ST MELS CONFERENCE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DEPAUL

The main ongoing activities of our conference are

Home Visit: The Home Visit is the heart of our vocation; our opportunity to meet and to serve Jesus Christ in the person of His poor. We meet people face to face, hear their stories and help find solutions for their difficulties. Often, this means helping with rent, utilities or food.

Homeless Ministry: Every Monday and Thursday we take bagged lunches, toiletries, some clothing and other supplies to the homeless.

Sewing/Knitting group: This group gathers to work every Tuesday after our meeting. They create a number of items for children, nursing home residents and the homeless which we distribute to where they’re needed in our area and overseas.

Christmas Activities: We distribute turkeys, hams and bags of food to needy families.

We put together gift boxes for youths in foster care or without permanent homes from SJHS.

Volunteers:

Also: There are fund-raisers, administrative work and special projects throughout the year that you can participate in.

-There is no membership fee, no uniform and no hourly requirement. Some of our volunteers are in every week, some only occasionally and a few even work from home.