Tag: Vinnies
New Vinnies Van for NSW as cost of living crisis bites...
Every month for years Verbum Dei Missionary priest Fr Greg Morgan has swapped his chasuble for a hi-vis vest and got behind the wheel...
Volunteering is centenarian Annie Kersten’s fountain of youth
Annie Kersten’s advice to stay young? Keep on volunteering, helping, and giving to others. Celebrating 100 years.
Lismore floods: ‘People have lost everything’
Record-breaking floods wreaked havoc in Lismore and the entire state’s coastline was put on high alert this week.
On Monday the outside of St Vincent’s...
Society Elects new President
The St Vincent de Paul Society has elected a replacement for its suspended NSW State Council President, Peter McNamara, despite an active appeal and concerns by members about the manner of his suspension.
Vinnies is not just a business
Society of St Vincent de Paul is primarily a mission
“We are not part of a mission; we are the mission.” At Mass last week...
Volunteer scarcity threatens Vinnies
Despite there being almost 60 years between them, student Katherine Baker and retiree Madeleine Menasse have one major similarity … they both give up their time for those in need.
Vincentians have excelled in pandemic
What would I know about isolation or being lonely you ask?
I was the middle of nine children growing up and certainly didn’t feel alone...
Peter McNamara: Join the Vinnies CEO Sleepout
On Thursday 17 June business and community leaders from around the country will spend a night sleeping rough as part of the Vinnies CEO...
Tony Cranney: Don’t just have faith, grow and share it
Anyone here seen the movie City Slickers? Well for those unfamiliar with the movie, a group of city slickers (staring Billy Crystal) go to...
Vinnies Sleepout goes ahead despite COVID-19
The 15th annual Vinnies CEO sleepout will be taking place on 18 June, as organisers decide to push forward with the event despite the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Bushfire aid the “most humane” response
David and Lana Bruggeman are among the lucky ones.
Their home and business in the southern highlands town of Wingello should have exploded into flames...
Faith amid the fires in NSW and QLD
While the Church is assisting with emergency aid the most urgent need is for rain.
