by Spalding Hurst | Oct 26, 2018 | Mission Store
St. Vincent de Paul Outreach Ministries serves the economically disadvantaged and homeless population of Nelson County by providing assistance with rent, utilities, clothing and household items.
by Spalding Hurst | Oct 26, 2018 | Food Pantry
Thank you Girl Scouts of Nelson County for helping at the Bread for Life food pantry! (in back L-R) Mrs. T, Kyra, Lainey, Mckenzie, Lanina. (front L-R) Evvy, Makayla, Serenity
by Spalding Hurst | Oct 26, 2018 | Featured, Food Pantry
Bread for Life and the Mission Store exists because of the generous volunteers that work with compassion and support for individuals in need, regardless of race, origin, religion or gender. They help people in Nelson County with rent, utilities, gas, shelter,...
by Spalding Hurst | Oct 22, 2018 | Featured
From Feeding America Between your holiday parties, family obligations and the pressure of finding the perfect gift, this time of year can go by in a flash. But as a compassionate person, we know it’s important to you to give back during the holiday season. Below are...
by Spalding Hurst | Sep 18, 2018 | Featured
St. Vincent de Paul (Feast Day: Sept 27) — St. Vincent was born of poor parents in the village of Pouy in Gascony, France, about 1580. In 1596, he went to the University of Toulouse for theological studies, and there he was ordained priest in 1600. In 1605, on a...
by Spalding Hurst | Jul 24, 2018 | Featured, Food Pantry
Need: There are 700,000 Kentuckians, including more than 200,000 children, who struggle with hunger. That means 1 in 6 adults and 1 in 5 children in Kentucky lack consistent access to enough food for a healthy, active lifestyle. Hunger In...
by Spalding Hurst | Jul 24, 2018 | Food Pantry
Caritas Internationalis is appealing for urgent assistance to help millions of people affected by a worsening humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region of Africa. Nearly 6 million people in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal are struggling to meet...
by Spalding Hurst | Jul 24, 2018 | Mission Store
From the hovels of the peripheries of Rome, at the end of the 60s, to Africa, Asia, and America, taking everywhere the passion for the three “Ps,” as Pope Francis once said: prayer, poverty and peace, this is the story of Sant’Egidio Community, which in 2018 is...
by Spalding Hurst | Jul 24, 2018 | Mission Store
In Heat of Summer, Jesuit Priest & Sports Expert and Enthusiast Discusses St. Thomas, Leisure, and Vatican’s New Document http://zenit.org/articles/category/interviews/