Hundreds of Vincentians representing parishes throughout the Diocese of Dallas gathered Jan. 31 at the National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe as the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas celebrated its 70th anniversary with a Mass of Thanksgiving, marking a milestone that leaders said honored both the organization’s history and its enduring mission to serve Christ in the poor.
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Recipients were awarded grants this fall totaling almost $1 million from The Catholic Foundation on Nov. 14 during a ceremony at Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ Vietnamese Church in Carrollton.
The first bounty of crops is ripe for picking, and dozens of parishioners are excited to share the first vegetables of the season with their neighbors in need.
People find themselves in difficult financial situations for a number of reasons, Andrea Lambe shared — an unexpected injury, job loss, a lack of community support. The job of volunteers is to offer assistance but also respect and a sense of dignity to these struggling neighbors.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas continues to make an impact on the community through its innovative StudyTime initiative and special events like the Polar Express celebration.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas received an inaugural Texas Impact Enterprise Award from the Hunter & Stephanie Hunt Institute of Engineering and Humanities at Southern Methodist University on May 30. The award is presented to select trailblazing organizations that have a meaningful environmental or social impact in Texas.
Aldo Barletta of St. Mary Parish in Marysville is the new vice president of Vincentian spiritual growth and enrichment for the national Society of St. Vincent de Paul.