NEWMAN CATHOLIC STUDENT CENTER - NIU CHRIST THE TEACHER UNIVERSITY PARISH
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 Society of St. Vincent de Paul 

Purpose:
The St. Mary/Christ the Teacher SVdP Conference was formed for the purpose of addressing the requests of persons living within these churches' geographical area for immediate financial assistance due to lost jobs, debilitating illness or other catastrophic events in their lives. The scope of the Society is to engage in works covering the needs, trials and tribulations of human life, both corporal and spiritual. Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are in need. The mission of the Society is to be the hands and feet of Christ within our local community.


Responsibilities:
A Vincentian dispatcher monitors calls that come in to our helpline and forwards cases to a Vincentian phone screener who calls the neighbor in need back to determine the nature of the assistance request. The phone screener enters the request into a data management portal. Each week two Vincentian visit team members schedule visits with households who have requested assistance to determine what assistance the conference can provide. These visits are done at this time by telephone conference call.  All visits are done in pairs and information about the needs of the client are documented. The types of expenses that may be discussed during the interview are rent, mortgage, utilities and food and/or clothing requirements. All information concerning the clients and their needs are held in strict confidence.


​Time Commitment:
Varied (approximately 2-3 hours per month or as needed). Meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.


Volunteers are required to complete the Rockford Diocese's Protecting All God's Children program and the Society of St Vincent de Paul's training prior to becoming a visit team or phone screener member.

St. Vincent de Paul, the Society's patron, is the "Apostle of Charity" and the "Father of the Poor". Vincent taught there is only one love. For him, love was the practical willing of another's best interest.

For more information about the St. Mary/Christ the Teacher Conference please call:815-200-4730 or visit svdpdekalb.org

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512 Normal Rd
DeKalb, IL 60115

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Telephone:
815-787-7770

​Fax:
​815-758-2053

Office Hours

M-F: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Closed 12-1 for Mass & Lunch

Email:         officemanager@newmanniu.org

  • Home
    • Contact Us
    • History of Newman
    • Alumni
    • Photo Tour
    • Prayer Wall
    • Homilies
    • Meals for the Priests
    • Directions
    • Rockford Diocese
  • Newman Catholic Student Center
    • Newman Center
    • Events & Calendar
    • NIK
    • FOCUS
    • Campus Housing
  • Christ The Teacher
    • Events & Calendar
    • Liturgy & Music
    • Young Adults
    • Safe Environment - Virtus
  • Sacraments
    • Baptism
    • Eucharist
    • Reconciliation
    • Confirmation
    • Marriage >
      • Wedding Preparation
      • Wedding Music Choices
      • Readings For Wedding Ceremony
    • Anointing of the Sick
    • Vocations
    • Funeral Mass Planning
  • Faith Formation
    • Adult Bible Study
    • Adult Faith Formation
    • Children's Faith Formation
    • Youth Ministry
    • RCIA
    • Eucharistic Revival
  • Ministries
    • Hope Haven
    • St Vincent dePaul Society
    • Feed my starving children
    • Communion to homebound
    • We Care Pregnancy
    • Hope for Haitians
    • Knit for the Needy
    • Bless the Animals
    • Acts of Love
    • Acts of Mercy
    • Keep it Clean
    • Thanksgiving baskets
    • Giving Tree
  • Bulletins
  • Donate