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Burrito Project underway
For me, Tuesdays generally means fish taco night, but burritos are sounding just as good right about now. That’s because the Society of St. Vincent de Paul posted the following on its blog, “Helping the Poor” last week: On Tuesday July 20, community leaders, students, and local celebrities will assemble more than 3,000 burritos in [...]
Weekend calendar
Grief and Loss retreat — June 4-6 at The Casa in Scottsdale. Exposition and Benediction — 7 p.m. June 4 at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. In honor of Saturday’s priestly ordination. Car wash benefiting Catholic family in vacation car accident — 7 a.m.-1 p.m. June 5 at Circle K at Rural/Baseline roads. The De [...]
Mother’s Day gift ideas
Still looking for a way to honor your earthly mother this Sunday? Here are some Catholic/life-affirming ideas: Help feed struggling families in her name — The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is giving the local community a chance to honor their mom by giving her “Flowers that Feed.” Moms will get a custom-designed gift/note [...]
SVdP scores Grand Slam Grant
I just re-tweeted this, but figured I’d put some extra info here too (by the way, feel free to follow us, if you’re not already). The Arizona Diamondbacks awarded the Society of St. Vincent de Paul with one of three Grand Slam Awards. That means the society’s Family Evening Meal program gets a $100,000 boost. [...]
Dine out to help out
I found out more about tomorrow’s “Dine out to help out” opportunity at any of the eight Sweet Tomatoes locations. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul gets 10 percent of the restaurant’s proceeds. While you’re building your own master salad plate, helping yourself to homemade soup or enjoying your meal, feel free to quiz [...]