Donation Truck Weekend - Updated Dates
The St Vincent de Paul Donation truck will once again be at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Saturday April 27th and Sunday April 28th
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Note: New Dates
The truck will be accepting gently used clothing, shoes, handbags or furniture. Your donations benefit our parish conference of St Vincent de Paul and provide basic essentials for families in nine North Texas counties. For a list of acceptable items or to schedule a home pickup for large items, please visit our web page: https://www.svdpfrisco.org/truck
Our Faith In Action
The following video is an excerpt from “Our Faith in Action: Today’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul,” airing on EWTN Global Catholic Television Network.
The series follows St. Vincent de Paul members, known as Vincentians, on their spiritual growth journey through service to people in need. From the Society’s traditional Home Visits, food pantries, and assistance with rent and utilities, to innovative health care, financial, and mentoring programs, Vincentians see the face of Christ in those we serve.
In the series, Vincentians volunteer across the country to bring effective, personalized help to people in poverty and share their stories of Christ’s love along the way.
“The series is great for highlighting the Society’s faith-filled members and some of our special works,” said SVdP National President Ralph Middlecamp. “We hope that television viewers who see ‘Our Faith in Action’ will feel we have answered their need for how they can put their own faith into action and then join the Society in their communities.”
In this episode, the Society uses religious artifacts to support their work helping neighbors in need, and on a Home Visit, Vincentians bring along friendship and help. Tune in to learn how Vincentians put their faith in action every day across the country. (Minneapolis, Atlanta)
Merry Christmas From St Vincent de Paul
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus
that the whole world should be enrolled.
This was the first enrollment,
when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town.
And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth
to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem,
because he was of the house and family of David,
to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.
While they were there,
the time came for her to have her child,
and she gave birth to her firstborn son.
She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger,
because there was no room for them in the inn.
Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields
and keeping the night watch over their flock.
The angel of the Lord appeared to them
and the glory of the Lord shone around them,
and they were struck with great fear.
The angel said to them,
“Do not be afraid;
for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy
that will be for all the people.
For today in the city of David
a savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord.
And this will be a sign for you:
you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes
and lying in a manger.”
And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel,
praising God and saying:
“Glory to God in the highest
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
Mobile Food Pantry December Schedule
The mobile food pantry schedule for December is altered due to the Christmas Holiday.
NO FOOD TRUCK December 23rd.
Next Food Truck will be January 13th
The normal days for the mobile food pantry to visit St Francis of Assis is the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month at 12:30 pm
Year End Donations
Are you looking to make a charitable donation to be part of the current Tax Year? It’s not too late! Make your donation before midnight, Dec 31, and your email receipt can be used to validate your charitable donation as part of the current tax year.
St Vincent de Paul is a registered 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. (Tax ID / EIN: 75-1630370)
Please consult your tax advisor for details on how any charitable deductions would impact your specific tax situation
Happy Thanksgiving
“There is always someone who is hungry or thirsty and who needs me. I cannot delegate this to another. This poor person needs me, they need my help, my word, my care.” - Pope Francis
Flex Rent Payments
This is not an endorsement of Flex or financial advice.
The following is intended to provide information on a service that some may find useful.
Flex (https://getflex.com/how-it-works/) is a monthly subscription and claims they can help people pay rent on time, improve cash flow, and build credit history.
Flex only works for rental properties which have an online portal and participate in the the Flex program, so may not be available for a specific property.
How it works
Sign up for Flex and enter a valid payment method
Choose your payment schedule. Example, split payment into two equal payments.
When your rent has been posted to your properties online portal, once Flex has successfully processed the first payment in your monthly payment schedule, your entire months rent is paid.
You then pay the remaining payments according to your monthly payment schedule.
