Society of St. Vincent de Paul Helotes

Society of St. Vincent de Paul Helotes The Society of St.

Vincent de Paul Our Lady of Guadalupe Helotes Conference are men and women inspired by Gospel values, growing in holiness, and building a more just world through friendship, faith, and service to our neighbors in need.

Join us to Support a Great Cause Through Music and Giving! 🎶💕The The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a SVdP...
06/18/2026

Join us to Support a Great Cause Through Music and Giving! 🎶💕

The The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a SVdP Helotes Community of Churches Partner, is hosting a free community concert watch party that will also serve as a food drive benefiting the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Helotes Food Pantry.

This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy an evening of music while helping local families in need. Attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items, which will be donated directly to our food pantry to support our neighbors in need:

To RSVP, please either scan the QR code below or visit this link: https://local.churchofjesuschrist.org/en/units/us/tx/san-antonio-texas-west-stake/events/songs-of-hope-hollywood-bowl-watch-party.

✝️ Canonization of St. Vincent de Paul - June 16 ✝️On June 16, 1737, at a mass officiated by Pope Clement XII at St. Joh...
06/16/2026

✝️ Canonization of St. Vincent de Paul - June 16 ✝️

On June 16, 1737, at a mass officiated by Pope Clement XII at St. John Lateran in Rome, Vincent de Paul was officially canonized. “If we are faithful to God, we will lack nothing.” – St. Vincent de Paul

If you need assistance or wish to serve in our ministry, please contact us at 210-695-5683. More information is also available on our website at www.svdphelotes.org.

Catholic devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which arose in the earliest days of the church, is also closely intertwi...
06/15/2026

Catholic devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which arose in the earliest days of the church, is also closely intertwined with our Vincentian history and spirituality. As Pope Francis explained, this devotion has its roots in the image of the wound in the crucified Christ’s side, which pours out blood and water as “a fountain of grace and a summons to a deep and loving encounter.” [DN, 78] Today, the formal devotion is inspired by the Seventeenth Century visions of St. Marguerite-Marie Alacoque.

Vincent taught that “on the adorable Heart of Jesus, holy humility was especially engraved,” and that our devotion to His heart could lead us to that same humility. [CCD XII 165] Even more, he urges us to remember our purpose of doing the Will of God by considering “how dear this sacred affection was to the heart of Our Lord.” [CCD XII:130] Over and over he returns to the heart, praying for “God to be the heart of your heart.” [CCD I:30] He says of prayer that “our soul has the happiness of speaking heart to heart with God.” [CCD IX:321]

To read the full SVDP USA Contemplation, “Heart to Heart to Sacred Heart,” and Recommended Reading by Timothy P. Williams, Society of St Vincent de Paul USA go to https://members.ssvpusa.org/formation/contemplation-heart-to-heart-to-sacred-heart/ .

✝️Feast of the Sacred Heart – June 12✝️The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has been solemnly consecrated to the Sacred He...
06/09/2026

✝️Feast of the Sacred Heart – June 12✝️

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has been solemnly consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus since February 5, 1872. An Act of Consecration was drawn up at the request of the Society in 1872, and this act of consecration is renewed annually by all units of the Society.

📸 18th-century depiction of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Saint Louis Gonzaga with the Sacred Heart, by José de Páez

It is helpful, in organizations, to find an answer to the question, “How do we measure success?” How we measure success ...
06/08/2026

It is helpful, in organizations, to find an answer to the question, “How do we measure success?” How we measure success derives from our purpose and motives. For a business, success is usually measured in numbers: dollars and cents, sales and profits, customers and market share. Numbers are easy to measure, easy to compare, and easy to understand. This is not so in the Society, given that our primary purpose is our own growth in holiness, and our motive is to serve for love alone. The only numbers we might be able to use are numbers we cannot know, such as how many of us end up in heaven. And so, we measure our success in other ways, ways that are not always quantifiable. Each of us must individually ask, after each meeting, after each home visit, after each moment of service, “Am I a better Christian for having done this?”

To read the full SVDP USA Contemplation, “Love Never Fails,” and Recommended Reading by Timothy P. Williams, Society of St Vincent de Paul USA go to https://members.ssvpusa.org/formation/contemplation-love-never-fails/ .

