The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) is a Catholic lay organization inspired by Gospel values.  Its mission is to lead women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to the needy and suffering.

The St. Joseph Cathedral Conference (the common designation of the SVDP organization at the parish level) is part of a network of parish SVDP conferences in the Diocese of Columbus.  We are also part of a national network with U.S. headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, and an international network with headquarters in Paris, France where the Society was founded in April 1833 by a group of young students led by Blessed Frederic Ozanam, then 20 years of age.

Our Cathedral conference welcomes the participation of as many Vincentians as possible, whether brand new ones or persons who have belonged to another conference in the past.  We offer the opportunity to participate in our current ongoing group activities which include a monthly lunch for the homeless at the Open Shelter and another for the children at the downtown Salesian Boys and Girls Club.  Each fall we coordinate a parish collection of school supplies called Operation First Day and each Christmas we coordinate a parish Giving Tree.  There are also opportunities to join individual Vincentians in their ministries which include visits to prisoners, nursing home residents, the sick, and shut-ins.

If you are interested in joining us or merely wish to know more about us, drop by our monthly meeting in the Cathedral Undercroft at 9:00 AM on the first Sunday of each month or see us as we host the coffee and donuts on that Sunday after the 10:30 AM Mass.  If you prefer, you may call, write, or e-mail the parish office, who will provide us with your name and number so one of us can contact you.

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