Saint Vincent de Paul
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, is an international nonprofit Catholic organization of lay persons. It leads men and women to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to the needy and the suffering.
Over the past year St. Mary Society of St. Vincent de Paul has provided food and specific items, such as diapers and formula to families in need. Through the financial support of parishioners and donations from various organizations, our Society has been able to pay emergency utility bills, purchase Angel Tree gifts, and provide services and food certificates to families, many of whom are St. Mary parishioners.
The poor boxes at each entrance in thechurch and the collection of non-perishable food items, paper goods and cleaning products for Open Pantry are main visible signs of our work in the parish. We meet on the first Sunday of each month in the parish hall after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. After a short meeting we pack bags of groceries donated by parishioners and donated through food drives. The food is delivered by the members who serve also as confidantes and links to St. Mary. 
The words of Jesus resound, “for I was hungry and you gave me food; I wasthirsty and you gave me drink. I assure you, as often as you did it for one of my least brothers, you did it for Me”. (Matthew 25:35,40)
We are always looking for new members, especially as our services continue to expand and the needs of our families continue to grow. Please join us in our ministry. It is a ministry that rewards both families in need and the volunteers who are privileged to care for them.
We are an international charitable society organized in 1883 by Frederick Ozanam, a student of the University of Paris. He wanted to address the needs of the poor during the industrial revolution. He also wanted to improve the lives of young people by urging them to perform works of charity rather than just talking about how they ought to be done. The group took as its patron the great French priest St. Vincent De Paul, who had alerted the world of his day to many social problems. The group began by visiting the poor in their homes and assisting them both spiritually and materially. The Society spread throughout Europe and to the USA in 1845. Today there are over 4,300 active conferences in this country with about 65,000 active members. Annually the Society distributes over $100 million in direct aid to the poor in the USA.
If you have good, used furniture or new furniture you wish to donate, the St. Vincent de Paul Society will pick it up from your home if you call 215-288-8160.
You may like to give to the poor boxes in the vestibules.
Monthly meeting is held after the 9:00 a.m. Mass.