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SVDP St. Mary's Conference visits Daly River
“There is no act of charity which will be foreign to the Society”
Frederic Ozanam
embers of the St Mary’s Conference change. We don’t try to change anyone to be
of the St Vincent de Paul Society set something different, but we do, through our
Moff on Sunday 21 June to visit the work, walk beside others to be given a hand
families of Daly River community. We joined up.
members of the Knights of Malta to spend
time with the community. Daly River community is a beautiful place
along side the river and we were warmly
The visit of Vinnies is an activity of our welcomed by Fr Peter, Kellie the Principal
strategic plan for our conference. We aim to at the School and the families who joined
be a support to communities which are in the together for Mass. We brought some towels,
city of Darwin and in regional areas. At the socks, t-shirts, and flannelette shirts to share.
Cathedral Parish of St Mary’s our conference Many grandmothers, mothers and kids came
holds a piety stall, morning tea and BBQ’s to talk with us and enjoy the time together.
for neighbours. We do this as part of the St Mary’s conference will take regular trips to
community. Vinnies works for the poor in this region and we hope also to other more
every place and in every circumstance. This isolated regions. We do this to be friends to
work can be material with food, clothing, and those who need help and to offer a link to
blankets. Our work is also offering friendship, Vinnies which we will build.
prayer and hope through our actions for
individuals, families and communities.
Our founder, Frederic Ozanam began this
society on the basis that “there is no act of
charity which will be foreign to the Society”.
And so, it is in the Territory. Vinnies goes
where we are needed to walk with the poor.
Vinnies is a well-known organisation and Fay Gurr
the conference is a small group of Catholics St Mary’s Conference SVDPNT
who believe that social action creates social
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