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,
SVdP Dec. 2024 Schedule Sign Up Genius: Please sign up right away. We need to fill a team for this Saturday! We just ask for one Saturday of your choice a month from 1-3 pm.
A Story from the Heart
Last month we had a gentleman come in for utility assistance. He shared with us that he used to work for Community Alliance helping homeless people with mental illness get off the streets. He is a divorced man and was very busy with his kids and life. He started getting constant headaches but thought they would go away. He avoided going to the doctor until one day he ended up in the ER. He had extreme high blood pressure and it caused him to have a brain injury and something happened to his intestine that he needs to have repaired. This is a warning to us all to take care of ourselves. He has trouble remembering things and he thought he had paid his utility bill. His parents have been trying to help him financially but his dad is in hospice and has their own problems they are dealing with. The doctors said he should be better in about 6 months. He had to learn how to talk again while he was in the hospital. We suggested he file for temporary disability while he is recovering. We helped him keep his lights on. He was very grateful. These are the people we meet every week. One paycheck away from disaster. Please consider volunteering one Saturday a month (of your choice) from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. You can start by helping hand out a pantry. Kids can come with their parents. Giving back to those in the Community is a great feeling.
SVdP Monthly Meeting: Our monthly meeting will be the Annual SVdP District Meeting this Saturday Dec.7th at Holy Name Church. Mass is at 5:00 pm followed by a free will offering meal and meeting. New SVdP members will be inducted. Please let us know if you can join Kevin and I. neighbors.svdp.stp@gmail.com or 402-669-8014.
Pantry Needs: Pasta Sauce, diced tomatoes, mac and cheese, soup or ramen and toilet paper
Items can be left in the brown bins by the entrances of the church. Thank you for your generosity.
Special Volunteer Opportunity: Thursday Dec.12th we are getting a big order from the Food Bank. We need volunteers to meet in the North Parking lot of St. Peter Church at 1:00 pm. We will unload food items into the basement of the church rectory. It should only take an hour or so. Please contact Sonja Schreffler at shreffs@proton.me or 402-350-0888 if you can help.
Thanksgiving Meal Update: Thank you to everyone that helped with our 15th Annual Thanksgiving Meal at St. Peter Church. We served 400 people a hot turkey dinner. Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church partnered with us and cooked 20 24lb. turkeys for us, donated pies and helped serve the meal. We ironed tablecloths, peeled 150 lbs.of potatoes and managed over 200 volunteers to make the event a success. Be sure to frequent our sponsors Wheatfields Eatery and Bakery who provided 8 pans of stuffing and 8 gal. of gray. Rotellas Bakery provided the rolls. Clark Security for providing security for the event.
Omaha Bridges Update: Our "Getting Ahead in a Just Getting by World" Omaha Bridges class is ending on Dec.10th. We have 10 participants graduating. Thank you to everyone that provided a hot meal for them. They really enjoyed the home cooking and will miss it after the class. Thank you to Lisa Hottovy, Mark Keller and Dan Sullivan for being the point people on campus making sure the class had everything they needed.
Angel Tree Gifts and Delivery: Thank you for picking a tag off the Angel Tree to bless families this Christmas. The gifts are due back this Sunday Dec.8th. Please return them to O'Brien Hall. The 15th Annual Park East Christmas gift delivery is Sunday, December 15. Loading gifts at St. Peter’s will commence at 1:30p.m. and delivery is at 2 p.m. The residents look forward each year to the many cheerful visitors – caroling and conversation! Many of the people we visit are alone with no family and our visit is very special to them. Please contact Sonja Schreffler to sign up so we can get a head count. 402.350.0888 or schreffs@proton.me Thank you!
