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Society of St. Vincent de Paul Honors 3 People for Their Work PDF Print E-mail

The Record, Feb. 28, 2010

Three members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul were honored for their work at a Mass and awards ceremony earlier this month at Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Church.
Also, 100 men and women from St. Vincent de Paul parish conferences in Louisville, Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana were inducted into the society at the Feb. 7 ceremony. These new Vincentians are among society volunteers who make a prayerful commitment to serve the poor through person-to-person assistance.
Three Vincentians were given awards:
Anne Walter of the St. William parish conference was presented the Top Hat Award, the highest honor given by the Conference Affairs Committee. She was cited for challenging her parish community to reactivate the St. William St. Vincent de Paul Conference, which had been founded a century earlier but was inactive for decades.
Jim Leonard of the St. Paul parish conference received the Ozanam Medallion. The award, named after the society's founder, Frederic Ozanam, is given to an individual who serves as a role model fo rother Vincentians and an inspiration to the broader faith community.
Chuck Millay, of the St. Peter the apostle parish conference, was presented the St. Vincent Award. This is given to an individual who has dedicated his or her life to giving nonjudgmental and supportive service to those in need.
In 2009, Vincentian volunteers in Louisville, Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana gave 49,495 hours of service to people in need, according to a society news release. This represented 10,105 home, hospital, eldercare and other in-person visits.

Following were those inducted into the society by parish conferences:
Guardian Angels: Leon Donahue, Sue Donahue, Rose Miller, Danny Stemmle, Deborah Stemmle.
Holy Family: Mary Ann Black, Shirley Peak, Jane Bennett, Linda (Dr.) Gries, Matthew Levenhagen, Anne Marchal, Peggy Mussler, Sheila Williamson.
Holy Trinity: Michael Kleopfel, Rob Sheehan.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany: Joseph Barbera   
St. Agnes: Steve Edelen.
St. Albert the Great: Pat Clements, Pat Osbourn.
St. Aloysius: Sandra Sawicki.
St. Athanasius: Susan Bader, Helen Burton, Joann Clements, John Kolb, Mary Ellen Schreck. St. Dominic: Anna Carrico, Perry Carrico, Jerry Mudd, John Taylor, Susan Taylor.
St. Edward: Lillian Ann Broughton, Teresa Edelen, David Kuebler.
St. Francis Xavier: Sue Colvin, Tony Colvin.
St. Ignatius: Betty Cissell, Ed Cissell, Barbara Tompkins, Bobby Potts, Roberta Cervantes, Johnny Sosbe, Paula Sosbe, John Vanover, Roxie Vise.
St. James: Susan Bahl, Anna Gammon, Aileen Garris, Diane Guilmet, Gail Hammann, James Johnson, Rose Ryan, Patsy Smith, Sue Taylor.
St. Leonard: Anne Kirchdorfer.
St. Luke: Madonna Flood, Ann Greer, Joan Irwin, Barbara Morris, Joann Orlando, Sharon Schepers, Fran sohl, Tina Sohl, Mary Stumph, Mary Tinsley.
St. Michael: Jane Cruthirds, Jason Cruthirds, Gil Marchal, Bob Morrison, Diane Spahr, Paul Spahr.
St. Paul: Rod Barber, Angie Brown, Bill Masters, Bob Mudd, Betty Simms, Sarah Sinclair, Martha Warman, Wanda Wright.
St. Peter the Apostle: Dorothy Cinnamon, Virginia Conklin,
Arvin Corbett, Jo Corbett, Claire Hoover, Rick Kaiser, Burt Kippes, Glenda Kippes, Donna Kruer, Delores Thieneman, Goldie Wethington, Mike Wethington.  
St. Rita: Nancy Davis, Linda Gottbrath.
St. William: Jane Ann Comerford, CSJ; Maggie Jezreel, Kevin Karl, Mary Ann Ostertag, Christopher Quirk, Brother Bill Reigel, Cathy Rogers, Jim Williams.

 
St. Vincent de Paul Plans More Apartments PDF Print E-mail

Courier-Journal article written by Sheryl Edelen

Feb. 3, 2010

 

After 18 months of living clean and sober, and nearly a year after reuniting with her three children, Melissa Loyless says a big part of what has kept them on track has been where they live -- the St. Vincent de Paul Society's DePaul Apartments.

The 12-unit complex on Preston Street offers long-term housing for homeless single women with children.

"If I hadn't moved in here, there would have been no way for me to get my kids back," Loyless, 39, said. "They're awesome. They really support you ... with things that help keep you going in the right direction."

If all goes well with lining up financing, the St. Vincent de Paul Society hopes to begin work this spring on a $5.7 million expansion that will provide similar housing options to others like the Loyless family. It plans to add 54 housing units at two sites on its campus, which is bounded by Preston, Jackson, Kentucy and St. Catherine streets.

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LEAP Award Will Help Fund K-5 Enrichment Program PDF Print E-mail

The Community Foundation of Louisville (CFL) has awarded the first grants from its new Louisville Excellence in Action Program (LEAP) to recognize outstanding programs in Louisville Metro that have a proven track record of success, but need additional funding to leap forward with improved or expanded services.

St. Vincent de Paul is one of 12 grant recipients. We we were awarded $8,400 to help fund a summer education program for 25 homeless children at our DePaul Apartments family residential shelter.

The 2009 LEAP Grants, totaling $250,000, recognized 12 outstanding educational support programs for 950 at-risk children in grades K-5 that occur during "out of school time," either before school, after school, summertime and/or weekends.

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Nothing is Routine in the Snow PDF Print E-mail

Courier-Journal, Jan. 8, 2010

From an article by reporter Chris Otts:

Area homeless shelters ... were teeming with people looking to escape the cold. Ira Kendall, 53, hung out at St. Vincent de Paul's emergency men's shelter on South Jackson Street on Thursday, where he has been staying since Monday. "It's brutally cold out there,” he said. “I was out there only three days, and that was enough.” Read the entire article: CJ-1-8-2010.pdf

 

 
Frigid Temperatures Bring Full House to Homeless Shelter PDF Print E-mail

WHAS-11, Jan. 3, 2009

Frigid temperatures are leading to a slight increase in demand at area homeless shelters. Officials with St. Vincent de Paul said people are coming in earlier than usual, instead of staying out all night in the cold. They said that because all 52 beds are currently taken, they are being forced to direct more people to other shelters.

 

 
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