Home Visit with Parish Conference of St. Vincent de Paul 1p 2009
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The document provides instructions for students to participate in a home visit with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. It instructs students to contact a parish leader to schedule accompanying experienced members on a home visit. After the visit, students are asked to write a 1-2 page reflection on their experience and feelings visiting a poor family's home. It also provides contact information for students to join members on scheduled home visits on Saturdays.
Home Visit with Parish Conference of St. Vincent de Paul 1p 2009
- 1. Home Visit with Society of St. Vincent de Paul Mac Johnson, St. Robert Bellarmine Chapel Instructor, Christian Social Justice (LPC 128) 1.) In your parish, contact a leader for the Parish Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Ask to participate, with 1 or 2 other experienced Vincentians, in an actual Home Visit. Ask the appropriate leader to call you soon, so you might accompany them for a Home Visit, which they schedule. See 2p handout: St. Vincent de Paul Society, describing this parish social ministry. 2.) Go on this Home Visit encounter. Reflection Exercise (Write 1 - 2 pages, hand in, after your Home Visit): 3.) a.) Journey Outward: Write down a description of your experience to share with our class. What is happening to this family? Why? b.) Journey Inward: Notice your feelings about this border-crossing experience visiting the home of a poor family. Describe these feelings about this invitation, and then about the actual encounter. Read: 4p article: Id Love to Lord, But. (in journal Review for Religious). Join Us for a Day If you want to help the poor, but arent sure if this is your ministry. Try us out. You would not buy a car without first driving it, the same goes for ministry. Heres how you can try us out: Bellarmine Chapel: Saturdays 9:00 to 12 Noon Call Bellarmine St. Vincent volunteers and well explain what we do and arrange for you to join us for a Home Visit. We always travel in pairs. All visits are prearranged. Call: Fran Neihaus: 513-891-4345 (leave message) Dick or Bonnie Peterson: 513-351-6979 Mary Zuccarellari: 513-321-1694 Barry Burdick: 513-919-317 Frederic Ozanam, founder Cathedral of St. Peter In Chains: Society of St. Vincent de Paul (1813-1953, beatified 1997) Mike Schwartz: 513-941-0663 (home), 859-743-1619 (cell), mikeschwarz@chasseligman.com ...If you let my know when your participants would like to schedule a Saturday we will be able to add extra visits to insure they get their monies worth. PAX, Mike