Inside this issue:
Midwest Province Ordains Rev. Derek Swanson
Perboyre Mission House Opens Its Doors in Chicago
The Partnership Against Poverty
Gateway Vincentian Volunteers 2003-2004
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Gateway Vincentian Volunteers 2003-2004
Article contributed by Geri & Jim Ryan
GVV Volunteers pictured from left to right are: Jeremy Dixon, Amy Arendt,Stephanie Demarest, Molly Jacob, Christy Leming, Jennifer Leon & Brian Kelly.
Seven young adults arrived in St. Louis on August 10, 2003, to begin their year of service as Gateway Vincentian Volunteers… Amy Arendt, from Lindsay, Texas, (Texas Woman's University, BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders, BS in Sociology) will work at Our Lady’s Inn. Stephanie Demarest, from Lake Charles, Louisiana, (Auburn University, BA in Political Science) will work at a site still to be determined. Jeremy Dixon, from Chicago, Illinois, (Notre Dame, BA in Political Science) will work at Guardian Angel Settlement Association. Molly Jacob, from Cleveland, Ohio, (Notre Dame, BA in Psychology) will work at St. John Mercy Neighborhood Health Ministry and St. Louis Association for Retarded Citizens. Brian Kelly, from Redlands, California, (University of California at Riverside, BA in Social Relations) will work at Covenant House Missouri. Christy Leming, from Sparta, Illinois, (Murray State University, BA in English Education) will work at Marian Middle School. And Jennifer Leon, from Birmingham, Alabama, (University of Alabama at Birmingham, BS in Elementary Ed) will work at St. Vincent DePaul Parish.
Please pray for these young people as they begin their year of working, praying, and living in the spirit of Vincent DePaul. CM
Prayer for the Gateway Vincentian Volunteers
Loving God, shower your blessings on the Gateway Vincentian Volunteers during their year of service to the poor and marginalized in South St. Louis. Grant them the grace to live a simple, prayerful life in community with one another and with the Vincentians of the Arsenal Street Residence. Grant that they may learn to see the face of Christ in each person they serve this year. Grant too that they become a vital part of the Vincentian Family, with a lifelong commitment to serving those in need. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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