St. Bernard Conference News
The St. Bernard Conference in Hastings held a social following Mass and installation of new members.
Category: Events
Pirates Care-A-Van Brings Early Christmas for Saint Vincent de Paul Monastery Community Gardens
The Pirates Charities Care-a-Van is a charity that features players, coaches and front office employees making a difference in the community. On December 6 Jameson Taillon, Max Moroff, Nick Kingham, Jacob Stallings, Jeff Branson, and Jordan Comadena, from the Pirates charity, stopped by at the Altoona Curve PNG field to deliver much needed supplies for the Community Gardens. Along with […]
St. Joseph’s Conference 4th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Distribution
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.
Grow Your Own Garlic Workshop
The Monastery Community Gardens presents a hands-on workshop conducted by Dave Crowley, October 21, 2017 at 10:30 AM. Dave will review several types of garlic and how to prepare, plant, care for, and harvest the bulbs. Participants will have the opportunity to get their hands dirty by planting the garlic for the Monastery Community Gardens. […]
SVDP Youth Ministry Golf Outing June 8, 2017
The 9th Annual SVDP Golf Outing was held Thursday June 8, 2017 at Park Hills Country Club in Altoona. Thank you to our Gold Sponsor, Sheetz Inc and our corporate sponsors, M & T Bank, Young, Oakes & Brown Co., the SVDP Diocesan Council and Ameriserv, and over 20 tee sponsors for making the event […]
SVDP Annual Dinner Is Set
THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL MASS, RECEPTION, DINNER AND SILENT AUCTION SUNDAY OCTOBER 15, 2017 AT ST. FRANCIS UNIVERSITY IN LORETTO. THE SOCIETY IS CELEBRATING 400 YEARS OF VINCENTIAN CHARISM AND YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US. MASS WILL BE CELEBRATED AT 4:00PM IN THE CHAPEL ON CAMPUS AND […]
Three Members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul To Receive Honor
Three members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be honored by the Altoona-Johnstown Catholic Charities office. Mr. Don Belsey, director of the SVDP Assumption Chapel Food Pantry, Ms. Millie Bodenschatz, member of the SVDP Holy Name Conference and volunteer at the Ebensubrg Food Pantry and Ms. Mary Lou Waugerman, member of the […]
Area Schools Help Fight Hunger
The Religious Ed class at St. Mark’s Catholic Church and several Cambria County public schools held food drives for the Society and its mission to fight hunger. Thousands of items were donated, collected and distributed through the Society and our food pantries.
Help Fight Hunger in Cambria County
Attached you will find a letter and a team roster form for your use for the May 20, 2017 Walk for a Healthy Community. Your involvement will help the Society’s Food for Families program in Johnstown/Cambria County fight hunger. Please consider a donation to help us reach our goal of $12,500.00. Even better, please consider […]
Food for Families Food Bank in Altoona
Every day the Food for Families Food Bank in Altoona feeds those in need. On this day, they had their Holiday Distribution which provided hundreds of people with a hot meal, gifts and food for Christmas. Sister Paula and Sister Pauline are the reason this event happens every year.