2017
The Record | 2017
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Editor’s note
At the National Council meeting in Melbourne late last year, Bertrand Ousset, former President of the Society in France, spoke…
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Poetry
Images A rainbow in the misty air, diamonds in a woman’s hair, incense rising to the light, the moon brightening…
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Commissioning Mass for new South Australian State President
A Commissioning Mass for the new State President of the Society in South Australia, Cathy Beaton, was held at St…
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Editor’s note
Passionately written and frequently blunt, the Power and the Poor Box: Inside Vinnies, is full of thoughts by social justice…
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From the President
Welcome to the first of our Congress themed editions of The Record. For much of the history of the Society…
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From the President
The October Congress is an opportunity to learn from and inspire one another. There’s much to be achieved from celebrating…
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Time to keep the flame of renewal burning
Our first national congress in decades is complete. Almost 200 Vincentians gathered together from across the country to work towards formulating new ideas and ensuring our charism…
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National Congress 2017
With our National Congress 2017 being held in Adelaide from 6 to 8 October, we took the opportunity to ask…
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Vincentians come out in force
A strong contingent of Vincentians joined thousands of others in Canberra’s Civic Square on 9 April for the Palm Sunday Refugee…
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Annette Baker awarded 2017 Community Leader of the Year Award
Vincentian Annette Baker was awarded the 2017 Community Leader of the Year Award in Brisbane on 15 November at a…
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It’s an honour
Vincentians shone on 26 January in the Australia Day 2017 honours list. The accolades continued on 12 June, when the official…
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Welcome to Congress 2017
Whether you are here in person in South Australia or at home, the National Congress is about all of us…
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Kate Barton receives community service award
Vinnies ACT Youth Representative Kate Barton was acknowledged at the ACT government’s Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Awards on…
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Beverley Kerr named Illawarra Volunteer of the Year
Beverley ‘Bev’ Kerr has a longstanding and unparalleled legacy of philanthropic service to the St Vincent de Paul Society New…
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Your chance to be heard and involved
The St Vincent de Paul Society’s National Congress 2017 will be the first event of its kind in over 60…
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The story is everything
The story is everything. Each of us has one. Each of us is in the midst of living in one.…
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Women lead the way in the NT
In a historic development for the St Vincent de Paul Society of Australia, the new Northern Territory Council has a…
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Dr John Falzon on The Drum
The Society’s National Council CEO Dr John Falzon was a guest panellist on ABC television’s The Drum program on Thursday…
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Hearing the voices of our members
Associate Professor Jodie Conduit, from the University of Adelaide, recently conducted a survey of members of the St Vincent de…
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What we imagine
We are holding a congress in October 2017 in Adelaide. Around 200 participants will be invited to join us for…
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Prayer, hope and perseverance for 100-year-old Vincentian
Members of the St Vincent de Paul Society’s Bassendean Conference in Perth, Western Australia were on hand to help their…
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Placing our lives in the potter’s hands
The National Council has, for the first time in more than 60 years, agreed to hold a National Congress in…
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Congress ‘insights’ will be invaluable
The National Congress 2017 provides a wonderful opportunity to learn from all who have been instrumental in making the Society…
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Australia Day Honours for Vincentians
On 26 January, numerous volunteers and members of the St Vincent de Paul Society were recognised across Australia, for tirelessly…
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A life devoted to spirituality, youth, social justice and rugby league
Revered Vincentian Rupert Hudson has died in Sydney after a brief respiratory illness. He was 88. A lover of rugby league…
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Coming together
Claire Victory got involved with the work of the Society when she was just ten years old, when her mum…
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Mutual respect and friendliness essential
Robert Leach: Vice President, St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland How did you first become involved with the Society? I…
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