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St. Vincent de Paul Walk and 5K upcoming

The St. Vincent de Paul Society in Oceanside kicked off its fundraising efforts last weekend ahead of the 13th annual Friends of the Poor Walk and 5K at Bethpage Community Park on Sept. 25. The walk and 5K are the society’s main fundraisers each year, and funds go directly to the community as part of the society’s mission to help neighbors in need. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 9/9/21

William Capone held an Eagle Scout Shoe Drive at St. Dominic's Church Roman Catholic Church in Oyster Bay.

Passion for service leads boy scout to donate over 1,000 pairs of shoes

Ever since William Capone was young he’s had a passion for community service. Whether it be through church or a Boy Scout project, the East Norwich resident said he has always thought about the greater good. more

By Adam Flash | 12/10/20

Pat Fox, president of the Oceanside conference of St. Vincent de Paul Society, left, Irene Glenn and the Rev. Bret Stockdale, all members of the conference, helped get the word out about the upcoming, virtual 5K and walk.

St. Vincent de Paul Society in Oceanside to hold virtual 5K, raise funds for families in need

Members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Oceanside are asking the community to take part virtually in its largest fundraiser, the annual Friends of the Poor Walk and 5K, Sept. 26 to Oct. 3. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 9/15/20

Mary Joesten, director of the Pope Francis Hospitality Center, examined the rest of the soup kitchen’s meat supply.

Soup kitchen to close in Elmont

Five and a half years ago, Monsignor Richard Figliozzi invited the Pope Francis Hospitality Center to operate a food pantry and soup kitchen out of the former St. Vincent de Paul School in Elmont. … more

By Melissa Koenig | 9/26/19

Herald Person of the Year Richard Romani

Doing the Lord’s work on his time

As Santa was presumably returning to the North Pole in the early-morning hours of Dec. 26, Richard Romani, 42, was already awake, and getting ready for the day ahead. He was careful not to wake … more

By Steve Smirti | 12/31/15

More than 120 boxes filled with thanksgiving items were delivered last Saturday.

Local group helps needy on holidays

For most people, Thanksgiving is a time for families to reconnect and bond over heaping plates of turkey and sides. For over a quarter-million Long Islanders, however, Thanksgiving is just another … more

By Steve Smirti | 11/27/15

Councilman Ambrosino meets with boy scouts

Hempstead Town Councilman Ed Ambrosino, center, attended the Boy Scout Troop 294 meeting held at St. Vincent De Paul’s Church and addresses the Scouts and their parents. more

8/13/15

Joe, center, spent years on the street homeless, and because he suffered from mental illness, it was difficult for him to find help from government or nonprofit agencies. Madeleine Petrara Perrin and the Rev. David Czeisel came to his aid.

Help for the mentally ill homeless is hard to find

It was the summer of 2012. Madeleine Petrara Perrin, an attorney from Bayville, couldn’t get over how much Joe had changed. She had last seen Joe, a Bayville native who was 56 at the time, at his apartment a year earlier when she was volunteering for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic charitable group committed to ending poverty. Joe was a shell of his former self. more

By Laura Lane | 10/2/14

The Our Lady of Lourdes church in Malverne seeks community donations of food, toiletries and more for its pantry.

Church pantry hopes to collect 1.5 tons of donated food

The food pantry at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Malverne is expected to fill to brim with donated items later this month, thanks to the efforts of its youth ministry, which will host its third … more

By Sean Harmon | 3/7/12

Alyssa Celentano and Emily Forsyth worked on the wet ingredients for the pumpkin bread at the Our Lady of Lourdes bake-a-thon last week.

Kids, parents at OLL hold a pumpkin bake-a-thon

Eight teens from the Our Lady of Lourdes Youth Ministry spent their Friday night baking pumpkin-bread loaves on Nov. 19. They exceeded their goal of baking 50 loaves with the help of parents and … more

11/24/10

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