St. Vincent News

27 August 2009

Bye to Vincenz and Julius...

After a whole year of being with us and the children, we have to say a sad good-bye to Vincenz and Julius.

We have no words as usual to thank you both for the special care you gave to the children. We went through more serious times and also some real fun times during this year, and we are going to miss you both very much.

To Vincenz - thanks also from Sr Susan for all your help with her office work. She will miss you a lot!

And Julius - without your help this year in the office with me, there would be no blogspot! Thank you for all you taught me about the blogspot, for your unbelievable patience with me, and for editing it! I will definately take your advice and call you whenever I need to!!!!!!!!!!!!! The editing staff of the blogspot will miss you terribly! [guess who that is?] Sr Susan thanks you for taking part in the dog therapy.

We hope you will both come back next summer???????

Please let us know how you are doing back home in Germany.

Bye to Patrick and Nowenn

Thanks to you both for being part of our summer programme and for taking such good care of the children. Hope to see you next summer.

Great news!

Congratulations to Oli and Maren on the birth of their baby boy - Jakob Robert!
Please give the little one a big hug from us all!

Ice Hut and Summer Fun

This one is for Eva!

25 August 2009

'Surprise surprise" is what we called todays party!

Our own local clowns were part of the event, great music was played, the children painted the volunteers' faces, everyone danced together and Sr Katherine gave everyone icecream to sweeten the event!

23 August 2009

Bim bam bom!!!!

Thanks to Bim bam bom for sending us a specialist with the handicapped...the pictures speak ...

20 August 2009

Bubble Fun!

Thanks to Ziona for bringing bubble shooters just in time!

Making bubbles in time to the music...

19 August 2009

Thanks to Noah from "Hopa hopa"

With her special understanding of our special children, Noah gave us a great show, where everyone could take part and enjoy! The pictures talk for themselves.

See also 'Summer programme' pictures.

A bit of history...

1633 France - 1848 Middle East - 1964 Ein Kerem

St. Vincent's heart was captured by the poor, when France was being revaged by epidemics and war. He began to serve them and was eventually asked to organize their care on the national level. He founded many international organizations, best known are the Priest of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity. He was the inspiration behind the founding of the St. Vincent DePaul Society.

Five Daugthers of Charity are full-time staff and resident. Their international organisation originated in France in 1633. They have worked in the Middle East 150 years and in Israel since 1886, so they have a long history of service to the disadvantaged.

Condolensces

The House of St Vincent mourns for the loss of one of our founders, a great woman of our time, Sister Josephine.
see above 18th August.

To our dear Chiara and Guiseppe
We are sorry to hear about the passing away of Chiara's Mother. We are all thinking of you and comfort you in your sad loss.

We heard of the sad news that Thomas's Father passed away sudddenly.We are with you Thomas in our thoughts and prayers, even though we are far away, you are still very much in our hearts.May you and your family be comforted.

We deeply regret to announce the sad tragic passing away of the son of Robert, the head of the Physiotherapy/Para-medic department in St Vincents, Ein Kerem. We all express our condolensces to Robert and all his family. May the Lord comfort you all in these hard times.