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The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul’s Thrift Store at 2784 Claude Road in Langford is in urgent need of volunteers. Duties include sorting donations, pricing items and stocking the shelves By volunteering you are directly supporting local community programs such as food assistance, advocacy, women’s and seniors programs. Volunteering is fun and stress free,…
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by Jean Allen Last week we heard about Jesus sending his apostles out to heal the sick and raise the dead etc. The Gospel for this week is a continuation of his instructions and it would seem he was not only instructing them as to what to do in the mission he had just given…
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by Jean Allen Are you ever afraid Jesus will ask you to do something you’re not ready for? The disciples may have been a little dismayed that Jesus was sending them out to cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers and cast out demons. Easy stuff, right? Jesus had anointed them with the…
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by Jean Allen “Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.” (Second reading, 1 Corinthians) Participation in the Body and Blood of Christ was never meant to remain only a ‘me and Jesus’ moment. It beautifully starts out that way as we give…
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Dear friends,We have five items for you, Many thanks, Communications OfficeDiocese of Victoria
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Looking for ways to serve those in need? This just in from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Vancouver Island: six more ways to help. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESSouth Island Here are meaningful ways to serve our neighbours in need in our area. Please consider volunteering and adding these to your conference’s Menu of Vincentian Activities…
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by Jean Allen I love the Trinity, which could rightly be called ‘The Forgotten Trinity’ along with the Holy Spirit’s ‘The Forgotten Paraclete’. In spite of the fact that every time we make the sign of the cross we are invoking the Trinity, Trinitarian awareness is generally reserved for Trinity Sunday. The mystery of the…
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Yesterday’s CWL meeting at St. Joseph the Worker in Victoria, BC was much more interesting than usual: our Faith presenter was special guest Jean Allen, author of our ParishConnections weekly blog postings and of the acclaimed book, Manna Gathering. Jean spoke about our priestly call to share the Gospel with others in the way that…
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by Jean Allen Finally, sisters, fill your minds with everything that is true, noble, good and pure, everything that we love and honor, and everything that can be thought virtuous or worthy of praise…then the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:8)This text is not in the readings for Pentecost but, if one…
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Hello South Island Leaders, With the school year ending in June, most breakfast and lunch programs for children stop. This makes it especially challenging for those in need over the summer months. Demand increases significantly at our SSVP food pantry on Yates Street in Victoria, as these families visit for food assistance. To ensure our…
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