Vincentian Community News
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"The Lord always watches over us with mercy. Let us not be afraid of approaching Him! He has a merciful heart! If we show Him our inner wounds, our inner sins, He will always forgive us. It is pure mercy! Let us go to Jesus!"
-Pope Francis
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COVID-19 RISE Funding Program
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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul's RISE Funding Program is underway! The funds are to provide immediate services to Austin/Travis County residents impacted by COVID-19.
Individuals are required to call the phone number that corresponds with the first letter of their last name. So far, we have received over 600 calls and our four case managers and volunteers are working hard to assist each neighbor through the intake process.
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St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store
Special Opening!
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We are excited to announce that the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store will have a special opening Saturday, June 20, 2020 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm. You are invited to come out and check out our new look and take advantage of some great deals! Staff, volunteers, and customers are required to wear face coverings to keep everyone safe.
Special thanks to our dedicated volunteers who have spent weekends and hours resetting the store and preparing it to welcome back customers. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!
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Thrift Store Volunteers Needed!
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The St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store is in need of volunteers to assist with many tasks including: sorters, organizers, and pricers. More details are below!
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Interested in volunteering?
You can sign up by clicking on this
link
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Father's Day Prayer
God our Father, in your wisdom and love you made all things.
Bless our father.
Let the example of his faith and love shine forth.
Grant that we, his family, may honor him always with a spirit of profound respect.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
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Gospel: (1 John 4: 7-16)
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another. No one has ever seen God. Yet if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us.
Vincentian Reflection:
The human heart is a symbol for the life, love and well-being of an individual. The heart therefore as a symbol tries to capture God’s tremendous love for us, God’s constant care, and the security we find in resting against God’s heart in prayer. The Sacred Heart tells us “not that we love God, but that he loves us.”
Vincentian Meditation:
Frederic wrote: “Love possesses something of the divine nature, which gives itself without diminishing, which shares itself without division, which multiplies itself, which is present in many places at once, and whose intensity is increased in the measure that it gains in extension. In your wife you will first love God…You will draw comfort from her tenderness on bad days, you will find courage in her example in perilous times, you will be her guardian angel, she will be yours.”
(Ramson, Praying with Frederic, p.63)
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Cloth Face Coverings: Do's and Don'ts
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Wearing a cloth face covering CORRECTLY can help prevent the spread of COVID-19 to others. When you go out on essential trips, follow these “do’s”.
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National Gazette Questions and Answers
Q: The owner of a nearby motel that we use said she will be charging us a $150 security deposit for anyone we assist that stays at the motel. Our problem is that we do not think this is a good use of funds, as it is transitional housing and considered more emergency housing since there is no lease or long term commitment. Some Vincentians think it's no big deal as we would pay a security deposit for someone moving into an apartment with a lease. Some Vincentians think it is a bad use of our funds as it is typically short term emergency housing and the deposit would complicate matters, and that it's not our mission to guarantee a tenant's behavior, and that would be a bad precedent to set. Some of us believe we can handle it on a case by case situation, but others still want our policy defined.
A: There is no policy on this. Each Conference establishes its own operating guidelines. There are strong arguments that can be made in either the pro or con of providing security deposits. The current trend is not to offer them. However, we should never make our decisions based on the fact of "we always do..." or "we never do..." Our decisions should be on a case by case basis with the Conference deciding if the deposit is appropriate for the circumstances. It is not our mission to guarantee a tenant's behavior." The details should be worked out with the motel ownership or a different motel may be more helpful.
Preguntas y Respuestas de la
Oficina Nacional
P: La dueña de un motel cercano que utilizamos dijo que nos cobrará un depósito de seguridad de $150 por cualquier persona que ayudemos que se quede en el motel. Nuestro problema es que no creemos que este sea un buen uso de los fondos, porque se trata de viviendas de transición. Se considera más como viviendas de emergencia ya que no hay arrendamiento ni compromiso a largo plazo. Algunos Vicentinos piensan que no es gran cosa, ya que pagaríamos un depósito de seguridad por alguien que se muda a un apartamento con un contrato. Otros Vicentinos piensan que es un mal uso de nuestros fondos, porque generalmente es una vivienda de emergencia a corto plazo y el depósito complicaría las cosas. No es nuestra misión garantizar el comportamiento de un inquilino, y eso sería un mal precedente para establecer. Algunos de nosotros creemos que podemos manejarlo caso por caso, pero otros aún quieren que se defina nuestra política.
R: No hay una política al respecto. Cada conferencia establece sus propias pautas operativas. Hay argumentos sólidos que se pueden hacer a favor o en contra de proporcionar depósitos de seguridad. La tendencia actual es no ofrecerlos. Sin embargo, nunca debemos tomar nuestras decisiones basadas en el hecho de "siempre hacemos..." o "nunca hacemos..." Nuestras decisiones deben ser tomados caso por caso, y la Conferencia decide si el depósito es apropiado para las 2 circunstancias. Los detalles deben resolverse con la dueña del motel o un motel diferente puede ser más provechoso.
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Call 1.888.317.SVDP
visit www.ssvdp.org
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Partner Programs
An easy and free way to support the work of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is to join our partner programs. Sign up for one or both of the programs, and our partner agencies will donate a portion of their proceeds from your purchases to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. You can find more information by clicking this
link
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Council Office:
Monday - Friday
9:00am - 3:00pm
Client Services:
Tuesday - Friday
9:00am - 12:00pm
Food Pantry:
Saturday
9:00am - 12:00pm
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