ST. PETER CONFERENCE OF
THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
Please help us to continue our mission of love during these difficult times by donating to the St. Peter Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Many of our brothers and sisters in Christ need our help. SEE OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER BELOW.
Dear Neighbors,
St. Peter SVdP Jan. 2026 Application/Pantry Schedule: Please sign up to help on any Saturday from 1:00 - 3:00 pm at our Parish Hall (723 S. 27th St.). On the job training is available!
St. Peter Conference of St. Vincent de Paul Food Giveaway
Friday, May 1st 10am to 12pm
Volunteers are needed from 8:45 am - 1:00 pm.
This is an excellent opportunity for you and your family to serve the poor face-to-face in our community! Children 12 and older may be dropped off. Younger children are welcome but must be with an adult.
We will be setting up in the North Parking lot of St. Peter. Bring gloves, plastic grocery bags or cloth bags you are willing to part with, a hat to wear, scissors or pocket knife, and appropriate clothing. Also, if you have reusable grocery bags or sturdy cardboard boxes you would like to donate, bring those along as well.
If you can help for all or part of the day, please respond to the e-mail Diane Anderson circulated.
The Food Giveaway, hosted twice per year (spring and fall), serves over 100 families each time. Your support serves the needy in our community and is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for having a heart directed toward the poor,
Diane Anderson and Sonja Schreffler
Food Giveaway Co-Chairs
P.S. Please pray for good weather!
A Story from the Heart: We had a young mom with children come in that looked a little out of place. She was asking for help with rent. She shared that she is going through a divorce and has had to put all the money she had into lawyer fees. Her husband is a doctor and trying to manipulate her situation. Our interviewer shared that she is not accustomed to living in poverty. She has secured a job and will be able to get by until the divorce is final. We were able to help her from getting evicted and offered her some hope for the future. Thank you for your monthly donations!
If you would like to be an instrument of God come find out how you can get involved with our St. Vincent de Paul Conference. Neighbors.svdp.stp@gmail.com or 402-341-4561X102.
Our pantry has become increasingly popular this year. We are open on Saturdays because we want to help the working poor. People are trying to make their money go further by taking advantage of pantries in the neighborhood. We are only open from 1:30 - 2:30 pm and we have been serving over 70 people in that time frame. That is double of what we used to plan for! We are seeing lots of new faces. We feel it is not going to slow down any time soon. Your donations are crucial for us to keep up with demand. Thank you for your monthly monetary donations, food donations and your volunteer hours.
If you would prefer to work behind the scenes in the pantry, please contact Sonja Schreffler at stpeterpantry@duck.com
Serving Donuts: St. Peter SVdP will be serving donuts this Sunday January 4th after 8:00 am and 9:30 am Mass. Please come and pitch in so the burden isn't on a few people. We love to build community at our Parish but do not want the same few people helping get burned out.
SVdP Monthly Meeting: We will have our monthly meeting after 9:30 am Mass in the Parish Hall (723 S. 27th St.) on Jan.11th. Please plan on attending. As always we are looking for ideas on how to serve our neighbors better. Rolls and coffee will be provided. Please let us know if you can join Kevin and I. neighbors.svdp.stp@gmail.com or 402-669-8014.
Angel Tree: Thank you to everyone that donated items to bless our adopted families and the 100 senior and disabled neighbors at Park East Apts. We will have a detailed report in the February's Newsletter. Needless to say there were many tears of joy. For some residents, that is the only Christmas gift they will receive. Thank you for your generosity.
Community Meal: Save the date! The next Community Meal will be Jan. 17th. 11:00 - 1:00 pm at the Parish Hall.
Pantry Needs: Please help! Our pantry is struggling to keep our shelves stocked. Our current Pantry needs are tomatoes, pasta sauce and vegetables. We are providing a record amount of pantries every Saturday. Please help us feed others. Thank you for helping us serve those with food insecurity. Our pantry numbers keep increasing because many people in the city are dealing with food insecurity. Any perishable items may be donated at the Parish Hall (723 S. 27th St.) on Saturdays between 1:00 - 3:00 pm.
Items can be dropped off at the entrances of the church in the brown bins or O'Brien Hall.
