St. Vincent de Paul – September 2022 Reflections
St Vincent DePaul Society is a Catholic lay organization that leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to the needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.
Week of September 25th: Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
On September 27, the Church celebrated the feast of St. Vincent de Paul, who knew that “God had sent him to bring good news to the poor.” Together with your gifts, the members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul continue his work and mission in our parish.
In the month of September, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to “bring good news to the poor,” by assisting families by providing them food, utilities, rent bills, etc. Thank you!
*Checks made payable to Society of St. Vincent DePaul and dropped in the collection baskets will help us serve our neighbors in need throughout the Greenlawn area.
Week of September 18th: Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In today’s Gospel we see that prudent decisiveness means that we recognize that all our choices in daily living are really choices for eternal life. Admission into heaven is something money cannot buy. The only currency that has any value to secure our entrance is that of love.
As you place your gift in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box, know that you are a sign of God’s love to those who are suffering.
Week of September 11th: Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that the shepherd rejoices when he finds one lost sheep. The story tells us that nothing and no one is insignificant to God who is compassionate and loving to all.
Is there a neighbor or friend of yours who is in temporary need because of a loss of a job or an illness? Please leave a message for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul…we want to help!
Week of September 4th: Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
In today’s Gospel, Jesus lays out the demands of following him, the great cost of discipleship. The Mission Statement of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul states: “Vincentians witness God’s love by embracing all works of charity and justice…the Society makes no distinction in those served because, in them, Vincentians see the face of Christ.”
Have you considered answering the call to help serve the poor by joining the Society of St. Vincent de Paul?
Medjugorje – My Travels to the Youth Festival of 2022
Kevin Kozub was a member of the group from St. Francis that traveled last month to Medjugorje for the 2022 Youth Festival. Here is his testimony of his time there: "I don't think I have experienced a place as holy as Medjugorje. Hundreds of priests saying Mass in...
Our Memories from Medjugorje – A Medjugorje Story
Justin Kozma is a member of the group of young adults who visited Medjugorje on the occasion of the 2022 Youth Festival. Here is his account of the trip: “I could write an entire book on what I experienced in Medjugorje, but I want to focus on three main points: The...
SERENITY CINEMA PRESENTS: The Young Messiah
The film is seen through the eyes of a 7-year-old Jesus as He journeys with His family, Blessed Mother Mary, and St. Joseph, on a dangerous trip from Egypt back to Nazareth their hometown, after Joseph is told in a dream of the death of King Herod the Great.
