Our Lady of Grace Conference
Meeting of 08/09/2016
Our
Vincentians did not hold any meetings in August, but during the short summer
break members undertook a total of 19 visits to people in the local community
and care homes and they provided support housebound and companionship to the and
visiting the sick. They also took people
to church, supported the bereaved, provided transport, helped with shopping and
paid bills, distributed grants and delivered clothes that had been kindly
donated for those in need.
Opening prayers included a reading “God loves a cheerful visitor” taken
from the SVP Spiritual Reading manual.
A new member was then welcomed and members discussed visits made, grants
issued, donations and correspondence received.
Arrangements were also made to attend the district council meeting later
in the September before the meeting ended with prayers.
New members are always welcome and anyone interested
should contact Our Lady of Grace presbytery on 0161-773 2324.
We now adapt one of the Minnie Vinnie
prayers as we pray:
Dear Jesus,
As Christians we are asked to listen to what you
told us and to try to understand & show this in the way we live and
how we treat others. Help us to be the best we can be.
Help us to show others, by the way we see, think
& do that we are following your example, so that they too will want to join
us doing your work.
Inspire
us and all who join us to
follow the example of Blessed Frédéric
Ozanam who was motivated to alleviate poverty and injustice and endowed with
untiring generosity in the service of all who were suffering. Amen.
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