The CMG Safe Haven online training is replacing the VIRTUS training. The training consists of 3 vignette style training videos that is approximately 60 minutes and will include a criminal background check that must be completed.
These trainings are available in English and Spanish. We will no longer offer live trainings; all Safe Environment trainings will only be available online.

• All new employees and volunteers will complete the Safe Haven online training program instead of VIRTUS PGC training. The turnaround time for approval may be approximately two weeks or less.

• All individuals must complete the training and complete a background check prior to the start of employment and/or volunteer service.
• The 5-year anniversary date is still in place, individuals who recently attended VIRTUS will not be due to complete refresher trainings until they have met their 5-year anniversary date.
• As the 5-year anniversary date is met, individuals will need to log into CMGConnect https://galvestonhouston.cmgconnect.org/ with their previous personal VIRTUS user id and 1234 as the password. Once the individual logs into their CMGConnect account, they will be able to change their password. If they do not remember the user id, they may contact the following:

1.      Joseph A Kramer Jr., Safe Environment
         Coordinator, at
         jkramer@stpaulcatholic.org or
         409-218-2585
2.      Daphne Woods at 800.228.6108 ext.
         2375 or dwoods@catholicmutual.org  
3.      CMG at cmgconnect@catholicmutual.org

 The following individuals below will now be required to complete Safe Haven online training as well:
1.      Individuals who have never attended
         training.
2.      Individuals who are currently due for
         refresher training and had not attended
         VIRTUS
         training.
3.      Individuals who are currently due and
         have not attended VIRTUS training.
4.      Individuals who are out of compliance or
         past due.

The Society of St. Vincent DePaul has been blessed this summer with several large donations of toothcare items ( toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, etc.), but believe it or not, they have all been distributed to very grateful clients. 

If you need a service project hours this year, please consider running a drive to collect any of the following:

• Food (especially proteins)
• Toothcare items (especially toothbrushes and toothpaste)
• Shampoo
• Bath soap, laundry soap
• Bathroom tissue (paper goods are not covered by food stamps)
• Kleenex

Family Counseling Services   713-526-4611

• Adoption & Foster Care
• Affordable Home Ownership
• Services for Seniors
• Pregnancy Services
• Food & Basic Needs
• Immigrant Legal Assistance
• HIV/AIDS Ministry
• Transitional Housing

For an appointment call
713-874-6590
or
866-649-5862

(Fee for services is on a sliding scale)

   SVDP Pantry - Deslice hacia abajo para leer en espanol

Our pantry is now closed, so we have turned to the
Houston Food Bank and scheduled Fresh Food Fairs instead.

SVDP Fresh Produce Food Fairs at
St Paul's Catholic Church

Pre-registration is not required,
and there is no zip code residency requirement.  


Weather permitting, Food Fairs will be held on the following Saturdays

July 4 - No Food Fair
8 AM,  July 11
8 AM,  July18
8 AM,  Junly 25
8 AM,  August 1
8 AM,  August 8
8 AM,  August 15
8 AM,  August 22
8 AM,  August 29
8 AM,  September 5
8 AM,  September 12
8 AM,  September 19


Call 281-333-2509 or vist this web site for schedule updates before coming.


Volunteers are Needed (English and Bilingual) 
Click HERE  to Sign-up

• A large number of volunteers are needed to staff the food fairs (8AM - 2PM)
• CDC/Houston Food bank guidelines to protect volunteers and neighbors in need will be followed
  •  Food Fair Volunteer Training - Updated (4/30/2020)
    • Roles and Assignments
    • Drive-Thru and Walk-up Food Disribution Guidelines
    • Civil Rights - Discrimination is Prohibited (1 page)
    • Why wear Masks?
    • Why 6 Ft? 
    • Emergency Response Protocol
  • Only volunteers who have signed-up will be allowed to participate
  • You may sign-up for more than one Saturday (Each Saturday is on a different tab in the sign-up sheet)
• This is a great opportunity for healthy adult families to grow spiritually while serving together. 

   Financial Assistance - COVID Update (4/25/2020)

Financial Assistance Residency Requirement: 
77058, 77059, 77062, 77573, 77586, 77598 or Registered Parishioner (bring a parish donation envelope)

Please call our phone (281-333-2509) and leave a detailed message with all of the information requested in the voicemail instructions.

We would love to help everyone, however our funds are limited.  If you do not receive a return call, it is not because we don't want to help you, but because we do not have sufficient resources to help everyone. 

We will contact you if we are able to schedule an appointment for you.  We will meet with you over the phone or using the internet.

Our office phone number is 281-333-2509.  Please leave a message.
 

   Financial Donations

• Electronic contributions via Faith Direct - Click Here and select the St. Vincent de Paul ministry
• Mail a check to the church office, with a note in the memo line that the donation is for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
  • St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
  • 18223 Point Lookout Dr.
  • Nassau Bay, Tx 77058

El dispensario de comida de SVDP

• Necesitamos un grupo grande de voluntarios para las ferias de comida de 8:00am a 2:00pm 
• Especialmente necesitamos voluntarios bilingues para que lleven acabo las admisiones
• Seguiremos las guias de la CDC y del Banco de comida de Houston para proteger a nuestros voluntarios y a nuestros vecinos en necesidad 
  • Entrenamiento en linea (nuestros procedimientos de comida) estara aqui proximamente, Por favor revise esta pagina mas tarde en la semana. 
    • Food Fair Volunteer Training (ESP)
    • Drive-Thru and Walk-up Food Disribution Guidelines (ESP)
    • Civil Rights - Discrimination is Prohibited (1 page)(ESP)
    • Why wear Masks? 
    • Why 6 Ft? 
    • Emergency Response Protocol
  • Solamente los voluntarios que se hayan anotado podran participar 
  • Puedes anotarte para mas de un sabado (Cada sabado esta en una pestana diferente en la forma para anotarse)
• Esta es una gran oportunidad para que familias de adultos que esten saludables crezcan espiritualmente por medio del servicio juntos. 

