News

 
  • 22/05/2013
  • St Leonards East Kilbride Bereavment
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Tuesday 21st of May, Canon Michael MacNamee, St Leonards Parish Priest and Spiritual Director, was found to have passed away quietly in his sleep. May he rest in peace.

Check with the new St Leonards parish Website for further details.

  • 09/05/2013
  • Coatbridge Group Meeting
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The next meeting of the Coatbridge Group of the SSVP will take place on Tuesday 25th June in St Bernards's Church Coatbridge beginning with Holy Mass at 7pm. The Speaker for the evening will be Mr Willie Ross from NLC, the subject Welfare Reforms.
  • 03/12/2024
  • Aberdeen West Grp Conf
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  • 12/11/2012
  • Aberdeen East Conference Meeting
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Following the resignation of Ian Riddell, a meeting has been organised to elect a new President at Our Lady of Aberdeen at 7.00 pm on 12 November 2012.

  • 16/04/2012
  • SSVP has been offically admitted as a UN-NGO member of the ECOSOC
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We are pleased to inform you that  the SSVP has been offically admitted as a UN-NGO member of ECOSOC under the category of Special Consultative Status with no voting rights. View our International Website for more information. 

  • 24/03/2012
  • Aberdeen Grp Conf
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  • 19/12/2011
  • Galloway Being Church
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Being Church

A vocations  initiative in Galloway Diocese, entitled “ Being Church” was held on the afternoon of Sunday 13th November in St Joseph’s Academy , Kilmarnock. Its purpose was to allow Diocesan groups to reflect on how they are already being church in the way they minister to their communities and the Diocese and to display this visually through a series of stalls.

 The SSVP Galloway display  explained the origins and history of the Society as well as the broad scope of its work. Materials on the stall ranged from copies of the Ozanam  News. Rule of the Society, Spiritual Readings, prayer books, a Life Worth Sharing, to letters, Project Reports, Christmas cards and photos from Twin Conferences, as well as take away material on the Society, its work and an  invitation to join with us in the work. Importantly, members were able to share their personal experience of their Vincentian vocation. The display and stall attracted a great deal of positive interest. Finally, there was an opportunity for us all to come together and pray for vocations to the priesthood in Galloway.

Colin Mulhern, president Our Lady of Mount Carmel conference, Kilmarnock in action.

 

  • 19/12/2011
  • Galloway Sound Governance Seminar
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Sound Governance Seminar

 

Around 30 Galloway Vincentians gathered in St John’s Parish Hall for A Sound Governance seminar presented by Adrienne Airlie, Senior Partner in Martin Aitken & Co, who are the auditors of SSVP Scotland. The aim of the seminar was to demonstrate how the active participation of all members in the governance of the Society could enhance operational efficiency and help to achieve the charitable aims of identifying and combating all forms of poverty.

The excellent Powerpoint   presentation was well received by the participants who found it a useful, enjoyable and enlightening experience. At the end some lively questions from the audience were addressed fully by Adrienne.

  • 28/11/2011
  • Vincentians meet MPs
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Vincentians meet MPs and Peers at Parliamentary Reception

 As part of the SSVP commitment to Social Justice we are now represented by Joe MacEachen on the Vincentians in Partnership Social Justice Committee.  VIP took part recently in a meeting with MPs and peers and so had the chance to share our practical experience of justice issues with these decision makers.  Joe is looking forward to keeping us all informed about such opportunities locally, nationally in Scotland and UK wide.

  • 26/11/2011
  • Haiti 2011
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Donations from Scotland are helping to fund the ongoing work of the Vincentian Family in Haiti. Read about the projects funded by International Council General in cooperation with local partners on our international website.