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WISCONSIN DELLS — The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Stepping Stone Committee would like to welcome the Wisconsin Dells community to the official opening of the Stepping Stone Apartments on Friday, May 30, and Saturday, May 31.

A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for Friday, May 30, at 1 p.m. marking the official opening of the apartments. Included in this ceremony will be the consecration of the buildings by Fr. Michael Richel, pastor of St. Cecilia Parish in Wisconsin Dells.

Open for viewing

After the ceremonies, the apartments and the refurbished Wolfram home will be open for viewing. Refreshments will be served.

On January 29, 2014

Kevin Wondrash

Fundraising dance at St. Bernard Parish

MIDDLETON — The Health Commission, Knights of Columbus, and St. Vincent de Paul Society are sponsoring an evening of fun for St. Bernard Parish and its cluster parishes.

The Happy Hearts Hoedown will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 7 to 10 p.m. in the parish center.

On January 22, 2014

Kevin Wondrash

Society of St. Vincent de Paul forming new Youth Service Council

MADISON — The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) has long been involved with charitable works in the Madison area. Following in its founder’s footsteps, the society is now looking to expand opportunities for youth to take the reins in planning some local service events.

“Blessed Frederic Ozanam and his friends started the society when they were college students, and they named it after St. Vincent de Paul,” explained Gayle Westfahl, member services coordinator for the local council of the society. “We all know there are very talented high school students here in Madison, and many people could be served well through their creativity, passion, and desire to be of service.”

On October 17, 2013

Kevin Wondrash

Service projects for teens

MADISON — High school students are invited to fall into service with St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP).

Join the St. Vincent de Paul Youth Service Group this fall to show others the love of Christ through action.

Upcoming opportunities include:

Saturday, Oct. 26, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. (National Make a Difference Day) — Assemble winter supplies for homeless persons and work in the food pantry.

On October 3, 2013

Kevin Wondrash

St. Vincent de Paul celebrates grand opening of new store

STOUGHTON — The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is grateful for the warm welcome the new Stoughton “St. Vinny’s” location has received from customers and the community since opening the store’s doors in late August.

The large new store, located at 1509 U.S. Highway 51/138, replaced a smaller location — now closed — that the society had operated in Stoughton since 1991.

Grand opening celebration

A grand opening celebration will be held at the new location from Thursday, Oct. 3, to Sunday, Oct. 6. Light refreshments will be served each day, and the newest Dane County St. Vinny’s thrift store will offer the following promotions:

On September 19, 2013

Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Going forward and looking back

MADISON — As the 2013 National Assembly of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul entered its third full scheduled day of events, it was a time to look back on how all the society’s works started.

The year 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

Retreat on Ozanam’s life

A crowded Grand Ballroom at the Concourse Hotel in Madison, filled with members and volunteers from all across the country, spent part of the morning in a retreat, reflecting on Ozanam’s life.

The retreat was led by Ralph Middlecamp, society executive director for the district council of Madison, and by Sr. Kieran Kneaves, Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul since 1958.

On August 8, 2013

Lindsay Becher, For the Catholic Herald

Local youth return from World Youth Day 2013

After a long, 25-hour adventure of traveling that got us to Rio de Janeiro for the beginning of World Youth Day, the Madison pilgrims, having joined with our new friends from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, were finally en route to the church we would be able to call home for the week.

On the bus, we travelled across the entire city all the way to a far west suburb, Recreio dos Bandeirantes. As we passed through famous areas of Rio, Copacabana, and Ipanema, I craned my neck to try to find the statue of Christ the Redeemer towering above the city, welcoming us to town.

On July 25, 2013

Noah teDuits, For the Catholic Herald

Local teens make pilgrimage to Rio

Journey is a poor word to describe our pilgrimage to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for World Youth Day. The better way to describe it would be to call it a quest. A quest in which the forces of light battle the hordes of darkness. However, in this case the darkness is inside of us. This darkness is the thought that we are alone in our fight against evil, that Church is weak, diminishing, powerless against the aggressive advances of the devil in our world.