By Dan Walsh
The annual Christmas church gate collections for the Society of St Vincent de Paul takes place this weekend – Saturday and Sunday- across all parishes throughout the Diocese of Ferns. The theme of this years’ appeal is “Helping to give Families the Wonder of Christmas”
Bishop Ger Nash joins with all volunteers and supporters of The Society of St Vincent de Paul in urging your generosity once again and thanking you in advance for your consideration of those less fortunate.
Bishop Nash met recently with Vice President of the Wexford Area Conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul and the President of the Enniscorthy Area conference to organise collectors and plan for the popular annual event.
Bishop Nash told WexfordLocal.com; “With high rents and the spiralling cost of living many families are wondering how they are going to meet all the costs associated with Christmas.
“The job of The Society of St Vincent de Paul, with your help, is to take this wonder and fear away from those who are struggling and replace it with the true magical wonder of Christmas.
“Your generous contributions will make sure that families in need can be helped. For your kindness and compassion, thank you,” concluded Bishop Nash.
Local conferences will also be in some local supermarkets over the coming weeks for a food appeal and donations of staple items such as coffee, tea, sugar, cereal as well as Christmas foods such as boxes of biscuits, sweets and cakes all gratefully received and will be donated to local families during the festive period.
All donations provided locally will be used locally to help families across the county over Christmas and into 2025.
Donations can also be made locally and call 053 9143568 to get details of your local conference.
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