St. Vincent de Paul Society
Phoenix, Arizona

District Four, Sal Immordino Council
St. James Parish Family Conference
Glendale, Arizona

(623) 581-0728
Message Phone

Our Boundaries:
 

St. James Parish Boundaries

West of Interstate 17 to 51st Avenue
North of Bell Road to New River
For assistance outside of these boundaries, please call
602-261-6878
for the location and phone number of the conference nearest to you.
 
 

Introduction
Mission
Fulfilling Our Mission
Duties
Training
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Introduction
The worldwide St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVdP) is dedicated to serving the needs of the poor.  The St. James Conference is specifically dedicated to serving all people who need help and live within St. James Parish. The conference is made up entirely of volunteers from St. James and other parishes. The boundaries of the parish are -  north of Bell Road to the Maricopa County line and West of Interstate 17 to 51st Avenue.

The people of St. James are extremely generous. Through that generosity, we are able to provide help to about 600 families per year, with more than 1100 service calls. We average about  25-30 calls per week, with an increasing volume.

Mission
To help the needy within our parish boundaries regardless of their race, creed or religion.

Fulfilling Our Mission
Our primary activity is to provide food boxes to people who request them on our message phone.

We also provide vouchers that can be used at the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift stores in the Phoenix area.  These stores carry furniture, appliances and clothing.

When people need financial help, we normally refer them to other organizations within the Phoenix area that are established to provide this type of help and get people back on their feet. We are not set up to provide financial assistance but on a critical need basis and within our available funds, we occasionally help people with partial rent and utility bills.

We operate totally on donations provided by St. James parishioners.  Father Ken has allowed us to have a special collection on the fourth Sunday of every month. Ten percent of the contributions are provided to the Phoenix St. Vincent de Paul organization in return for administrative, food support and other services that we use. Ninety percent of contributions go to serving the people within our parish boundaries. All labor is provided by volunteers from the parish.

Most of our food is provided from the SVdP warehouse in Phoenix as a monthly allotment of two or three food pallets. This food is currently provided free of charge. Perishable food is purchased by our conference.  All food is stored in the church pantry.

Duties

  • Attend bi-monthly evening parish conference meetings. These are held at 7:15 PM on two Mondays during each month.
  • Attend or host District Four Council meetings.
  • Take basic Ozanam school training classes provided by the Phoenix SVdP Administration
  • Participate in Conference Services
    • Make home visits, referrals and food deliveries
    • Maintenance of Food Pantry
    • Purchase of perishable food items
    • Pickup of Monthly Food allotment from SVdP Warehouse
    • Be willing to serve as a conference administrative officer
  • Assist with November Annual Food Drive.
  • Assist with Spring Non-Food Drive.
  • Assist with placement of monthly SVdP Collection envelopes on chairs before masses on the the fourth Sunday of each month.


What is a Vincentian and What Do We Do?

  • Who We Are:
    • Parishioners (Men and Women) who work in Teams of Two
  • Who We Serve:
    • Needy Families of all faiths within our parish boundaries
  • What We Do (one or more of the followng):
    • Make home visits to needy families who call for assistance
    • Shop for perishable foods to get the best price
    • Stock the pantry at the church
    • Pickup food allotments at downtown warehouse
    • Pack food boxes for the people that we serve
    • Participate in the food drive

  We realize that not all volunteers can do all of the above. Don't let that stop you from volunteering. If you can help, please let us know.

  • What We Bring:
    • A food box and compassion
  • Where We Work:
    • From our pantry, which is located in the back of the church behind the double doors
  • Where We Go:
    • To our clients' homes
  • When We Work:
    • Deliveries are currently scheduled on Monday, Wednesday and either Friday or Saturday
    • Volunteers choose days that they are free to work and deliver at a time that fits their schedule
  • When We Meet:

Twice Monthly on Mondays at 7:15 PM for approximately one and a quarter hours Events

  • Thanksgiving Food Drive
    • Collection of food items.
    • Usually done during November and prior to Thanksgiving.
  • Distribution of Thanksgiving Food Baskets
    •  Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week
  • Youth's Clothes Closet
    • Vouchers for school children just prior to going back to school
  • Adopt-A-Family
    • A Christmas program for a sponsor to share food and gifts
  • Distribution of Christmas Food Baskets
    • During the Christmas Week
  • Spring Non-Food Drive
    • Collection of paper goods and toilet articles
    • Usually done near the end of Lent

Training (Call 602 261-2809 to Register)
    Training is provided by the Phoenix Diocesan Council

 
Links
 Where are we Located?
St. James Parish
St. James Parish SVdP News

 Phoenix Diocesan Council

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