Welcome to St Vincent De Paul
             of Contra Costa

Rebuilding hope and confidence, and putting people back to work.

Diocesan Formation Training

Two old friends (Al Gibson & found each other again.., along with 60 other Vincentians from 32 Conferences across the Dioceses, for a day long Formation Training at the Holy Names Retreat Center June, 20 2009.

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Two old friends (Al Gibson & found each other again.., along with 60 other Vincentians from 32 Conferences across the Dioceses, for a day long Formation Training at the Holy Names Retreat Center June, 20 2009.

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The Carl & Celia Gellert Foundation Grant Seeds Of Hope To Those In Service To The Poor

This is a story about St. Mark’s Church Community in Richmond, a funder, a little bit of hope money and the sweat equity of a group of Vincentian Conference Volunteers.

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This is a story about St. Mark’s Church Community in Richmond, a funder, a little bit of hope money and the sweat equity of a group of Vincentian Conference Volunteers.

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Start A Young Adult or College Conference

Enrichment, intellectual growth, career development and social awareness are all some of the more typical aspects of the college experience.

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Enrichment, intellectual growth, career development and social awareness are all some of the more typical aspects of the college experience.

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Conferences that are wealthy in friends and live with the practice of “Corporate Poverty”

When as Conferences we use the resources God has provided for today’s needs, for today’s poor, have learned the lessons from our founder.

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When as Conferences we use the resources God has provided for today’s needs, for today’s poor, have learned the lessons from our founder.

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A Special Thank You…

A special year end thank you to St. Isidore’s. Going into the fall of 2008, Conferences in some of the more impoverished areas of Contra Costa County have been struggling to meet the needs of those of us experiencing poverty. Specifically, through the support of St. Isidore’s Conference of the …

A special year end thank you to St. Isidore’s. Going into the fall of 2008, Conferences in some of the more impoverished areas of Contra Costa County have been struggling to meet the needs of those of us experiencing poverty. Specifically, through the support of St. Isidore’s Conference of the Society of St. Vincent DePaul and the Knights of Columbus who went above and beyond, including new boundaries of the Contra Costa as part of their Vincentian Family. Children had gifts, families had delicious meals for Christmas and several Conferences who continue to not be able meet the needs of the volume of people they serve were shored up financially.

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The Societies’ Contra Costa District Council Office and Warehouse Staff stay active over Thanksgiving and Christmas 2008

We provided programs supplying food (a 267% increase of households over 2007, and 206% increase of persons). The Oasis, a location for the day program as part of Winter Nights, helped Conferences affected by a decrease with needed donations to provide Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for those with needs within …

giftsWe provided programs supplying food (a 267% increase of households over 2007, and 206% increase of persons). The Oasis, a location for the day program as part of Winter Nights, helped Conferences affected by a decrease with needed donations to provide Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for those with needs within their Conference Parishes. 78 families were adopted by the DC and received Christmas Dinners; 113 families were provided Christmas presents for their families.

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Full Summer and Fall SVDP Newsletter Download Link

Posted by Administrator On September - 1 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

This year’s Western Regional Conference

Posted by Administrator On July - 24 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

This year’s Western Regional Conference was held in Everett, Washington
June 24th through June 27th.
The Conference included informative workshops on various aspects of Vincentian Spirituality, Housing the Homeless, Technology in the Society, Serving Veterans in need, Prison Ministry, Working with the Hispanic Community and Disaster Relief.

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Diocesan Formation Training

Posted by Administrator On July - 24 - 20091 COMMENT

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Two old friends (Al Gibson & found each other again.., along with 60 other Vincentians from 32 Conferences across the Dioceses, for a day long Formation Training at the Holy Names Retreat Center June, 20 2009.

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This is a story about St. Mark’s Church Community in Richmond, a funder, a little bit of hope money and the sweat equity of a group of Vincentian Conference Volunteers.

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Start A Young Adult or College Conference

Posted by Administrator On July - 24 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

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Enrichment, intellectual growth, career development and social awareness are all some of the more typical aspects of the college experience.

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WILLIE EARL MOFFETT JR. a resident of Antioch was born in Martinez, but has lived in East County & Pittsburg virtually all of his life. Willie graduated in 1977 from Pittsburg High School. He especially likes East County’s weather.

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Feeding The Hungry of Contra Costa County

Posted by Administrator On July - 24 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

At the Strategic Planning Meeting for the Society in Contra Costa County held this March, The Board of Directors voted unanimously to move forward with reducing the size of the Pittsburg Thrift Store to make room for a Free Dining Room and Community Center at our Pittsburg District Council Offices.

“Our Free Dining Room” will provide a stable place where those most affected by the uncertainty of our economy, those who have lost their jobs, will find a hot meal, resources and a spirit of hope from our Vincentian Community Volunteers,” Stated Ron Weston, Executive Director of the Society in Contra Costa County. Rick Richardson, Treasurer for the District Council, has volunteered to head up the fund raising committee.

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The Strategic Planning Process

Posted by Administrator On July - 24 - 20092 COMMENTS

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Dear Vincentians:

Several of us had the opportunity to attend the Western Regional SVdP Conference held in Everett, Washington. It was a spirit-filled meeting with much learning, celebration, fellowship, prayer, and sharing. The Orientation focused on our mission statement to grow spiritually by offering service to the needy and suffering. Our mission is grounded in Scripture, of which one passage is Matthew 25:37 “When did you see me hungry, etc?” As I see it, as Vincentians it is our responsibility to convert words into action. The Orientation session is convincing in suggesting that all Vincentians should attend an Orientation. Another primary focus was the importance of home visits.

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When as Conferences we use the resources God has provided for today’s needs, for today’s poor, have learned the lessons from our founder.

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We feel it is God working through our Conference each week

Posted by Administrator On April - 10 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

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By Ed Ragen
“To always have the resources of donated food, household goods and volunteer time to provide an ongoing supply for Conferences in the County serving those most affected by the downturn in the economy” Stated Ed Regan a long time Conference member at St. Mary’s Parish.

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About Us

Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to the needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Frederic Ozanam, and patron Saint Vincent de Paul.