St. Vincent dePaul
PLEASE DROP NON-PERISHABLES AND PERSONAL ITEMS IN THE BARRELS ONCE AGAIN, AS THE NEED IS GREAT.
Both worship sites have barrels in the vestibules for donations.
In addition to food donations, please know that donations of personal care items (shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, etc.) are also welcome. If you are able to donate these types of items, please place them in the barrels and our St. Vincent de Paul Society will make sure they are delivered to Heart, Love & Soul to assist those in need in our community. Thank you for your generosity!
Gratefully,
Jim Allen
President
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Important message from our St. Vincent dePaul Society
St. Vincent DePaul Society
St. Peter RC Parish
(St. Peter and St. Bernard worship sites)
Thank you!!
Due to the extraordinary generosity of our many parishioners, the parish SVDP society was able to assist approximately 70 families at Thanksgiving and Christmas. This help was needed more this year than ever due to the current Covid 19 pandemic. Your generosity also gives us the ability to help community area needy families with food, utility, clothing and furniture during the coming year.
All of our Conference members want to give our deepest appreciation to all of our parishioners who so generously donated to this year’s collection. God bless all of our supporters and we pray that you all have a Blessed Advent and Christmas season!
Thank you from your SVDP society!
You can also give on-line. Click here to be directed to our on-line giving page
( Under Diocesan Collections choose St. Vincent dePaul )
Jim Allen, President St. Vincent de Paul Society
NOW THAT MASSES HAVE RESUMED IN THE CHURCH, PLEASE DROP NON-PERISHABLES AND PERSONAL ITEMS IN THE BARRELS ONCE AGAIN, AS THE NEED IS GREAT.
In addition to food donations, please know that donations of personal care items (shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, etc.) are also welcome. If you are able to donate these types of items, please place them in the barrels and our St. Vincent de Paul Society will make sure they are delivered to Heart, Love & Soul to assist those in need in our community. Thank you for your generosity!
Dear parishioners, your SVDP conference of St Peter/St Bernard is ready to help anyone who might need food or help with other basic human needs. Please refer them to the rectory, any member or to me at 754-8897. We have not had a lot of requests, so we moved ahead helping Heart, Love and Soul where the need for food and toiletries is tremendous. Thank you for taking your bottles to the Lewiston Redemption Center as we just got a check from your donations. At the bottle return center, you just back up, they come out and get the bottles from your trunk and you stay in your car. Just tell the attendant that you want your money to go to SVDP at St Peter/St Bernard. Thank you for your prayers and support. - Jim Allen
*Clothing
As you begin to clean closets, discarding clothing that is no longer in season or no longer fits, you can donate it in the SVDP bins located behind the school in the parking lot, at the Lewiston Senior Center, or at the St. Leo Site of St. Vincent de Paul Parish on Military Road. This clothing will be taken to Buffalo, sorted, and sold in the Buffalo thrift store via vouchers issued by SVDP Conferences around the Diocese, thereby letting our clients get their needs met for free.
Thank you as always for your support and generosity!
*The food barrels at each entrance to the church are there waiting for you to drop off non-perishable food. Whether it be a can of soup, or vegetables, a jar of peanut butter, or a box of cereal, repeated small amounts from many people add up to a great Thanksgiving or Christmas basket. Food donated at other times of the year is used for local families in need or taken to the Heart, Love and Soul food pantry in Niagara Falls. The need is greater than ever.
We also ask you, our St. Peter and St. Bernard Parishioners, to pray for your SVDP Conference members as we go about our work finding and aiding those who need our help. God will certainly reward your efforts extended toward His poor.
In addition to our collection barrels, we also have other opportunities to assist those in need:
*Lewiston Redemption Center
Our St. Vincent de Paul Conference has set up an account at the Lewiston Redemption Center where you can return your deposit bottles and cans and donate the proceeds to us. Bring your bag of redeemables to 820 Seneca Street (next to Greg’s Pools and around the corner from the library) and the Redemption Center staff will do all the work. It will go a long way in helping us assist the poor and needy in our community! Questions? Call Jim Allen at 754-8897.
* Furniture & Appliance Donations
St. Vincent de Paul is now able to accept and pick up donations of furniture and appliances from Lewiston. Pickups are coordinated through the St. Vincent de Paul office in Buffalo and occur on the first and third Fridays of the month. Please call the Buffalo office at 882-3360 if you would like to schedule a pickup. At this time, their office will only schedule pickups from Lewiston addresses; they will not pick up items if the residence is located in Youngstown. Also, please note that the furniture or appliance must be located on the first floor of the building, not a basement or second floor location.
As always, thank you for your generosity!
If you know someone who might need help please contact Mike Roemer at 472-5886 with the name and phone number of the person.
Thanksgiving Baskets
Thank you to all who volunteered to assist with our St. Vincent dePaul Thanksgiving Baskets. Please enjoy the photos below.
If you know anyone who might need a food basket, please contact Mike Roemer at 472-5886 with the name and phone number of the person.
Donation Clothing Bin
Please note that, now that our parking lot has been repaved and our playground has been installed, we have brought back the St. Vincent de Paul Donation Clothing Bin located behind the school. As always, thank you for your continued generosity!
Donation Barrels
Thank you to all our parishioners who have so generously been donating food through our St. Vincent de Paul collection barrels in church!
In addition to food donations, please know that donations of personal care items (shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, etc.) are also welcome. Food stamp assistance does not cover purchases of these items, so if you are able to donate these personal care items, please place them in the barrels and our St. Vincent de Paul Society will make sure they are delivered to Heart, Love & Soul to assist those in need in our community.
As always, thank you for your continued generosity!
Lewiston Redemption Center
St. Peter’s St. Vincent de Paul Conference has set up an account at the Lewiston Redemption Center where you can return your deposit bottles and cans and donate the proceeds to us. Bring your bag of redeemables to 820 Seneca Street (next to Greg’s Pools and around the corner from the library) and the Redemption Center staff will do all the work. It will go a long way in helping us assist the poor and needy in our community! Questions? Call Jim Allen at 754-8897.
Furniture & Appliance Donations
St. Vincent de Paul is now able to accept and pick up donations of furniture and appliances. Lewiston area pickups occur on the first and third Fridays of the month and are coordinated through the St. Vincent de Paul office in Buffalo. Please call the Buffalo office at 882-3360 to schedule a pickup. The furniture or appliance must be located on the first floor (not a basement or second floor location).
Your St. Vincent de Paul Society is here to assist individuals and families in our community who have no where to turn for help, for food and living assistance. Contact the rectory at 754-4118.
St. Peter’s St. Vincent de Paul Conference wants to thank all of our parishioners for their loyal and generous support monetarily and for placing nonperishables in the barrels at the entrances of the church. Your donations are used locally when needed or forwarded to Heart, Love and Soul where the need is extreme. The need is great especially over the summer.
Thank you and God bless you for your generosity. Questions? Call Jim Allen at 754-8897.
Attention St. Peter RC Parish Parishioners