The St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVP)
The SVP is an international Christian voluntary organisation with local and regional networks dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing direct practical support to anyone in need. Blessed Frederic Osanam was the society’s founder in 1833, St Vincent de Paul is our patron. For more details please see www.svp.org.uk
The Conference of St Francis and St. Augustine has been active in the Parish for many years, visiting the sick at home and in hospital, working with the disabled and elderly and providing personal support for those in need. We hold an annual healing Mass, provide local families with help through the children’s centre, support the homeless in Leamington, are directly involved with the Food Bank and in providing transport to Mass.
In the Midlands region we contribute to a food distribution initiative in Birmingham that feeds 1000 people a week; we help the Coventry refugee project. Nationally the SVP runs furniture stores, debt counselling and advice centres, internationally through the worldwide network of conferences we are able to support poor parishes overseas in places like the Sudan and India.
The president of the St. Francis and St. Augustine conference is Dennis Treanor. Former president Richard Palmi is now a trustee of the Society. The secretary is Sheila MacMahon and the Treasurer Gerald Crawford. Lynne Long is one of the Youth Development Officers for Birmingham Central Council.
We meet every first and third Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the Parish Centre. There are currently 11 full members and 1 auxiliary member.
If you can give a few hours a week or a month to visiting or to any of our other activities, or would like to know more about what we do in the Parish, please contact the President or the Secretary for more details.
The SVP is an international Christian voluntary organisation with local and regional networks dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing direct practical support to anyone in need. Blessed Frederic Osanam was the society’s founder in 1833, St Vincent de Paul is our patron. For more details please see www.svp.org.uk
The Conference of St Francis and St. Augustine has been active in the Parish for many years, visiting the sick at home and in hospital, working with the disabled and elderly and providing personal support for those in need. We hold an annual healing Mass, provide local families with help through the children’s centre, support the homeless in Leamington, are directly involved with the Food Bank and in providing transport to Mass.
In the Midlands region we contribute to a food distribution initiative in Birmingham that feeds 1000 people a week; we help the Coventry refugee project. Nationally the SVP runs furniture stores, debt counselling and advice centres, internationally through the worldwide network of conferences we are able to support poor parishes overseas in places like the Sudan and India.
The president of the St. Francis and St. Augustine conference is Dennis Treanor. Former president Richard Palmi is now a trustee of the Society. The secretary is Sheila MacMahon and the Treasurer Gerald Crawford. Lynne Long is one of the Youth Development Officers for Birmingham Central Council.
We meet every first and third Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the Parish Centre. There are currently 11 full members and 1 auxiliary member.
If you can give a few hours a week or a month to visiting or to any of our other activities, or would like to know more about what we do in the Parish, please contact the President or the Secretary for more details.