After 12 months of consultation and recruitment, our Conference activity now covers all the Eastern suburbs in Wellington, recently adding the Kilbirnie/Rongotai/Lyall Bay/Hataitai area to the Seatoun/Strathmore/Miramar catchment.

The past six months have provided opportunities for the Holy Trinity Eastern Suburbs Conference in Wellington, to provide new and existing clients with the assistance they need, when they need it.

During the last couple of weeks, Chanel College Young Vinnies ran lunchtime and after school workshops to hand stitch soft toys for newborns in the Wairarapa area.

People find inspiration at different points in their lives. Some decide that generosity is the path to fulfilment — the noble cause of giving back what they receive from society. Ross and Cristina, who have been conference members of St. Vincent De Paul (SVDP) for the past five months, are doing precisely that.

Gil Lescher was one of City Conferences longest serving members. A Vincentian since the 1950’s, we remember Gil and her contribution to her community through her words of reflection before passing in late 2018.

"When I think back now on it all, the many wonderful people I have met (including our St Vincent de Paul members), I have no regrets at all. Sometimes it wasn’t easy but it has been all so worthwhile.”

On Friday 14 December 2018, the Seatoun and Miramar members and friends of St. Vincent de Paul Society put together boxes and hampers, delivering them to over 60 households for 230 people most in need of this extra help at this time of year.

Three long serving and beloved Vincentians of the Seatoun & Miramar Conference in Wellington were honoured at a Festival Mass in December 2018

Thank you. St Vincent de Paul Feast Day Mass.  

Steph and Laurie are a seemingly ordinary couple but they are doing extraordinary things in their retirement as they spread love and compassion through their volunteer work with St Vincent de Paul.

We asked James a few hard-hitting questions to really get to know what makes him tick... 

Kindness is a remarkable and beautiful quality that can spread its reach far through society from a single gesture or comment.

On Saturday we collected a total of 107 boxes full off donated food for the Vinnies Food Bank!

Poem by Kate, resident at Newtown Park Flats .