1. Are you spring cleaning? We are in urgent need of your good quality donations—furniture, clothing, bric-a-brac and books. If you run a business with stock or equipment you do not want, please consider donating to Vinnies. Donations can be delivered to our Sunbury Centre, 156 O’Shanassy Street or phone 1800 621 349 for pick up.
2. Volunteer gardener and a volunteer cleaner required for our Centre. Please call the manager on 9744 1447.

Thank you for helping us to support our local community.

1. Are you spring cleaning? We are in urgent need of your good quality donations—furniture, clothing, bric-a-brac and books. If you run a business with stock or equipment you do not want, please consider donating to Vinnies. Donations can be delivered to our Sunbury Centre, 156 O’Shanassy Street or phone 1800 621 349 for pick up.
2. Volunteer gardener and a volunteer cleaner required for our Centre. Please call the manager on 9744 1447.

Thank you for helping us to support our local community.

Special thanks for our Winter Appeal collection of $1,689. A BIG THANK YOU to the students and teachers of our two schools, O.L.M.C. and St Anne’s, for their support.

St Vincent de Paul Society Annual Winter Appeal. Please give generously. Envelopes provided at end of seats for credit card donations and tax receipt.

• Volunteers needed to help with sorting and other general shop retail duties.
• Also Truck Jockeys/Warehouse Hands-some heavy lifting involved under safety guidelines.
• We also need your good stuff-quality donations such as furniture, bric-a-brac, books and clothing.
• If you run or own a business perhaps you may have some surplus stock you could donate. Please ring the manager on 9744 1447 or call into our centre-156 O’Shanassy St.

Volunteer Truck Jockey/Warehouse Hand required on Wednesdays & Fridays mainly. Volunteers needed also for our retail centre in O’Shanassy St. Enquiries-call in at Centre or phone the manager on 9744 1447.

Do you have a few hours to spare every week and would like to make some new friends? Come and volunteer at our Sunbury Vinnies Centre. Our centres raise funds for the Society to provide those in need with recycled clothing, furniture and other goods. We are looking for retail volunteers to help out in our Sunbury Centre, 156 O’Shanassy St. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain personal satisfaction from making a positive contribution to St Vincent de Paul Society as well as to learn new skills. If you can help please contact the manager on 9744 1447.

Do you have a few hours to spare every week and would like to make some new friends?
Come and volunteer at our Sunbury Vinnies Centre.
Our centres raise funds for the Society to provide those in need with recycled clothing, furniture and other goods.
We are looking for retail volunteers to help out in our Sunbury Centre, 156 O’Shanassy St.
This is a fantastic opportunity to gain personal satisfaction from making a positive contribution to St Vincent de Paul Society as well as to learn new skills.
If you can help please contact the manager on 9744 1447.

The local society of St Vincent de Paul would like to thank parishioners for their kind generosity to the amount of $2,242.95 for the Christmas Appeal.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS APPEAL
All donations go to help the needy in Sunbury

….PLEASE HELP COMPLETE EVERYONE’S CHRISTMAS

Retreat Sat 24 October 12.30pm in Parish Centre finishing with 6.00pm Mass at St Anne’s Church.
Lunch and afternoon tea provided.
Contact John 9744 5759 before Friday 23 October.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

There will be a follow up meeting for all interested members this TUESDAY 6 OCTOBER 7.30pm at St Anne’s Church.

PLEASE COME ALONG—WE NEED YOU!

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. Matt 25:35-36

Brendan Podbury, a St Vinnies Team Leader from Melbourne, was invited by the Sunbury Conference of the St Vincent De Paul Society to speak to a gathering of 27-28 parishioners of our parish (including some current members of the conference) about the activities of the Society.
The night started with a prayer, emphasising, as Brendan said, the Catholic and Religious nature of the Society.
Then Brendan spoke about the history of the Society and it’s current situation. He said the aim was to provide a hand-up not a hand-out and that their work was relationship based. We were told about the work with the young and of the work of the Mini-Vinnies. 90% of the funds raised by St Vincent’s is distributed to those in need.
Brendan then spoke of the Aged Care and Community Service side of the St Vincent de Paul Society’s work which is funded 66% by the Government. This part of the Society has about 550 paid workers and is supported by about 500 volunteers.
The “Vinnies” shops provide most of the funds for the Society in it’s charitable work and in Sunbury are always looking for volunteers and for sellable goods.
The Conference Chairman, John McGovern, then spoke about his experiences.  Going visiting in pairs, hours of meetings, the different things that can be done. Things that range from home visits in order to hand out a food voucher, to prison visits, nursing home visits, prisoners family councelling, soup kitchens and many others. John said the Society will take whatever people are able to give whether it be 2 hours a week or 2 hours a month.
The night finished with a prayer and a cup of tea.