Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) is a Catholic lay organization that “leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are in need and suffering” in the tradition of our founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, and our patron, St. Vincent de Paul. 
ACTIVITIES
The SVDP ministry focuses primarily on providing nutritious food to our own St. Joseph parishioners and the families within our locally surrounding communities.  We enjoy doing a number of activities such as …..

• operate a flourishing food pantry where twice a week we package and distribute emergency food to those who request it;
• conduct food drives during the season of Lent and the summer months to ensure that we can always fulfill the needs of our community at any given time;
• partner with the Capital Area Food Bank to obtain larger quantities of nourishing food products including corn, green beans, cereal, milk, tuna and salmon for example;
• serve a delicious meal to residents at a transition shelter, and
• organize and distribute more than 100 bountiful Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets complete with turkeys, vegetables, and desserts to families

MEETINGS