• Contibuciones electronicas por medio de Faith Direct - Haga Click AQUI y seleccione el ministerio de San Vicente de Paul 
• Envie un cheque a las oficinas parroquiales, con una nota en la parte del memo que diga que est donacion es para San Vicente de Paul, envie su cheque a:
  • 18223 Pointlookout Dr. 
  • Nassu Bay, TX 77058

Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.
 
As a reflection of the whole family of God, Members, who are known as Vincentians, are drawn from every ethnic and cultural background, age group, and economic level. Vincentians are united in an international society of charity by their spirit of poverty, humility and sharing, which is nourished by prayer and reflection, mutually supportive gatherings and adherence to a basic Rule.
 
Organized locally, Vincentians witness God’s love by embracing all works of charity and justice. The Society collaborates with other people of good will in relieving need and addressing its causes, making no distinction in those served because, in them, Vincentians see the face of Christ.

The activity of the St. Paul Conference is to bring aid and the comfort of the Gospel to the needy and the suffering within St. Paul parish boundaries and neighboring communities.  This activity witnesses that Christ and his Gospel messages are alive today and being preached through action at the local level. 

Our ministry is predominantly in person-to-person relationships.  Vincentians make Christ's healing presence felt through their personal presence to those who are needy or are suffering.  Home visits and limited office hours are utilized to support these person-to-person relationships.

Types of Vincentian support services include:

• Material assistance to meet short-term crisis need
• Person-to-person assistance by sharing personal experiences
• Providing information about other programs and services available to those in need
• Referrals to other charitable, public or professional agencies where continuing assistance is indicated for long-term guidance
• Friendship calls on homebound persons, lonely or alienated individuals who are being cared for in various institutions

5.  Ozanam Formation Training:  Within a year of membership, you are asked to attend Ozanam Formation Training (the core SVDP Society Training). The Ozanam Formation Training is held at different parishes all over Houston. You will be notified when classes have been scheduled so you can choose one that works with your schedule.

NOTE:  The St. Paul's Conference does not accept donated household items or clothing. Please contact the SVDP Service Center (contact information below) for donations.

There are very few organizations that give goods away for free. We do. Many of the goods that you donate to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will go toward our Voucher Ministry program, where individuals and families in need are either visited by one of our volunteers or referred by someone to our organization. Goods are then offered to them free of charge in a confidential and dignified way.

Your gently used clothing, furniture and household items become an integral part of the story for change.  Things that you may think to throw away (even food) could have a huge impact on people within your very own community. Before you throw items away, consider donating them to Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

All items sold in our Resale Shops fund our programs to help others have a better quality of life and give them hope. Some of your things may go directly to those in need by way of our Voucher Ministry. Either way, rest assured the Society can find a better home for your gently used goods or unwanted items than the landfill. Schedule a pickup.

6654 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX 77087
713-862-2605
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday–Friday 9:30 AM–5 PM
Saturday 8:30 AM–4 PM
We are closed on Sunday and Monday

St. Vincent de Paul was born at Pouy, France on April 24, 1581. He was ordained a priest on September 23, 1600. Vincent devoted himself entirely to the alleviation of the sufferings of the poor, and to that purpose established the Confraternities of Charity, later known as the Ladies of Charity, in 1617. In 1625 he founded the Congregation of the Mission, his community of priests and brothers. With Louise de Marillac, he co-founded the Daughters of Charity in 1633. Vincent died in Paris on September 27, 1660 and was canonized in 1737. Pope Leo XIII declared him patron saint of all works of charity.
 

Blessed Frederic Ozanam was schooled in law, literature and philosophy and taught at the universities in Lyon and Paris. Challenged by a detractor of the faith to demonstrate the good he was doing socially in France, Frederic and six companions founded the Society of St. Vincent de Paul on April 23, 1833. On June 23, 1841 Frederic married Amelie Soulacroix, and their only child, Marie, was born in 1845. He succumbed to ill health and died on September 8, 1853. Pope John Paul II beatified Frederic Ozanam in Paris on August 22, 1997.


Blessed Rosalie Rendu was born at Confort, France on September 9, 1786. She entered the Daughters of Charity on May 25, 1802, just after the Community was reestablished in France following the French Revolution. Her zeal for the poor drove her to establish the means to educate poor children, to care for infants, to support the elderly unable to care for themselves, and to supervise young working girls. One of her disciples in her mission of service was Frederic Ozanam, founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. After fifty years of dedicated service to the poor in the Mouffetard district in Paris, she died on February 7, 1856. Pope John Paul II beatified Sr. Rosalie in 2003.

St. Catherine Laboure was born May 2, 1806 in Fain-les-Moutiers, France. When she was nine years old, her mother died and she looked to the Blessed Virgin Mary to be her mother. She entered the Daughters of Charity on April 21, 1830. While Catherine was still a novice, the Virgin Mary appeared to her and asked her to have a medal struck in her honor. Because of the many miracles that resulted from devotion to it, it became known as the “Miraculous Medal.” Catherine Laboure was canonized in 1947.