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Category: Conferences

SVDP DIOCESAN COUNCIL/FFF SPIRITUAL ADVISOR RETIRES

Posted August 31, 2020September 1, 2020 altoona-office2 CommentsPosted in Conferences

ALICE EMANUEL has been the Diocesan Spiritual Advisor for 19 years and retired in August. She is the mother of three and a retired colonel in the United States Air Force. After serving 28 years in the Air Force, Alice returned to Ebensburg in 1995. She began volunteering at the Holy Name Conference where she […]

St. Rose Conference Gets a Website

Posted April 11, 2019September 17, 2019 WebmasterLeave a commentPosted in Conferences

The St. Rose conference in Altoona has been busy with local fundraising events. To make it easier to keep up-to-date on the happenings, the conference set up a new website, strosesvdp.org.

Ozanam Sunday Celebration at St. Andrew’s

Posted May 3, 2018September 17, 2019 WebmasterLeave a commentPosted in Conferences, Events

​On Sunday, April 29 St. Andrew’s parish in Johnstown Celebrated Ozanam Sunday with a mass and social. Click here to check out pictures from the day’s events.

St. Mark’s Altoona Host Good Friday Lunch

Posted April 6, 2018September 17, 2019 WebmasterLeave a commentPosted in Conferences, Events

Several volunteers helped out at the luncheon on March 30, 2018. 123 lunches were served.

St. Andrew Conference News

Posted January 10, 2018September 17, 2019 WebmasterLeave a commentPosted in Conferences, Events

St. Andrew’s Conference, Johnstown, gathering for Christmas.

St. Bernard Conference News

Posted January 10, 2018September 17, 2019 WebmasterLeave a commentPosted in Conferences, Events

The St. Bernard Conference in Hastings held a social following Mass and installation of new members.

St. Joseph’s Conference 4th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Distribution

Posted January 1, 2018September 17, 2019 WebmasterLeave a commentPosted in Conferences, Events

Volunteers of all ages worked together to provide 125 people with Thanksgiving Dinner this year. Members met a few days before Thanksgiving to roast the turkeys and bake pies. On Thanksgiving morning they finished preparing and boxing the meals. Volunteers then delivered the hot meals with a heartfelt Happy Thanksgiving.

New Pantry in Hastings

Posted November 6, 2017September 17, 2019 WebmasterLeave a commentPosted in Conferences, Food Pantries

Work continues on the proposed building that will house a new food pantry in Hastings, Cambria County. The St. Bernard’s SVDP Conference has been coordinating the effort to purchase land and begin construction of the new structure. The new pantry will replace the site of the SVDP Carrolltown Food Pantry and will continue to service families […]

St. Thomas Bedford Needs Volunteers

Posted November 6, 2017September 17, 2019 WebmasterLeave a commentPosted in Conferences

Since 2004 the St. Thomas Conference, Bedford, PA, of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has offered hope to our brothers and sisters through emergency financial assistance and other vital services. It is the mission of the conference to provide support and care for the poor in the local community. In the last decade […]

St. Mary’s Nanty Glo Held Its Annual Picnic July 12

Posted August 9, 2016September 17, 2019 WebmasterLeave a commentPosted in Conferences, Events

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