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A Light Shines in the Darkness
Volunteer visitors from the St. Vincent de Paul Society put their hearts into helping neighbors. When members of the Brown Bag ministry at St. Francis found that a gentleman in the senior apartments they served was in trouble, they contacted SVdP. Visitors learned from a social worker the neighbor had fallen several times in the…
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Family of eight aided
The open hearts and ears of visitors from the St. Vincent DePaul Society at St. Francis of Assisi Church match the needs of their neighbors. In a recent case, a mother of three called for help paying utility bills. The SVdP visitor found that the 32-year-old woman also was caring for an additional four children—two…
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Inspiring neighbor
Help with rent A 30-year-old single woman needed assistance with her October rent after extensive emergency car repairs put her behind on her rent and utility payments. She worked full-time and sought as many extra hours as possible to catch up, plus she had a second job. She was able to work on a payment…
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A Mother In Need
A 41-year-old mother working full time got a month behind in rent when she had to take unpaid family leave to care for her father who had emergency heart surgery and follow-up therapy.The neighbor had eight days to pay off the rent or it would double, making it impossiblefor her to catch up.The neighbor prayed…
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Easter Reflections
Today as we celebrate the feast of Easter we find the challenge of also seeing and believing the resurrection that comes through our own lives of self-sacrifice which brings new life to others. The volunteers at SVdP work diligently to provide a sign of God’s love to those who are suffering and provide them with…
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How can we help?
In the Gospel Jesus is transfigured and a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased: Listen to him.” The St. Vincent de Paul Society helps us listen to Jesus when he asks us to take care of our brothers and sisters who are suffering. The neighbors helped…
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Third Sunday of Lent
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says: “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to finish his work.” Volunteers at St. Vincent de Paul help do the work of Our Lord by providing hope, compassion, referrals and short-term financial help for families. One neighbor who reached out to SVdP is…
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Auto Accident Threatens Rent Payments
All it took was an automobile accident involving a deer followed by a bout with Covid to put a neighbor behind in rent. She had just moved to Raleigh in October for a new job in the medical assistance field when she hit a deer that ran in front of her car. A broken arm…