St. Aloysius St Vincent de Paul Conference

The St. Aloysius St. Vincent de Paul Conference was re-established nearly 25 years ago with the goal of providing assistance, financially and spiritually, to those in need throughout the geographical boundaries of the Church Parish.  TEN teams of SVDP volunteers, “Vincentians”, come together TWO BY TWO, to meet, pray and assist our neighbors in need of rent, utilities, food, medicines, and, most of all, love and hope for future.  During these times, the face of Jesus comes to life and light in our neighbors and to the Vincentians who are so privileged to serve within this ministry.  The Conference is forever grateful for the generosity and leadership of the St. Aloysius Catholic Church Parish to support those most in need of the basic necessities to live.

The St. Aloysius St. Vincent de Paul Conference has been busy!

 On December 18,  the Conference, St. Aloysius Clergy and Bishop Duca gathered at the home of Jeannette and Mike Rolfsen for a Holy and Festive Night to celebrate the Christmas Season and the love and light that shine through the ministry as we come together to grow in holiness and fellowship in love of our dear neighbor.

On February 24, the Conference gathered at Light House Coffee for a Planning Meeting to discuss the next steps to take in achieving goals to lead us onward and upward in helping those in need and growing together in Spirituality, Friendship, and Service.  

The SVDP Mission Statement: “A network of friends, inspired by Gospel values, growing in holiness and building a more just world through personal relationships with and service to people in need.’’

To God be the Glory!

Our SVDP ministry in action. St. Helena Conference volunteers packing up the uniforms for the North Tangipahoa area and distributing them to the schools. They packed uniforms for approximately 500 students and had lots of volunteers to assist with the efforts, including some Junior Catholic Daughters. Great job! It's not too late to give to SVDP's Uniforms for Kids effort that helps children throughout the area! You can give at this LINK.

St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church - St. Vincent de Paul Conference

Volunteer members of the St. Vincent de Paul Conference at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church meet twice monthly to fulfill their mission of serving families in need in their community. They conduct home visits and assist with basic unmet needs including, rent, utilities, food and clothing. Pictured on back row (l-r) are Rosalie Malveaux, Carla Lewis (Secretary), Albertha Varmall, Barbara Rodney, Janice Hamilton, Augustine Kador, Delores Price, Lorena Williams and James Rodney (Vice President).  Seated are Dorothy Andrews (Intake coordinator-in wheelchair) and Janet St. Cyr Moore (President).

Mrs. Quincy's Corner

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Members of St. Paul's Conference of St. Vincent de Paul recently launched "Mrs. Quincy's Corner" in memory of their Spiritual Advisor, Mrs. Quincy Hamilton (photo on rt.) who passed on May 31, 2020 after a lengthy illness. She loved working at the weekly clothes give-away at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church.  Her "corner" consists of new personal items and toiletries from the members and from SVdP. Pictured (L-R) are Janice Hamilton, Dorothy Varmall, Rosalie Malveaux and (back row) Carla Lewis and Janet St. Cyr Moore.

 
 

St. Paul's Conference of St. Vincent de Paul!

Volunteer members of the St Vincent de Paul Conference at St. Paul's Catholic Church meet twice monthly to fulfill their mission of serving families in need in their community. They conduct home visits and assist with basic unmet needs including rent, utilities, food and clothing. Pictured on back row, (l-r) are Rosalie Malveaux, Carla Lewis (Secretary), Albertha Varmall, Barbara Rodney, Janice Hamilton, Augustine Kador, Delores Price and James Rodney (Vice President). Seated are Dorothy Andrews (Intake Coordinator-in wheel chair) and Janet St. Cyr Moore (President). Not shown are Shedrick Crockett and Roger "Chris" Banks, Jr. (Treasurer).

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2nd Annual Neighborfest Was a Huge Success!

Our 2nd Annual NeighborFest was a huge success! 200+ people came together for a joyous day of fellowship in the Valley Park Community. Thanks be to God! 

