MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Welcome to the new National Council of Canada Newsletter format. Our hope is to provide all conferences and councils with current news and information, thereby assisting all our members, associates and volunteers across the nation.

Thank you everyone for your continued dedication and services for the needy, the marginalized, the forgotten and the oppressed during this time of pandemic.

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CANADA ANSWERS THE
COUNCIL GENERAL INTERNATIONAL'S
MARCH APPEAL FOR HELP

Each month, the Commission for International Aid and Development of the Council General International selects one of the Society’s projects that is in need of funds and invites the Society throughout the world to support it directly.

The project chosen for the month of March was “A Healthy Start”, a daily breakfast program for pre-primary school children in Grenada.

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SPIRITUAL ADVISOR FORMATION

Some of us were asked to be spiritual advisors for the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, as our fellow Vincentians note our spirituality and commitment to the work of the Society. Congratulations on the endorsement of your brothers and sisters and thank you for accepting this appointment. More and more, spiritual advisors are regular members of the Society without a history of in-depth study of our faith. I am the Chairperson of the National Spirituality Committee and that is my experience and, yes, it is a bit unnerving. I need formal training and I know it.

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PATRON SAINT OF SSVP IN CANADA

The National Spirituality Committee invited members to submit nominations of Canadian Saints to be considered the Patron Saint of the Society in Canada.

Four wonderful nominees were put forward and members made the decision by ballot. Thank you to all who participated in this process.

We are pleased to announce that the Patron Saint of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Canada is Saint Marguerite d’Youville.

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FRIDGE-SHARING: A COLLECTIVE CITIZEN ACTION AGAINST FOOD INSECURITY

Many food banks have seen an increase in demand over the past year and some of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul's points of service are no exception.

The need to find initiatives to address this new reality is paramount. Thus, the development of inclusive citizen practices would represent part of the solution. 

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HE HAS PROVIDED HUNDREDS OF MEALS TO PEOPLE IN NEED

"If someone is hungry, you have
to arrange for them to eat!" 

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Claude Desrochers has prepared and distributed more than 500 lunch boxes to homeless people in downtown Joliette to meet their daily energy needs. This winter, Desrochers was able to deliver up to 40 meals per week, which required nearly 50 hours of work.

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