SSVP CANADA NEWS - January 26, 2022

NEWS

MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT

I wish you all a Very Happy and Healthy New Year as we enter into the third year of the current pandemic. The whole world is looking to and hoping for an end to COVID.

MESSAGE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

Despite the international health crisis, this year devoted to co-founder Jules Devaux, has been very fruitful in terms of achievements and on-site and virtual activities undertaken by the Council General International (CGI).

SSVP BOUTIQUE

The SSVP boutique is now operational on our website.

We invite you to visit our boutique. You will find SSVP promotional items, clothing, books, cards and pictures, certificates and pins, medals and statues, and more.

SSVP BOUTIQUE

2021 FINANCIAL AND STATISTICS ANNUAL REPORTS

The Annual Report document is designed to provide a consistent reporting format that will accomplish three things:

provide a template that will lend itself to assisting the members of the National Council of Canada to speak with some authority and knowledge regarding the activities of all conferences and councils in Canada;
provide a template for conferences and councils to measure the scope of service according to the Rule and Canadian statutes;
enable a comprehensive annual report to be prepared for the International Council General.

To assist in completing the financial report, you can access support material from the resources available in the Member repository at MEMBERS TRAINING.

Financial Handbook for conference treasurers
Webinar Recording - Treasurer: Role and Responsibilities, and Annual Reports

You can access the annual report template from the Operations Manual, or directly through the Forms repository:

ANNUAL REPORT FORMS

WEBINAR

Safe, secure and affordable housing is a human right

Driven by the belief that safe, secure and affordable housing is a human right, the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul launched its national housing campaign on February 7, 2021, the feast day of Blessed Sister Rosalie Rendu.

On Febuary 12, 2022, we invite housing champions, social justice advocates, and all Vincentians who have witnessed the struggles of persons in need of having a decent roof over its heads.

At this event, we’ll hear about the work in Victoria (BC) with their residences, and in St. John’s (NL) with their supportive living housing.

When: Saturday, February 12, 2022 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:

REGISTER HERE

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

FUND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

The Fund Development Committee was created in June 2021. Our objective is to identify and develop communications and fund development strategies to be used by the multiple levels within the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Canada. The Committee has been busy creating resources on different fund development opportunities to diversify revenue sources, and to identify initiatives to further support our Mission. We plan to hold a webinar on Saturday February 26 to share these resources with you. More information will be shared about registering for the webinar in the near future.

SPIRITUAL REFLECTION

THE TRUE STORY OF LANIER PHILLIPS

My dear Vincentian sister and brothers, I would like to tell you the true story of Lanier Phillips. He was a young sailor in the US Navy during the Second World War. In a ferocious storm in February 1942, his ship and another (the Truxton and Pullox) foundered off the south coast of Newfoundland. It is quite a tale – the sailors who managed to get to shore alive were on a narrow rocky beach with a sheer icy cliff face to their backs in a howling wind which lashed them with the cold ocean spray. To add to their misery, they were all covered in fuel oil from the ships which made them sick. Their struggles to survive, the intense soaking wet cold in the howling cold wind, and taking in the oil fumes with every breath had weakened them to the point that they would perish without assistance.

TWINNING

ASSISTANCE TO A VINCENTIAN – ANTIGUA

Our Lady of the Assumption Conference, Stoney Creek, Ontario is twinned with St. Francis of Assisi Conference in St John’s, Antigua, West Indies.

In 2021, Conference members approved a special contribution to help the President of our twinning partner in Antigua with treatment for a major eyesight problem. This is a resume of this event.

HONOURED VINCENTIANS

SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD

On the Fourth Sunday of Advent the 2021 Ontario Provincial Council of the Catholic Women’s League of Canada Social Justice Award was presented to Penny Craig of Our Lady of the Atonement CWL Council, Windsor for her many years of exemplary service as a member of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul of Canada.

SSVP IN SHAWINIGAN CELEBRATES 7 VOLUNTEERS

Shawinigan, November 30, 2021 – COVID-19 did not prevent us from rewarding volunteers who are very important for the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Shawinigan.

QUESTION & ANSWER

Q: We have received funds from CanadaHelps. How to I represent these in the annual financial report?

A: Since CanadaHelps is a registered charity with CRA (896568417 RR 0001), CanadaHelps issues the tax receipts to the donors and then, under the premise of qualified donees, transfers the net to the recipient entity, via an electronic transfer, or by issuing a cheque (which they prefer to avoid due to the manual handling). Associated with the CanadaHelps T3010 annual filling with CRA, in its T1236 submission, they reflect the funds transferred to over 31,000 registered charities in Canada.

The conference/council would receive the net from CanadaHelps in their bank account. The conference / council may be setup to receive an email notification when a donation is received (usually a round number), and, a few days later, would receive another email with the actual deposit, which would be the net. In the SSVP annual financial report, the net would be reported in line 2002 (funding from other registered charities).

CanadaHelps is charging 4.0% for one time donation and 3.5% for monthly donations.

www.canadahelps.org/en/why-canadahelps/our-fees/

For comparison, if using the SSVP National infrastructure, National negotiated with Paysafe, its financial clearing house, bringing the cost at 3%.

IN CONCLUSION

We are always looking for Vincentian testimonials and conference/council activity stories. Send your stories to share with Vincentians across Canada to editor@ssvp.ca.

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