Give the gift of shoes & socks this Valentine’s Day
Dear Friends, In less than one week, you put us more than half-way towards our goal of $1,632.16 (404 friends giving $4.04 each) in celebration of the 404th anniversary of the founding of the Vincentian mission. These gifts will be used to purchase new shoes and...
A Strong Year End – 2020 Recap
Over the last 5 months, Vincentian priests, brothers, and their collaborators in the poorest provinces of the Congregation used financial resources provided by VIMS donors and the Curia (headquarters) of the Congregation to respond to the crises caused by COVID-19. In...
The Uphill Road to a Quality Catholic Education
Bapulapadu Mandal, India The Province of Southern India built hostels for the children of Bapulapadu Mandal in the Krishna district several years ago. The hostels house and feed children from families whose parents want a better future for their children; some are...
VSO Annual Report for 2019 is now available
Photo from the Pilgrimage to grave of Bl. Martha Wiecka, D.C., Sniatyn, Ukraine (Vice-Province of SS. Cyril and Methodius) Check out the projects supported by the VSO in 2019 around the world, through the many contributions of organizations and provinces, confreres,...
A Second Floor for Wakka Mission School
In a rural and remote corner of northeastern India, the North India Province of the Congregation of the Mission established the Wakka Mission in 2009. This mission serves over 10,000 people from 3 tribal groups. It is difficult to reach by any means. When established,...
Announcing The Official VIMS Newsletter
We're thrilled you are here. Are you already familiar with our mission? Are you a Vincentian? Are you simply curious about how we are helping people living in poverty to find a faith-filled way forward? It doesn’t matter. We are very glad you are here. And, this...
What Kind of House Can You Build for Me? Biro, Benin
King David longed to build a ‘house’ for the Lord in Jerusalem. God inquired of David, “What kind of house can you build for me?” As the spiritual leaders of the Parish of St. John the Baptist in Biro, Benin, the missioners posed the question about God’s dwelling...
Abundant Blessings
Vincentian Mission in action at the Harvest Anticipation Mass and Blessing of the Workers in Napa CA.
Hope within the Rubble of War in Syria
In Damacus, Syria, the Vincentian confreres are known for their house “Couvent des Lazarist,” founded 1783. From the “Couvent des Lazariste,” the Vincentians administer a school, Alfajer Ecole. The war in Syria has greatly and negatively impacted the lives of...
Mission in the Solomon Islands
The Vincentian charism calls us to connect our internal, spiritual growth with service to those at the margins of society. Our international mission on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands embodies that practice: metaphorically as an island whose center is never far...