Three pastors in the area participated in the ceremony, along with Major-President Sharon Weston Broome came and presented certificates of appreciation to 10 “Living Legends" - Valley Park residents who are 90 years or older and have lived and raised their families in the area.

A Capella soloists from the community came and sang the National Anthem and How Great Thou Art. The KCs did a delicious job on grilling hundreds and hundreds of hamburgers and hot dogs! St. Aloysius Parishioners made over 300 cookies! 27 bikes were donated and given away! The Girl Scouts made and gave away 20 cakes! Face painting and bubbles and Brec on The Geaux for the children, The BR Sheriff’s office and DJ for dancing, Ice cream, snow cones, lemonade, etc. etc. etc. !

Our SVDP conference gave away books, spiritual bracelets, and prayer cards! A very special thanks to fellow Vincentians who were there to spread the joy: Jonelle Thompson, Michelle Carrier, Aeli Poydras, Paul Coreil, Johnny Dunaway, Charlie Abboud, Gene Gomez, Dela Jakub Wood and special friend, Aaron. A special thanks to Connie Planche for coordinating the cookie drive.

The Valley Park Community presented St. Aloysius with a plaque of appreciation which referenced Mathew 22-36-40. Love thy neighbor as thyself vs. 39. Miss Green’s daughter, Melissa Green Fowler, presented the plaque. Mr. and Mrs. Green, owners of Owen’s Grocery and Deli, along with their daughters, grandchildren, and longstanding employee of Owen's grocery, Miss Valencia, were all present. They are such a beautiful and inspiring family who work together every day to serve the community. 

St. Aloysius Catholic Church and our St. Aloysius SVdP Conference are absolute amazing grace! Let us continue to serve together to build God’s kingdom here on Earth!

St. Patrick Conference thanks Yvette Caillouet for her many years of service.

On Monday, May 13, 2019 our SVDP St. Patrick Conference and St. Patrick office staff member, Yvette Caillouet, retired.  After conducting our regular SVDP business and Spiritual meeting, our SVDP Conference Members presented Yvette with a statue of St. Vincent de Paul in thanks for her many years of service to our Conference as our Neighbor information intake member and bid her farewell.

Pictured above: Father Michael Miceli and Yvette Caillouet; Janet Hume and Nancy Vezinat; Yvette Caillouet accepting her statute of St. Vincent de Paul.

St. John the Baptist donated 51 Easter baskets to the St. Vincent de Paul Build a Basket for a Child in Need Campaign!

St John the Baptist SVDP conference in Zachary put together 51 Easter baskets at their regular March monthly meeting to donate to the district effort.

“It was a joy and it definitely brought together all the elements of what makes a successful Vincentian conference: friendship, service and spirituality.”

St. Benedict's off-site SVDP meal

St. Benedict’s Church Conference in Napoleonville, LA on Wednesday, October 24, 2018.  

The SVDP Dining Room Director, Denise Terrence and her staff member Ms. Hilda delivered the delicious spaghetti lunch that was prepared by Ms. Ora Mae and joined Conference President, Lester Daggs and the Members of St. Benedict’s to serve 300 meals to the community. 

District Council President Kim Boudreaux, past District Council Crystal Chatelain and St. Patrick’s Conference Member, Christine Richardson were also on hand to help serve. 



Thanksgiving Baskets at St. Joseph

St. Joseph School students help the St. Joseph Conference of SVDP, Ponchatoula prepare 108 thanksgiving boxes to be distributed to our neighbors in the area. Thanks to everyone who supports this ministry, our parishioners, The Ancient Order of Hibernians and our KC Council, as well as our local Ponchatoula High School students who donated several thousand cans of food from there food drive.

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The Ancient Order of Hibernians donate 105 Bohnings gift cards for the SVDP Thanksgiving Baskets program. Thanks to the Hibernians for their support of SVDP and their dedication to helping our neighbors in need. L to R Dr Martin Kearney of AOH, Tony Guagliardo President of SVDP, Dcn Larry Melancon chairman of the Thanksgiving Baskets program. Thanks to all of our parishioners for your support.

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