Saint Vincent de Paul Society
Ocean County District Council of New Jersey
Ocean County District Council of New Jersey
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About Us
Saint Vincent de Paul Society
The vision of Blessed Frederic Ozanam was : “To establish a network of
charity and social justice to encircle the world.”
By 2006 the Society was established on 5 continents, in 142 countries with
approximately 690,000 members in 47,400 Conferences.
Structure:
The International Confederation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is based in Paris, France.
The National Council of the United States of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Inc. is divided into eight
administrative regions. We are part of the Eastern Region.
Diocese Council – Diocese of Trenton
District Council – County of Ocean
The Ocean County District Council (OCDC) is comprised of 14 individual conferences hosted by parishes within Ocean County.
The Conference is the basic unit of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and this is where the strength of the Society lies.
The mission of the Conference is the mission of the Society: to join together in a bond of friendship, and to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering, in the tradition of our founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.
Home Visits
From the Society’s beginning, the central and most basic activity of the conference has been the visitation of the needy in their homes.
It symbolizes our Vincentian commitment to reach out to the needy rather than have them report to an outside service site. In the home, people feel most free to confide their stories of struggle. Vincentians are asked to listen, offer humble advice and render assistance.
Vincentians always visit in pairs. This practice emphasizes the Conference’s status as a community, not a collection of individuals who “do their own thing”. The precedent was set up Christ, Himself, when He sent out the Apostles, two by two.
The vision of Blessed Frederic Ozanam was : “To establish a network of
charity and social justice to encircle the world.”
By 2006 the Society was established on 5 continents, in 142 countries with
approximately 690,000 members in 47,400 Conferences.
Structure:
The International Confederation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is based in Paris, France.
The National Council of the United States of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Inc. is divided into eight
administrative regions. We are part of the Eastern Region.
Diocese Council – Diocese of Trenton
District Council – County of Ocean
The Ocean County District Council (OCDC) is comprised of 14 individual conferences hosted by parishes within Ocean County.
The Conference is the basic unit of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and this is where the strength of the Society lies.
The mission of the Conference is the mission of the Society: to join together in a bond of friendship, and to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering, in the tradition of our founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.
Home Visits
From the Society’s beginning, the central and most basic activity of the conference has been the visitation of the needy in their homes.
It symbolizes our Vincentian commitment to reach out to the needy rather than have them report to an outside service site. In the home, people feel most free to confide their stories of struggle. Vincentians are asked to listen, offer humble advice and render assistance.
Vincentians always visit in pairs. This practice emphasizes the Conference’s status as a community, not a collection of individuals who “do their own thing”. The precedent was set up Christ, Himself, when He sent out the Apostles, two by two.
Our Patron Saint,
St. Vincent de Paul
St. Vincent de Paul
Our Founder,
Bl. Frederic Ozanam
Bl. Frederic Ozanam
