St. Vincent de Paul Western District Council

11/08/2021

St. Vincent de Paul Orlando
Online Auction Fundraiser!

Bidding ends November 14th!!

Have you checked out St. Vincent de Paul Orlando's Online Auction Fundraiser yet?

Click below to bid on vacation getaways, jewelry and so much more!

ALL proceeds help St. Vincent de Paul Orlando keep the lights on, food on the table and people in their homes.

Your Christmas shopping is just a mouse click away!

Our Online Auction is LIVE!

Click the link below!

https://stvincentdepaul.betterworld.org/auctions/st-vincent-de-paul-helping-famil

The St. Vincent de Paul Orlando Online Auction runs until November 14, 2021.

Thank you!

Welcome to our auction! Please bid on the items below or consider making a donation here! All proceeds from our 2021 Online Auction will support Vincentians as they help struggling families in poverty.

09/26/2021

September 27 is the Feast Day of St. Vincent de Paul. For Vincent, love is always very concrete, very practical. It is love in practice. “Let us love God, my brothers and sisters,” he urges, “let us love God, but let it be with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our brows.” We are called to follow Christ as servants of the poor. Servants get their hands dirty. They labor long and hard. They engage in difficult tasks, visiting the sick and elderly in their homes, feeding street-people, serving the hungry, helping the widow and orphan. They are on the front lines ministering to the poor. As St. Vincent says, we must first do and then teach.

Vincentians see the "Face of Christ" in the poor. We understood, a long time ago, that throwing money at a problem will never solve it. What solves the problem of the poor in this country is to first understand the problems that the poor face everyday. You don't gain this knowledge by sitting in an office and talking or reading about it. Rather, you gain this knowledge by facing it head on by talking with and understanding those that are suffering. Only then can you begin to help people out of poverty.

08/25/2021

The St. Joseph/St. Matthew Conference in Winter Haven has just announced that their "Friends of the Poor Walk" is scheduled for March 5, 2022. Continue to check here for updates on place, time, and other information.

08/24/2021

We are now accepting applications for the workshop scheduled to begin in early 2022 in Lakeland, FL.
Applicant must be living at or below the current poverty level, have a desire to improve their current lifestyle, and be prepared to complete a 16 session workshop.
Financial assistance for gas or bus passes may be available.
An application is available on our website, https://svdpwesterndistrict.org/systemic-change-program/ or call or text us at 863-370-9820, or email us at [email protected].

08/14/2021

This program works to help individuals living in poverty understand their own problems, and work on their own solutions, to create a better life.

08/12/2021

Watch for information on our Systemic Change program starting in October.