St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) 'Awareness Month'

‘Awareness Month’ is our Society’s annual opportunity to highlight the SVP’s presence in our parish and community and to promote an understanding of our work. This in turn can help people in need of support to know how to contact us and for those considering joining the Society to take their interest further.

Founded in Paris in 1833 by Frederic Ozanam with a group of companions, and taking St Vincent de Paul as their patron, the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) is a Christ-centred organisation made up of almost 10,000 volunteers across England and Wales. While every local group or ‘Conference’ is unique, our mission is essentially the same:- To seek and find those in need, to help them in the spirit of justice and to tackle the causes of poverty where we can.

With Christian Truth at our core, members of the SVP work in a variety of different ways including visiting and befriending the lonely and housebound, supporting locally (and in strict confidence) individuals and families in financial need, as well as supporting SVP Conferences in developing countries through disaster relief efforts and the education of their young people. If you would like to know more about the SVP or consider joining us, please contact Francis O’Brien on 07845874331. You can also support our parish Conference financially via the SVP button on the parish website.