St. Vincent de Paul Society

 

We Need Your Help!

Our Conference maintains a food pantry which helps us to serve those in need within our Parish boundaries. We need your help to re-stock our shelves! The pantry is in desperate need of the following items:

• Personal hygiene products
• Laundry care products
• Canned meats

How to get involved

Donate cash or checks payable to St. Vincent de Paul Society in the collection box on the pillar near the statue of St. Joseph in the gathering area of church. Donate food in the food collection box between the Rectory and the Parish Center.Want to get directly involved in the volunteer services performed by our conference at St. Joe's? Then please call 314-286-5137 or come to our monthly meeting held the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Center.

A Source of Help and Hope

The foundation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is simple. We are a group of lay Catholic volunteers from all walks of life, helping those in need with the basic necessities - food, clothing, shelter, utlity assistance, transportation and emotional comfort. We believe that when we look into the face of someone who is poor or in need, we see the face of Christ. We see it in the faces of little children getting a bed to sleep in, adults in need of a job or clothing or even help with the family meal.

At the St. Joseph Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, our mission is to serve the needy and suffering in a spirit of justice and charity. Donations are used and distributed within our parish boundaries.

"The poor are hungry not only for food; they are hungry to be recognized as human begings. They are hungry for dignity and to be treated as we are treated. They are hungry for our love."
- Mother Teresa

What We Do

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in St. Louis is a non-profit organization providing personal assistance with furniture, food, clothing, rent, utlities, transportation and companionship to people facing economic, emotional or spiritual crisis. An essential part of the Society's work is to provide help while conscientiously maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of those who are served.

The St. Vincent de Paul is supported by donations from St. Joseph Parishioners, the St. Joseph Church, the St. Joseph School, the St. Joseph PSR, the Knights of Columbus, the Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary, the Women's Ministry, CRHP, the Girl Scouts, the Boy Scouts, the VIPs, the Youth Group, the Athletic Association and other Parish organizations.

We are people who strive to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to others in need. We are young and old, but all of us are blessed with awareness that our gifts of time, talent and treasure are to be shared with our brothers and sisters in need. We have no special education or training, just a heart for others. We provide a source of Help and Hope.

We know that we are not alone. We are part of an international society of friends, united by a spirit of poverty, humility, and sharing nourished by prayer and our fellow members.

Energized by the awareness that service to our brothers and sisters in need is in fact an encounter with Christ, we are keenly aware that poverty, suffering and loneliness are present for a countless number of individuals in our community.

You do not have to be Catholic for us to serve you. We serve you because we are Catholic.

For more information on the SVDP St. Joseph Conference and how you can be part of it - please call 314-286-5137 or come to our meeting held the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Center.

"If we had even a tiny hint of this love, would we remain with our arms folded? Would we allow to perish those whom we could assist? Oh no, charity cannot remain inert and inactive."
- St. Vincent de Paul