It can be tempting, when assembling reports of our works, to try to write them to impress people. Bl. Frédéric once comm...
06/01/2026

It can be tempting, when assembling reports of our works, to try to write them to impress people. Bl. Frédéric once commented on a “rather effusive zeal” that leads some to “go about singing everywhere the praises of our infant work.” He strongly believed in regular reporting for accountability and never thought our Society should be a secret one. He recognized, though, that “inflated reports render us suspect to some and ridiculous in the eyes of others.” [160, to Lallier, 1837]

It isn’t necessarily competitiveness or ego that can lead us down this path. Rather, it is that knowing in our hearts the importance of this work, we struggle to put it into the sort of language and numbers that we hope will be easier for others to understand. Yet, as Frédéric recognized, the good of our works can’t be measured in simple counts of funds, or bundles of firewood, or numbers of families assisted. The real good, he knew, is measured in “many mothers’ tears wiped away, many blessings received from the mouths of babes, more than one prayer addressed to heaven for us from grateful voices.” [1371, Report, 1838]

To read the full SVDP USA Contemplation, “All That Counts Can’t Be Counted,” and Recommended Reading by Timothy P. Williams, Society of St Vincent de Paul USA go to https://members.ssvpusa.org/formation/contemplation-all-that-counts-cant-be-counted/ .

Vincent de Paul, son of a poor farmer, was sent off to study as a boy because his parents recognized how bright he was. ...
05/26/2026

Vincent de Paul, son of a poor farmer, was sent off to study as a boy because his parents recognized how bright he was. He earned money to pay for his studies by tutoring others, and when he was ordained at only 19, too young to become a pastor, he continued his studies, earning a doctorate in canon law. Frédéric Ozanam began studying Latin around the age of six. He would eventually learn eight different languages, including Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit, and complete two doctorates by the time he was twenty-six years old. At the time of his appointment, he was the youngest professor in the history of the Sorbonne.

Both men had a fluency in scripture that permeated their everyday language, and a deep devotion to the study of the saints who preceded them (in some cases, saints whom they had personally known.) There is no doubt that they both understood the importance of academic study to a holistic formation, but they also shared another strong belief: you can’t just read and study, you have to go out and do something.

To read the full SVDP USA Contemplation, “Do Much and Talk Little,” and Recommended Reading by Timothy P. Williams, Society of St Vincent de Paul USA go to https://members.ssvpusa.org/formation/contemplation-do-much-and-talk-little/ .

Our Food Pantry and Office will be CLOSED on Monday, May 25, 2026 in observance of Memorial Day.We look forward to assis...
05/22/2026

Our Food Pantry and Office will be CLOSED on Monday, May 25, 2026 in observance of Memorial Day.

We look forward to assisting our neighbors in need when we reopen on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 1 p.m.

“Speak little, do much,” said Benjamin Franklin in Poor Richard’s Almanack, and that is all you need to know. The Alaman...
05/19/2026

“Speak little, do much,” said Benjamin Franklin in Poor Richard’s Almanack, and that is all you need to know. The Alamanack included many of Franklin’s witty sayings, each of which was meant to stand on its own. So clever were they that they are still quoted more than two hundred fifty years later!

By contrast, the quotes we read online from our founders and saints, the Rule, and even Holy Scripture, are always best understood within the context of the full passage from which they are excerpted. Reading and repeating only short clippings not only leads us astray from their wisdom but can also tempt us to seek quotes to support what we already have decided, rather than seeking understanding that can help us to better discern.

To read the full SVDP USA Contemplation, “Keeping Things in Context,” and Recommended Reading by Timothy P. Williams, Society of St Vincent de Paul USA go to https://members.ssvpusa.org/formation/contemplation-keeping-things-in-context/ .

Home visits are at the heart of what we do at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Our compassionate Home Visit Volunteer...
05/14/2026

Home visits are at the heart of what we do at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Our compassionate Home Visit Volunteers establish meaningful, person-to-person relationships with individuals and families in need, providing friendship, help, and respect.

Whether you need food, financial assistance, or emotional or spiritual support, our Home Visit Volunteers are ready to listen without judgment and discover ways to help address our neighbors’ immediate and ongoing needs.

If you want a home visit, please contact us at 210-695-5683 or [email protected].

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14690 Bandera Road
Helotes, TX
78023

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Monday 1pm - 3pm
Tuesday 1pm - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 12pm
Thursday 10am - 12pm
Friday 1pm - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm

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