Name of Group : St Gerard’s Conference
Contact Person : via Parochial House
Tel No. : 9077 4833
Target Group : Those in need – both within and
beyond the parish
Venue : Parochial House
Time : Thursday Nights
Function of The Group :
Members of St Gerard’s Conference meet every week to discuss visits of the previous week and to plan our future work.
St Gerard’s is a very active Conference taking in local, as well as Regional, duties for the Society. Hospital, Nursing Home and home visitation of the needy, lonely and sick is at the centre of our work, always respecting their confidentiality and dignity.
The financial burden on single parent families and the unemployed means that our work is always ongoing and we would appreciate a call from anyone interested in helping us in any capacity.
Training sessions and our annual Retreat emphasise the spiritual nature of our work and this advancement in our members means that we are better prepared to be Vincentians.
The Catholic Caring Project, run by our Conference, ensures that many children get individual sponsored gifts each Christmas and a number of grocery hampers are distributed to families. We thank the parishioners of St Gerard’s for their support.
Services include transport to Mass and holiday breaks. Thrift shops and furniture stores provide low cost clothing and household items at greatly reduced prices.
St Gerard’s Friendship Club is run under the auspices of St Vincent de Paul Society, providing all sorts of services for our senior citizens.
New members are most welcome. |
