St. Vincent De Paul Society is Born in Nakhodka, Russia

St. Vincent De Paul Society was organized (April 29, 2007) in the Our Lady of the Pacific Parish in Nakhodka, Russia. It was established under the leadership and spiritual guidance of Fr. Sebastian Marian D’Silva, the new pastor of the parish.   The first volunteer team included Leila  Abasovna  Yasdhenko, Lydia Bex and Galina Dermanobskaya.

After a short prayer, the most pressing needs of the parish community were identified, and below are the Society’s goals that were established: 

1)      Help for the children and young people, 

      especially educational help.

2)      Moral and practical support for the lonely.

3)      Moral help and if needed financial help for

      families with problems.

4)      Initiatives to help unmarried mothers and

      abandoned women.

5)      Help for senior citizens, home visits.

6)      Visiting the sick, physically and mentally

       handicapped.

7)      Help for alcoholics, drug-addicts.

8)      Starting a parish library, mainly religious books,

      since religious books are not available in usual

      libraries in the town.

9)     Helping in catechesis and marriage

      preparation.

We pray that someday soon, our hard work and diligent determination will bring a better life to all those who suffer.