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Saint Vincent de Paul

The St. Vincent de Paul program hopes to serve families in need within the central city area by assisting with food, spiritual support and networks to other agencies. During August-September, the program gives families school supplies and shoe certificates for children. The program also serves as an outreach to the elderly who might need special assistance. In addition, during the holidays, the group prepares Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets of food and gifts for a number of families in need. The St. Vincent de Paul pantry operates out of All Saints Catholic Church on Tuesdays from 9:30-11:30, and since the Fond du Lac store closing, is at St. John’s Chapel on Thursdays from 9:30-11:30. In addition to the pantry, the St. John’s site has a clothing room with a limited supply of furniture and beds. Families apply for assistance on-site and then are supported with counseling. A team of Vincentians also visits the families at their home to assess additional needs. St. Vincent de Paul needs continuous financial and food donations and is also in need of volunteers who would be willing to assist in moving bigger items--furniture and beds—which have been donated by several businesses. Part of the on-going work of St. Vincent de Paul is to find support through grants and networking with suburban parishes.

A quote from: A journal by Gary Smith, S.J.
“The poor teach me that serving them is not just Some sort of Christian imperative. Rather, It is in serving them that I can discover, Like the church, what is best in my own heart.”

Radical Compassion,
Finding Christ in the Heart of the Poor
by Gary Smith, S.J.