Time Spent with Friends 780 480 Tim Williams

Contemplation: Time Spent with Friends

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  It’s been said that meetings are places where minutes are kept and hours are wasted, a joke with enough truth to it that anybody who has sat through a few “all hands” meetings at work, or a meeting of many civic…

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Friends of the Poor Grant Award Winners 2025 – Round 2

Congratulations to the Friends of the Poor Grant Award Winners of the Mid-Atlantic, North Central, and Southeast!   We received 177 grant applications totaling $862,910. Grant awards for this round total $135,000. Through simple application process, SVdP Conferences and District Councils can apply for up to $5,000 from the National Council’s Friends of the Poor® Fund.…

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